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JOHN ORTBERG- It’s better to have the faith to embrace reality with all its pain than to cling to the false comfort of a painless fantasy.
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It’s better to have the faith to embrace reality with all its pain than to cling to the false comfort of a painless fantasy.
More John Ortberg Quotes
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Significance is about who we are before it is about what we do.
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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.
JOHN ORTBERGGod 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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Your world could grow infinitely bigger if you were only willing to become appropriately small.
JOHN ORTBERGYour world could grow infinitely bigger if you were only willing to become appropriately small.
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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.
JOHN ORTBERGWhen preaching is done right, it can change lives. When it’s done badly, my failure goes beyond the merely human.
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We may be unlovely yet we are not unloved.
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The goal is not for us to get through the Scriptures. The goal is to get the Scriptures through us.
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Having faith does not mean never having doubts or questions. It does mean remaining obedient.
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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 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 ORTBERGThe 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.
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We who preach have one tool. We are people of the book.
JOHN ORTBERGWe who preach have one tool. We are people of the book.
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Grace is the offer of God’s ceaseless presence and irrational love that cannot be stopped.
JOHN ORTBERGGrace is the offer of God’s ceaseless presence and irrational love that cannot be stopped.
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Hurry is not just a disordered schedule. Hurry is a disordered heart.
JOHN ORTBERGHurry is not just a disordered schedule. Hurry is a disordered heart.
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Joylessness may be the sin most readily tolerated by the church.
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I’m more concerned about who you’re becoming than what you’re doing.
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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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