Jesus is mysterious not just because of what we don’t know about him, but because of what we do know about him.
JOHN ORTBERGWe are too often double espresso followers of a decaf Sovereign.
More John Ortberg Quotes
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The greatest moment of your life is now. This moment is God’s irreplaceable gift to you.
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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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What repeatedly enters your mind and occupies your mind, eventually shapes your mind, and will ultimately express itself in what you do and who you become.
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Habits eat good intentions for breakfast.
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We tend to be preoccupied by our problems when we have a heightened sense of vulnerability and a diminished sense of power. Today, see each problem as an invitation to prayer.
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Prudence is not hesitation, procrastination, or moderation. It is not driving in the middle of the road. It is not the way of ambivalence, indecision, or safety.
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The most frequent promise in the Bible is ‘I will be with you.’
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Imagine watching all that God might have done with your life if you had let him.
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If we are serious about loving God, we must begin with people, all people. And especially we must learn to love those that the world generally discards.
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The ministry of bearing with one another is learning to hear God speak through difficult people.
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The reason our souls hunger so is that the life we could be living so far exceeds our strangest dreams.
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The most important task of your life is not what you do, but who you become.
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You must ruthlessly eliminate hurry from your life.
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The greatest bloodbaths in the history of the human race were recorded in the twentieth century in countries that sought to eliminate God, worship, and faith.
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I’m more concerned about who you’re becoming than what you’re doing.
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