Maturity is when you live your life by your commitments, not by your feelings.

What matters in life is not so much what happens to us, but what happens in us

A Christian ought to speak kindly even when given the opportunity to retaliate.

We have to be even more Christocentric because of the influence of Islam today.

You're not really ready to live unless you know what you're willing to die for.

Satan tries to limit your praying because he knows your praying will limit him.

To accomplish anything you must first have a mission, a goal, a hope, a vision.

Small churches become more effective when they specialize in what they do best.

If you want to know why you were placed on the planet, you must begin with God.

Whenever you feel unimportant, unloved, or insecure, remember to who you belong.

There is nothing God won't do for the person totally absorbed with pleasing him.

Doing the easy thing makes you popular. Doing the hard thing makes you a leader.

You discover your identity and purpose through a relationship with Jesus Christ.

Your past, present, and future are taken care of as you put your trust in Jesus.

If you aren't serving, you're just existing, because life is meant for ministry.

You cannot fulfil God's purposes for your life while focusing on your own plans.

While we worry about how fast we grow, God is concerned about how strong we grow.

If you talked to others the way you talk to yourself, would you have any friends?

Character is never built in a classroom; it is built in the circumstances of life.

A pretentious, showy life is an empty life; a plain and simple life is a full life.

Worry is the warning light that shows I’ve stopped looking to God to meet my needs.

In every growing church you will find leadership that is not afraid to believe God.

Jesus has not promised to build your ministry; he has promised to build his church.

There's much you can't change, but there's something important you can change: you.

Christlikeness is your eventual destination, but your journey will last a lifetime.

Living for God's glory is the greatest achievement we can accomplish with our lives.

I'm not getting to heaven on my integrity. I'm not getting to heaven on my goodness.

The death of my own son has made me more sensitive. It's made me more compassionate.

When Jesus started His ministry, the very first thing He did was form a small group.

Regardless of the cause, none of your problems could happen without God's permission.

Instant obedience will teach you more about God than a lifetime of Bible discussions.

Without the grace of Jesus: a hopeless end. With the grace of Jesus: an endless hope.

You weren't put on earth to be remembered. You were put here to prepare for eternity.

Surrender is not the best way to live; it is the only way to live. Nothing else works.

Marriage doesn't create problems. It reveals them. You bring unresolved stuff into it.

Long before you were conceived by your parents, you were conceived in the mind of God.

When you use your life for God's glory, everything you do can become an act of worship

The goal of 'The Purpose Driven Life' is to help people develop a heart for the world.

Delays are as much a part of God plan as answered prayers. God wants you to trust him.

Your commitments can develop you or destroy you, but either way, they will define you.

I'm not looking for peace on earth, though, through a political solution. I'm a pastor.

Humility is not denying your strengths, humility is being honest about your weaknesses.

Life is about letting God use you for his purposes, not using him for your own purpose.

Blessed are the uncool; for they shall be happy without needing the approval of others.

I can't get my wife to agree with me on everything or my kids to agree with everything.

There are illegitimate parents, but I don't believe there are any illegitimate children.

We have a choice of focusing on our problems or focusing on God, who holds the solution.

I added up all the money the church paid me for the first 25 years and gave it all back.

Telling others how they can have eternal life is the greatest thing you can do for them.

The problem with most American churches is that they teach too much and don't do enough.

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