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" Football is oneness in action. When played well, it is unity on display. Players come from different races and different backgrounds. However, when they get on the field, they harmonize their differences toward a common goal. "

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" In Scripture, a name often connotes purpose, authority, makeup, and character. In fact, a person's name is frequently seen as an equivalent of that person. "

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" It is in following Christ as our captain that we can win in our personal lives, families, churches, and communities. "

" Prayer is God's backstage pass into a personal audience with Him. "

" These young people need to see that there's something bigger out there than what they're looking at everyday or seeing in the news or on social media. They need men and women to come into their lives who will give them a bigger vision of the world, of life, of opportunity, of what they can become rather than what they think they are limited to you. "

" The church is the only mechanism for mass mobilization. That's why the civil rights movement came out of the church. "

" We need to have a unified understanding of our national heritage without losing our personal distinctives. The closer that national heritage is to the rule of God, the more ordered our relationships will become in society. "

" Churches need to be intentional about reaching the next generation by creating templates for young people to see that there is a stepping stone for leadership in this church. "

" The cross is to be our point of reference for every area of our lives all the time. "

" Occasional setbacks are probably unavoidable - part of the struggle of living in a fallen world. Other setbacks are due to our own sin and failures, or circumstances outside our control. "

" I condemn racism on all levels, whether personal or systemic. "

" Whenever my dad wasn't working, he'd take me along to pass out biblical tracts on street corners or in visits to the local prison. "

Tony Evans

Take

Working

" Slavery was ungodly, unrighteous, and unbiblical. "

Tony Evans

Slavery

" The separation of church and state is a suburban, not an urban, issue. "

" If you or the devil or anyone else could remove you from Christ's hand, then that entity would be greater than Christ, and the eternal life He gave you would not be eternal at all. That's an impossible equation. "

" Although all serious Christians recognize the importance that the Bible places on prayer, most fall short when it comes to doing it. "

" Human nature being what it is, if you told me you were going to give me one dollar with no strings attached, I probably wouldn't question the gift too much. But if you told me you wanted to give me one hundred dollars with no obligation, I'd have to think about it for a minute before accepting. "

Tony Evans

Think

Nature

" Until we take seriously God's definition of the church and stop just 'having church,' we will not see transformation in our society. "

" The history of our country has been driven by a Judeo-Christian worldview, and so that has dominated the landscape. So it's important that we recognize the lordship of Jesus Christ without apology in our emphasis on prayer. "

" We need to learn the names of God because when we know His character and His capacity, we will find rest and discover peace and power in His covenantal care of us. "

" The truth is an objective standard by which reality is measured; it's God's point of view on any subject. "

" The goal was not only to teach people the Bible and minister to people personally and spiritually, but also to build a church to be community focused. "

" Anyone who knows me knows that I love football. "

" When you repent and operate on God's standards, now you have restoration and reconciliation. "

" Getting to know God by His names is more than simply learning a new word or discovering a new title He goes by. Learning to know God by His names opens up the door to knowing His character more fully and experiencing His power more deeply. "

" And when you redefine the family other than what the Creator intended when he established it, then you look at the devolution of civilization. "

" We need a right view of the cross. It is both a historical event that can take us to Heaven and a current event that can bring Heaven to bear on Earth. "

" God created the races. He created different backgrounds and cultures. But He created them all to operate under His authority. "

Tony Evans

God

Different

" God has a kingdom. It's made up of citizens: some black, some white, some red, yellow, Spanish backgrounds. His intention was never that the individual uniqueness would cause them to lose sight of the flag flying over them - the flag of the cross. "

" As Christians, we often tend to get our Bible doctrine confused and start mixing truths that were never meant to be mixed. "

" The exclusion of God automatically means the inclusion of evil. "