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The good news as Jesus preached it is not just about the minimal entrance requirements for getting into heaven when you die. It is about the glorious redemption of human life-your life.

John Ortberg

Solitude is the one place where we can gain freedom from the forces of society that will otherwise relentlessly mold us. Solitude requires relentless perseverance.
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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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The goal is not for us to get through the Scriptures. The goal is to get the Scriptures through us.
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Skeptics would rather, even at their own expense, appear to be right than take the risk of trusting.
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One reason why we fail to hear God speak is that we are not attentive. We suffer from what might be called ‘spiritual mindlessness.’
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Failure God Hear Mindset Reason Spirituality Suffering
A bad sermon is like a car wreck – everyone slows down to see what happened.
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For the soul to be well, it needs to be with God.
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God Need Soul
One of the most painful aspects of suffering is the loneliness of it. Others may offer support or empathy, but no one can walk the road to Moriah in our place.
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Passion for our work is not usually a subterranean volcano waiting to erupt. It is a muscle that gets strengthened a little each day as we show up – as we do what is expected of us, and then some.
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God is not interested in our spiritual life. He’s interested in our life.
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Wise people build their lives around what is eternal and squeeze in what is temporary. Not the other way around.
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It only makes sense to ask God for guidance in the context of a life committed to “seeking first the kingdom.”
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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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Acceptance Act Affirmation Alive Heart
Death is the prerequisite to resurrection, the new life God intends.
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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
True love is willing to warn, reprove, confront or admonish when necessary.
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Love Necessary True Willing

The good news as Jesus preached it is not just about the minimal entrance requirements for getting into heaven when you die. It is about the glorious redemption of human life-your life.

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The good news as Jesus preached it is not just about the minimal entrance requirements for getting into heaven when you die. It is about the glorious redemption of human life-your life.

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