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“Believers cannot be truly happy or at peace as long as they remain largely focused upon themselves and their own needs, wants, and hurts. Only in becoming outwardly focused on ministering to the needs of others can they experience real satisfaction and sense of purpose. Thus we pastors do them a great disservice if we allow people to continue to see themselves primarily as recipients of ministry rather than deliverers of ministry.”
― Robert Morris, The Blessed Church: The Simple Secret to Growing the Church You Love

“Imagine yourself sitting with God, having coffee and chatting about life as you might with a friend. What kinds of things would you talk about that you aren’t currently talking to Him about right now?”
― Robert Morris, Frequency: Tune In. Hear God.

“Lord Jesus Christ, You are the Healer and our true Comforter. You hold us in the palm of Your hand. Lord, right now we want to remember, in the power of Jesus’ name, any emotional wounding that’s happened to us, any great loss we’ve experienced, any wrong that’s been done to us that we haven’t forgiven. We want to purposely name in prayer the reason for the pain we feel. Lord, we bring that wounded and bruised experience to You and place it at Your feet. Father, we acknowledge to You this great hurt and pray specifically for holy forgetfulness. We submit these memories to You and ask that You would heal us. Where there has been a lack of forgiveness, let there now be forgiveness in the power of Jesus’ name. I choose now, by an act of my will, to forgive every person who has ever wronged me and to release bitterness and unforgiveness in Jesus’ name. I choose to forgive myself for the wrong and shameful things I’ve done and to receive God’s forgiveness through Jesus Christ. Where we have held on to feelings of being hurt, please take those feelings now and remove them from our lives. Where there are feelings of great loss, remind us that You hold all of life in Your sovereign hands.”
― Robert Morris, Truly Free: Breaking the Snares That So Easily Entangle

“Hearing God’s voice is not about something we do. Rather, hearing God is about someone we are. Hearing God is not primarily a behavior. It’s a reflection of our identity. We hear God because of who we are and because of whose we are. In”
― Robert Morris, Frequency: Tune In. Hear God.

“Maybe you’ve woken up in the middle of the night and needed to go to the bathroom or wanted to go to the kitchen, and then while you were walking across a dark room, you stubbed your toe. I know I’ve done this—and it hurts! I bet you’ve done this too. What will help in a situation like that? The answer is simple. Turn on a lamp. When we flip on a light switch, there is no argument between light and dark. When the light is on, the darkness is gone. There’s no fight. There’s no struggle. Similarly, if we feel confused about which direction to turn, then the first thing we ought to do is turn to God and read the Bible. Go to God through the pages of His Word. King David, in Psalm 119:105, states it plainly: “Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.” Light dispels darkness. First John 1:5 declares this truth: “God is light and in Him is no darkness at all.”
― Robert Morris, Frequency: Tune In. Hear God.

“Tithing isn’t really giving—it’s returning. It is bringing back to the Lord what is already His. Thus, the second principle of multiplication is that finances over and above the tithe must be shared if they are to multiply.”
― Robert Morris, The Blessed Life: Unlocking the Rewards of Generous Living

“Our job is to train up everyday evangelists and send them out, filled with the Word and the influencing power that comes from having been in God’s presence.”
― Robert Morris, The Blessed Church: The Simple Secret to Growing the Church You Love

“The church is extremely inwardly focused right now and that has never been God’s intent. Jesus wasn’t self-absorbed when He walked the earth. We, His body, can’t be either if we are going to accurately display Him to a lost and dying world. And”
― Robert Morris, The Blessed Church: The Simple Secret to Growing the Church You Love

“(For the record, God is not opposed to sound marketing and advertising; it’s just that they can never take the place of anointing, evangelism, and outreach.) Early”
― Robert Morris, The Blessed Church: The Simple Secret to Growing the Church You Love

“embrace growth but pursue health—knowing that health is the vital prerequisite, cause, and sustainer of growth.”
― Robert Morris, The Blessed Church: The Simple Secret to Growing the Church You Love

“helps me. He helps me know what to say when I’m speechless. He helps me know when to speak and when to keep my mouth closed.”
― Robert Morris, The God I Never Knew: How Real Friendship with the Holy Spirit Can Change Your Life

“if you are hearing from God, you can’t dream bigger than God can deliver.”
― Robert Morris, The Blessed Church: The Simple Secret to Growing the Church You Love

“Having a church culture is not optional. You will have one. You can either be intentional and purpose driven about what kind of culture you create, or you can just let “what will be will be.” Keys”
― Robert Morris, The Blessed Church: The Simple Secret to Growing the Church You Love

“is impossible to put a dagger through the heart of selfishness in people’s lives without teaching them to think like stewards rather than owners. Selfish”
― Robert Morris, The Blessed Church: The Simple Secret to Growing the Church You Love

“Let’s look at a difficult and commonly misunderstood passage of Scripture. Jesus is speaking:”
― Robert Morris, The Power of Your Words

“When you let the Holy Spirit paint dreams and a vision upon the canvas of your heart, a picture will emerge that will stagger your imagination and test your faith. If the vision doesn’t seem impossible to accomplish with your natural ability, it’s probably not from God. Throughout”
― Robert Morris, The Blessed Church: The Simple Secret to Growing the Church You Love

“He’s in control. I need to do my part in that and act as He leads me. Yet He is always the one in charge.”
― Robert Morris, Frequency: Tune In. Hear God.

“Please notice three elements in that definition. First, a word of prophecy is a message of encouragement—not discouragement, not correction or rebuke, and not judgment. In 1 Corinthians 14:3, Paul provides the threefold role of prophecy: “But he who prophesies speaks edification and exhortation and comfort to men.” A great way to test the validity of a prophetic word is to ask, “Did that word of prophecy bring edification, exhortation, or comfort to the hearer?”
― Robert Morris, The God I Never Knew: How Real Friendship with the Holy Spirit Can Change Your Life

“By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, their starry host by the breath of his mouth” (Ps. 33:6 NIV).”
― Robert Morris, Frequency: Tune In. Hear God.

“Nuestra lengua en verdad es desproporcionadamente poderosa. Ella puede ayudarnos a alcanzar el plan y propósito de Dios para nuestras vidas, o puede mantenernos corriendo sin destino, logrando poco o nada.”
― Robert Morris, El Poder de sus palabras: Como Dios puede bendecir su vida a través de sus palabras