Tony Evans Quotes & Sayings

When you deny yourself, take up your cross, and follow Him, you die while you simultaneously truly live. That is when you experience the reality that "whoever loses his life for my sake will find it" (Matthew 16:25). — Tony Evans

Men, you don't have to curse God openly to despise Him. All you need to do is tell Him that you don't think much of Him by giving Him your leftovers. — Tony Evans

When you understand the values of God's kingdom, you will best understand His agenda.4 However, it is my conviction that the message of the kingdom, and the values therein, are sorely lacking in understanding today. — Tony Evans

A carnal Christian makes his or her decisions based entirely on what can be seen, touched, tasted, smelled, or heard. — Tony Evans

There may be a hundred reasons that a husband is not fulfilling his role as the head of the home. But a wife who rebels against her head is only introducing a new element of spiritual sickness and dysfunction into the family. — Tony Evans

Churches must extend their influence beyond the lives of church members to impact the broader community that they serve. — Tony Evans

Young men need a positive influence, especially when they don't have a strong male figure in their lives. They can be influenced by a great, godly man in the church, which gives men a great mission in the church to influence these kids. — Tony Evans

If God can't get the attention of the church house, He's certainly not going to stop by the White House. — Tony Evans

Because Jesus Christ is a man, He feels what we feel. Because He is God, He can do something about it. — Tony Evans

A kingdom man is the kind of man that when his feet hit the floor each morning the devil says, "Oh crap, he's up!" — Tony Evans

One of the major failures of the church is not a focus on building disciples but a focus on building members. — Tony Evans

Don't wait until you are a big shot to do big shot things. — Tony Evans

Keep in mind that God's sovereignty allows Him to even use that which is not cooperating with Him (the bad) in order to move things to where He wants them to go. — Tony Evans

God established the family as the foundation of civilization. — Tony Evans

You are not fighting for victory - you are fighting from victory. This battle has already been won! — Tony Evans

Many, if not most, Christians begin with the wrong question of who they should vote for rather than the more important question of how they should vote. — Tony Evans

One name by itself can't fully represent God's majesty & power. — Tony Evans

Having your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace creates a stability that even Satan cannot undo. — Tony Evans

When it comes to politics and elections, far too many Christians spend more time appealing to family, history and tradition, culture, racial expediency, and personal preference than they do to what the Bible teaches. — Tony Evans

A kingdom man understands that God never said a godly life would be easy; He just said it would be worth it. — Tony Evans

The Bible is the voice of God in print. — Tony Evans

Tenacious prayer is a lifestyle that produces results. — Tony Evans

Thus marriage, like the Trinity, is a hierarchical partnership. While all parties are equal in value, essence, and significance, there is a distinction in function (hierarchy) in order to fulfill God's kingdom agenda in history. — Tony Evans

Watches have watch makers, paintings have painters, designs have designers, and creation has a creator, — Tony Evans

It's easier to shape a child than to repair an adult. — Tony Evans

The primary cause of this national crisis is the feminization of men. — Tony Evans

In fact, it is precisely because we have changed books that the chaos in our country has gotten worse than ever before. — Tony Evans

Brokenness is often the road to breakthrough. Be encouraged. — Tony Evans

A man who brags about satisfying 30 women is immature. A real man is one who can satisfy the same woman for 30 years. — Tony Evans

What is the kingdom solution to divisions in the body of Christ along class, cultural, racial, and denominational lines? Be committed to the truth. — Tony Evans

Trials are to see if you believe what you say you believe. — Tony Evans

Even though Eve ate the fruit first, God went looking for Adam. It had been Adam whom God had revealed himself to as LORD God in the context of giving Adam divine instruction. — Tony Evans

Jesus wants men who will rule well. — Tony Evans

One of the major problems leading to the breakdown of society is that we have far too many opinions dictating life choices and not enough truth mandating them. — Tony Evans

You cannot change the way you feel until you change the way you think because your thoughts will determine the way you feel. — Tony Evans

Men, God is not opposed to greatness. God is opposed to pride. Big difference. Unfortunately, it is a difference not widely understood or embraced. — Tony Evans

God's timing is always perfect. Trust His delays. He's got you. — Tony Evans

A Christian wife who may be looking good on the outside, but who cuts her husband with her words, runs him down to her friends and family, and dishonors him in the children's presence is not beautiful by God's definition. — Tony Evans

Faith is acting like God is telling the truth. — Tony Evans

The primary component upon which all else rests in a kingdom is the authority of the ruler. Without that, there is anarchy resulting in mess. — Tony Evans

If you limit worship to where you are, the minute you leave that place of worship you will leave your attitude of worship behind like a crumpled-up church bulletin. — Tony Evans

Paul, we are going to kill you. That is cool, then I will go to Christ. Ok Paul, we are going to let you live. That is great, then I can witness Christ. Ok, then we will torture you. That is fine, then I will receive a reward in Heaven one day. — Tony Evans

If you have faith, you can do what others can't do, because you can see what others can't see. — Tony Evans

As a result, socialism and communism, in particular, use government to suppress religion to such a degree as to leave the one true God out entirely. — Tony Evans

You entrust your money to banks, God entrusts His money to you. How would you feel if the bank took your money and used it to play the lottery or gamble with it? So, how does God feel? — Tony Evans

A godly woman's true adornment can't be bought at a department store or acquired in the beauty shop. — Tony Evans

The bottom line is pray. If you're tired, sick, emotionally overwhelmed - pray. If you're on cloud nine and life seems perfect - pray. If you lack direction - pray. If you doubt that prayer makes any difference - pray. If the circumstances of your life are out of your control - pray. If the circumstances of your life seem well within you're your control - pray even harder. Whatever you do - pray. — Tony Evans

People wonder why they have so little of God when God has so little of them. — Tony Evans

Women who want to please the Lord in their marriages often must ignore the people on the other side of the glass. That's because what God is telling them in His Word may go against what many of their friends are telling them and what the television is telling them. But none of us is here to please the onlookers. — Tony Evans

If I asked her in what ways you have adjusted your plans and schedule in the past month because you saw that she had a burden or a need you could help meet, would she be able to recall such times? — Tony Evans

I try to explain the difference to a client between cleaning and restoration.Cleaning is simply removing some light to moderate soils. Restoration is removing those hardened deposits and stains that require heavier cleaners and much more time. Or on a building that has just been built or renovated it's removing all the construction debris. Setting expectations can go a long way to having and keeping satisfied customers. — Tony Evans

Full faith is an all-out, no-holds-barred approach to a life punctuated by actions of belief. — Tony Evans

God is in charge, and alone sits as the ultimate government over His creation. All other governments are then to reflect His ultimate rule. — Tony Evans

Sometimes God lets you be in a situation that only He can fix so that you can see that He is the One who fixes it. Rest. He's got it. — Tony Evans

When you got saved, God deposited deep down within you all of the righteousness that belongs to Jesus Christ. But you can't benefit unless you are willing to dig down deep with the shovel of truth so that God will release a brand-new you surrounded by the secure protection of a breastplate of His righteousness. — Tony Evans

Any job that allows me to use my pure water cleaning system and water fed pole is one I love. The wow factor for the customer after we [New View Window Cleaning] are done and they can't believe what we did with "just water and a brush" is something I never tire of. — Tony Evans

You cannot read the Bible and ignore the political realm. — Tony Evans

Sometimes God lets you hit rock bottom so that you will discover He is the Rock at the bottom. — Tony Evans

God has determined in His sovereign will where He's going to wind up. But within the context of His will, He has many ways of getting there. He allows you to make choices. Your choices will not determine whether God winds up where He wants to go. He will arrive at His destination, but your choices affect which route He takes. God is going to get there either through you, around you, over you, by you, or in spite of you. When it is all said and done, however, even the route you choose will be the one He sovereignly planned to use in order to achieve His intended purposes. — Tony Evans

A lot of wives are trying too hard to make their marriages work, but they can't sustain the weight of what they're doing, and they crash. God says, "I want you to soar on the wind of the Holy Spirit. Position yourself in Me, and let Me glide your marriage into a changed relationship." When you are doing it God's way, you don't have to flap because you can soar. — Tony Evans

It often takes the darkness of a storm to show us the light of God's presence. — Tony Evans

Our God is sovereign. That means there's no such thing as luck. Anything that happens to you, good or bad, must pass through His fingers first. There are no accidents with God. I like the story of the cowboy who applied for health insurance. The agent routinely asked him, 'Have you ever had any accidents?' The cowboy replied, 'Well no, I've not had any accidents. I was bitten by a rattlesnake once, and a horse did kick me in the ribs. That laid me up for a while, but I haven't had any accidents.' The agent said, 'Wait a minute. I'm confused. A rattlesnake bit you, and a horse kicked you, Weren't those accidents?' 'No, they did that on purpose. — Tony Evans

The more people marginalize the true God of the Bible the more chaotic things become. — Tony Evans

The real issue at hand is how God is going to respond to a culture when the majority of the people seek to veto Him. — Tony Evans

By misunderstanding the nature and purpose of God's kingdom, we have marginalized the church's authority and influence both within its walls and outside them. — Tony Evans

God only promises to bless the nation that recognizes His authority. — Tony Evans

A kingdom man is a man who visibly demonstrates the comprehensive rule of God underneath the Lordship of Jesus Christ in every area of his life. — Tony Evans

Prayer is the means by which God has established for God's people to invite the spiritual into the physical, and the invisible realm into the visible realm. — Tony Evans

Truth cannot be defined by the individuals who have been created because individuals are finite beings with limited knowledge and deceitful hearts (see Jeremiah 17:9). — Tony Evans

Insisting on living in your past will kill your future. Let it go. — Tony Evans

As a believer and a child of the King, to consider casting a vote for someone or for something that would go against what God would vote for ought to be out of the question. — Tony Evans

Philippians 4:7: "And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus." Peace protects you. — Tony Evans

Are you progressing to be more and more like Jesus Christ? Are you investing in the moment rather than being bound by yesterday or worrying about tomorrow? — Tony Evans

Thanksgiving is not just a warm, cozy holiday. It's not merely a time of recreation and relaxation and watching football all day. As we give thanks, we need to put our mind, soul and spirit into our thanks and into our praise. — Tony Evans

Many of us are being held hostage by bitterness because we are not willing to give to others what we have been given. — Tony Evans

A woman who wants to be the head of her home invites the Devil to take over her family. And the Devil has taken over many homes because the wife has refused to submit to the legitimate, biblical authority of her husband. The result is spiritual sickness and dysfunction. — Tony Evans

Jesus didn't wait until we got better to die for us. He died when we were in our most unlovely state. The person who doesn't deserve love actually needs love more, not less. If you know someone unworthy of love, that's great! You now have a chance to emulate Christ, because the essence of His love is unconditional. — Tony Evans

Men are often reluctant to give up their wants and their agendas, when necessary, for their wives. — Tony Evans

Church is not for spectators. — Tony Evans

Peace doesn't mean that you will not have problems. Peace means that your problems will not have you. — Tony Evans

When the governing representatives of the people legalize the shedding of innocent blood (as a for-profit business, nonetheless) then they have placed themselves, and those they represent, in the direct line of God's judgment. — Tony Evans

When you carry the WEIGHT of yesterday, it will ruin the POWER of today and the PROGRESS of tomorrow. — Tony Evans

Every voting choice you exercise ought to be for the candidate, platform, party, or policy that will best represent the values of the kingdom of God. — Tony Evans

Scripture would not only solve the individual and family divisions, but it would also solve the ecclesiastical confusion. — Tony Evans

God doesn't need you to be your husband's critic, his conscience, or his mother. Neither does he need you to sit down, fold your arms, and say, Okay, that's it. I'm not going to do what I'm supposed to do until my husband starts doing what he's supposed to do. — Tony Evans

We need to make sure we are not analyzing the events in our lives from a secular, human, worldly point of view rather than from a divine, spiritual, godly point of view. — Tony Evans

The primary role of the church is to reflect God's value system in society and to train people in that value system. It's not the government's responsibility, nor are they equipped to do that on the most local level where the need exists. — Tony Evans

Each individual among you also is to love his own wife even as himself, and the wife must see to it that she respects her husband — Tony Evans

The first thing you do is sit down with your wife and say something like this, Honey, I've made a terrible mistake. I've given you my role. I gave up leading this family ... I'm not suggesting that you ask for your role back, I'm urging you to take it back ... Be sensitive. Listen. Treat the lady gently and lovingly. But lead! — Tony Evans

One of the reasons so many singles are dissatisfied is that they're looking for a change in status to define their significance, rather than finding a purpose in life, granted by God, that gives them significance regardless of the status they're in. — Tony Evans

God is the source. Everything else is a resource. — Tony Evans

The definition of unity is oneness of purpose, not sameness of being. Like a quilt with various colors and patterns that have been blended together into a harmonious whole, a church in unity celebrates each person's unique place in the divine design. — Tony Evans

You may say, "I'd compliment him if he did something right." Well, he did at least one thing right. He married you! — Tony Evans

Other men look to him as someone to emulate. His church calls on him for strength and leadership. He is a preserver of culture and a champion of society to keep out evil and usher in good. — Tony Evans

Revival is the return of God's manifest presence to His people for the purpose of them renewing their relationship with Him, with each other and for the good of the broader society. It is necessary because much of what God determines to do, or not do, in the world is determined by His relationship to His people. — Tony Evans

The reason so many believers are struggling is that we have voted in the past asking God to bless our plans rather than casting our votes based on seeking His agenda. We want God to sign off on our decisions rather than us following His. — Tony Evans

Faith doesn't make sense. It makes miricles. — Tony Evans

Success is not what you have done compared to what others have done. Success is what you have done compared to what you were supposed to do. — Tony Evans

In fact, sometimes God will allow you to experience larger problems in life because He wants to unveil a larger portion of Himself to you. People who want to give up on God simply because life's scenarios don't make sense could very well be walking away from a new manifestation of God and His name in their lives. — Tony Evans

Don't you understand, mister, you are royalty and God has chosen you to be priest of your home? — Tony Evans