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Peace doesn’t come from finding a lake with no storms. It comes from having Jesus in the boat.

John Ortberg

You must ruthlessly eliminate hurry from your life.
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Elimination Hurry Life Patience Yourself
A boss who interrupts an employee a lot is called an extrovert, whereas an employee who interrupts a boss too often is called an ex-employee.
JOHN ORTBERG

Employee Extrovert Himself Question
God is not interested in our spiritual life. He’s interested in our life.
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If you want to walk on water, you have to get out of the boat.
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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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Passion for our work is not usually a subterranean volcano waiting to erupt. It is a muscle that gets strengthened a little each day as we show up – as we do what is expected of us, and then some.
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Grace is the offer of God’s ceaseless presence and irrational love that cannot be stopped.
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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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True repentance never leads to despair. Its leads home. It leads to grace.
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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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In reality, each thought we have carries with it a little spiritual power, a tug toward or away from God. No thought is purely neutral.
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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 Bible does not say you are God’s appliance; it says you are his masterpiece. Appliances get mass-produced.
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Appliance God Yourself
God 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.
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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
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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Peace doesn’t come from finding a lake with no storms. It comes from having Jesus in the boat.

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