Grace is the offer of God’s ceaseless presence and irrational love that cannot be stopped.
JOHN ORTBERGSloth is the failure to do what needs to be done when it needs to be done – like the kamikaze pilot who flew seventeen missions.
More John Ortberg Quotes
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Death is the prerequisite to resurrection, the new life God intends.
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Going in faith does not necessarily mean going with serenity or without doubts. Faith can be difficult.
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God is so immense that if he were ‘too visible,’ people would give forced compliance without expressing their heart. So God made it possible, in enormous love, for us to live as if he were not there.
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Genuine brokenness pleases God more than pretend spirituality.
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The most frequent promise in the Bible is ‘I will be with you.’
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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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Prudence is not hesitation, procrastination, or moderation. It is not driving in the middle of the road. It is not the way of ambivalence, indecision, or safety.
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To love someone is to desire and work toward their becoming the best version of themselves. The one person in all the universe who can do this perfectly for you is God.
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One reason why we fail to hear God speak is that we are not attentive. We suffer from what might be called ‘spiritual mindlessness.’
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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.
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Leadership is the art of disappointing people at a rate they can stand.
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The church is in the hope business.
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God sees with utter clarity who we are. He is undeceived as to our warts and wickedness. But when God looks at us that is not all He sees. He also sees who we are intended to be, who we will one day become.
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Churches can become places of cynicism, resistance, and pessimism.
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Our beliefs are not just estimates of probabilities. They are also the instruments that guide our actions.
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