Erwin McManus Quotes
Top 84 wise famous quotes and sayings by Erwin McManus
Erwin McManus Famous Quotes & Sayings
Discover top inspirational quotes from Erwin McManus on Wise Famous Quotes.
It is the creative and enterprising spirit of people that is indispensable. Everything else is supplemental.
When we lack integrity, we use power to control. When we lead with integrity, we use power to bless.
While we would love to have no criticism, probably if we had no critique, we wouldn't be doing anything meaningful.
How in the world could you ever imagine a life of faith that does not require risk? Faith and risk are inseparable.
We may not be able to accomplish everything we can dream, but we will not accomplish anything without our dreams
The word 'entertain' means to hold someone's attention, and what we want is a faith that is vibrant and alive and beautiful and real.
True religion always moves us to serve others and to give our lives to see those oppressed find freedom.
Promise Keepers was looking for a movement that can actualize the hope of Jesus, the hope that we see. And 'Uprising' was what they were looking for.
A person God himself deems as wise is one who not only hears His voice, but immediately begins to act upon His instruction.
We are all hypocrites in transition. I am not who I want to be, but I am on the journey there, and thankfully I am not whom I used to be.
We want to help everyone find meaning in their life and help translate the story that each person actually matters in the world.
It is amazing where God will take you when you are willing to follow. Life is full of surprises when we choose mystery over security.
The person who loves the process has a much greater chance of success than the person who loves the outcome.
The epicenter of creativity and imagination should be the Church, reflecting the character and glory of God.
I think we are all trying to figure out what it means to be the Church as opposed to just doing church.
When we look at history, we see history is made up of the heroes of their times. Yet, somehow we miss this when we put on the lens of the Scriptures.
Religion as a whole specializes in sin management. It's all about organizing humanity in such a way that we cause as little damage as possible.
Humility is not about having a low self-image or poor self-esteem. Humility is about self-awareness.
I know it sounds crazy, but as soon as Christians start telling non-Christians how to live their lives, we've lost the Christian faith.
When researchers try to break down what is happening at Mosaic, far too often they see the skin and miss the heart.
Our job is not to change people; our job is to connect people to Jesus, and it's Jesus' job to change people.
Jesus did not have a value for prayer for prayer's sake. He had a value for the intimate communion between God and man.
God has given us an imagination, and our imagination is really the principle tool from which all creativity and artistry comes from.
I think many times Christians don't really take the opportunity to hear what people are saying and seeing in the world around them.
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.
We need both to aspire and accomplish. Without a vision for your life, without a sense of purpose, you will begin to die a slow death.
Your dreams are the product of your longings, a portrait of your potential, and a promise of your future.
We're a part of the insurrection, trying to turn Christianity upside down. We're an experimental church: God's research and development arm.
It's not your freedom to choose that makes you free. It's what you choose in that freedom that makes you free.
Is it possible that the creative act is simply the materialization of the future- making the invisible, visible?
Los Angeles has been known as the center of creativity but has often been equally known for the absence of spirituality.
Often we talk about God's ability to change lives without fully understanding how to access that power.
Sin creates the illusion of freedom. In the end it fools us into seeking freedom from God rather than finding freedom in God.
We have to ask ourselves, 'Am I really trying to discern God's will, or determine whether I want to do it?'
Gratitude changes your perspective about life. You see the future, experience the present, and remember the past in a dramatically different way.