Over and over in the Bible, it is fear that threatens to keep people from trusting and obeying God.
JOHN ORTBERGYour 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.
More John Ortberg Quotes
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Over time, grit is what separates fruitful lives from aimlessness.
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Leadership is the art of disappointing people at a rate they can stand.
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The church is in the hope business.
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Make your life about something bigger than your life.
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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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One reason why we fail to hear God speak is that we are not attentive. We suffer from what might be called ‘spiritual mindlessness.’
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Acceptance is an act of the heart. To accept someone is to affirm to them that you think it’s a very good thing they are alive.
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Prayer allows us to wait without worry.
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Peace doesn’t come from finding a lake with no storms. It comes from having Jesus in the boat.
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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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Disciplined people can do the right thing at the right time in the right way for the right reason.
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A bad sermon is like a car wreck – everyone slows down to see what happened.
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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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The Holy Spirit will lead you to be with people as Jesus would be with them if He were in your place.
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The ministry of bearing with one another is learning to hear God speak through difficult people.
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