Mark Batterson
Mark Batterson
Mark Batterson is an American pastor and author. Batterson serves as lead pastor of National Community Church in Washington, D.C. NCC was recognized as one of the Most Innovative and Most Influential Churches in America by Outreach Magazine in 2008. Batterson is also the author of the books In a Pit with a Lion on a Snowy Day and Wild Goose Chase and blogs daily at www.evotional.com. Batterson's latest book The Circle Maker: Praying Circles Around Your Biggest Dreams and...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionClergyman
CountryUnited States of America
It is absolutely imperative at the outset that you come to terms with this simple yet life-changing truth: God is for you. If you don't believe that, then you'll pray small timid prayers; if you do believe it, then you'll pray big audacious prayers.
The genealogy of blessing always traces back to God-ordained risk.
The only God-ordained fear is the fear of God, and if we fear Him, we don't have to fear anyone or anything else
If you keep circling the promise, God will ultimately deliver on it.
The outcome of your life will be determined by your outlook on life.
Id rather be biblically correct than politically correct.
And when you pray to God regularly, irregular things happen on a regular basis.
Leaders need the courage to acknowledge when something isn't working.
Life a life of Spiritual Adventure. Much like a wild goose the Spirit of God cannot be tracked or tamed. An element of danger, an air of unpredictability surround Him. And while the name may sound a little sacrilegious, I cannot think of a better description of what it's like to pursue the Spirit's leading through life.
Verse by verse, the Bible becomes more than theory. It becomes my firsthand experience.
The Bible is the place where God bears His soul.
I love to read. I remember hearing that the average author takes two years to write a book. So when I read a book, I feel like I am getting two years of life experiences.
Lion chasers are humble enough to let God call the shots and brave enough to follow where He leads.
We’re too Christian to enjoy sin and too sinful to enjoy Christ. We’ve got just enough Jesus to be informed, but not enough to be transformed.