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Over and over in the Bible, it is fear that threatens to keep people from trusting and obeying God.

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

Anand Thakur
The decision to grow always involves a choice between risk and comfort. This means that to be a follower of Jesus, you must renounce comfort as the ultimate value of your life.
JOHN ORTBERG

Choice Comfortable Decision Growth Life Risk Value
The harder you strike it, the deeper it goes.
JOHN ORTBERG

Deep Hard Strike Yourself
sometimes we do not realize how much we have to be grateful for until it is threatened.
JOHN ORTBERG

Anand Thakur
Leadership is the art of disappointing people at a rate they can stand.
JOHN ORTBERG

Anand Thakur
The character of the faith that allows us to be transformed by suffering and darkness is not doubt-free certainty; rather, it is tenacious obedience.
JOHN ORTBERG

Allow Character Doubt Faith Freedom Obedience Transformation
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.
JOHN ORTBERG

Anand Thakur
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.
JOHN ORTBERG

Mission Ourselves Position Situation Start Temptation Thinking
$John Ortberg Quote - You have a “turn” every time you have an opportunity to choose. But most of us only see a tiny fraction of the choices we have.$

You have a “turn” every time you have an opportunity to choose. But most of us only see a tiny fraction of the choices we have.
JOHN ORTBERG

Anand Thakur
God is a God of endless opportunities to do good; the God of the open door.
JOHN ORTBERG

Door God Goodness Open Opportunity
Failure does not shape you; the way you respond to failure shapes you.
JOHN ORTBERG

Failure Respond Shape Way Yourself
You can only love and be loved to the extent that you know and are known by somebody.
JOHN ORTBERG

Body Known Love
Jesus gave the world its most influential movement.
JOHN ORTBERG

Influence Movement World
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.
JOHN ORTBERG

Anand Thakur
Having faith does not mean never having doubts or questions. It does mean remaining obedient.
JOHN ORTBERG

Anand Thakur
Who you become while you’re waiting is as important as what you’re waiting for.
JOHN ORTBERG

Patience Time Transformation Wait Yourself

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