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The possibility of transformation is the essence of hope.

John Ortberg

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
Death is the prerequisite to resurrection, the new life God intends.
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Jesus associated with the outcasts; he spoke with them, touched them, ate with them, loved them.
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Willpower is trying very hard not to do something you want to do very much.
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God wishes to be seen, wishes to be sought, wishes to be expected, and wishes to be trusted.
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Expectation God Trust
We who preach have one tool. We are people of the book.
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What matters is not the accomplishments you achieve; what matters is the person you become.
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Joylessness may be the sin most readily tolerated by the church.
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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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Goodness Heaven Human Life News Preach Yourself
What repeatedly enters your mind and occupies your mind, eventually shapes your mind, and will ultimately express itself in what you do and who you become.
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The miracle of Sunday is that a dead man lives. The miracle of Saturday is that the eternal Son of God lies dead.
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Over time, grit is what separates fruitful lives from aimlessness.
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Goal Live Separate Time
Nobody lives up to the norms that God had in mind when he first created human beings.
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A bad sermon is like a car wreck – everyone slows down to see what happened.
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For the soul to be well, it needs to be with God.
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God Need Soul
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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