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It only makes sense to ask God for guidance in the context of a life committed to “seeking first the kingdom.”

John Ortberg

I am disappointed with myself. I am disappointed not so much with the particular things I have done as with the aspects of who I have become. I have a nagging sense that all is not as it should be.
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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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Your Mission starts where you are,Not where you think you should be.Sometimes we’re tempted to think that our current position/job/situation is a barrier to our mission, but, in fact, it is where it starts.
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Mission Ourselves Position Situation Start Temptation Thinking
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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The main measure of your devotion to God is not your devotional life. It is simply your life.
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Devotion Life Main Measurement Simplicity
The possibility of transformation is the essence of hope.
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Essence Hope Possible Transformation
Jesus changed how the world thinks about science, medicine, human rights, education & more.
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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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Body Known Love
At the heart of Christian faith is the story of Jesus death and resurrection.
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Willpower is trying very hard not to do something you want to do very much.
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The primary goal of spiritual life is human transformation.
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Grace is the offer of God’s ceaseless presence and irrational love that cannot be stopped.
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Over and over in the Bible, it is fear that threatens to keep people from trusting and obeying God.
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Fear God Obedience People Threat Trust
Jesus associated with the outcasts; he spoke with them, touched them, ate with them, loved them.
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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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Difficult Doubt Faith Necessary Serene
Biblically, waiting is not just something we have to do until we get what we want. Waiting is part of the process of becoming what God wants us to be.
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What repeatedly enters your mind and occupies your mind, eventually shapes your mind, and will ultimately express itself in what you do and who you become.
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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.
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Real question is not who was this man (Jesus), but who is this man?
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Man Question Reality
For the soul to be well, it needs to be with God.
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God Need Soul
We are too often double espresso followers of a decaf Sovereign.
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Follow Identity
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.
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Bitter Hard Hate Judgmental People Spirituality Thinking
One of the hardest things in the world is to stop being the prodigal son without turning into the elder brother.
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A bad sermon is like a car wreck – everyone slows down to see what happened.
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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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The most frequent promise in the Bible is ‘I will be with you.’
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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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