Bill Hybels Quotes
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Our prayers can be more than empty wishes, vain hopes or feeble aspirations – but only when they are prayed from faith-filled hearts.
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God is committed to developing a people who will reflect his character in this world, and his character always expresses concern and compassion for the afflicted.
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The heart and soul of the Christian life is learning to hear God's voice and then developing the courage to do what he asks us to do.
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Sin is plenty strong enough to create an ever-widening gap in one's relationship with God. The wider the gap, the less likely we are to pray. And the less we pray, the wider the gap becomes.
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More than anything, people want the reality of the discussion at hand. If what is going on in that building is the real thing, if the transforming love and power of Jesus Christ is being experienced, you can sit on a metal folding chair or in a plush theater seat.
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Ten years ago, 15 years ago, I think the church would have been asleep at the switch. This level of activism and engagement with the needs of society by local churches I never thought I'd see it in my lifetime.
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How would you feel if your prayer requests were made public, displayed on a billboard or marquee? 'Dear Lord, make me famous. Make me rich.'
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Dignity does not float down from heaven it cannot be purchased nor manufactured. It is a reward reserved for those who labor with diligence.
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If your ear is open to the afflicted, God will keep his ear open to you.
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Prayerless people cut themselves off from God's peace and from his prevailing power, and a common result is that they feel overwhelmed, overrun, beaten down, pushed around, and defeated by a world operating with a take-no-prisoners approach.
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God is no more intimidated by childish demands for instant gratification than are wise parents.
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Adoration in prayer purges our spirit and prepares us to listen to God.
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Unconfessed sin cuts off our communication with the Father.
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When I lump all my sins together and confess them en masse, I neglect to feel the pain or embarrassment or shame that should be elicited in me.
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Busyness is the unrivaled archenemy of spiritual authenticity.
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The most common cause of unanswered prayer is prayerlessness.
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I can write about prayer, you can read about prayer...but sooner or later you have to fall to your knees and just plain pray. Then, and only then, will you begin to operate in the vein of God's miracle-working ways.
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Authentic Christianity is a supernatural walk with a living, dynamic, communicating God.
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If you're tolerating sin in your life, my friend, don't waste your breath praying unless it's a prayer of confession.
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As you walk with God, your faith will grow, your confidence will increase and your prayers will have real power.
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I sometimes wonder if my requests are legitimate. So I'm honest with God. I say, 'Lord, I don't know if I have the right to ask for this. I don't know how I should pray about it. But I hand it over to your now, and if you'll tell me how to pray, I'll pray your way.'
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How do you pray a prayer so filled with faith that it can move a mountain? By shifting your focus from the size of your mountain to the sufficiency of the Mountain Mover and then stepping forward in obedience.
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There are two main principles I've picked up over the years as they pertain to cultivating the type of faith that moves mountains. The first is this: Faith comes by looking at God, not at the mountain. The second is this: God gives us faith as we walk by his side.
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If you have pumped your fist at God, the good news is that you can come back into fellowship with him right this minute.