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1 " When it comes to loving people, let's not allow it to be something we do on the side. Let's make it a lifestyle. Whether we are at the gas station, picking up groceries, even waiting to get our car repaired, there is always an open opportunity to love someone in need. "
― , Jesus Swagger: Break Free from Poser Christianity
2 " At one point in time, every friend was a stranger. Love changed that. "
3 " Your current situation and workplace are your personal mission field. Why? Because you can reach people a church can't. You're on the front lines! "
4 " Loving others isn't about us at all. And until that sinks in, we'll never be able to love the way Christ truly loved. "
5 " Martin Luther once said, “You cannot find a Christian who does not pray to God; just as you cannot find a living person without blood. "
6 " Hate the sin, not the sinner" isn't working...I encourage you to instead "Love the sinner, not the sin." Remove the word hate from your vocabulary, and start reflecting an image of Jesus that portrays him differently than a man standing on a soapbox wielding a megaphone. I can't ever recall a person who came to faith because of hate. Let's start a movement of people who are willing to take hate out of the equation and love people regardless of their sins "
7 " A believer twists the Bible to fit his or her lifestyle. A follower works to make his or her lifestyle resemble the teachings of the Bible. "
8 " The real issue isn’t whether our generation is wearing enough bedazzled cross T-shirts; it’s whether we are allowing the message of Jesus to root deeper than our wardrobe, blog posts, music playlists, tweets, and Facebook statuses. We’ve become a tribe of people who rank our faith in a measurement of likes, re-tweets, and memory verses. We need to up our game. "
9 " Jesus didn’t die an extravagant death so that we could live mediocre and comfortable lives. "
10 " A believer knows about Jesus. A follower knows Jesus as his or her Lord and Savior. "
11 " The way you walk, talk, and present yourself to others matters when it comes to your faith. Why? Because if you claim to be a Christian, then people are going to expect you to act like one. Simple. Your swagger truly matters. No matter how long or how briefly you’ve known Jesus as your Lord, you are held to a higher standard of accountability by those around you. "
12 " There are many things about God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit that we may never be able to fully understand, but that doesn’t mean we should stop believing or seeking to understand. If God was small enough to understand, he wouldn’t be big enough to call God. "
13 " In a world of constant conformity, God has called us to be different (Romans 12:2), set apart (Jeremiah 1:5), walking tall with a righteous swagger, a Jesus swagger. "
14 " Our mistakes no longer define who we are, but instead we are to find worth in the name of Jesus. But we are not called to take this gift and run, or to ignore God, but to pursue him and thank him for the liberation he has provided us. "
15 " the mission and purpose of the church was summed up into three words that I believe are the crux of our faith: Christ, cause, and community. "
16 " Jesus’ aim was not for us to strive for good intentions, but to live with righteous ambitions fueled by the forgiveness and atonement he gave us on the cross. "
17 " It’s amazing how a single act of love can transform someone from the inside out. Even in your life, one single act of love could be the tipping point to someone knowing the truth of Christ, so don’t withhold that from anyone you come across. "
18 " Our world finds it so easy to point out the flaws and failures in one another, but constantly fails to realize that we too have our own closetful of sins and mishaps. "
19 " A Christian without the Holy Spirit is like a cheeseburger without the cheese. It’s not what it claims to be. "
20 " God is looking for progression, not perfection. And you can’t find progression unless you have direction. Let God be your compass. Let the way you study, spend time with friends, act in your relationships, and learn be done through the direction of God himself. "
