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Over and over in the Bible, it is fear that threatens to keep people from trusting and obeying God.

John Ortberg

Every human being who has ever lived has suffered from a messiah complex-except one.
JOHN ORTBERG

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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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Appliance God Yourself
Prudence is not hesitation, procrastination, or moderation. It is not driving in the middle of the road. It is not the way of ambivalence, indecision, or safety.
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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 goal is not for us to get through the Scriptures. The goal is to get the Scriptures through us.
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You can only love and be loved to the extent that you know and are known by somebody.
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Body Known Love
Genuine brokenness pleases God more than pretend spirituality.
JOHN ORTBERG

Act Break Genuine God Pretend Spirituality
God is not interested in our spiritual life. He’s interested in our life.
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Habits eat good intentions for breakfast.
JOHN ORTBERG

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True love is willing to warn, reprove, confront or admonish when necessary.
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Love Necessary True Willing
There is no way for a human being to come to God that does not involve surrender.
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We may be unlovely yet we are not unloved.
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Compassionate Love Self Love Ugly
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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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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The possibility of transformation is the essence of hope.
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Essence Hope Possible Transformation
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.
JOHN ORTBERG

Mission Ourselves Position Situation Start Temptation Thinking

Over and over in the Bible, it is fear that threatens to keep people from trusting and obeying God.

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