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At the heart of Christian faith is the story of Jesus death and resurrection.

John Ortberg

We must assess our thoughts and beliefs and reckon whether they are moving us closer to conformity to Christ or farther away from it.
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.
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Greatness is never achieved through indecision.
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Achievement Decision Greatness
A boss who interrupts an employee a lot is called an extrovert, whereas an employee who interrupts a boss too often is called an ex-employee.
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Employee Extrovert Himself Question
The goal is not for us to get through the Scriptures. The goal is to get the Scriptures through us.
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The church is in the hope business.
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Business Hope One Liner
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.
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The greatest moment of your life is now. This moment is God’s irreplaceable gift to you.
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God Greatness Life Moments Replacement 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
Self-improvement is no more God’s plan than self-salvation.
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God Improvement Planning Salvation
Churches can become places of cynicism, resistance, and pessimism.
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One of the hardest things in the world is to stop being the prodigal son without turning into the elder brother.
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We’d like to be humble…but what if no one notices?
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Humble Notice Oneself
Peace doesn’t come from finding a lake with no storms. It comes from having Jesus in the boat.
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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
The primary goal of spiritual life is human transformation.
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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
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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Waiting on the Lord is a confident, disciplined, expectant, active, sometimes painful clinging to God.
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Active Confidence Expectation God Pain
What matters is not the accomplishments you achieve; what matters is the person you become.
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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
We tend to be preoccupied by our problems when we have a heightened sense of vulnerability and a diminished sense of power. Today, see each problem as an invitation to prayer.
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When preaching is done right, it can change lives. When it’s done badly, my failure goes beyond the merely human.
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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
If we are serious about loving God, we must begin with people, all people. And especially we must learn to love those that the world generally discards.
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Beginning God Learning Love People Serious World
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
The Holy Spirit says: You are it. You are God’s plan. In a thirsty world, people need to be refreshed. It is a broken world, and people need to be healed. Now get out there and do it!
JOHN ORTBERG

God Healing Holy Planning Refreshment Spirit

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