Erwin McManus Quotes

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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?'

Erwin McManus
How in the world could you ever imagine a life of faith that does not require risk? Faith and risk are inseparable.

Erwin McManus
The fuel of ambition is not the problem; it is the focus of ambition that frees or betrays us.

Erwin McManus
The first and most important step in the process of becoming genuinely is to be once again authenticated by the original designer.

Erwin McManus
If you were meant to fly, not even running really fast is that impressive.

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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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The journey to freedom is paved by the substance of our character.

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Would you be willing to give your life to save the world if no one ever knew your name? If anonymity was the price you would have to pay for significance, would it be too great a price? To live a life of courage is not a guarantee of prestige or adulation. It only matters if you live and die fulfilling the mission you were born for.

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This thing that haunts you, that never seems satisfied, the cravings in your soul that you are unable to satiate through all the success that the world can bring this is your soul screaming for God.

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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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Problems, obstacles, and challenges can either become the markers of our limits and limitations, or they can become the springboard into a whole new world.

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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's a wonderful thing when you look inside your own heart and like what you see.

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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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Two thousand years ago, God started a revolt against the religion He started. So don't ever put it past God to cause a groundswell movement against churches and Christian institutions that bear His name.

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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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Courage frees us from the fears that would rob us of life itself.

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Gratitude changes your perspective about life. You see the future, experience the present, and remember the past in a dramatically different way.

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People who are fully alive look out of their minds to those who simply exist.

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We may not be able to accomplish everything we can dream, but we will not accomplish anything without our dreams

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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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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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The limitations you are willing to accept establish the boundaries of your existence.

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The Christian faith grew through story - not text. Only later did the stories become Scripture. While the Scripture must be held in the highest regard, we must not neglect the power of story.

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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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Our citizenship is in eternity; history is our temporary residence.

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Love, no matter how you come at it, is a huge risk. It makes it easier for me to remember that God will never reject me because I am not good enough and that any community that has His heart will embrace me as I am. Jesus invites us into a community where imperfect people can find acceptance, love, forgiveness, and a new beginning.

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For years I have made it my mission to destroy the influence of the Christian clich, 'the safest place to be is in the center of the will of God.' God would never choose for us safety at the cost of significance. God created you so that your life would count, not so that you could count the days of your life,

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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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