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We who preach have one tool. We are people of the book.

John Ortberg

Every human being who has ever lived has suffered from a messiah complex-except one.
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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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Our beliefs are not just estimates of probabilities. They are also the instruments that guide our actions.
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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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Mission Ourselves Position Situation Start Temptation Thinking
What repeatedly enters your mind and occupies your mind, eventually shapes your mind, and will ultimately express itself in what you do and who you become.
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The Holy Spirit will lead you to be with people as Jesus would be with them if He were in your place.
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The test of love is that it gives even when there is no expectation of a return.
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At the heart of Christian faith is the story of Jesus death and resurrection.
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What matters is not the accomplishments you achieve; what matters is the person you become.
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Significance is about who we are before it is about what we do.
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Identity Significance
Skeptics would rather, even at their own expense, appear to be right than take the risk of trusting.
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One of the most painful aspects of suffering is the loneliness of it. Others may offer support or empathy, but no one can walk the road to Moriah in our place.
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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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Acceptance Act Affirmation Alive Heart
We are tempted to live under the illusion that somewhere out there are people who are normal.
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Illusion Normal People Temptation
Self-improvement is no more God’s plan than self-salvation.
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God Improvement Planning Salvation
Nobody lives up to the norms that God had in mind when he first created human beings.
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We who preach have one tool. We are people of the book.

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