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God is a God of endless opportunities to do good; the God of the open door.

John Ortberg

When preaching is done right, it can change lives. When it’s done badly, my failure goes beyond the merely human.
JOHN ORTBERG

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When I teach the formal curriculum, I have the chance to think about it ahead of time. I can rehearse it. I can illustrate it with self-deprecating humor and humble-sounding personal disclosure. I can try to make it comes out just right.
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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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Failure God Hear Mindset Reason Spirituality Suffering
Our beliefs are not just estimates of probabilities. They are also the instruments that guide our actions.
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Wise people build their lives around what is eternal and squeeze in what is temporary. Not the other way around.
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Peace doesn’t come from finding a lake with no storms. It comes from having Jesus in the boat.
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God is not interested in our spiritual life. He’s interested in our life.
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We’d like to be humble…but what if no one notices?
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Humble Notice Oneself
Greatness is never achieved through indecision.
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Achievement Decision Greatness
For the soul to be well, it needs to be with God.
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God Need Soul
Skepticism can keep us from blessing, can keep us trapped in two minds.
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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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At the deepest level, pride is the choice to exclude both God and other people from their rightful place in our hearts. Jesus said the essence of the spiritual life is to love God and to love people. Pride destroys our capacity to love.
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Both hope and pessimism are deeply contagious. And no one is more infectious than a leader.
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Peace does not lie in getting God to give me other circumstances. Peace lies in finding God in these circumstances.
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You must arrange your days so that you are experiencing deep contentment, joy and confidence in your everyday life with God.
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Having faith does not mean never having doubts or questions. It does mean remaining obedient.
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We are tempted to live under the illusion that somewhere out there are people who are normal.
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Illusion Normal People Temptation
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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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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The primary goal of spiritual life is human transformation.
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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
We who preach have one tool. We are people of the book.
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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
There is a world of difference between being friendly to someone because they’re useful to you and being someone’s friend.
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Difference Friendship World
Grace is the offer of God’s ceaseless presence and irrational love that cannot be stopped.
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If you want to walk on water, you have to get out of the boat.
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God is a God of endless opportunities to do good; the God of the open door.

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