A bad sermon is like a car wreck – everyone slows down to see what happened.
JOHN ORTBERGYou have a “turn” every time you have an opportunity to choose. But most of us only see a tiny fraction of the choices we have.
More John Ortberg Quotes
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The possibility of transformation is the essence of hope.
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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 miracle of Sunday is that a dead man lives. The miracle of Saturday is that the eternal Son of God lies dead.
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Hurry is not just a disordered schedule. Hurry is a disordered heart.
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Today, see each problem as an invitation to prayer.
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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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You can only love and be loved to the extent that you know and are known by somebody.
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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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The main measure of your devotion to God is not your devotional life. It is simply your life.
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True love is willing to warn, reprove, confront or admonish when necessary.
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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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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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At the deepest level, pride is the choice to exclude both God and other people from their rightful place in our hearts. Jesus said the essence of the spiritual life is to love God and to love people. Pride destroys our capacity to love.
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Disciplined people can do the right thing at the right time in the right way for the right reason.
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Greatness is never achieved through indecision.
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