Both hope and pessimism are deeply contagious. And no one is more infectious than a leader.
JOHN ORTBERGGrace is the offer of God’s ceaseless presence and irrational love that cannot be stopped.
More John Ortberg Quotes
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If I have the courage to acknowledge my limits and embrace them, I can experience enormous freedom. If I lack this courage, I will be imprisoned by them.
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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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The most frequent promise in the Bible is ‘I will be with you.’
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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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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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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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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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Prayer allows us to wait without worry.
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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.
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Sloth is the failure to do what needs to be done when it needs to be done – like the kamikaze pilot who flew seventeen missions.
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We who preach have one tool. We are people of the book.
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Spiritual transformation is not a matter of trying harder, but of training wisely.
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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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Jesus is mysterious not just because of what we don’t know about him, but because of what we do know about him.
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sometimes we do not realize how much we have to be grateful for until it is threatened.
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