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“A dream you don’t have to fight for isn’t a dream- it’s a nap.” -@jonacuff
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I love this prayer…
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“The perfect church service would be one we were almost unaware of. Our attention would have been on God.” -C.S. Lewis
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Love this thought from @markbatterson on the responsibility of our uniquness.
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“Nothing can add more power to your life than concentrating all your energies on a limited set of targets.” -Nido Qubein
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[QUOTE] “The problem is, you love your family in your heart, but you don’t love them in your schedule. And they can’t see your heart.”
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“It is through mutual submission that the created and the Creator experience intimacy. And so it is with a husband and wife.” -@andystanley
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“Killing Goliath was an act of power. Not killing Saul is an act of willpower. And willpower may be the purest form of power.”
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“Instead of celebrating our uniqueness, and the uniqueness of others, we’re too often threatened by it. We forfeit our uniqueness because we want to fit in. Instead of daring to be different, we sacrifice our soulprints on the altar of conformity.
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“It’s not about what you do. It’s about who God is.”
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“Good communication is not so much about sending the right message as it is releasing the right response.” -@kemmeyer, “Less Clutter. Less Noise.”
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“If you are not on fire for God, you won’t light anyone else on fire for God. If you are not happy in God, you won’t get anyone else happy in God.”
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“But you don’t get honor by seeking honor. You get honor by giving honor.”
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“An effective vision will always be memorable, portable, and motivational.” -@samchand
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Submission has nothing to do with fulfilling a role you were not designed to fill. That’s not submission. That’s emotional suicide. God isn’t going to honor that.
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“It’s the little compromises that lead to major problems.” -@markbatterson via “Soulprint”
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“At the end of the day, I’d rather be hated for who I am than loved for who I’m not.” -@markbatterson via “Soulprint”
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“Integrity is the moral glue that holds all other virtues together. Without it in your life, everything falls apart. And that includes your destiny. You’ll never fulfill your God-given destiny without integrity.”
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“All of us start out as one-of-a-kind originals, but too many of us end up as carbon copies of someone else.”
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This is a MUST READ // “In the world of relationships we live with the illusion that good intentions-the desire of our hearts-somehow heal the wounds we have created with our absence and misprioritization.”
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“Comfort impedes spiritual growth. Our attempts to create comfortable environments often produce immature disciples.”
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“More isn’t what people are looking for; relief from the pressure of more is what they’re looking for.” via “Less Clutter. Less Noise.”
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“Innovation is not absolutely necessary, but then neither is survival.” —Andrew Papageorge
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“Effective prayer starts with knowing what the Word of God says about your situation.”
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“Religion is all about protocol. Following Jesus is all about desperation.” -Soulprint
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“You shouldn’t re-decide things according to the moment. You decide one time and then manage that decision.” -@stovalweems, “Awakening”
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“It’s in our brokenness that God’s holiness is most clearly revealed.” via Soulprint by Mark Batterson
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“The end goal is not a revelation of who you are. The end goal is a revelation of who God is.” -@markbatterson’s “Soulprint”
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Great reminder of less is more in Church/All Communications! // “The more elements you put on a page, the less important each element becomes. The more announcements you have from a platform, the less people hear. The more brochures you add to the pile, the harder it is for people to find what they’re looking for. The more ministry or organizational logos you create, the less meaningful the overall church or organizational identity becomes.”
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“If your vision doesn’t compel people, move people, stir people, your vision is too small.” -@graiggroeschel
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“Maybe it’s time to quit taking the credit so you can quit taking the blame. Maybe it’s time to quit proving yourself to people and start proving yourself to God. Maybe it’s time to quit building monuments to self and start building altars to God.”
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“When have we forgotten that the church doesn’t exist for us? We are the church and we exist for the world.” -Erwin McManus
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“It’s much easier to criticize others than it is to change ourselves. Nine times out of ten, criticism is a defense mechanism for fragile egos. We criticize in others what we don’t like about ourselves.”
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Great word for leaders! // “It is not enough for them (your family) to be your priority. They must feel like it.”
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THAT STINGS A LITTLE! // “God doesn’t reveal His will for our consideration. He reveals it for our participation.” -@andystanley
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“Ultimately, all identity problems are really worship problems. Identity issues are the result of worshiping the wrong thing.”
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“There is a time to be on the front lines, but there is also a time to be on the sidelines. There is a time to be in the limelight, but there is also a time to be in the shadows.”
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“Just because something looks like or feels like a God thing doesn’t necessarily mean it’s a God thing.”
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“Integrity won’t keep you from getting thrown into a fiery furnace, but it will keep you from smelling like smoke. And it won’t just protect you. It will also convict the people around you.”
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“Instead of thinking about what you want to add to your ministry to-do list, maybe you should pray about what to add to your ministry to-don’t list.”
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“There has never been and never will be anyone else like you. But that isn’t a testament to you. It’s a testament to the God who created you.” -@markbatterson
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“The advantage of learning to monitor the hearts of our family members is that it enables us to avoid a crisis rather than figure out how to recover from one.”
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“We fixate on what and when and where. God’s primary concern is always who.” -@markbatterson via Soulprint
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“An opportunity isn’t an opportunity if you have to compromise your integrity.” -Soulprint
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“Coming together is a beginning. Keeping it together is progress. Working together is success.” -Henry Ford
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“A person’s worldview shows up before you do, and that is the reality of the message you send. It’s not what you say; it’s what people hear. And, while you might not be able to control what people see or hear, you can do a better job trying to anticipate it.”
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TRUTH! -> “One of the biggest mistakes we make is when we allow ourselves to walk alongside the edge of temptation. It’s really like walking along the edge of a cliff; all it takes is one little wind gust to blow us over. But we keep walking on the edge of the cliff, looking over the edge and praying, “God help me.” And God is saying, “Get away from the edge of the cliff, genius! You shouldn’t even be on that side of the mountain. Come back over here and walk alongside Me.”
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“When the whole focus of our prayers is only our relief and happiness, not the glory of God, we will become easily discouraged when we don’t see a quick answer to our prayers.”
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“To say that someone is called to full-time ministry suggests that others are permitted to do part-time ministry. But Jesus didn’t die on a part-time cross. He doesn’t love us with a part-time love. He doesn’t cover us with a part-time pardon for sins. There’s no such thing as a part-time Christian, and there’s no such thing as part-time ministry.”
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“The best way to avoid being duped by a counterfeit is to make sure you’re familiar with the real thing”. @stevenfurtick, “Sun Stand Still”