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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.

John Ortberg

Joylessness may be the sin most readily tolerated by the church.
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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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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
Failure is not an event, but rather a judgment about an event. Failure is not something that happens to us or a label we attach to things. It is a way we think about outcomes.
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Spiritual transformation is not a matter of trying harder, but of training wisely.
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Spirituality Training Transformation Wisdom
At the heart of Christian faith is the story of Jesus death and resurrection.
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The ministry of bearing with one another is learning to hear God speak through difficult people.
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Peace doesn’t come from finding a lake with no storms. It comes from having Jesus in the boat.
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Your world could grow infinitely bigger if you were only willing to become appropriately small.
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Ever console or scold people hurt in human relationships that satisfaction comes from God alone? Stop. Adam’s fellowship with God was perfect, and God Himself declared Adam needed other humans.
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Art is built on the deepest themes of human meaning: good and evil, beauty and ugliness, life and death, love and hate. No other story has incarnated those themes more than the story of Jesus.
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Gratitude is the ability to experience life as a gift. It liberates us from the prison of self-preoccupation.
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God wishes to be seen, wishes to be sought, wishes to be expected, and wishes to be trusted.
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Expectation God Trust
One of the great illusions of our time is that hurrying will buy us more time.
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Deep Greatness Hurry Illusion Time
What matters is not the accomplishments you achieve; what matters is the person you become.
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A bad sermon is like a car wreck – everyone slows down to see what happened.
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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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