If we are serious about loving God, we must begin with people, all people. And especially we must learn to love those… — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
The Holy Spirit will lead you to be with people as Jesus would be with them if He were in your place. — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
People cheer the Bible, buy the Bible, give the Bible, own the Bible - they just don't actually read the Bible. — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
God has decided, for his own good reasons, that people are not transformed outside of community. — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
The day people around me stop questioning my character is the day my character begins to grow vulnerable. — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
One of the great misconceptions about spiritual growth that develops in a lot of churches is that information alone is adequate to… — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
Far more books get written about how to get more people in your church than how to get the people already in… — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
The Holy Spirit says: You are it. You are God's plan. In a thirsty world, people need to be refreshed. It is… — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
Being deeply contented with God in my everyday life is a focused attitude. It is always available. It means practicing letting go… — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
When people feel they're getting to speak into what's being preached, there is high built-in motivation to participate. — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
God is so immense that if he were 'too visible,' people would give forced compliance without expressing their heart. So God made… — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
The ministry of bearing with one another is learning to hear God speak through difficult people. — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
Over and over in the Bible, it is fear that threatens to keep people from trusting and obeying God. — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
The church is in the hope business. We, of all people, ought to be known most for our hope because our hope… — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
Skill at helping people grow spiritually, like skill at playing chess, depends on understanding and valuing differences. — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
'Who Is This Man?' is about the impact of Jesus on human history. Most people - including most Christians - simply have… — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
If you want to do the work of God, pay attention to people. Notice them. Especially the people nobody else notices. — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
People who are servants-humbly, honestly, and joyfully-keep getting revealed as the biggest winners. People who recognize and embrace their smallness keep getting… — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
Every day you and I walk through God's shop. Every day we brush up against objects of incalculable worth to Him. People.… — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
A healthy soul is whole and integrated. It is connected to God. A person with a healthy soul is at peace with… — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
Wise people build their lives around what is eternal and squeeze in what is temporary. Not the other way around. — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
The single dynamic that helps people be most aware of God and most experiencing the fruit of the Spirit is gratitude. — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
Disciplined people can do the right thing at the right time in the right way for the right reason. — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
Leadership is the art of disappointing people at a rate they can stand. — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
“What do we do in the dark night? We do nothing. We wait. We remember that we are not God. We hold on. We… — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
If we are serious about loving God, we must begin with people, all people. And especially we must learn to love those that the… — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
True repentance never leads to despair. Its leads home. It leads to grace. — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
The greatest bloodbaths in the history of the human race were recorded in the twentieth century in countries that sought to eliminate God, worship,… — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
There is no way for a human being to come to God that does not involve surrender. — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
Will you keep going when you don't know why? When you can't get any answers that would make the pain go away, will you… — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
From ancient times, the core idea of the soul is the soul is the capacity to integrate different functions into a single being or… — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
“Hurry is the great enemy of spiritual life in our day. You must ruthlessly eliminate hurry from your life.” — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
In reality, each thought we have carries with it a little spiritual power, a tug toward or away from God. No thought is purely… — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
The miracle of Sunday is that a dead man lives. The miracle of Saturday is that the eternal Son of God lies dead. — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
“The most important thing about you,” Dallas would often say, “is not the things that you achieve; it is the person that you become.” — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
