Quotes from Andy Stanley

Creating breathing room financially may lower your standard of living but raise your quality of life.

My high school science teacher once told me that much of Genesis is false. But since my high school teacher did not prove he was God by rising from the dead, I'm going to believe Jesus instead.

The value of a life is determined by what we give away.

How you live your life on this side of the grave determines what happens next.

People are not on a truth quest; they are on a happiness quest. They will continue to attend your church - even if they don't share your beliefs - as long as they find the content engaging and helpful.

No matter how rich or poor you might feel, right now is the time to be generous.

You can't resist the will of God and receive the grace of God at the same time.

If you're not looking forward to church this morning perhaps it's time to look for a church.

It doesn't really matter what time it is if you haven't determined what to do with your time.

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.

Leaders are made one response at a time.

Preachers prepare with this fear: 'Am I going to be able to fill the time?' The audience never worries about that.

In a volunteer organization there has to be time for community.

Your devotion to God is illustrated, demonstrated, and authenticated by your love for others.

At the end of the day, God's love for me, for you, and for the world is settled at the cross.

Jesus healed people one at a time because God cares about individual people.

I can't make people fall in love with Jesus, but I can arrange dates.

We hurt most who we love the most. Bad grammar, painful truth.

Jesus did not come to strike a balance between grace and truth. He brought the full measure of both.

Leaders love progress.

You have no idea the numbers of people that God may want to influence through you

We begin selling ourselves on what we want to do rather than what we ought to do. We listen to ourselves until we believe our own lies, and the we opt for happiness.

Believe what you want But don't dumb down what Jesus said.

Every time I stand to communicate, I want to take one simple truth and lodge it in the heart of the listener. I want them to know that one thing and know what to do with it.