Craig Groeschel Quotes

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Stuntmen and stuntwomen are paid to fall. They fall, get beat up, and get blown up... gracefully. We need to learn to fail gracefully.

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The things that make us sad, the things that make us righteously angry, or the things we care about that others don't are often a key that unlocks our reason for living. It's our burden.

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The longer we view ourselves through a distorted lens, the more likely we are to believe a distorted truth.

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God will often give you more than you can handle so you can learn to depend on Him rather than on yourself.

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You are not who others say you are. You are who God says you are.

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The New Testament is peppered with "one another" reminders. While Scripture says to love another, encourage one another, offer hospitality to one another, be kind to one another, many people are content tolerating one another, if not ignoring one another.

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Envy is when you resent God's goodness in other people's lives and ignore God's goodness in your own life.

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I believe Christians often perceive obedience to God as some test designed just to see if we're really committed to Him. But what if it's designed as God's way of giving us what's best for us?

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The clearer your vision becomes, the easier it is to guard what God calls you to do.

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Let God turn fear into faith. Instead of becoming a hesitant leader, ask God to make you bold and aggressive.

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Across the board, almost every with-it church I've observed is virtually obsessed with reaching those who don't know Christ.

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A church that has it recognizes that reaching people is not just the pastor's job. It's everyone's job.

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As you seek God and he rekindles it in your heart, I believe he is going to speak to you.

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You don't have to know what to say or what to do; just listen to the one who sent you.

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Your greatest ministry innovation could come from your greatest limitation - if you have a sincere passion to reach and care for people.

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God is not calling us to go to church; he is calling us to be his church, the hope of the world.

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Those without it can be two-faced. Those with it are true-faced. There is no substitute for being transparent and real. The more real we are, the more likely we'll experience it.

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Don't let the rules of man stop you from following God. When he gives it to you, go with it.

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Without-it ministries can be filled with very sincere Bible-believing Christians; unfortunately, they're simply more concerned about themselves than the lost.

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I believe that God makes it available to anyone who wants it. I believe he wants to give it to you and your ministry.

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It-owners know that setbacks can be setups for better things to come. They study their failures and learn from them.

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The best explanation I can give of what it is, is this: it is what God does through a rare combination of these qualities found in his people: Passion for his presence; A deep craving to reach the lost; Sincere integrity; Spirit-filled faith; Down-to-earth humility; Brokenness.

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Those with it recognize that God brings it. It is not found in the things the eye can see.

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If you've ever been part of a ministry that had it, you knew you were part of something special. In other words, you knew it when you saw it. And it was an awesome work of God that couldn't be contained, couldn't be harnessed, and couldn't be explained.

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If there is any group in the world that should be motivated to make improvements, reflecting God's creative nature, it should be Christians.

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Life is uncertain. Eternity is not. Unforgiveness cannot be allowed to last another day. Are you holding a grudge? You will never be more like God than when you forgive. Let it go. Kill the root of bitterness. Let the hurt go and set yourself free.

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As God blesses your ministry with it, remember that those without it tend to criticize those with it, especially when you do things differently.

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When happiness becomes our standard for judging truth, things that make us happy give us permission to do some things that otherwise would be considered wrong.

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When we love deeply, love makes us do things we wouldn't otherwise do.

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Reflecting God, innovative believers tend to have it. And it is borne out of their passion to please God, reach people, and help those in need.

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