black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

The church is in the hope business.

John Ortberg

Solitude is the one place where we can gain freedom from the forces of society that will otherwise relentlessly mold us. Solitude requires relentless perseverance.
JOHN ORTBERG

Anand Thakur
The main measure of your devotion to God is not your devotional life. It is simply your life.
JOHN ORTBERG

Devotion Life Main Measurement Simplicity
Peace does not lie in getting God to give me other circumstances. Peace lies in finding God in these circumstances.
JOHN ORTBERG

Anand Thakur
As long as we have unsolved problems, unfulfilled desires, and a mustard seed of faith, we have all we need for a vibrant prayer life.
JOHN ORTBERG

Anand Thakur
Too often we argue about Christianity instead of marveling at Jesus.
JOHN ORTBERG

Argument God Often
Genuine brokenness pleases God more than pretend spirituality.
JOHN ORTBERG

Act Break Genuine God Pretend Spirituality
I hate how hard spiritual transformation is and how long it takes. I hate thinking about how many people have gone to church for decades and remain joyless or judgmental or bitter or superior.
JOHN ORTBERG

Bitter Hard Hate Judgmental People Spirituality Thinking
One reason why we fail to hear God speak is that we are not attentive. We suffer from what might be called ‘spiritual mindlessness.’
JOHN ORTBERG

Failure God Hear Mindset Reason Spirituality Suffering
If we are serious about loving God, we must begin with people, all people. And especially we must learn to love those that the world generally discards.
JOHN ORTBERG

Beginning God Learning Love People Serious World
Nobody lives up to the norms that God had in mind when he first created human beings.
JOHN ORTBERG

Anand Thakur
Waiting on the Lord is a confident, disciplined, expectant, active, sometimes painful clinging to God.
JOHN ORTBERG

Active Confidence Expectation God Pain
The possibility of transformation is the essence of hope.
JOHN ORTBERG

Essence Hope Possible Transformation
Real question is not who was this man (Jesus), but who is this man?
JOHN ORTBERG

Man Question Reality
Acceptance 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.
JOHN ORTBERG

Acceptance Act Affirmation Alive Heart
Significance is about who we are before it is about what we do.
JOHN ORTBERG

Identity Significance
If you want to walk on water, you have to get out of the boat.
JOHN ORTBERG

Anand Thakur

The church is in the hope business.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

The church is in the hope business.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

More John Ortberg Quotes