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We who preach have one tool. We are people of the book.

John Ortberg

The ministry of bearing with one another is learning to hear God speak through difficult people.
JOHN ORTBERG

Anand Thakur
Art is built on the deepest themes of human meaning: good and evil, beauty and ugliness, life and death, love and hate. No other story has incarnated those themes more than the story of Jesus.
JOHN ORTBERG

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Going in faith does not necessarily mean going with serenity or without doubts. Faith can be difficult.
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Difficult Doubt Faith Necessary Serene
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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Anand Thakur
Jesus gave the world its most influential movement.
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Influence Movement World
True love is willing to warn, reprove, confront or admonish when necessary.
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Love Necessary True Willing
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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Anand Thakur
Having faith does not mean never having doubts or questions. It does mean remaining obedient.
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Anand Thakur
Joylessness may be the sin most readily tolerated by the church.
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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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Bad Death God Myself Need Worth
Jesus is mysterious not just because of what we don’t know about him, but because of what we do know about him.
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God Himself Known Mysterious
A bad sermon is like a car wreck – everyone slows down to see what happened.
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Anand Thakur
Over time, grit is what separates fruitful lives from aimlessness.
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Goal Live Separate Time
The possibility of transformation is the essence of hope.
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Essence Hope Possible Transformation
We are too often double espresso followers of a decaf Sovereign.
JOHN ORTBERG

Follow Identity
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

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