Quotes about jesus
jesus mysterious knows
Jesus is mysterious not just because of what we don't know about him, but because of what we do know about him. John Ortberg
jesus mean differences
There is a immense difference between training to do something and trying to do something....Sp iritual transformation is not a matter of trying harder, but of training wisely.... Following Jesus simply means learning from him how to arrange my life around activities that enable me to live in the fruit of the Spirit John Ortberg
jesus outcast spokes
Jesus ... associated with the outcasts; he spoke with them, touched them, ate with them, loved them. John Ortberg
jesus pain choices
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 still say, 'My Lord,' even though his ways are not clear to you? Will you keep going-with all the grace and grit and faith you can muster-and live in hope that one day God will set everything right. Will you trust that God is good? ... Ultimately, the choice everyone faces is the choice between hope and despair. Jesus says, 'Choose hope.' John Ortberg
jesus prayer real
The goal of prayer is to live all of my life and speak all of my words in the joyful awareness of the presence of God. Prayer becomes real when we grasp the reality and goodness of God's constant presence with 'the real me.' Jesus lived his everyday life in conscious awareness of his Father. John Ortberg
jesus mean decision
The decision to grow always involves a choice between risk and comfort. This means that to be a follower of Jesus, you must renounce comfort as the ultimate value of your life. John Ortberg
jesus lakes storm
Peace doesn't come from finding a lake with no storms. It comes from having Jesus in the boat. John Ortberg
jesus movement world
Jesus gave the world its most influential movement. John Ortberg
jesus thinking medicine
Jesus changed how the world thinks about science, medicine, human rights, education & more. John Ortberg
jesus past climbing
The entire life of Jesus isn't the story of somebody climbing up a ladder; it's a picture of someone coming down-a series of demotions. The problem with spending our lives climbing up the ladder is that we will go right past Jesus, for He's coming down. John Ortberg
jesus people would-be
The Holy Spirit will lead you to be with people as Jesus would be with them if He were in your place. John Ortberg
jesus real men
Real question is not who was this man (Jesus), but who is this man? John Ortberg
jesus movement tiny
Normally, if someone's legacy will outlast their life, it's apparent when they die. On the day when Alexander the Great, or Caesar Augustus, or Napoleon, or Socrates, or Muhammad died, their reputations were immense. When Jesus died, his tiny, failed movement appeared clearly at an end. John Ortberg
jesus heaven news
The good news as Jesus preached it is not just about the minimal entrance requirements for getting into heaven when you die. It is about the glorious redemption of human life-your life. John Ortberg
jesus arguing christianity
Too often we argue about Christianity instead of marveling at Jesus. John Ortberg
jesus past climbing
The problem with spending your life climbing up the ladder is that you will go right past Jesus, for he's coming down. John Ortberg
jesus blow suffering
The marks of Jesus are imprisonment, chains, scourgings, blows and stoning in bearing testimony to the Gospel. Galatians 6:17 - 17 Finally, let no one cause me trouble, for I bear on my body the marks of Jesus. John Calvin
jesus christ lord
Concerning our Lord Jesus Christ, we must also be aware that he is our Advocate, and that without him we cannot approach God. John Calvin
jesus law understanding
To have a proper understanding of the gospel, we must recognise that we need to lean entirely upon the Lord Jesus Christ and his mercy alone as our only hope of salvation. ... No one can be justified by the law; justification is through faith alone. John Calvin
jesus believe world
How do we know that God has elected us before the creation of the world? By believing in Jesus Christ. John Calvin
jesus heart joy
Joy is a quiet gladness of heart as one contemplates the goodness of God's saving grace in Christ Jesus. John Calvin
jesus christ buried
If the gospel be not preached, Jesus Christ is, as it were, buried. John Calvin
jesus science names
Einstein - the greatest Jew since Jesus. I have no doubt that Einstein's name will still be remembered and revered when Lloyd George, Foch and William Hohenzollern share with Charlie Chaplin that ineluctable oblivion which awaits the uncreative mind. John B. S. Haldane
jesus heart grieving
Give me ... a compassionate heart, quickly moved to grieve for the woes of others and to active pity for them, even as our Lord Jesus Christ beheld our poverty and hasted to help us. Give me grace ever to alleviate the crosses and difficulties of those around me, and never to add to them; teach me to be a consoler in sorrow, to take thought for the stranger, the widow, and the orphan; let my charity show itself not in words only but in deed and truth. Johann Arndt
jesus dad wanted
I just wanted to be like my dad, Jesus. He was a good shortstop. Johan Santana
jesus church matter
About Jesus Christ and the Church, I simply know they're just one thing, and we shouldn't complicate the matter. Joan of Arc
jesus men arguing
Jesus Christ tells us that a man cannot be wrong if he argues towards God from what he finds best in himself. George A. Smith
jesus jesus-christ christ
Nor will I be using any imagery that mocks Jesus Christ. Garry Trudeau
jesus sunday people
... and people are to march around the church to commemorate the event, Palm Sunday, when Jesus rode into Jerusalem and was greeted with applause and with palms. People thought he had come to overthrow the Romans, but ... no ... he had come to change THEM ... and that led to things turning bad. Garrison Keillor
jesus minnesota north-dakota
Jesus said the meek would inherit the earth, but so far all we've gotten is Minnesota and North Dakota. Garrison Keillor
jesus wave-of-life storm
For all of us, we put our faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. He's in our boat. And when those storms come and those waves (of life) come, He's in the boat with us. Franklin Graham
jesus lord
Jesus is Lord! That is not negotiable. Franklin Graham
jesus prayer children
For those who have already experienced the grace of Almighty God through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, prayer becomes the catalyst for fellowship with the Lord of our souls, redeemed by his blood. By tapping into the channel by which we commune with the One who calls his children “friends,” we can receive his strength in our weakness; his guidance in our steps; and his mercy when we stumble along life's path. Franklin Graham