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Death is the prerequisite to resurrection, the new life God intends.

John Ortberg

The greatest moment of your life is now. This moment is God’s irreplaceable gift to you.
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God Greatness Life Moments Replacement Yourself
The test of love is that it gives even when there is no expectation of a return.
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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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Discipline People Reason Right
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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Beginning God Learning Love People Serious World
A boss who interrupts an employee a lot is called an extrovert, whereas an employee who interrupts a boss too often is called an ex-employee.
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Employee Extrovert Himself Question
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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A bad sermon is like a car wreck – everyone slows down to see what happened.
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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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Desire God Love Perfection Person Universe Work
One of the hardest things in the world is to stop being the prodigal son without turning into the elder brother.
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Anand Thakur
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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Better Faith God Himself Trust Try
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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Anand Thakur
We are too often double espresso followers of a decaf Sovereign.
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Follow Identity
The goal is not for us to get through the Scriptures. The goal is to get the Scriptures through us.
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Genuine brokenness pleases God more than pretend spirituality.
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Act Break Genuine God Pretend Spirituality
Failure does not shape you; the way you respond to failure shapes you.
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Failure Respond Shape Way Yourself
Having faith does not mean never having doubts or questions. It does mean remaining obedient.
JOHN ORTBERG

Anand Thakur

Death is the prerequisite to resurrection, the new life God intends.

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