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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.

John Ortberg

Real question is not who was this man (Jesus), but who is this man?
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Man Question Reality
One of the great illusions of our time is that hurrying will buy us more time.
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Deep Greatness Hurry Illusion Time
Skeptics would rather, even at their own expense, appear to be right than take the risk of trusting.
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God is so immense that if he were ‘too visible,’ people would give forced compliance without expressing their heart. So God made it possible, in enormous love, for us to live as if he were not there.
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Your world could grow infinitely bigger if you were only willing to become appropriately small.
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For the soul to be well, it needs to be with God.
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God Need Soul
Jesus associated with the outcasts; he spoke with them, touched them, ate with them, loved them.
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The Holy Spirit says: You are it. You are God’s plan. In a thirsty world, people need to be refreshed. It is a broken world, and people need to be healed. Now get out there and do it!
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God Healing Holy Planning Refreshment Spirit
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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Goodness Heaven Human Life News Preach Yourself
Never try to have more faith – just get to know God better. And because God is faithful, the better you know Him, the more you’ll trust Him.
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Better Faith God Himself Trust Try
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
We’d like to be humble…but what if no one notices?
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Humble Notice Oneself
In reality, each thought we have carries with it a little spiritual power, a tug toward or away from God. No thought is purely neutral.
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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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The most frequent promise in the Bible is ‘I will be with you.’
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Gratitude is the ability to experience life as a gift. It liberates us from the prison of self-preoccupation.
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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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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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