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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.

John Ortberg

Skepticism can keep us from blessing, can keep us trapped in two minds.
JOHN ORTBERG

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We may be unlovely yet we are not unloved.
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Compassionate Love Self Love Ugly
The most frequent promise in the Bible is ‘I will be with you.’
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Too often we argue about Christianity instead of marveling at Jesus.
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Argument God Often
Jesus changed how the world thinks about science, medicine, human rights, education & more.
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God is a God of endless opportunities to do good; the God of the open door.
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Door God Goodness Open Opportunity
The good news as Jesus preached it is not just about the minimal entrance requirements for getting into heaven when you die. It is about the glorious redemption of human life-your life.
JOHN ORTBERG

Goodness Heaven Human Life News Preach Yourself
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.
JOHN ORTBERG

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If you want to do the work of God, pay attention to people. Notice them. Especially the people nobody else notices.
JOHN ORTBERG

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True repentance never leads to despair. Its leads home. It leads to grace.
JOHN ORTBERG

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You must ruthlessly eliminate hurry from your life.
JOHN ORTBERG

Elimination Hurry Life Patience Yourself
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.
JOHN ORTBERG

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Nobody lives up to the norms that God had in mind when he first created human beings.
JOHN ORTBERG

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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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The Holy Spirit says: You are it. You are God’s plan. In a thirsty world, people need to be refreshed. It is a broken world, and people need to be healed. Now get out there and do it!
JOHN ORTBERG

God Healing Holy Planning Refreshment Spirit
Never try to have more faith – just get to know God better. And because God is faithful, the better you know Him, the more you’ll trust Him.
JOHN ORTBERG

Better Faith God Himself Trust Try

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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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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