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Grace is the offer of God’s ceaseless presence and irrational love that cannot be stopped.

John Ortberg

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
Disciplined people can do the right thing at the right time in the right way for the right reason.
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Discipline People Reason Right
Our beliefs are not just estimates of probabilities. They are also the instruments that guide our actions.
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Willpower is trying very hard not to do something you want to do very much.
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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.
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Employee Extrovert Himself Question
Having faith does not mean never having doubts or questions. It does mean remaining obedient.
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True love is willing to warn, reprove, confront or admonish when necessary.
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Love Necessary True Willing
We may be unlovely yet we are not unloved.
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Compassionate Love Self Love Ugly
We’d like to be humble…but what if no one notices?
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Humble Notice Oneself
A bad sermon is like a car wreck – everyone slows down to see what happened.
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God wishes to be seen, wishes to be sought, wishes to be expected, and wishes to be trusted.
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Expectation God Trust
Imagine watching all that God might have done with your life if you had let him.
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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
To love someone is to desire and work toward their becoming the best version of themselves. The one person in all the universe who can do this perfectly for you is God.
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Desire God Love Perfection Person Universe Work
The ministry of bearing with one another is learning to hear God speak through difficult people.
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I’m more concerned about who you’re becoming than what you’re doing.
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