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

John Ortberg

A bad sermon is like a car wreck – everyone slows down to see what happened.
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Leadership is the art of disappointing people at a rate they can stand.
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We are tempted to live under the illusion that somewhere out there are people who are normal.
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Illusion Normal People Temptation
We must assess our thoughts and beliefs and reckon whether they are moving us closer to conformity to Christ or farther away from it.
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Passion for our work is not usually a subterranean volcano waiting to erupt. It is a muscle that gets strengthened a little each day as we show up – as we do what is expected of us, and then some.
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The goal is not for us to get through the Scriptures. The goal is to get the Scriptures through us.
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We who preach have one tool. We are people of the book.
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At the heart of Christian faith is the story of Jesus death and resurrection.
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The greatest bloodbaths in the history of the human race were recorded in the twentieth century in countries that sought to eliminate God, worship, and faith.
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Country Faith God Greatness History Record Worship
Joylessness may be the sin most readily tolerated by the church.
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Our beliefs are not just estimates of probabilities. They are also the instruments that guide our actions.
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We’d like to be humble…but what if no one notices?
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Skeptics would rather, even at their own expense, appear to be right than take the risk of trusting.
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Wise people build their lives around what is eternal and squeeze in what is temporary. Not the other way around.
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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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God has entrusted us with his most precious treasure – people. He asks us to shepherd and mold them into strong disciples, with brave faith and good character.
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