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

John Ortberg

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

Anand Thakur
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
Your Mission starts where you are,Not where you think you should be.Sometimes we’re tempted to think that our current position/job/situation is a barrier to our mission, but, in fact, it is where it starts.
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Mission Ourselves Position Situation Start Temptation Thinking
Jesus gave the world its most influential movement.
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Influence Movement World
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
Who you become while you’re waiting is as important as what you’re waiting for.
JOHN ORTBERG

Patience Time Transformation Wait Yourself
Grace is the offer of God’s ceaseless presence and irrational love that cannot be stopped.
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Anand Thakur
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.
JOHN ORTBERG

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

Anand Thakur
Greatness is never achieved through indecision.
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Achievement Decision Greatness
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.
JOHN ORTBERG

Anand Thakur
Peace doesn’t come from finding a lake with no storms. It comes from having Jesus in the boat.
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Anand Thakur
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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Anand Thakur
Gratitude is the ability to experience life as a gift. It liberates us from the prison of self-preoccupation.
JOHN ORTBERG

Anand Thakur
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
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

Anand Thakur

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

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