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Famous Quotes By John M. Perkins

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Yielding to God's will can be hard. And sometimes, it really hurts. But it always brings peace. — John M. Perkins

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Right before Jesus went to the cross, He prayed that all believers, past, present, and future "may be one, as You, Father are in Me, and I in You; that they also may be one in Us, that the world may believe that You sent Me" (John 17:21 NKJV). This was Jesus's prayer for us all, yet more often than not, I fear we have not lived up to it. Instead, we fight for our own way, for our selfish desires, for our right to be superior. We build churches centered on our own cultural ideas of God, rather than on seeking to bring us back to Him. And then we fight with other churches and religions about who is serving their personal culture god the best.

Come dream with me. Dream of a fight for something bigger, something more important and worthwhile. We need to fight for justice and peace, for the walls between us to come crashing down. — John M. Perkins

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You have to be a bit of a dreamer to imagine a world where love trumps hate--but I don't think being a dreamer is all that bad. Joel prophesied that God would "pour out [His] Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions" (Joel 2:28). I'm an old man, and this is one of my dreams: that my descendants will one day live in a land where people are quick to confess their wrongdoing and forgive the wrongdoing of others and are eager to build something beautiful together. — John M. Perkins

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The big deal is we think the power is in us individuallythe power is in us collectively. It is in the church. — John M. Perkins

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Justice goes across racial and economic barriers - like the good Samaritan. — John M. Perkins

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Justice is a process, and change takes time, but I believe we ought to dream big dreams and make big statements as we pursue those dreams. Amos didn't tell the people that God wants justice to trickle through their society. The New Living Translation uses the phrase "mighty flood of justice" (Amos 5:24) to describe what God wants to see. One thing we learned in Mendenhall is that once flood waters start rushing through a place, there's no turning them back with human strength. — John M. Perkins

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Education is not a luxury in modern American society-it is essential for survival. — John M. Perkins

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The poor need the motivation, the incentives, the skills, the education so they can help themselves. — John M. Perkins

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I am all for churches being a part of the nonviolent marches and protests that have happened in the wake of violent killings, but these protests happen only after a tragic event has taken place. I want the church to be what prevents these acts from ever happening. I want the church to be the community that is so dedicated to loving our neighbors, to caring for the poor and neglected, and to living out true reconciliation that these killings do not even take place. — John M. Perkins

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Love. No matter where I start, I always end up here. — John M. Perkins

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Godly leadership is not about attaining recognition or glory; it's about serving others. — John M. Perkins

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You don't give people dignity. You affirm it. — John M. Perkins

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There is no reconciliation until you recognize the dignity of the other, until you see their view- you have to enter into the pain of the people. You've got to feel their need. — John M. Perkins

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At eighty-six years old, people tell you how much wisdom you have. I don't know about all of that, but I do know that God has done much in me and through me, and He's still working on me. — John M. Perkins

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We live out our call most fully when we are a community of faith with arms wrapped about a community of pain. — John M. Perkins

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Love Is The Final Fight — John M. Perkins