Howard G. Hendricks Quotes - Page 2

So the first reason for studying Scripture is that it is a means of spiritual growth. There is none apart from the Word. It is God's primary tool to develop you as an individual.

How big is your God? The size of your God determines the size of everything.

You focus on the depth of your relationship [with God]; let Him determine the scope of your ministry

In the midst of a generation screaming for answers, Christians are stuttering.

So it is with scripture. The word of God is there, able to transform your life. But you must probe for it. You have to penetrate the surface with more than just a cursory glance.

Vision without integrity is not mission - it's manipulation.

The reason God can't use you more than He wants to may well be that you are not prepared.

The teacher has not taught until the student has learned.

Children are not looking for perfect parents, but they are looking for honest parents.

You never graduate from the school of discipleship.

A good leader has a compass in their head and a magnet in their heart.

Show me a man's closest companions and I can make a fairly accurate guess as to what sort of man he is, as well as what sort of man he is likely to become.

Leaders are readers, and readers are leaders.

You are able to do many things. But be sure you find the one thing you must do.

If your religion does not work at home, don't export it.

In the spiritual realm, the opposite of ignorance is not knowledge, it's obedience.

Never do anything for a student that he he is capable of doing for himself. If you do you, you'll make him an educational cripple...a pedagogical paraplegic.

The goal is not to make you a smarter sinner but to make you like the Savior.

Succeeding in business and failing at home is a cop-out. For no success in the workplace will ever make up for failure at home.

There was no identity crisis in the life of Jesus Christ. He knew who He was. He knew where He had come from, and why he was here. And he knew where He was going. And when you are that liberated, then you can serve.

It's a sin to bore people with the Bible.

Don't put eggs under dead chickens.

Just think about it: God wanted to communicate with you in the twenty-first century -and he wrote His message in a book.

You cannot impart what you do not possess.

Never traffic in unpracticed truth.