Famous Quotes by Stephen Kendrick

“The only way love can last a lifetime is if it's unconditional. The truth is this: love is not determined by the one being loved but rather by the one choosing to love.”

Love chooses to believe the best about people. It gives them the benefit of the doubt. It refuses to fill in the unknowns with negative assumptions.

Selfishness is like a disease that suffocates our capacity to love. While love asks us to deny ourselves for the sake of another, selfishness demands we put ourselves first at their expense.

There must be a stronger foundation than mere friendship or sexual attraction. Unconditional love, agape love, will not be swayed by time or circumstances.

Love is not determined by the one being loved but by the one choosing to love.

Almost every sinful action ever committed can be traced back to a selfish motive. It is a trait we hate in other people but justify in ourselves.

The only way love can last a lifetime is if it's unconditional. The truth is this: love is not determined by the one being loved but rather by the one choosing to love.

Love makes every effort to deal with the worst and move forward. As much as possible, love focuses on the positive.

If I'm doing something as an offering unto the Lord, I want to give God my best.

Nobody knows you as well as your spouse. And that means no one will be quicker to recognize a change when you deliberately start sacrificing your wants to meet your spouse’s needs.

A stronger foundation than mere friendship is needed for love to endure.

When we are focused on what is truly important, we realize that love and faith are central to all that matters.

We were stepping into some unknown territory with our films, but there was a rightness about it, and God provided the way.

Jesus communicated parables to the secular people around him and he used stories that were very relevant to their lives, taking heaven's truth and packaging it in an earthly context.

In churches, we see that getting people to show up for a prayer meeting is a lot more difficult than a concert or service project.

True love always takes the initiative.

Your quality of life is directly tied to the amount of love flowing in you and through you to others. Though it's often overlooked, love is infinitely more valuable than riches, fame, or honor.

The only way love can last a lifetime is if it’s unconditional.

Love asks us to deny ourselves for the sake of another.

It’s the attitude of cooperation that should permeate our conversations. It’s like a palm tree by the ocean, enduring the greatest winds because it knows how to gracefully bend.

True leadership comes from the heart of service, not from a position of power.