Nobody lives up to the norms that God had in mind when he first created human beings.
JOHN ORTBERGPassion for our work is not usually a subterranean volcano waiting to erupt. It is a muscle that gets strengthened a little each day as we show up – as we do what is expected of us, and then some.
More John Ortberg Quotes
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Over time, grit is what separates fruitful lives from aimlessness.
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Love and hurry are fundamentally incompatible. Love always takes time, and time is the one thing hurried people don’t have.
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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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You can only love and be loved to the extent that you know and are known by somebody.
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Over and over in the Bible, it is fear that threatens to keep people from trusting and obeying God.
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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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Joylessness may be the sin most readily tolerated by the church.
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Peace does not lie in getting God to give me other circumstances. Peace lies in finding God in these circumstances.
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Death is the prerequisite to resurrection, the new life God intends.
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The church is in the hope business.
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To become truly free, you must surrender.
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Genuine brokenness pleases God more than pretend spirituality.
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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 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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If we are serious about loving God, we must begin with people, all people. And especially we must learn to love those that the world generally discards.
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At the heart of Christian faith is the story of Jesus death and resurrection.
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The only cure from sin is by maintaining a vision of God.
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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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The decision to grow always involves a choice between risk and comfort. This means that to be a follower of Jesus, you must renounce comfort as the ultimate value of your life.
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A bad sermon is like a car wreck – everyone slows down to see what happened.
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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 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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Never try to have more faith – just get to know God better. And because God is faithful, the better you know Him, the more you’ll trust Him.
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The reason our souls hunger so is that the life we could be living so far exceeds our strangest dreams.
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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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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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