Darrin Patrick

Born :

December 4, 1970

God, make me a man with thick skin and a soft heart. Make me a man who is tough and tender. Make me tough so I can handle life. Make me tender so I can love people. God, make me a man.

heart men people

Worry is worthless. It can't change the past or control the futur... by Darrin Patrick

Worry is worthless. It can't change the past or control the future. It only spoils the moment.

moments worry past

If your friends never make you uncomfortable. You don't have frie... by Darrin Patrick

If your friends never make you uncomfortable. You don't have friends. You have fans.

uncomfortable fans ifs

We should never intentionally offend, but if you follow Jesus, yo... by Darrin Patrick

We should never intentionally offend, but if you follow Jesus, you will offend religious people.

religious people jesus

Is Jesus a Saviour who saves you, or is he an assistant who helps... by Darrin Patrick

Is Jesus a Saviour who saves you, or is he an assistant who helps you save yourself?

assistants helping jesus

Would your city weep if your church did not exist? by Darrin Patrick

Would your city weep if your church did not exist?

church cities ifs

Any person that says, "Of course I wouldn't do ______" doesn't kn... by Darrin Patrick

Any person that says, "Of course I wouldn't do ______" doesn't know their own heart.

courses persons heart

If there is no challenging of the sinful heart, there is no gospe... by Darrin Patrick

If there is no challenging of the sinful heart, there is no gospel preaching.

preaching challenges heart

You don't measure your maturity by comparing yourself with others. You judge maturity by comparing yourself to Jesus.

maturity judging jesus

Discipline is rarely enjoyable, but almost always profitable. by Darrin Patrick

Discipline is rarely enjoyable, but almost always profitable.

profitable enjoyable discipline

Humility is not just declaring that you are not God. It is decidi... by Darrin Patrick

Humility is not just declaring that you are not God. It is deciding daily to not be God.

declaring humility

Most people think that Christianity is spelled DO: they look at the Bible or the life of Christ, and they simply try hard to live like Jesus. Christianity is really spelled DONE: it is what Christ has done that enables us to live a life of obedience.30

people jesus thinking

The key to ministry in any and every context, both now and for the last two thousand years, is missionary flexibility.

While our heart for social justice grows out from the gospel, social justice by itself will not communicate the gospel. We need gospel proclamation, for as much as people may see our good deeds, they cannot hear the good news unless we tell them. Social justice, though valuable as an expression of Christian love, should, especially as a churchwide endeavor, serve the goal of gospel proclamation.

expression christian heart

God doesn't want your crises-mode promises. by Darrin Patrick

God doesn't want your crises-mode promises.

crisis want promise