Can you think of a time when God surprised you through opening up certain doors? You were hoping to do something or be somewhere and were delighted to see it come to fruition. A few weeks ago, I was hoping to have the opportunity to attend the D6 Conference with my youth pastor but unfortunately the details did not line up. Then through a random conversation with a friend, we were invited to attend. I am so grateful for this wonderful opportunity and would love to share with you 54 interesting quotes from my last minute #D62016 Conference.

Brian Haynes – @brian_haynes

“The Enemy will work hard to keep you from bearing fruit. His favorite scheme is what I call a stronghold cycle.“

“Identify the lie you are believing and share the truth of God’s Word.”

“What is one event where I was wounded? What is one lie I believe about God, myself, or others? What is one truth that God wants me to receive?”

“But God is faithful and fair. If we confess our sins, he will forgive our sins. He will forgive every wrong thing we have done. He will make us pure.” 1 John 1:9

Ron Hunter – @ronhunter

“Your identity is found in Christ and you are enough.”

“Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.” 2 Corinthians 3:17

“People will never change until they are given a reason to change.”

“Slinky Dog is about leadership. Point the way, stretch and let the back catch up.”

“Leaders don’t out lead your organization. Stretch and let them catch up.”

“Set your parents up for success.”

“People will never change until they are given a reason to change.”

Robby Gallaty – @Rgallaty

“How different would the lives of those around us be if we really got serious about making disciples?”

“Do you spend time executing ministry or equipping believers to do ministry?”

“Ministry is the pathway to maturity, not vice versa.”

“KISS Method: Keep, Increase, Start, Stop”

“The greatest gift we can give a child is a mom and dad who love Jesus.”

“If you seek to build a church, you rarely produce disciples, but if you seek to make disciples you always get the church.” – Mike Breen

“You can lose your ministry and still keep your family but if you lose your family you lose them both.”

“The Gospel came to you because it was heading to someone else!”

“Baptism is not the finish line, it’s the starting line.”

Axis Ideas – @axisideas

“Kids would rather lose their sense of taste than their smartphone.”

“What is our 500 year plan? Have we translated the Gospel to the next generation?”

Lisa Harper – @lisadharper

“Perfection is not a prerequisite for a relationship with Jesus Christ.”

“The Bible is not a collection of morality tales.”

Mark 10:49 “And Jesus Stopped” – “Programs are never more important than people.”

“Our God may say wait or stop but he will never say you’re not good enough for the journey he’s called you to.”

Brian and Angela Haynes – @brian_haynes

“Prioritize Home: You need a family table moment, eyeball to eyeball. Shalom in the home!”

“A wise parent relentlessly pursues a heart connection with their child.”

“Prayer is powerful in pursuing your teenagers heart.”

“In parenting, it’s not about strategy, it’s about heart connection.”

“We need to share the gospel with BOLDNESS with our kids! We need to have them walk alongside us!”

Megan Fate Marshman – @meganfate

“Who God was is who God is and who God will forever be.”

“I can’t picture a comfortable way to carry a cross.”

“God is a community in and of Himself; so how important do you think community is to God?”

“Leaders never consider themselves the exception.”

“The story of the Bible is not a story of people seeking God, it’s a story of God wanting to be with His people.”

“If you stand in your career and it shatters, so will you.”

Dr. Richard Ross – @richardaross

“Is Jesus the main conversation in your home?”

“Let your kids watch you have an awakening to Jesus Christ.”

“The most powerful spiritual development experience a teenager has is doing ministry with their parents.”

Yancey Arrington – @YanceyArrington

“Parents are the primary disciple maker. Equally true is what are you going to disciple them in.”

“The gospel is not just the A-B-C’s but the A-Z of Christianity.” Tim Keller

“The gospel is God doing for us in Christ, what we cannot do for ourselves!”

“The aim is not good kids, it’s gospel kids.”

“When the dust settles, do we say, ‘Wow, what a great service that was’ or, ‘Wow, what a great Savior Jesus is’”?

Pat Cimo

“After that generation died, another generation grew up who did not acknowledge the LORD or remember the mighty things he had done for Israel.” Judges 2:10

“God wants us to drive real change from out kidmin seats.”

“Am I misusing my influence? Am I stewarding the influence to the extent that God wants me to?”

Skit Guys – @skitguys

“Iron sharpens iron, So one man sharpens another.” – Proverbs 27:17

“Do not shove away your hurts and hangups because you’re focused on discipling other people.”

“Jesus can handle whatever it is that has a hold of you.”

Eric Metaxas – @ericmetaxas

“I love to have the freedom to say, ‘Thank you Jesus!’”

“Everyone is influenced by you and you are leading them to Jesus or away from Jesus every second.”

“Kids don’t need to get the idea that there is “devil good” and “Jesus good”. All good is of Jesus.”

 

“Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.” Deuteronomy 6:5-7