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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

Art is built on the deepest themes of human meaning: good and evil, beauty and ugliness, life and death, love and hate. No other story has incarnated those themes more than the story of Jesus.
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The greatest moment of your life is now. This moment is God’s irreplaceable gift to you.
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God Greatness Life Moments Replacement Yourself
The problem with spending your life climbing up the ladder is that you will go right past Jesus, for he’s coming down.
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Hurry is not just a disordered schedule. Hurry is a disordered heart.
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Heart Hurry Schedule
Passion for our work is not usually a subterranean volcano waiting to erupt. It is a muscle that gets strengthened a little each day as we show up – as we do what is expected of us, and then some.
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Solitude is the one place where we can gain freedom from the forces of society that will otherwise relentlessly mold us. Solitude requires relentless perseverance.
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The character of the faith that allows us to be transformed by suffering and darkness is not doubt-free certainty; rather, it is tenacious obedience.
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Allow Character Doubt Faith Freedom Obedience Transformation
The primary goal of spiritual life is human transformation.
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Significance is about who we are before it is about what we do.
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Identity Significance
Death is the prerequisite to resurrection, the new life God intends.
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Your Mission starts where you are,Not where you think you should be.Sometimes we’re tempted to think that our current position/job/situation is a barrier to our mission, but, in fact, it is where it starts.
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Mission Ourselves Position Situation Start Temptation Thinking
A boss who interrupts an employee a lot is called an extrovert, whereas an employee who interrupts a boss too often is called an ex-employee.
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Employee Extrovert Himself Question
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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One of the hardest things in the world is to stop being the prodigal son without turning into the elder brother.
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When preaching is done right, it can change lives. When it’s done badly, my failure goes beyond the merely human.
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Willpower is trying very hard not to do something you want to do very much.
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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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