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Churches can become places of cynicism, resistance, and pessimism.

John Ortberg

It only makes sense to ask God for guidance in the context of a life committed to “seeking first the kingdom.”
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Willpower is trying very hard not to do something you want to do very much.
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Death is the prerequisite to resurrection, the new life God intends.
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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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If you want to walk on water, you have to get out of the boat.
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God is a God of endless opportunities to do good; the God of the open door.
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Door God Goodness Open Opportunity
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
Churches can become places of cynicism, resistance, and pessimism.
JOHN ORTBERG

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You must arrange your days so that you are experiencing deep contentment, joy and confidence in your everyday life with God.
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At the deepest level, pride is the choice to exclude both God and other people from their rightful place in our hearts. Jesus said the essence of the spiritual life is to love God and to love people. Pride destroys our capacity to love.
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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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The good news as Jesus preached it is not just about the minimal entrance requirements for getting into heaven when you die. It is about the glorious redemption of human life-your life.
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Goodness Heaven Human Life News Preach Yourself
Joylessness may be the sin most readily tolerated by the church.
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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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Difference Friendship World
One of the great illusions of our time is that hurrying will buy us more time.
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Deep Greatness Hurry Illusion Time
One reason why we fail to hear God speak is that we are not attentive. We suffer from what might be called ‘spiritual mindlessness.’
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Failure God Hear Mindset Reason Spirituality Suffering

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