There is a world of difference between being friendly to someone because they’re useful to you and being someone’s friend.
JOHN ORTBERGIt 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.
More John Ortberg Quotes
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God is not interested in our spiritual life. He’s interested in our life.
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Both hope and pessimism are deeply contagious. And no one is more infectious than a leader.
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The most important task of your life is not what you do, but who you become.
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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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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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A bad sermon is like a car wreck – everyone slows down to see what happened.
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If I have the courage to acknowledge my limits and embrace them, I can experience enormous freedom. If I lack this courage, I will be imprisoned by them.
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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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Imagine watching all that God might have done with your life if you had let him.
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The church is in the hope business.
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Failure does not shape you; the way you respond to failure shapes you.
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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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Over and over in the Bible, it is fear that threatens to keep people from trusting and obeying God.
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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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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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