The possibility of transformation is the essence of hope.
JOHN ORTBERGThe church is in the hope business.
More John Ortberg Quotes
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God is a God of endless opportunities to do good; the God of the open door.
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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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Greatness is never achieved through indecision.
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Nobody lives up to the norms that God had in mind when he first created human beings.
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A bad sermon is like a car wreck – everyone slows down to see what happened.
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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.
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If I have the courage to acknowledge my limits and embrace them, I can experience enormous freedom. If I lack this courage, I will be imprisoned by them.
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The church is in the hope business.
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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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God wishes to be seen, wishes to be sought, wishes to be expected, and wishes to be trusted.
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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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If you want to do the work of God, pay attention to people. Notice them. Especially the people nobody else notices.
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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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The only cure from sin is by maintaining a vision of God.
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Jesus gave the world its most influential movement.
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