Andy Stanley
Andy Stanley
Charles Andrew "Andy" Stanleyis the senior pastor of North Point Community Church, Buckhead Church, Browns Bridge Church, Gwinnett Church, Woodstock City Church, and Decatur City Church...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionClergyman
Date of Birth16 May 1958
CountryUnited States of America
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Generosity helps us cultivate awareness of things that really matter. Opportunities that make a real difference in the world.
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A leader should never risk their ability to make a difference by making an unnecessary point.
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There is a big difference between being a leader and actually leading.
believe differences believe-in-god
There's a monumental difference in believing in God and believing God.
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The primary reason we do too much is that we have never taken the time to discover that portion of what we do that makes the biggest difference.
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A fool is a person who knows the difference between right and wrong, and chooses to do wrong.
dream differences being-different
Dreamers dream about things being different. Visionaries envision themselves making a difference.
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It's better to make a difference than to make a point.
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All Scripture is equally inspired, but not all Scripture is equally applicable or relevant to every stage of life.
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The church wasn't an organization in the first century. They weren't writing checks or buying property. The church has matured and developed over the years. But for some reason, the last thing to change is the structure of leadership.
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I'm concerned about the plight of children. But I'm not on a mission to get all the available orphans in the world adopted into Christian homes.
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I'm not a philanthropist. While I care about the poor, the issue of local or global poverty doesn't keep me up at night.
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While generosity may be the antidote for the dizzying effects of wealth, your appetite for more may function as an antidote against God-honoring generosity. Your appetite for more stuff, status, and security has the potential to quash your efforts to be generous. And that's a problem.
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Generosity won't happen unless you make it a priority. The best way to make giving a priority is to make it the very first check you write every month. Before the mortgage. Before groceries or clothing. Before saving. Whatever the amount, do it first.