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" If you really believe in the message you're preaching, you want as many people as possible to listen. "

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" To me, growing into spiritual maturity is becoming less self-conscious and more God-conscious. "

" I've always believed in the power of prayer. One prayer can accomplish more than a thousand plans. That isn't a magic formula, but it's an idea that if you pray, keep praying and then praying some more. "

" It's hard for me to imagine why a church that has younger members wouldn't have a blog component. "

" In an urban environment, a church building is a thing of the past. "

" Prayer is not about letting God know your will; it's about completely submitting to him. You die to yourself. "

" I'd rather be biblically correct than politically correct. "

" Over the years I've grown more comfortable with making people uncomfortable because that is when growth can happen. You need a little conflict. You need a little tension. And that is part of my calling. A little tough love goes a long way! "

" If Jesus were living in our culture, he would probably hang out in coffeehouses. "

" Too often the word 'prayer' induces guilt because we don't do enough of it. After all, I've never met anyone who said they pray too much! All of us fall short. And we often feel like our prayers fall flat. "

" In my experience, take the Holy Spirit out of the equation of your life and it spells boring. Add it into the equation of your life and you never know where you are going to go, what you are going to do, or who you are going to meet. "

" Part of my driving desire as a pastor is to remove every obstacle except the cross that would keep people from coming to faith in Christ. "

" I'm a lifelong Vikings and Packers fan because I lived in both Minnesota and Wisconsin as a kid. "

" I think faith is the small mustard seed of opportunities every day. For example, 'Am I going to love this person? Am I going to share my faith with this person? Am I going to pray that little prayer?' It really is a daily thing where you seize those little mustard seed opportunities and then see what God does. "

" Routines are normal, natural, healthy things. Most of us take a shower and brush our teeth every day. That is a good routine. Spiritual disciplines are routines. That is a good thing. But once routines become routine you need to change your routine. "

" I am a pastor so I eat and breathe the Church. "

" I think twenty-somethings are very cause-oriented. "

" What's unique about Washington is that no one's from here. Almost everybody came here to change the world, to make a difference. "

" New media is like a megaphone. It amplifies your ability to reach more people. "

" The greatest tragedy in life is that some prayers go unanswered as they go unasked. "

" When we change the way that we pray, everything changes. "

" Jesus on Twitter would have been a pretty amazing thing. "