The church is in the hope business.
JOHN ORTBERGI hate how hard spiritual transformation is and how long it takes. I hate thinking about how many people have gone to church for decades and remain joyless or judgmental or bitter or superior.
More John Ortberg Quotes
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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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Disciplined people can do the right thing at the right time in the right way for the right reason.
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The most frequent promise in the Bible is ‘I will be with you.’
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Death is the prerequisite to resurrection, the new life God intends.
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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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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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God is not interested in our spiritual life. He’s interested in our life.
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Real question is not who was this man (Jesus), but who is this man?
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We’d like to be humble…but what if no one notices?
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The goal is not for us to get through the Scriptures. The goal is to get the Scriptures through us.
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Your world could grow infinitely bigger if you were only willing to become appropriately small.
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Who you become while you’re waiting is as important as what you’re waiting for.
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As long as we have unsolved problems, unfulfilled desires, and a mustard seed of faith, we have all we need for a vibrant prayer life.
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Over time, grit is what separates fruitful lives from aimlessness.
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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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