Quotes About Faith

As John Piper puts it, "For people who are passing through the dark night of the soul, turnaround will come because God brings unwavering lovers of Christ into their lives who do not give up on them."24

Friends are those who serve the cause when they can. Followers are those who submit their skills and resources to have Jesus transform them. But family are those who surrender completely, laying down their agenda fully for the agenda of Jesus. This is what the disciples eventually do.

So while many churches say, "We do discipleship in our small groups," the fact of the matter is that their small groups are missing one of the main ingredients of a discipling culture: Challenge.

THE KINGDOM OF GOD IS GIVEN, NOT EARNED; RECEIVED, NOT TAKEN.

The problem is that we don't have a "missional" problem or a leadership problem in the Western church. We have a discipleship problem.

If you set out to build the church, there is no guarantee you will make disciples. It is far more likely that you will create consumers who depend on the spiritual services that religious professionals provide.

You become part of the family by surrendering your agenda and joining God's deal.

Christianity is concerned with the unfolding of the Kingdom of God in the world, not the longevity of organizations.

What we see from Jesus is that success isn't thousands of people and an ever-expanding church. Success is obedience to what the Father asks.

The model for prayer taught us by Jesus is shallow enough for a baby to bathe in and deep enough for elephants to swim through.

We don't have A "missional" problem. We Have A discipleship Problem.

Allies on whom you could not rely were sometimes worse than no allies at all.

NEVER go to their home to check it out. If they are a great tenant, you should believe them.

You go to court—God created attorneys to do this for you.

That's what I've never been able to get about religion: that charmless combination of altruism and insanity. Give me a cynical, self-interested bastard any day of the week; at least you can play chicken with him and know he'll stick to the rules.

When God has abandoned you and the devil is snapping at your heels, what you really need on your side is a bigger devil.

Dog: A kind of additional or subsidiary Deity designed to catch the overflow and surplus of the world's worship." AMBROSE BIERCE (1842

Here's what I tell anybody and this is what I believe. The greatest gift we have is the gift of life. We understand that. That comes from our Creator. We're given a body. Now you may not like it, but you can maximize that body the best it can be maximized.

Be the light in the dark, be the calm in the storm and be at peace while at war.

In the beginning, the price of giving great love is risking that it won't be returned. Until you understand, of course, that great love is always returned. With interest.

Giving tells the Universe that you believe you are provided for. For even as you empty your purse, you fear not. The act alone is a demonstration of faith that you will remain whole, that your coffers will be replenished, and that love is what matters most. And for whomsoever believes these things to be true, it shall become their reality, and abundance shall be showered upon them unceasingly, as if the heavens had opened up.

Most of the time you don't know how close a dream is to coming true, until after it has.

Semesta bergerak lebih cepat daripada tindakan anda. Jadi, ketika berkaitan dengan menjalani kehidupan impian anda, cukup mulai dengan melakukan apa yang anda bisa lakukan.

Religion needs spirituality. Spirituality does not need religion.