John Carver Show - Andy Stanley - Appetites

Andy Stanley talks about OUR APPETITES. Things that can RUIN our life and make us miserable, if we DO NOT control them. Charles Andrew "Andy" Stanley is the senior pastor of North Point Community Church

Andy Stanley says: "I want to talk about the internal tension that all of us carry that’s associated with our
appetites. It’s an internal tension that we carry because we all want MORE. The only
word for the “appetites” in your vocabulary is MORE. When we talk about appetites, we
immediately think about food or hunger, but there are a lot of appetites. There’s food and
sex and….I’m sure there are a lot more. For me, I’m just looking through the lens of a
guy because that’s all I’ve really been, but for you ladies who a trying to figure men out,
they only have three appetites: food, sex and sleep. Just kidding. God has designed us in
such a way that we are really just a big bundle of appetites and desires. And appetites also
include security, and appetite for love, an appetite to be respected, to be cherished, to feel
successful...All these things God designed us with, but each one of our appetites creates
tension. The reason you feel tension in your life, is because one or more of your appetites
are clamoring for MORE.

1. All of us in leadership have an appetite for progress. We want to see our churches
or companies move forward.
2. We have an appetite for greater responsibility. You probably wish you had more
responsibility, but here’s the interesting thing. Every time you get more
responsibility in your organization, what do you want? MORE!
3. We want respect-recognition for what we’ve accomplished. 

To learn more about Andy Stanley go to http://northpoint.org/