Grace is the offer of God’s ceaseless presence and irrational love that cannot be stopped.
JOHN ORTBERGSolitude is the one place where we can gain freedom from the forces of society that will otherwise relentlessly mold us. Solitude requires relentless perseverance.
More John Ortberg Quotes
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The test of love is that it gives even when there is no expectation of a return.
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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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The goal is not for us to get through the Scriptures. The goal is to get the Scriptures through us.
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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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Joylessness may be the sin most readily tolerated by the church.
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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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Failure does not shape you; the way you respond to failure shapes you.
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Too often we argue about Christianity instead of marveling at Jesus.
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At the deepest level, pride is the choice to exclude both God and other people from their rightful place in our hearts. Jesus said the essence of the spiritual life is to love God and to love people. Pride destroys our capacity to love.
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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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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.
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True love is willing to warn, reprove, confront or admonish when necessary.
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The miracle of Sunday is that a dead man lives. The miracle of Saturday is that the eternal Son of God lies dead.
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You have a “turn” every time you have an opportunity to choose. But most of us only see a tiny fraction of the choices we have.
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The greatest moment of your life is now. This moment is God’s irreplaceable gift to you.
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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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Significance is about who we are before it is about what we do.
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We must assess our thoughts and beliefs and reckon whether they are moving us closer to conformity to Christ or farther away from it.
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Churches can become places of cynicism, resistance, and pessimism.
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Make your life about something bigger than your life.
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Every day you and I walk through God’s shop. Every day we brush up against objects of incalculable worth to Him. People. Every one of them carries a price tag, if only we could see it.
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Wise people build their lives around what is eternal and squeeze in what is temporary. Not the other way around.
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Both hope and pessimism are deeply contagious. And no one is more infectious than a leader.
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You must ruthlessly eliminate hurry from your life.
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We tend to be preoccupied by our problems when we have a heightened sense of vulnerability and a diminished sense of power. Today, see each problem as an invitation to prayer.
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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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