A bad sermon is like a car wreck – everyone slows down to see what happened.
JOHN ORTBERGThe 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.
More John Ortberg Quotes
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Sloth is the failure to do what needs to be done when it needs to be done – like the kamikaze pilot who flew seventeen missions.
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You can only love and be loved to the extent that you know and are known by somebody.
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Both hope and pessimism are deeply contagious. And no one is more infectious than a leader.
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Who you become while you’re waiting is as important as what you’re waiting for.
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One of the great illusions of our time is that hurrying will buy us more time.
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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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Having faith does not mean never having doubts or questions. It does mean remaining obedient.
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The Holy Spirit will lead you to be with people as Jesus would be with them if He were in your place.
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We are too often double espresso followers of a decaf Sovereign.
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Over time, grit is what separates fruitful lives from aimlessness.
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Skepticism can keep us from blessing, can keep us trapped in two minds.
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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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Skeptics would rather, even at their own expense, appear to be right than take the risk of trusting.
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Grace is the offer of God’s ceaseless presence and irrational love that cannot be stopped.
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True repentance never leads to despair. Its leads home. It leads to grace.
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