Marvin Sapp Quotes

Gospel music allows us to become closer to God and closer to each other.

Sometimes I still wonder what my fans look like, but if I had to describe them, I'd say that they are everyday people with everyday needs who need a supernatural message to help them though their natural walk.

The Bible tells us that we're supposed to leave an inheritance for children.

I just believe that whatever I post should be my content.

We as preachers/teachers/pastors have to figure out things to do in order to garner the attention of individuals and also keep them at our churches by making sure that we reinvent ourselves on a consistent basis.

Success is difficult to define.

Now we have so many different genres of music, it's amazing to me. Even in the gospel music arena, you've got hip-hop, you got contemporary, urban contemporary, you got traditional, you got neo-soul gospel, you've got all of these different things.

In spite of calamity, He still has a plan for me, And it's working for my good, And it's building my testimony ...

My father was a singer. So it just kind of happened that one Sunday while my dad was singing, I just walked out and stood next to him, and I started singing the song that he was leading, and I sang it in perfect pitch.

Being a pastor is pressure because we have to counsel people.

I have to prioritize: father first, and then a pastor and a recording artist and entrepreneur. I try to put everything in proper perspective, and then the proper priority.

I chose to sing in the church, and have never regretted it.

My assignment is to take my situation and to use it to help others who feel hopeless and/or helpless because of loss.

Our job in gospel is not going away. It's a sustainable genre. It sells - without question.

God didn't give you the strength to get back on your feet so that you can run back to the same things that knocked you down.

When my wife got sick, I didn't understand why God was doing what he was doing.

I have been singing gospel music since I was four years old.

Keep doing what you do, and people that enjoy what you do are gonna buy your music and love on you.

I tell people all the time, 'As long as my kids are doing good, I'm gonna be alright.'

One thing I don't personally like is not having that privacy I used to have. Being able to do whatever I wanted to do without people recognizing me. That makes me watch what I'm doing more carefully. I'm not going to be acting no fool.