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Jesus is mysterious not just because of what we don’t know about him, but because of what we do know about him.

John Ortberg

The primary goal of spiritual life is human transformation.
JOHN ORTBERG

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The Holy Spirit says: You are it. You are God’s plan. In a thirsty world, people need to be refreshed. It is a broken world, and people need to be healed. Now get out there and do it!
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God Healing Holy Planning Refreshment Spirit
In reality, each thought we have carries with it a little spiritual power, a tug toward or away from God. No thought is purely neutral.
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There is a world of difference between being friendly to someone because they’re useful to you and being someone’s friend.
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Difference Friendship World
Acceptance is an act of the heart. To accept someone is to affirm to them that you think it’s a very good thing they are alive.
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Acceptance Act Affirmation Alive Heart
The miracle of Sunday is that a dead man lives. The miracle of Saturday is that the eternal Son of God lies dead.
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We are too often double espresso followers of a decaf Sovereign.
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Follow Identity
Joylessness may be the sin most readily tolerated by the church.
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The reason our souls hunger so is that the life we could be living so far exceeds our strangest dreams.
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The life of Abraham Lincoln is by most accounts an amazing study in character formation. Yet he was notoriously disorganized; he even had a file in his law office labeled If you can’t find it anywhere else, try looking here.
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Going in faith does not necessarily mean going with serenity or without doubts. Faith can be difficult.
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Difficult Doubt Faith Necessary Serene
True love is willing to warn, reprove, confront or admonish when necessary.
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Love Necessary True Willing
What matters is not the accomplishments you achieve; what matters is the person you become.
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Ever console or scold people hurt in human relationships that satisfaction comes from God alone? Stop. Adam’s fellowship with God was perfect, and God Himself declared Adam needed other humans.
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The most important task of your life is not what you do, but who you become.
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The good news as Jesus preached it is not just about the minimal entrance requirements for getting into heaven when you die. It is about the glorious redemption of human life-your life.
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Goodness Heaven Human Life News Preach Yourself

Jesus is mysterious not just because of what we don’t know about him, but because of what we do know about him.

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Jesus is mysterious not just because of what we don’t know about him, but because of what we do know about him.

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