Quotes from Erwin McManus

Wherever and whenever God is moving in a new and fresh way, there emerges a new song!

My primary assessment would be because American Christians tend to be incredibly self-indulgent, so they see the church as a place there for them to meet their needs and to express faith in a way that is meaningful for them.

I hope my greatest contribution will be to try to extract principles of truth that will cause us to live our lives in a more effective way and to advance Jesus' purpose in the world.

I think the exploration and the search for who Jesus is, and that 2,000 years later we're still trying to figure out who He was, and did He really rise from the dead... And I think for me, the answer is 'yes,' and that's why we're talking about Him today.

You're not supposed to die with your potential. A life well lived squeezes all the potential placed within and does something with it.

Courage frees us from the fears that would rob us of life itself.

The person who loves the process has a much greater chance of success than the person who loves the outcome.

This thing that haunts you, that never seems satisfied, the cravings in your soul that you are unable to satiate through all the success that the world can bring this is your soul screaming for God.

We are constantly learning and growing and changing. We are really an experiment. We are endeavoring to discover if a community of faith can exist purely for the good of others.

The Bible is not an antiquated text. The scriptures are the text that will lead us into the future.

When you begin to create the life of your dreams - or maybe better stated, when you begin to live the life that God dreams for you - you take responsibility to prepare for the future.

The most important moments rarely come at a convenient time