Andy Stanley
Andy Stanley
Charles Andrew "Andy" Stanleyis the senior pastor of North Point Community Church, Buckhead Church, Browns Bridge Church, Gwinnett Church, Woodstock City Church, and Decatur City Church...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionClergyman
Date of Birth16 May 1958
CountryUnited States of America
generosity priorities important
As counterintuitive as it seems, generosity begins wherever you are. It is important to make generosity a priority.
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I'm concerned about the plight of children. But I'm not on a mission to get all the available orphans in the world adopted into Christian homes.
night issues care
I'm not a philanthropist. While I care about the poor, the issue of local or global poverty doesn't keep me up at night.
generosity effort may
While generosity may be the antidote for the dizzying effects of wealth, your appetite for more may function as an antidote against God-honoring generosity. Your appetite for more stuff, status, and security has the potential to quash your efforts to be generous. And that's a problem.
writing generosity giving
Generosity won't happen unless you make it a priority. The best way to make giving a priority is to make it the very first check you write every month. Before the mortgage. Before groceries or clothing. Before saving. Whatever the amount, do it first.
thinking generosity effort
Generosity helps us make a concerted effort to keep the needs of others in the forefront of our thinking. Not for guilt's sake, but for the sake of being good stewards of the resources we have been privileged to manage.
keys safety giving
When you make giving a priority, something happens inside of you. Especially when it's financially challenging to do so. It's like you loosen your grip on a value system whose motto says, "Money is the key to life and happiness and safety."
people matter riches
There are some rich people who, no matter how much God sends their way, never seem to put their hope in their riches.
real opportunity differences
Generosity helps us cultivate awareness of things that really matter. Opportunities that make a real difference in the world.
safety people rich
Rich people have the potential to reach a point where they see money as the source of their safety and security.
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No one ever has the resources they need.
leadership christian church
Every story of change there is always someone who didn't have the resources or the network they needed and did something anyway.
needs want problem
I've talked to many individuals who want to discuss their problems. But they don't really have problems. They have chosen to live in the wrong direction. They don't need a solution. They need a new direction.
mean giving goal
As you give to fund God's needs, are you forced to trust Him to provide for yours? That's what a growing faith is about. And over the long haul, it's not enough just to commit to a percentage. Growth means reviewing your giving goals and occasionally increasing the percentage you give.