Michael W. Smith Quotes

Just look at the Old Testament. They didn't go out with the army first. They sent the musicians out.

Friends are friends forever, if the Lord's the Lord of them.

This Is Your Time, This Is Your Dance. Live Every Moment, Leave Nothing To Chance. Swim In The Sea. Drink Of The Deep, Embrace The Mystery Of All You Could Be. What if Tomorrow? And What If Today? Faced With The Question, Oh What Would You Say?

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

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

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

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

Not everyone can lead worship.

Love wasn't put in your heart to stay. Love isn't love until you give it away.

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

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 think one of my greatest gifts is leading worship.

Real joy comes when we get the right desire met - the desire for God himself, for a life led by the Spirit, fulfilling not our material desires but our deepest need, which is to be in a close relationship with our Creator. That is the source of true blessing. The only source.

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

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

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

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

I think worship is a lifestyle, first of all.

If you are a Christ follower, the evil one is after you. When you signed on for Christ, you enlisted in a great war. You became a combatant in a titanic battle for spiritual dominion that has been going on since before Adam and Eve. The enemy has marked you for annihilation, and his demonic armies are aiming their big guns right at your heart.

Satan wants you to stumble and fall. He wants your failure to cause others to think that Christianity is empty of meaning and powerless to change lives. If he can tempt you to forget whose side you're on just for a moment... if Satan can get you to forget your commitment to holiness for just that moment, he may bring down not only you, but others who are watching you. It's a serious thing to be a follower of Jesus. We must find ourselves in a state of constant dependency on him. We must ask God for his strength to overcome the evil one and resist such temptations.

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

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

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

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

With faith and love God's given, springing from the hope we know. We will pray the joy you'll live in, is the strength that now you show.

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

God deserves the best from us.

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

In Christ we are given the courage and strength to change the world

People are brutal. Just to each other.

... each one of us will face a moment when eternity whispers into our hearts, This is your time.

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

I think the people that enjoyed Freedom will love this one; and I actually think some of the unique musical twists this project is taking will open it up to a whole new audience as well.