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Jesus is mysterious not just because of what we don’t know about him, but because of what we do know about him.

John Ortberg

What matters is not the accomplishments you achieve; what matters is the person you become.
JOHN ORTBERG

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The main measure of your devotion to God is not your devotional life. It is simply your life.
JOHN ORTBERG

Devotion Life Main Measurement Simplicity
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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When we live in the love of God, we begin to pay attention to people the way God pays attention to us.
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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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Bad Death God Myself Need Worth
We may be unlovely yet we are not unloved.
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Compassionate Love Self Love Ugly
At the heart of Christian faith is the story of Jesus death and resurrection.
JOHN ORTBERG

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It’s better to have the faith to embrace reality with all its pain than to cling to the false comfort of a painless fantasy.
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Better Embrace Faith Fantasy Pain Reality
Both hope and pessimism are deeply contagious. And no one is more infectious than a leader.
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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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I’m more concerned about who you’re becoming than what you’re doing.
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We are too often double espresso followers of a decaf Sovereign.
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Follow Identity
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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The primary goal of spiritual life is human transformation.
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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.
JOHN ORTBERG

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Real question is not who was this man (Jesus), but who is this man?
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Man Question Reality

Jesus is mysterious not just because of what we don’t know about him, but because of what we do know about him.

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Jesus is mysterious not just because of what we don’t know about him, but because of what we do know about him.

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