Kingdom Momentum

I am finally getting to some books I had for a few years but forgot about because they were in boxes in our garage.  That's what happens when you are a church planter with no real office.  :-)

Now all of my books are on bookshelves at our house.  One book I found and finally read is called Momentum: God's Ever Increasing Kingdom by Steve Hickey.  It was a good book and here are some quotes that really stood out:

• "Kingdom momentum is enhanced the more we preach Christ." - I know this is a simple statement but seriously do you care more about being "cool" or seeing people become more like Christ?
• "If you are losing steam between Sundays in your personal life with the Lord, it probably has more to do with your daily life with the Lord."
• 'The level of greatness in our church only increases in direct proportion to the level of great character increasing in us."
• "Something must die in each of us for God to fully come alive in and through us."
• "A zero tolerance policy for destructive criticism and gossip about something we are doing keeps division away from the vision."
• "Relational momentum begins to emerge when we surround ourselves with high-productivity people, not high-maintenance people."
• "If you are in the same place spiritually that you were last year, then for sure you missed the Spirit's subtle and not so subtle cues to keep up."
• "Commotion is not the same as motion.  Christian commotion is not the same as Christ's kingdom advancing." - Are you really keeping the main thing the main thing?  Maybe the last thing you need is another Christian small group/bible study!  Instead put into practice what you already know.
• "Never substitute human effort for heaven's anointing."
• "The laws of physics tell us the lower we are, the faster we go.  Humility is huge to spiritual momentum."
• "I tell every church planter that I train that the one guarantee in church planting is that you will be broken."
• "When people can count on you, they will connect with you."
• "The kingdom of God advances with relentless effort."
• "When people ask me how to plant a church I tell them, "On your knees."
• From Dave Ramsey: Focused Intensity divided by Time multiplied by a great big God equals Unstoppable Momentum.
• "Kingdom momentum begins as we cry out to the Lord that it would increasingly be on Earth as it is in Heaven."