Skip to content

People Quotes by John Ortberg

40 People quotes by John Ortberg

All People quotes John Ortberg’s page

John Ortberg says loving God really starts with caring for every person, even those the world throws away. He stresses that true change happens inside a community, not just by reading books alone. He calls for humility and sincere love among church members, not just more programs to attract newcomers.

Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet

The day people around me stop questioning my character is the day my character begins to grow vulnerable.

Image

We who preach have one tool. We are people of the book.

Image

When we live in the love of God, we begin to pay attention to people the way God pays attention to us.

Image

Over and over in the Bible, it is fear that threatens to keep people from trusting and obeying God.

Image

The ministry of bearing with one another is learning to hear God speak through difficult people.

Image

Actually, my character needs to be questioned. On a regular basis. By people who know and love me.

Image

Leadership is the art of disappointing people at a rate they can stand.

Image

Disciplined people can do the right thing at the right time in the right way for the right reason.

Image

Skill at helping people grow spiritually, like skill at playing chess, depends on understanding and valuing differences.

Image

People with the strongest and healthiest sense of calling are not obsessed with their calling. They are preoccupied with the Caller.

Image

Every day you and I walk through God's shop. Every day we brush up against objects of incalculable worth to Him. People.…

Image

The church is in the hope business. We, of all people, ought to be known most for our hope because our hope…

Image

People cheer the Bible, buy the Bible, give the Bible, own the Bible - they just don't actually read the Bible.

Image

'Who Is This Man?' is about the impact of Jesus on human history. Most people - including most Christians - simply have…

Image

The single dynamic that helps people be most aware of God and most experiencing the fruit of the Spirit is gratitude.

Image

If we are serious about loving God, we must begin with people, all people. And especially we must learn to love those…

Image

The human longings that are deep inside of us never go away. They exist across cultures; they exist throughout life. When people…

Image

If you can't do great things, Mother Teresa used to say, do little things with great love. If you can't do them…

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…

Image

Being deeply contented with God in my everyday life is a focused attitude. It is always available. It means practicing letting go…

Image

At the deepest level, pride is the choice to exclude both God and other people from their rightful place in our hearts.…

Image

One of the great misconceptions about spiritual growth that develops in a lot of churches is that information alone is adequate to…

Image

True joy, as it turns out, comes only to those who have devoted their lives to something greater than personal happiness. This…

Image

The Holy Spirit will lead you to be with people as Jesus would be with them if He were in your place.

Image

We are tempted to live under the illusion that somewhere out there are people who are normal.

Image

God has decided, for his own good reasons, that people are not transformed outside of community.

Image

As a preacher, my charge is to proclaim the message of the Scriptures. To help the people in my congregation become a…

Image

My wife is one of the most extroverted people I know. She could out-talk Oprah and Joyce Meyer simultaneously.

Image

When people feel they're getting to speak into what's being preached, there is high built-in motivation to participate.

Image

A healthy soul is whole and integrated. It is connected to God. A person with a healthy soul is at peace with…

Image

Far more books get written about how to get more people in your church than how to get the people already in…

Image

Love and hurry are fundamentally incompatible. Love always takes time, and time is the one thing hurried people don't have.

Image

What influences our behavior, and what our level of responsibility is, are very complex issues. And anytime we try to make this…

Image

We all want to feel spiritually vigorous, and we hurt when we don't. This pain is intensified for people who lead church…

Image

The Holy Spirit says: You are it. You are God's plan. In a thirsty world, people need to be refreshed. It is…

Image

I hate how hard spiritual transformation is and how long it takes. I hate thinking about how many people have gone to…

Image

God is so immense that if he were 'too visible,' people would give forced compliance without expressing their heart. So God made…

Image

If you want to do the work of God, pay attention to people. Notice them. Especially the people nobody else notices.

Image

Wise people build their lives around what is eternal and squeeze in what is temporary. Not the other way around.

Image

God has entrusted us with his most precious treasure - people. He asks us to shepherd and mold them into strong disciples,…

Image

Other authors on People

More by John Ortberg

“What do we do in the dark night? We do nothing. We wait. We remember that we are not God. We hold on. We…

If we are serious about loving God, we must begin with people, all people. And especially we must learn to love those that the…

True repentance never leads to despair. Its leads home. It leads to grace.

The greatest bloodbaths in the history of the human race were recorded in the twentieth century in countries that sought to eliminate God, worship,…

There is no way for a human being to come to God that does not involve surrender.

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…

Death is the prerequisite to resurrection, the new life God intends.

From ancient times, the core idea of the soul is the soul is the capacity to integrate different functions into a single being or…

“Hurry is the great enemy of spiritual life in our day. You must ruthlessly eliminate hurry from your life.”

In reality, each thought we have carries with it a little spiritual power, a tug toward or away from God. No thought is purely…

The miracle of Sunday is that a dead man lives. The miracle of Saturday is that the eternal Son of God lies dead.

“The most important thing about you,” Dallas would often say, “is not the things that you achieve; it is the person that you become.”

Jesus had a universal concern for those who suffered that transcended the rules of the ancient world.

God is a God of endless opportunities to do good; the God of the open door.

One of the most painful aspects of suffering is the loneliness of it. Others may offer support or empathy, but no one can walk…