A bad sermon is like a car wreck – everyone slows down to see what happened.
JOHN ORTBERGA bad sermon is like a car wreck – everyone slows down to see what happened.
More John Ortberg Quotes
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We who preach have one tool. We are people of the book.
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Every day you and I walk through God’s shop. Every day we brush up against objects of incalculable worth to Him. People. Every one of them carries a price tag, if only we could see it.
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To become truly free, you must surrender.
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We must assess our thoughts and beliefs and reckon whether they are moving us closer to conformity to Christ or farther away from it.
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God sees with utter clarity who we are. He is undeceived as to our warts and wickedness. But when God looks at us that is not all He sees. He also sees who we are intended to be, who we will one day become.
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Skeptics would rather, even at their own expense, appear to be right than take the risk of trusting.
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Hurry is not just a disordered schedule. Hurry is a disordered heart.
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The problem with spending your life climbing up the ladder is that you will go right past Jesus, for he’s coming down.
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Gratitude is the ability to experience life as a gift. It liberates us from the prison of self-preoccupation.
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Failure does not shape you; the way you respond to failure shapes you.
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One of the hardest things in the world is to stop being the prodigal son without turning into the elder brother.
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God wishes to be seen, wishes to be sought, wishes to be expected, and wishes to be trusted.
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We tend to be preoccupied by our problems when we have a heightened sense of vulnerability and a diminished sense of power. Today, see each problem as an invitation to prayer.
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Death is the prerequisite to resurrection, the new life God intends.
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Having faith does not mean never having doubts or questions. It does mean remaining obedient.
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