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

John Ortberg

Skeptics would rather, even at their own expense, appear to be right than take the risk of trusting.
JOHN ORTBERG

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God is not interested in our spiritual life. He’s interested in our life.
JOHN ORTBERG

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We’d like to be humble…but what if no one notices?
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Humble Notice Oneself
Genuine brokenness pleases God more than pretend spirituality.
JOHN ORTBERG

Act Break Genuine God Pretend Spirituality
There is no way for a human being to come to God that does not involve surrender.
JOHN ORTBERG

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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
To become truly free, you must surrender.
JOHN ORTBERG

Freedom Surrender True
One of the hardest things in the world is to stop being the prodigal son without turning into the elder brother.
JOHN ORTBERG

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Peace does not lie in getting God to give me other circumstances. Peace lies in finding God in these circumstances.
JOHN ORTBERG

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The character of the faith that allows us to be transformed by suffering and darkness is not doubt-free certainty; rather, it is tenacious obedience.
JOHN ORTBERG

Allow Character Doubt Faith Freedom Obedience Transformation
Willpower is trying very hard not to do something you want to do very much.
JOHN ORTBERG

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A bad sermon is like a car wreck – everyone slows down to see what happened.
JOHN ORTBERG

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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.
JOHN ORTBERG

Bitter Hard Hate Judgmental People Spirituality Thinking
The Bible does not say you are God’s appliance; it says you are his masterpiece. Appliances get mass-produced.
JOHN ORTBERG

Appliance God Yourself
The harder you strike it, the deeper it goes.
JOHN ORTBERG

Deep Hard Strike Yourself
Make your life about something bigger than your life.
JOHN ORTBERG

Big Life Yourself

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