A bad sermon is like a car wreck – everyone slows down to see what happened.
JOHN ORTBERGMake your life about something bigger than your life.
More John Ortberg Quotes
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Our beliefs are not just estimates of probabilities. They are also the instruments that guide our actions.
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A boss who interrupts an employee a lot is called an extrovert, whereas an employee who interrupts a boss too often is called an ex-employee.
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Make your life about something bigger than your life.
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I 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.
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Your Mission starts where you are,Not where you think you should be.Sometimes we’re tempted to think that our current position/job/situation is a barrier to our mission, but, in fact, it is where it starts.
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Having faith does not mean never having doubts or questions. It does mean remaining obedient.
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The problem with spending your life climbing up the ladder is that you will go right past Jesus, for he’s coming down.
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Both hope and pessimism are deeply contagious. And no one is more infectious than a leader.
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Jesus changed how the world thinks about science, medicine, human rights, education & more.
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The life of Abraham Lincoln is by most accounts an amazing study in character formation. Yet he was notoriously disorganized; he even had a file in his law office labeled If you can’t find it anywhere else, try looking here.
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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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Biblically, waiting is not just something we have to do until we get what we want. Waiting is part of the process of becoming what God wants us to be.
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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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The primary goal of spiritual life is human transformation.
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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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