Quotes by Max Lucado

About Max Lucado:

Max Lucado is a best-selling Christian author and writer and preacher at Oak Hills Church (formerly the Oak Hills Church of Christ) in San Antonio, Texas.
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The sinless One took on the face of a sinner so that we sinners could take on the face of a saint.

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Faith is not the belief that God will do what you want. It is the belief that God will do what is right.

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Our Savior kneels down and gazes upon the darkest acts of our lives. But rather than recoil in horror, he reaches out in kindness and says, "I can clean that if you want." And from the basin of his grace, he scoops a palm full of mercy and washes awa...

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God rewards those who seek Him. Not those who seek doctrine of religion or systems or creeds. Many settle for these lesser passions, but the reward goes to those who settle for nothing less than Jesus himself. And what is the reward? What awaits thos...

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We see a hearse; we think sorrow. We see a grave; we think despair. We hear of a death; we think of a loss. Not so in heaven. When heaven sees a breathless body, it sees the vacated cocoon & the liberated butterfly.

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God wants us to know we are saved, for saved people are dangerous people, willing to face off with the world, unafraid of the consequences since they know that, whatever happens, they will have eternal life.

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When grace moves in... guilt moves out

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A few songs with Him might change the way you sing. Forever.

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But prayer isn't asking God to do what we want. Prayer is asking God to what is right.

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The maker of the stars would rather die for you than live without you. And that is a fact. So if you need to brag, brag about that.

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God leads us. God will do the right thing at the right time. And what a difference that makes.

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Philosophers can debate the meaning of life, but you need a Lord who can declare the meaning of life.

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The key is this: Meet today's problems with today's strength. Don't start tackling tomorrow's problems until tomorrow. You do not have tomorrow's strength yet. You simply have enough for today.

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I think it's noteworthy that the Almighty didn't act high and mighty. The Holy One wasn't holier-than-thou. The One who knew it all wasn't a know-it-all. The One who made the stars didn't keep his head in them. The One who owns all the stuff of earth...

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Conflict is inevitable but combat is optional.

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Who are they to give stars or dots? They're Wemmicks just like you." Eli to Punchinello (p. 25)

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Lower your expectations of earth. This isn't heaven, so don't expect it to be.

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We are Jesus Christ's; we belong to him. But even more, we are increasingly him. He moves in and commandeers our hands and feet, requisitions our minds and tongues. We sense his rearranging: debris into the divine, pig's ear into silk purse. He repur...

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A nation is blessed when it has godly leaders.

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Become a worry-slapper. Treat frets like mosquitoes. Do you procrastinate when a bloodsucking bug lights on your skin? 'I'll take care of it in a moment.' Of course you don't! You give the critter the slap it deserves. Be equally decisive with anxiet...

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Be a doer, not a stewer.

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Author Bio

  • NameMax Lucado
  • DescriptionAmerican clergyman and writer
  • BornJanuary 11, 1955
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionTheologian; Writer