When preaching is done right, it can change lives. When it’s done badly, my failure goes beyond the merely human.
JOHN ORTBERGGod 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.
More John Ortberg Quotes
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The most important task of your life is not what you do, but who you become.
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One of the great illusions of our time is that hurrying will buy us more time.
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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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A bad sermon is like a car wreck – everyone slows down to see what happened.
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Today, see each problem as an invitation to prayer.
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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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The greatest bloodbaths in the history of the human race were recorded in the twentieth century in countries that sought to eliminate God, worship, and faith.
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What matters is not the accomplishments you achieve; what matters is the person you become.
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Genuine brokenness pleases God more than pretend spirituality.
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It may be a very bad thing that I needed God to die for me, but it is a wonderful thing that God thinks I am worth dying for.
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Death is the prerequisite to resurrection, the new life God intends.
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You must arrange your days so that you are experiencing deep contentment, joy and confidence in your everyday life with God.
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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.
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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.
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Imagine watching all that God might have done with your life if you had let him.
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