Erwin McManus Quotes - Page 4

Problems, obstacles, and challenges can either become the markers of our limits and limitations, or they can become the springboard into a whole new world.

The greatest enemy to the movement of Jesus Christ is Christianity.

In some sense we are all hypocrites in transition.

To be apathetic is literally to be without passion.

Jesus did not have a value for prayer for prayer's sake. He had a value for the intimate communion between God and man.

You are an artist. What work of art will you leave behind?

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.

A life well lived is the most exquisite work of art.

People who are fully alive look out of their minds to those who simply exist.

Racists are not born, they are raised. Isolation is the breeding ground for racism. The more you come to know the world around you and people different than you the less likely you will become an extremist. The Church needs to bring the world together.

Far too often, when we think we are frightened by mystery, the fact is that we are haunted by history.

Sin creates the illusion of freedom. In the end it fools us into seeking freedom from God rather than finding freedom in God.

The fuel of ambition is not the problem; it is the focus of ambition that frees or betrays us.

The journey to freedom is paved by the substance of our character.

Attitude is an accurate monitor of where we fall on the spectrum of pride and humility.

I am convinced most Americans - yes even white Americans - are committed to justice and equality for all people. I am convinced that most Americans are disgusted and even ashamed that Nazism is alive and well in this country that fought to defeat its evil ideology.

You can plant a church and grow a church. That's not that hard to do, but it's harder to be a viable source of transformation in a city or your time or space.

It is not balance you need but adaptability.

We may not be able to accomplish everything we can dream, but we will not accomplish anything without our dreams

So many of us have abdicated our passions for obligations, as if passion is a luxury for the young, and we must all grow up one day. We, even if reluctantly, fall into place to live a life of conformity that we describe as ‘maturity.’ We’ve made acting like an adult synonymous with living apathetic lives.

Behind real freedom, there lies discipline.

When we stop believing the world can become a better place, when we stop caring about the lives and conditions of others, we lose a part of ourselves.

When you begin to create the life of your dreams - or maybe better stated, when you begin to live the life that God dreams for you - you take responsibility to prepare for the future.

Greatness comes with discipline.

The church must acclimate to a changing world, or she will destine herself to irrelevance or even extinction. ...One of those dramatic changes in our environment is the shift from words to images. To do church in a way that is entirely text driven is the kiss of death.