Erwin McManus Quotes
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The greatest enemy to the movement of Jesus Christ is Christianity.
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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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Attitude is an accurate monitor of where we fall on the spectrum of pride and humility.
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Humility is not about having a low self-image or poor self-esteem. Humility is about self-awareness.
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The epicenter of creativity and imagination should be the Church, reflecting the character and glory of God.
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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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Jesus is being lost in a religion bearing his name.
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It is not balance you need but adaptability.
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The shape of your character is the shape of your future.
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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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The person who loves the process has a much greater chance of success than the person who loves the outcome.
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Whoever tells the best story shapes the culture.
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The Last Arrow transcends a moment or an issue. It is a call to move beyond self-indulgence to a life of sacrificial service. In The Last Arrow I address a broad spectrum of issues from the Syrian refugee crisis to the cultural epidemic of depression to the personal struggle of insignificance. The Last Arrow is a clarion call to make a difference in the world rather than a self-help book for personal self-improvement.
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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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God clarifies in the midst of obedience, not beforehand.
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You're not supposed to die with your potential. A life well lived squeezes all the potential placed within and does something with it.
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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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It's not your freedom to choose that makes you free. It's what you choose in that freedom that makes you free.
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As a speaker, I can inspire people to change but as a writer I can guide people to change. That's why books are so important. As a pastor, though, I can be a part of creating the change the world so desperately needs.
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Courage is not the absence of fear; it is the absence of self.
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If you were meant to fly, not even running really fast is that impressive.
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My goal is to destroy Christianity as a world religion and be a recatalyst for the movement of Jesus Christ ... Some people are upset with me because it sounds like I'm anti-Christian. I think they might be right.
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Deeper than our instinct to live is our longing to be alive.
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What is the future you're creating right now?
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To be apathetic is literally to be without passion.
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You need to remember who God is, forget the painful wounds and let Him renew you.
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If God imagined you at birth, what makes you think He's stopped imagining you now.
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The most important moments rarely come at a convenient time
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Our citizenship is in eternity; history is our temporary residence.
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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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