J. Oswald Sanders Quotes
Top 49 wise famous quotes and sayings by J. Oswald Sanders
J. Oswald Sanders Famous Quotes & Sayings
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Our Lord never taught against the urge to high achievement, but He did expose and condemn unworthy motivation.
Vision involves optimism and hope. The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunity in every difficulty.
Our consciences are not infallible, and they can become warped or weakened if not kept aligned by the infallible Word of God.
Serving and suffering are paired in the teaching and life of our Lord. One does not come without the other. And what servant is greater than The Lord?
True greatness, true leadership, is found in giving yourself in service to others, not in coaxing or inducing others to serve you.
James and John wanted the glory, but not the cup of shame; the crown, but not the cross; the role of master, but not servant.
When God lays a burden on our hearts and thus keeps us praying, He obviously intends to grant the answer.
If those who hold influence over others fail to lead toward the spiritual uplands, then surely the path to the lowlands will be well worn.
Often the crowd does not recognize a leader until he has gone, and then they build a monument for him with the stones they threw at him in life.
Most men are notable for one conspicuous virtue or grace - Moses for meekness, Job for patience, John for love. But, in Jesus you find everything.
The secular mind and heart, however gifted and personally charming, has no place in the leadership of the church.
The spiritual leader will choose the hidden path of sacrificial service and approval of the Lord over the flamboyant self-advertising of the world.
True greatness, true leadership, is achieved not by reducing men to one's service but in giving oneself in selfless service to them.
God has His own training methods, and it is usually true that His way up first leads down, for the mountain is only as high as the valley is deep.
No leader lives a day without criticism, and humility will never be more on trial than when criticism comes.
Our problem is not too little time, but making better use of the time we have. Each of us has as much time as anyone else.
Jesus was the meeting place of eternity and time, the blending of deity and humanity, the junction of heaven and earth.
Are you responsibly optimistic? Pessimism and leadership do not mix. Leaders are positively visionary.
The person who sees the difficulties so clearly that he does not discern the possibilities cannot inspire a vision in others.
Not every man can carry a full cup. Sudden elevation frequently leads to pride and a fall. The most exacting test of all to survive is prosperity.
One reason why people are unable to understand great Christian classics is that they are trying to understand without any intention of obeying them.
Leaders must draw the best out of people, and friendship does that far better than prolonged argument or mere logic.
True leaders must be willing to suffer for the sake of objectives great enough to demand their wholehearted obedience.
We are not responsible for our endowments or natural abilities, but we are responsible for the strategic use of time.
If a man is known by the company he keeps, so also his character is reflected in the books he reads.