When preaching is done right, it can change lives. When it’s done badly, my failure goes beyond the merely human.
JOHN ORTBERGDisciplined people can do the right thing at the right time in the right way for the right reason.
More John Ortberg Quotes
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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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Real question is not who was this man (Jesus), but who is this man?
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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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Every day you and I walk through God’s shop. Every day we brush up against objects of incalculable worth to Him. People. Every one of them carries a price tag, if only we could see it.
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Greatness is never achieved through indecision.
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You must ruthlessly eliminate hurry from your life.
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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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Failure does not shape you; the way you respond to failure shapes you.
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Genuine brokenness pleases God more than pretend spirituality.
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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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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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God is a God of endless opportunities to do good; the God of the open door.
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What matters is not the accomplishments you achieve; what matters is the person you become.
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Today, see each problem as an invitation to prayer.
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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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