American - Clergyman | May 5, 1957 -
Congregations shaped by the Scriptures generally have preachers who are shaped by the Scriptures.
John Ortberg
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Those of us who preach the Scriptures, along with being nourished by it ourselves, have to figure out along with our congregations how we can incarnate the gospel in our community, or we will preach to a religious ghetto.
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Far more books get written about how to get more people in your church than how to get the people already in your church to have more humility and sincere love.
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At the heart of Christian faith is the story of Jesus' death and resurrection.
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Jesus viewed his own destiny - to be glorified in and through death - as an expression of a kind of cosmic principle: the pathway to life runs through death.
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In community, we discover who we really are and how much transformation we still require. This is why I am irrevocably committed to small groups. Through them, we can accomplish our God-entrusted work to transform human beings.
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God has decided, for his own good reasons, that people are not transformed outside of community.
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The hurried can become unhurried. But it will not happen by trying alone, nor will it happen instantly. You will have to enter a life of training.
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My wife is one of the most extroverted people I know. She could out-talk Oprah and Joyce Meyer simultaneously.
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One of the reasons I'm an interesting person to be married to is my intensely late-blooming self-awareness.
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Skill at helping people grow spiritually, like skill at playing chess, depends on understanding and valuing differences.
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Authority can be faked. That's why impersonating a police officer is a crime. Sometimes the outward appearances of authority can be deceiving.
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