Quotes by Lynne Hybels

Lynne Hybels (b. 1952) — Autorin, Sprecherin und Aktivistin, Mitgründerin der Willow Creek Community Church · evangelikal / freikirchlich · USA

Die US-amerikanische Autorin, Rednerin und Aktivistin Lynne Hybels begründete ab 1975 die überkonfessionelle Megachurch Willow Creek Community Church bei Chicago mit. Bekannt wurde sie vor allem durch ihr weltweites humanitäres Engagement sowie ihren Einsatz für soziale Gerechtigkeit und Frieden im Nahen Osten, der in Teilen des US-Evangelikalismus auf Kritik stieß. Bibellesern begegnet sie als Mahnerin zu einer gelebten Nachfolge, die persönlichen Glauben untrennbar mit praktischer Nächstenliebe und Versöhnungsarbeit verbindet.

Era: Today

Recurring topics: Doubt & Hard Questions, Faith & Trust, Meaning & Identity, Prayer & Silence, God, Jesus & the Holy Spirit, The Bible & the Word of God, Relationships & Family, Grace & Redemption

Quotes by Lynne Hybels

You can have a faith big enough to embrace even the doubts and include the mystery.

Lynne Hybels

We don't need to build up an impressive image of ourselves for God to love us.

Lynne Hybels

Faith is about surrendering to this God who is greater than my doubts and greater than my questions.

Lynne Hybels

You cannot engage with Jesus without noticing that he is very tender and treats people very individually and personally.

Lynne Hybels

I don't have to work through prayer lists or study Bible texts. I can open the Bible and ask God to make clear to me what he wants to say to me personally.

Lynne Hybels

The desire to please everyone is the surest way to become unhappy.

Lynne Hybels

Let us be who we are. Each of us contributes something different to the whole. And that's wonderful. Let's be content with that.

Lynne Hybels

The church can teach us something about silence, but it cannot make us silent. Personal devotion must always be added to it.

Lynne Hybels

What we give to our children ultimately falls back on us as a blessing - a blessing that leads to joy.

Lynne Hybels

This is what faith is about: surrendering to this God who is greater than everything.

Lynne Hybels

I had to learn a new way of praying and reading the Bible, more open to the Spirit within it.

Lynne Hybels

When it comes to God and being a Christian, much simply remains mystery.

Lynne Hybels

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