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
real opportunity differences
Generosity helps us cultivate awareness of things that really matter. Opportunities that make a real difference in the world.
reality people firm
Success is an intoxicant, and intoxicated people seldom have a firm grasp on reality.
reality design waste
Designing and implementing a strategy for change is a waste of time until you have discovered and embraced the current reality. If you don't know where you really are, it is impossible to get where you need to be.
jesus realizing standards
Jesus raised the standard high so we would realize we couldn’t possibly do it without a savior.
faith dream reality
Strange as it may sound, it is more difficult to maintain a faith walk when we begin to see our dreams come true. When hopes become realities it is easy to shift our faith onto the thing we have dreamed of and off of the One who was the source of our provision.
real christian-inspirational feelings
If it suddenly became impossible for us to cover up all the junk we normally hide from the rest of humanity, I have a feeling we would all get real motivated to deal with the source of what ails us.
applicable equally life relevant scripture
All Scripture is equally inspired, but not all Scripture is equally applicable or relevant to every stage of life.
buying change checks church developed last leadership matured structure
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.
christian children home
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.
night issues care
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.
generosity effort may
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.
writing generosity giving
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.
thinking generosity effort
Generosity helps us make a concerted effort to keep the needs of others in the forefront of our thinking. Not for guilt's sake, but for the sake of being good stewards of the resources we have been privileged to manage.
keys safety giving
When you make giving a priority, something happens inside of you. Especially when it's financially challenging to do so. It's like you loosen your grip on a value system whose motto says, "Money is the key to life and happiness and safety."