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The main measure of your devotion to God is not your devotional life. It is simply your life.

John Ortberg

We are tempted to live under the illusion that somewhere out there are people who are normal.
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Illusion Normal People Temptation
If you want to do the work of God, pay attention to people. Notice them. Especially the people nobody else notices.
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The primary goal of spiritual life is human transformation.
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Solitude is the one place where we can gain freedom from the forces of society that will otherwise relentlessly mold us. Solitude requires relentless perseverance.
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We’d like to be humble…but what if no one notices?
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Humble Notice Oneself
Real question is not who was this man (Jesus), but who is this man?
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Man Question Reality
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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Self-improvement is no more God’s plan than self-salvation.
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God Improvement Planning Salvation
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
The only cure from sin is by maintaining a vision of God.
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Cure God Sin Vision
You must arrange your days so that you are experiencing deep contentment, joy and confidence in your everyday life with God.
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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
The possibility of transformation is the essence of hope.
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Essence Hope Possible Transformation
A bad sermon is like a car wreck – everyone slows down to see what happened.
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We who preach have one tool. We are people of the book.
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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

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