The ministry of bearing with one another is learning to hear God speak through difficult people.
JOHN ORTBERGJesus gave the world its most influential movement.
More John Ortberg Quotes
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We’d like to be humble…but what if no one notices?
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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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Both hope and pessimism are deeply contagious. And no one is more infectious than a leader.
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God is a God of endless opportunities to do good; the God of the open door.
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The primary goal of spiritual life is human transformation.
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When I teach the formal curriculum, I have the chance to think about it ahead of time. I can rehearse it. I can illustrate it with self-deprecating humor and humble-sounding personal disclosure. I can try to make it comes out just right.
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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 Holy Spirit will lead you to be with people as Jesus would be with them if He were in your place.
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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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I am disappointed with myself. I am disappointed not so much with the particular things I have done as with the aspects of who I have become. I have a nagging sense that all is not as it should be.
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We are too often double espresso followers of a decaf Sovereign.
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Imagine watching all that God might have done with your life if you had let him.
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Too often we argue about Christianity instead of marveling at Jesus.
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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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True love is willing to warn, reprove, confront or admonish when necessary.
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