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" The idea here is that Jesus engaged in certain practices that allowed God’s grace to keep replenishing his spirit: • He prayed. • He had a circle of close friends — the twelve who went through life with him. He shared everything with them; people underestimate the role of friendship in Jesus’ life. • He engaged in regular corporate worship at synagogue. • He fed his mind with Scripture. • He enjoyed God’s creation — mountain, garden, and lake. • He took long walks. • He welcomed little children and hugged them and blessed them. • He enjoyed partying with non-religious types. Notice that the last one — one you might not have thought about — was so much the case that it actually gave rise to rumors about him: The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and people say, “Here is a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of immoral people. "

John Ortberg , Soul Keeping: Caring For the Most Important Part of You


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John Ortberg quote : The idea here is that Jesus engaged in certain practices that allowed God’s grace to keep replenishing his spirit: • He prayed. • He had a circle of close friends — the twelve who went through life with him. He shared everything with them; people underestimate the role of friendship in Jesus’ life. • He engaged in regular corporate worship at synagogue. • He fed his mind with Scripture. • He enjoyed God’s creation — mountain, garden, and lake. • He took long walks. • He welcomed little children and hugged them and blessed them. • He enjoyed partying with non-religious types. Notice that the last one — one you might not have thought about — was so much the case that it actually gave rise to rumors about him: The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and people say, “Here is a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of immoral people.