If we are serious about loving God, we must begin with people, all people. And especially we must learn to love those that the world generally discards.
JOHN ORTBERGThe decision to grow always involves a choice between risk and comfort. This means that to be a follower of Jesus, you must renounce comfort as the ultimate value of your life.
More John Ortberg Quotes
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We are too often double espresso followers of a decaf Sovereign.
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Jesus associated with the outcasts; he spoke with them, touched them, ate with them, loved them.
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Your world could grow infinitely bigger if you were only willing to become appropriately small.
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God has entrusted us with his most precious treasure – people. He asks us to shepherd and mold them into strong disciples, with brave faith and good character.
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The Bible does not say you are God’s appliance; it says you are his masterpiece. Appliances get mass-produced.
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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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You have a “turn” every time you have an opportunity to choose. But most of us only see a tiny fraction of the choices we have.
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The possibility of transformation is the essence of hope.
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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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Death is the prerequisite to resurrection, the new life God intends.
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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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Both hope and pessimism are deeply contagious. And no one is more infectious than a leader.
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Churches can become places of cynicism, resistance, and pessimism.
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Over time, grit is what separates fruitful lives from aimlessness.
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God is so immense that if he were ‘too visible,’ people would give forced compliance without expressing their heart. So God made it possible, in enormous love, for us to live as if he were not there.
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