When preaching is done right, it can change lives. When it’s done badly, my failure goes beyond the merely human.
JOHN ORTBERGAcceptance is an act of the heart. To accept someone is to affirm to them that you think it’s a very good thing they are alive.
More John Ortberg Quotes
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When preaching is done right, it can change lives. When it’s done badly, my failure goes beyond the merely human.
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When we live in the love of God, we begin to pay attention to people the way God pays attention to us.
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Spiritual transformation is not a matter of trying harder, but of training wisely.
JOHN ORTBERGSpiritual transformation is not a matter of trying harder, but of training wisely.
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Jesus changed how the world thinks about science, medicine, human rights, education & more.
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Waiting on the Lord is a confident, disciplined, expectant, active, sometimes painful clinging to God.
JOHN ORTBERGWaiting on the Lord is a confident, disciplined, expectant, active, sometimes painful clinging to God.
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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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The Bible does not say you are God’s appliance; it says you are his masterpiece. Appliances get mass-produced.
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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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Ever console or scold people hurt in human relationships that satisfaction comes from God alone? Stop. Adam’s fellowship with God was perfect, and God Himself declared Adam needed other humans.
JOHN ORTBERGEver console or scold people hurt in human relationships that satisfaction comes from God alone? Stop. Adam’s fellowship with God was perfect, and God Himself declared Adam needed other humans.
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Skeptics would rather, even at their own expense, appear to be right than take the risk of trusting.
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Genuine brokenness pleases God more than pretend spirituality.
JOHN ORTBERGGenuine brokenness pleases God more than pretend spirituality.
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The possibility of transformation is the essence of hope.
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You must ruthlessly eliminate hurry from your life.
JOHN ORTBERGYou must ruthlessly eliminate hurry from your life.
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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.
JOHN ORTBERGThe 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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You can only love and be loved to the extent that you know and are known by somebody.
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The only cure from sin is by maintaining a vision of God.
JOHN ORTBERGThe only cure from sin is by maintaining a vision of God.
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