Erwin McManus Quotes
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The church does not exist for us. We are the church, and we exist for the world.
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Love never comes without wounds; faith never comes without failure.
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We are all hypocrites in transition. I am not who I want to be, but I am on the journey there, and thankfully I am not whom I used to be.
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Faith is the determination to create with our lives what only our hearts can conceive.
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Jesus did not have a value for prayer for prayer's sake. He had a value for the intimate communion between God and man.
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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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To be apathetic is literally to be without passion.
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When we lack integrity, we use power to control. When we lead with integrity, we use power to bless.
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I guess when I really think about it, God's voice sounds a lot like my voice.
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All the evidence you need to prove God is waiting within you to be discovered.
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We were created to be expressions of the goodness and wholeness of God.
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The history of God's people is not a record of God searching for courageous men and women who could handle the task, but God transforming the hearts of cowards and calling them to live courageous lives.
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You are an artist. What work of art will you leave behind?
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Courage is not the absence of fear; it is the absence of self.
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To live outside of God's will puts us in danger; to live in his will makes us dangerous.
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The limitations you are willing to accept establish the boundaries of your existence.
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My goal is to destroy Christianity.
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A person God himself deems as wise is one who not only hears His voice, but immediately begins to act upon His instruction.
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We have to ask ourselves, 'Am I really trying to discern God's will, or determine whether I want to do it?'
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A life well lived is the most exquisite work of art.