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" I think it is important to begin with a statement in your speech that grabs the attention of the audience. I try to make my opening line 15 words or less. "

Charles R. Swindoll

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" The world has changed and it's going to keep changing, but God never changes; so we are safe when we cling to Him. "

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" We want a crowd to make us feel important and liked. But why is getting a crowd our focus? Jesus never suggested that crowds were the goal. He never addresses getting your church to grow. Never. "

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" The remarkable thing is, we have a choice everyday regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day. "

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" One of my great goals in life is to live long enough to where I am in the pulpit, preaching my heart out, and I die on the spot, my chin hits the pulpit - boom! - and I'm down and out. What a way to die! "

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" I am often the brunt of my own humor. "

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" Attitude is more important than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than what people do or say. It is more important than appearance, giftedness, or skill. "

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" 'We really shouldn't look like a church.' I've heard that so much I want to vomit. 'Why?' I ask. 'Do you want your bank to look like a bank? Do you want your doctor's office to look like a doctor's office, or would you prefer your doctor to dress like a clown?' "

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" The swift wind of compromise is a lot more devastating than the sudden jolt of misfortune. "

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" I cannot even imagine where I would be today were it not for that handful of friends who have given me a heart full of joy. Let's face it, friends make life a lot more fun. "

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" We cannot change our past. We can not change the fact that people act in a certain way. We can not change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude. "

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" Sometimes I wake up before dawn, and I love sitting up in the middle of the bed with all the lights off, pitch-black dark, and talking to the Father, with no interruptions and nothing that reminds me that there's anything in life but me and Him. "

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" It's the most exciting thing to watch God work when I've asked him about something, to listen to him and watch him work. It's like this friendship, and it just grows and grows and grows and grows. "

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" It is easy for Christians to have the false impression that once we have established a relationship with Christ, which we believe sets us right with God, the problems of life will somehow scoot away or they will slowly be removed from our lives. "

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" When you are giving people the gospel, you are giving them something to believe, and you have to set the stage for that. You don't just drive up and dump the truck and drive off. "

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" One of the worst things you can give to your people is someone you're not. "

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" We need discernment in what we see and what we hear and what we believe. "

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" I am a preacher. I'm involved in many other things, but, mainly, I preach. And I love it! "

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" Nothing is more bothersome to me than retiring. Weird things happen when you disengage; first you get negative, then you start telling people about your latest surgeries, and eventually you lose touch. I want to stay in touch. "

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" We are all faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised as impossible situations. "

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" Because God gave you your makeup and superintended every moment of your past, including all the hardship, pain, and struggles, He wants to use your words in a unique manner. No one else can speak through your vocal cords, and, equally important, no one else has your story. "

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" When a church is spending more of its budget on media than shepherding, something is out of whack. We have gotten things twisted around. "

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