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Having faith does not mean never having doubts or questions. It does mean remaining obedient.

John Ortberg

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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Habits eat good intentions for breakfast.
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Real question is not who was this man (Jesus), but who is this man?
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Man Question Reality
Churches can become places of cynicism, resistance, and pessimism.
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Significance is about who we are before it is about what we do.
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Identity Significance
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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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
Our beliefs are not just estimates of probabilities. They are also the instruments that guide our actions.
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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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One of the great illusions of our time is that hurrying will buy us more time.
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Deep Greatness Hurry Illusion Time
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
When I teach the formal curriculum, I have the chance to think about it ahead of time. I can rehearse it. I can illustrate it with self-deprecating humor and humble-sounding personal disclosure. I can try to make it comes out just right.
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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
Gratitude is the ability to experience life as a gift. It liberates us from the prison of self-preoccupation.
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The most frequent promise in the Bible is ‘I will be with you.’
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For the soul to be well, it needs to be with God.
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God Need Soul

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