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1 " Seeing a Kingdom culture established on earth is the dream of God, and it must become the dream of His people. "
― Bill Johnson , The Power That Changes the World: Creating Eternal Impact in the Here and Now
2 " Rule with the heart of a servant, and serve with the heart of a king. This is how Jesus used His authority. "
3 " Reaction to error almost always creates another error. "
4 " that He is committed to meeting our needs, but not our wants. That concept comes in reaction to those who have taken the wonderful Gospel and made it a self-centered lifestyle, in which we use the name of God, along with His principles, to get what we want. While that is a tragic misuse of Scripture, so is the concept that God cares only for our needs. He is not the director of an orphanage, guaranteeing us three meals a day and a cot to sleep on at night. He is a Father who delights in His children by becoming involved in their dreams. He fulfills dreams and desires out of His nature. It is who He is. "
5 " Evil often thrives in the absence of an authentic righteous standard. "
6 " Unfortunately, pulpit ministry has long been seen as the measure of true devotion to Christ, or worse yet, it has been seen as the measure of spiritual maturity. "
7 " Instead, I hope to raise the value we place on the call of God, in whatever way that call manifests in someone’s life. The dentist, the lawyer, the housewife, the mechanic and all the rest are called by God to do what they do to more fully express who He is in a functioning and healthy society. "
8 " I realize that true success is not measured in the number of people who attend church on a Sunday, as good a thing as that may seem. Success in God’s eyes is seen in the impact the message of the Kingdom has on how people think and live in my city, region and nation. "
9 " We cannot use the political spirit in one situation and think we can be free from it in another. The political spirit uses the fear of man and manipulation to get people to support a particular way of thinking. "
10 " When God creates peace, it is based on the presence of a Person called the Prince of Peace. That peace also has a military effect: “And the God of peace will crush Satan under your feet” (Romans 16:20). Outside the Kingdom of God, peace is the absence of something, whereas in the Kingdom of God, it is the presence of Someone. "
11 " theology, and as such, He provides the only example worth following. I will not lower the standard of Scripture to fit my experience. Instead, I work to raise my level of experience to the standard of Scripture. I refuse to create another standard to give any explanation for my lack. "
12 " One of the most priceless parts of our human life is the area called desire. It is a God-given gift that separates us from all the rest of creation. "
13 " Hope always speaks the loudest. "
14 " Busyness is an enemy of true Kingdom experience. "
15 " When He said “on earth as it is in heaven,” He actually meant what He said. He was not trying to keep us busy with spiritual activities until the day He comes back to rescue us from the prevailing darkness. He longs for places on the earth that remind Him of heaven, places in which He feels at home. Prayer and radical obedience make such places possible. "
16 " If you can’t be free from sin until you die, then Jesus isn’t your Savior, death is. "
17 " We reign with the heart of a servant and serve with the heart of a king, all for the benefit of the people around us. Rulers in God’s Kingdom never rule for their own sake. It is always for the sake of others. "
18 " The reason for problems in our churches is not that we are all evil people. It is simply that we have not learned the ways of the King and His Kingdom enough for Him to influence how we think and live in every part of our lives. "
19 " Let me put this in my words: Solomon asked for a hearing heart, and God said, Okay, I’ll give you wisdom. The implication is that wisdom is not just a deposit made into somebody who now has all the answers. It implies that the ability to hear the voice of God is the key to wisdom. Wisdom, then, is a relational fruit. "
20 " No one who discovers who God has made him or her to be would want to be anyone else. "
