The test of love is that it gives even when there is no expectation of a return.
JOHN ORTBERGThe miracle of Sunday is that a dead man lives. The miracle of Saturday is that the eternal Son of God lies dead.
More John Ortberg Quotes
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The character of the faith that allows us to be transformed by suffering and darkness is not doubt-free certainty; rather, it is tenacious obedience.
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Churches can become places of cynicism, resistance, and pessimism.
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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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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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There is no way for a human being to come to God that does not involve surrender.
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It’s better to have the faith to embrace reality with all its pain than to cling to the false comfort of a painless fantasy.
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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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We are too often double espresso followers of a decaf Sovereign.
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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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Nobody lives up to the norms that God had in mind when he first created human beings.
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Both hope and pessimism are deeply contagious. And no one is more infectious than a leader.
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Greatness is never achieved through indecision.
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The ministry of bearing with one another is learning to hear God speak through difficult people.
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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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Too often we argue about Christianity instead of marveling at Jesus.
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God is a God of endless opportunities to do good; the God of the open door.
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Habits eat good intentions for breakfast.
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When I teach the formal curriculum, I have the chance to think about it ahead of time. I can rehearse it. I can illustrate it with self-deprecating humor and humble-sounding personal disclosure. I can try to make it comes out just right.
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Biblically, waiting is not just something we have to do until we get what we want. Waiting is part of the process of becoming what God wants us to be.
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Jesus associated with the outcasts; he spoke with them, touched them, ate with them, loved them.
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The Holy Spirit says: You are it. You are God’s plan. In a thirsty world, people need to be refreshed. It is a broken world, and people need to be healed. Now get out there and do it!
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The life of Abraham Lincoln is by most accounts an amazing study in character formation. Yet he was notoriously disorganized; he even had a file in his law office labeled If you can’t find it anywhere else, try looking here.
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What matters is not the accomplishments you achieve; what matters is the person you become.
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Failure does not shape you; the way you respond to failure shapes you.
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To love someone is to desire and work toward their becoming the best version of themselves. The one person in all the universe who can do this perfectly for you is God.
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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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