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

John Ortberg

Nobody lives up to the norms that God had in mind when he first created human beings.
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You can only love and be loved to the extent that you know and are known by somebody.
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Body Known Love
Willpower is trying very hard not to do something you want to do very much.
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Failure is not an event, but rather a judgment about an event. Failure is not something that happens to us or a label we attach to things. It is a way we think about outcomes.
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Having faith does not mean never having doubts or questions. It does mean remaining obedient.
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We who preach have one tool. We are people of the book.
JOHN ORTBERG

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There is no way for a human being to come to God that does not involve surrender.
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God is not interested in our spiritual life. He’s interested in our life.
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At the heart of Christian faith is the story of Jesus death and resurrection.
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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.
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We’d like to be humble…but what if no one notices?
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Humble Notice Oneself
The problem with spending your life climbing up the ladder is that you will go right past Jesus, for he’s coming down.
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True love is willing to warn, reprove, confront or admonish when necessary.
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Love Necessary True Willing
It’s better to have the faith to embrace reality with all its pain than to cling to the false comfort of a painless fantasy.
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Better Embrace Faith Fantasy Pain Reality
Jesus changed how the world thinks about science, medicine, human rights, education & more.
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The test of love is that it gives even when there is no expectation of a return.
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Make your life about something bigger than your life.
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Big Life Yourself
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
God is a God of endless opportunities to do good; the God of the open door.
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Door God Goodness Open Opportunity
Never try to have more faith – just get to know God better. And because God is faithful, the better you know Him, the more you’ll trust Him.
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Better Faith God Himself Trust Try
The good news as Jesus preached it is not just about the minimal entrance requirements for getting into heaven when you die. It is about the glorious redemption of human life-your life.
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Goodness Heaven Human Life News Preach Yourself
You must ruthlessly eliminate hurry from your life.
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Elimination Hurry Life Patience Yourself
Hurry is not just a disordered schedule. Hurry is a disordered heart.
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Heart Hurry Schedule
There is a world of difference between being friendly to someone because they’re useful to you and being someone’s friend.
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Difference Friendship World
Over time, grit is what separates fruitful lives from aimlessness.
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Goal Live Separate Time
Self-improvement is no more God’s plan than self-salvation.
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God Improvement Planning Salvation
The church is in the hope business.
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Business Hope One Liner

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