Quotes from John Ortberg
For the soul to be well, it needs to be with God.
— John Ortberg
There is no way for a human being to come to God that does not involve surrender.
— John Ortberg
The Bible does not say you are God's appliance; it says you are his masterpiece. Appliances get mass-produced.
— John Ortberg
Self-improveme nt is no more God's plan than self-salvation.
— John Ortberg
Skepticism can keep us from blessing, can keep us trapped in two minds.
— John Ortberg
It may be a very bad thing that I needed God to die for me, but it is a wonderful thing that God thinks I am worth dying for.
— John Ortberg
God is a God of endless opportunities to do good; the God of the open door.
— John Ortberg
Over and over in the Bible, it is fear that threatens to keep people from trusting and obeying God.
— John Ortberg
Waiting on the Lord is a confident, disciplined, expectant, active, sometimes painful clinging to God.
— John Ortberg
The only cure from sin is by maintaining a vision of God.
— John Ortberg
One reason why we fail to hear God speak is that we are not attentive. We suffer from what might be called 'spiritual mindlessness.'
— John Ortberg
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