Erwin McManus Quotes
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I think a lot of us are not on a path; we're in a rut. We have confused comfort with peace, belief with faith, safety with wisdom, wealth with blessing, and existence with life.
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God allows and at times causes us to go through the kinds of circumstances that strip away all falsehood and leave us with our real selves. God's ultimate intent is not to leave us faithless, but to leave us faith-full. There are few things as exhilarating as going through the fire and finding that you had the resilience to make it through. All of us wonder at times whether we have what it takes. God wants to bring us to a place where we have no doubt of the work He has done within us.
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When the church becomes an institution, people are nothing more than volunteers to be recruited. When the church is a movement, our stewardship becomes the unleashing of our God-given gifts, talents, and passions.
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It is amazing where God will take you when you are willing to follow. Life is full of surprises when we choose mystery over security.
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Whoever tells the best story shapes the culture.
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The church must acclimate to a changing world, or she will destine herself to irrelevance or even extinction. ...One of those dramatic changes in our environment is the shift from words to images. To do church in a way that is entirely text driven is the kiss of death.
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It is not balance you need but adaptability.
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Your dreams are the product of your longings, a portrait of your potential, and a promise of your future.
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Greatness comes with discipline.
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Behind real freedom, there lies discipline.
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The real measure of our power is the freedom and opportunity we create for others.
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It is insanity to run from God and search for love.
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You can plant a church and grow a church. That's not that hard to do, but it's harder to be a viable source of transformation in a city or your time or space.
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If you were meant to fly, not even running really fast is that impressive.
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As a speaker, I can inspire people to change but as a writer I can guide people to change. That's why books are so important. As a pastor, though, I can be a part of creating the change the world so desperately needs.
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True religion always moves us to serve others and to give our lives to see those oppressed find freedom.
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So many of us have abdicated our passions for obligations, as if passion is a luxury for the young, and we must all grow up one day. We, even if reluctantly, fall into place to live a life of conformity that we describe as ‘maturity.’ We’ve made acting like an adult synonymous with living apathetic lives.
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When we stop believing the world can become a better place, when we stop caring about the lives and conditions of others, we lose a part of ourselves.
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Within a moment there is monumental potential. That is the mystery of a moment. It is small enough to ignore and big enough to change your life forever.
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The first and most important step in the process of becoming genuinely is to be once again authenticated by the original designer.
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You're not supposed to die with your potential. A life well lived squeezes all the potential placed within and does something with it.
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To be apathetic is literally to be without passion.
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Truth should never travel faster than love.
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How in the world could you ever imagine a life of faith that does not require risk? Faith and risk are inseparable.