Joylessness may be the sin most readily tolerated by the church.
JOHN ORTBERGGod is a God of endless opportunities to do good; the God of the open door.
More John Ortberg Quotes
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To love someone is to desire and work toward their becoming the best version of themselves. The one person in all the universe who can do this perfectly for you is God.
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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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We’d like to be humble…but what if no one notices?
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The only cure from sin is by maintaining a vision of God.
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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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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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The greatest moment of your life is now. This moment is God’s irreplaceable gift to you.
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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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Gratitude is the ability to experience life as a gift. It liberates us from the prison of self-preoccupation.
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Every day you and I walk through God’s shop. Every day we brush up against objects of incalculable worth to Him. People. Every one of them carries a price tag, if only we could see it.
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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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Your world could grow infinitely bigger if you were only willing to become appropriately small.
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The most frequent promise in the Bible is ‘I will be with you.’
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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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I am disappointed with myself. I am disappointed not so much with the particular things I have done as with the aspects of who I have become. I have a nagging sense that all is not as it should be.
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