Quotes from Andy Stanley

As long as you are carrying a secret, as long as you are trying to ease your conscience by telling God how sorry you are, you are setting yourself up to repeat the past.

Imagine a world where unbelievers were critical of what we believed but envious of how well we treated one another.

Nothing has stolen more dreams, dashed more hopes, broken up more families, and messed up more people psychologically than our propensity to disregard God's commands regarding sexual purity.

Yes, God uses the uneducated to confound the wise. But that doesn't make ignorance a virtue.

One of the exciting things about being a believer is watching God unveil His plan for our lives.

What could be and should be can't be until God is ready for it to be.

It is my judgment, therefore, that we should not make it difficult for the Gentiles who are turning to God

What God originates, God orchestrates.

A principle is a principle, and God created all the principles.

Here's something to think about: If God appeared to you and asked, "Why should I let you into heaven?" how would you answer?

God is a God of systems and predictability and order, and God honors planning.

There's a monumental difference in believing in God and believing God.

Grace is the vehicle God uses on occasion to ensure that we get precisely what we dont deserve.

Praying for revival equates to blaming God for the condition of your local church.

God's extravagant generosity toward us compels us to be extravagantly generous toward others.

Is Christianity fair? It is certainly not fair to God. Christians believe that God sent His Son to die for your sins and mine. Fairness would demand that we die for our own sins.

Somehow, what's in our hearts, good or bad is eventually translated into words and deeds.

Why? Why did God provide me with more than I need?

If there is a perceived difference between what you expect from others and what you expect from yourself, it will eventually erode your influence.

The reason we're here today is because years ago God broke Reggie Joiner's heart over the state of children.

Sometimes it is the destinations out of reach that create the circumstances God uses to remind that we are never out of his reach.

Something I've noticed. Church planters don't pray for revival. They pray for opportunity, favor with the unchurched and leaders.

Good people don't go to heaven. Forgiven people go to heaven.

Without courage we will simply accumulate a collection of good ideas and regrets.