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There is no way for a human being to come to God that does not involve surrender.

John Ortberg

A bad sermon is like a car wreck – everyone slows down to see what happened.
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Failure is not an event, but rather a judgment about an event. Failure is not something that happens to us or a label we attach to things. It is a way we think about outcomes.
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Too often we argue about Christianity instead of marveling at Jesus.
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Argument God Often
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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Today, see each problem as an invitation to prayer.
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What matters is not the accomplishments you achieve; what matters is the person you become.
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For many of us the great danger is not that we will renounce our faith. It is that we will become so distracted and rushed and preoccupied that we will settle for a mediocre version of it.
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Average Dangerous Faith Greatness Ourselves Version Willing
The greatest moment of your life is now. This moment is God’s irreplaceable gift to you.
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God Greatness Life Moments Replacement Yourself
Both hope and pessimism are deeply contagious. And no one is more infectious than a leader.
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Joylessness may be the sin most readily tolerated by the church.
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We’d like to be humble…but what if no one notices?
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Humble Notice Oneself
The ministry of bearing with one another is learning to hear God speak through difficult people.
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The primary goal of spiritual life is human transformation.
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Love and hurry are fundamentally incompatible. Love always takes time, and time is the one thing hurried people don’t have.
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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.
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Beginning God Learning Love People Serious World
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

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