223 Quotes by John Ortberg Jr.

There is a world of difference between being friendly to someone because they’re useful to you and being someone’s friend.

Underneath the surface of the skeptic is fear – fear of being disappointed.

When you help other people discover their strengths, you are helping the image of God to be restored in another human being.

True joy, as it turns out, comes only to those who have devoted their lives to something greater than personal happiness. This is most visible in extraordinary lives, in saints and martyrs. But it is no less true for ordinary people like us.

Both hope and pessimism are deeply contagious. And no one is more infectious than a leader.

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

It may not quite reflect the maturity of “Thy will be done,” but it is better to be an honest mess before God than a dishonest “saint.

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

What matters is not the accomplishments you achieve; what matters is the person you become.