Amano Samarpan Quotes

Transformation in the world happens when people are healed and start investing in other people.

But I know God has big stuff planned that ultimately doesn`t have anything to do with me.

I think if the church did what they were supposed to do we wouldn`t have anyone sleeping on the streets.

Really, I could care less if there`s a Second Decade record.

I sang at the Inaugural prayer service at the National Cathedral.

I`m learning, but I`m getting better at it because I`m learning how to hear God in worship.

I think there`s a passion for God like never before.

I believe people are afraid to be still because we`re used to being stimulated.

There are a lot of bad worship songs, in my opinion, but there are a lot of good ones, too.

God deserves the best from us.

There are a lot of songs sitting around on my computer that didn`t make it that I liked but you have to draw the line a little bit.

I sure love Ireland. The first trip I ever made was last year when I did this record in Dublin.

Doing the instrumental thing, you`re really looking for the power of the melody to carry the record.

We were engaged three-and-a-half weeks after the first date.

I, on the other hand, have a bit of a southern accent.

It`s really interesting to go back to `93 or `94 and listen to that music, like the I`ll Lead You Home record.

This fall I`m doing something I`ve never done before. I`m starring in a film, an independent film.

Even though we were all celebrities to a certain extent, we all looked at each other as family.

I`ve said to others that there were places I had forgotten about that were just so powerful. I`ve read the Gospels many times, but it`s been a while since I`ve read through a whole book.

I think worship is a lifestyle, first of all.

Healing rain is a real touch from God. It could be physical healing or emotional or whatever.

I`ve been there and done all that, sold millions of records, and that doesn`t bring you peace.

For some reason, and for a time such as this, God has given me favor with kings and princes.

First of all, you need to just absolutely pray with all your might that God will give you a heart for Him more than anything - for Him.

I think it all comes down to relationships - how I treat my wife, how I treat my kids, how I treat the guys at the grocery store, all aspects of every day, what I`m involved in.

I`ve explored the worship side, the pop side, and the film scoring side of me.

I think The Big Picture was such a huge shift from my second record.

In terms of worship, I think we ought to have the right people leading.

I`m on the journey like everybody, but I`m focused. I know where my strength comes from, and it doesn`t have anything to do with Michael W. Smith.

Just look at the Old Testament. They didn`t go out with the army first. They sent the musicians out.

Things change when you give your life to serving God, and that can be scary.

Love wasn`t put in your heart to stay. Love isn`t love until you give it away.

Some of the most powerful times are when we`re quiet.

We`ve probably never met, but I wish we had.

I think one of my greatest gifts is leading worship.

There`s this real desire on our part to be the man and woman of God that He wants us to be, and to do that you have to be a servant.

Not everyone can lead worship.