We who preach have one tool. We are people of the book.
JOHN ORTBERGThe only cure from sin is by maintaining a vision of God.
More John Ortberg Quotes
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Hurry is not just a disordered schedule. Hurry is a disordered heart.
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Significance is about who we are before it is about what we do.
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If you want to walk on water, you have to get out of the boat.
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It may be a very bad thing that I needed God to die for me, but it is a wonderful thing that God thinks I am worth dying for.
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The possibility of transformation is the essence of hope.
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The goal is not for us to get through the Scriptures. The goal is to get the Scriptures through us.
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Every human being who has ever lived has suffered from a messiah complex-except one.
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We are too often double espresso followers of a decaf Sovereign.
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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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Real question is not who was this man (Jesus), but who is this man?
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Make your life about something bigger than your life.
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Leadership is the art of disappointing people at a rate they can stand.
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As long as we have unsolved problems, unfulfilled desires, and a mustard seed of faith, we have all we need for a vibrant prayer life.
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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 Bible does not say you are God’s appliance; it says you are his masterpiece. Appliances get mass-produced.
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