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2751. Taking Risks for Faith

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Donald B. Strobe

It doesn't seem to me that many of us are risking very much for our faith. I once heard someone describe the average Christian today in terms of a person dressed in a deep-sea diving suit, oxygen mask firmly in place, marching resolutely into the bathroom to pull the plug out of the bathtub. An old slogan says: "Expect great things from God; Attempt great things for God." We're pretty good at the ...

2752. A Day to Day Activity

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Keith Miller puts it this way: It has never ceased to amaze me that we Christians have developed a kind of selective vision which allows us to be deeply and sincerely involved in worship and church activities and yet almost totally pagan in the day in, day out guts of our business lives and never realize it. Jesus did not say "Take up your cross and follow me to church on Sunday morning, then yo...

2753. The Sacrifice Play

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William J. Carl, III

Sacrifice is not a word we use much these days, is it? When was the last time you used it or thought about it in terms of your own life? When was the last time you sacrificed anything for anybody? Come to think about it, there's only one sport as far as I know where the term is actually used. Do you know which sport that is? You can almost hear Harry Cary announcing it over the radio, "And there i...

2754. Sink or Swim?

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Howard & Jeanne Hendricks

Too often marriages go down the drain, relationships deteriorate to the point of destruction, people with glaring personal limitation go unchecked all because Christians who know precisely what is wrong will not love sufficiently to tackle the problem. "I was afraid I would hurt their future," is one lame excuse. But that is exactly what happens. Recall the words of our Lord to Peter when he vee...

2755. He With the Most Toys

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Steve Farrar

Christopher Winans, in his book, Malcolm Forbes: The Man Who Had Everything, tells of a motorcycle tour that Forbes took through Egypt in 1984 with his Capitalist Tool motorcycle team. After viewing the staggering burial tomb of King Tut, Forbes seemed to be in a reflective mood. As they were returning to the hotel in a shuttle bus, Forbes turned to one of his associates and asked with all sincer...

2756. No Poland without a Cross

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Chuck Colson

The government of Polish Prime Minister Jaruzelski had ordered crucifixes removed from classroom walls, just as they had been banned in factories, hospitals, and other public institutions. Catholic bishops attacked the ban that had stirred waves of anger and resentment all across Poland. Ultimately the government relented, insisting that the law remain on the books, but agreeing not to press for r...

2757. Who Are You Following?

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Roy Howard

“If any want to be my followers, let them deny themselves, take their cross and follow me.” The first thing that needs to be said is that this is a difficult teaching of Jesus. We should not fool ourselves. It’s better to confess this at the beginning than to pretend otherwise and lose our way in the end. The honesty with which we hold our lives before God is the measure of our desire to be follow...

Wherever God erects a house of prayer, The devil always builds a chapel there; And 'twill be found upon examination, The latter has the largest congregation.

Daniel Defoe

2759. You Can’t Take the Cross

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James W. Moore

A church wanted to improve attendance at their major worship services, so they hired a powerful advertising agency to come in, study their situation, and make recommendations. The ad agency did their research… and then suggested to the church that they should get rid of all the crosses in the church… because the crosses might send a negative message to prospective young worshipers! Now, I'm sure ...

2760. Movable Stone, Portable House

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Lori Wagner

How adaptable are you? In today’s culture, this is a key question not just for individuals, but for businesses too! Are you able to adapt to our culture’s changing landscape? To calamities that come your way? To unplanned events and surprises? To change? When a hurricane hit Roger Hammett’s home in Florida, he had to evacuate, taking with him only some personal items. When he returned home days ...

2761. It's So Daily

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When Charles Swindoll was a young boy, he was greatly influenced by this remark from an old Texan: "The problem with the Christian life is that it's so daily." It's true. Following Jesus is a lifestyle that builds on past lessons and decisions, but it also depends on our dedication day by day. We cannot live off yesterday's successes, last week's prayers, or the Bible stories we heard when we wer...

2762. The Unthinkable Shame

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Phillip Yancy

In a memoir of the years before World War II, Pierre Van Paassen tells of an act of humiliation by Nazi storm troopers who had seized an elderly Jewish rabbi and dragged him to headquarters. In the far end of the same room, two colleagues were beating another Jew to death, but the captors of the rabbi decided to have some fun with him. They stripped him naked and commanded that he preach the serm...

2763. 24/7

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Larry Bethune

William Safire has noticed a new computer/business lingo he calls "e-speak." For instance, a writer is called a "content provider." The strength and depth of a company's senior management is called "the bandwidth." The amount of time people spend gazing at a website is called "eyeball hang time." The better a "content provider" you are, the "stickier" the website will be, the longer "eyeball hang ...

2764. I Certainly Don't Recommend Christianity

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C. S. Lewis

I have an elderly acquaintance of about eighty, who has lived a life of unbroken selfishness and self-admiration from the earliest years, and is, more or less, I regret to say, one of the happiest men I know. From the moral point of view it is very difficult! As you perhaps know, I haven't always been a Christian. I didn't go to religion to make me happy. I always knew a bottle of Port would do...

2765. Our Logo the Cross

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Brett Blair

Marketing experts are always quick to tell start-up businesses how important it is to develop a corporate logo. "Brand identity" they call it. Think about it. One symbol can readily identity a billion dollar organization. The ultimate goal of any designer when creating a logo is to develop a mark that identifies the company but also persuade viewers to respond in a specified manner. Logos. So wha...

2766. What Will It Profit a Man?

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Chevis Horne

We are often afraid to speak of money in the church. We are concerned that someone will become offended. We do not want to confirm the position held by many that all the church wants is your money. As a result, we respond to this perception in a variety of ways. I know of one church that prints in its Sunday bulletin that visitors to the church are not expected to give financially but that this is...

2767. What is Christianity Without the Cross? Sermon Starter

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Brett Blair

The Second President of the United States, John Adams, said, "Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate for a government of any other." In other words, unless our country remains Christian the Constitution will not function properly. Is John Adams right? Can our society survive without the Christian faith? There are many who would say that religion do...

2768. A Living Sacrifice

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Brett Blair

There is, I think it is true to say, something a little bit depressing about Labor Day weekend. For Labor day weekend signals the psychological end, at least, to summer with its periods of refreshment, and the start again, for many of us, of the more hectic rhythm of life and work at school, in college, at office or, in home. So let me ask you: How is your work? Are you giving of your self at work...

2769. Scandelon

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Brett Blair

Some years ago Michael Card, a contemporary Christian artist, wrote a song called Scandelon. It is about the scandalous nature of the cross. The chorus goes: He will be the Truth that will offend them one and all. A stone that makes men stumble and a rock that makes them fall. And many will be broken so that He can make them whole. And many will be crushed and lose their very soul. Peter underst...

2770. The Lure of the Easy Way - Sermon Starter

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Brett Blair

I like the story of the young man, eager to make it to the top, who went to a well-known millionaire businessman and asked him the first reason for his success. The businessman answered without hesitation, "Hard work." After a lengthy pause the young man asked, "What is the SECOND reason?" We want to deal this morning with the lure of the easy way. Jesus and His disciples were at Caesarea Philipp...

2771. Relay for Life

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Brett Blair

In January 1926, six-year-old Richard Stanley showed symptoms of diphtheria, signaling the possibility of an outbreak in the small town of Nome. When the boy passed away a day later, Dr. Curtis Welch began immunizing children and adults with an experimental but effective anti-diphtheria serum. But it wasn't long before Dr. Welch's supply ran out, and the nearest serum was in Nenana, Alaska 1000 mi...

2772. Time Spent

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Michael P. Green

A study revealed that an average seventy-year-old man has spent twenty-four years sleeping, fourteen years working, eight years in amusements, six years at the dinner table, five years in transportation, four years in conversation, three years in education, and two years in studying and reading. His other four years were spent in miscellaneous pursuits. Of those four years, he spent forty-five mi...

2773. He’s Going to Make It Hard on You

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King Duncan

Bob Hodges, a Presbyterian minister in Rogersville, Tennessee, tells about duck hunting with a friend of his on Cherokee Lake in East Tennessee. His friend, Riley, who had just recently given his life to Christ, began to ask some serious questions about his Christian pilgrimage. Riley's old friends were making it very difficult for him to remain consistent in his obedience and commitment to Christ...

2774. Winners, Losers and the Gospel

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Robert Noblett

For those of us who have spent some time in the Buckeye State there was a sadness about the demise of Woody Hayes as chief helmsman of Ohio State Football. Hayes, during the final moments of the Gator Bowl between Ohio State and Clemson, had directed his right forearm toward the throat of Clemson player Charlie Bauman, who had just intercepted an Ohio pass and preserved a Clemson victory. Shortly ...

2775. The Un-Parade

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Robert Noblett

In the section of the country where we live, February and March are always cold and slushy months. So come April, nothing dampens my ardor for the coming of spring. I’m ready for it! Part of the reason I am ready for it is the fact that warm weather means the return of parades, and as the song says it, "I love a parade!" A community in which we lived some years back boasted the first Bicentennial ...

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2751. Taking Risks for Faith

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Donald B. Strobe

2752. A Day to Day Activity

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2753. The Sacrifice Play

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William J. Carl, III

2754. Sink or Swim?

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Howard & Jeanne Hendricks

2755. He With the Most Toys

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Steve Farrar

2756. No Poland without a Cross

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Chuck Colson

2757. Who Are You Following?

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Roy Howard

Wherever God erects a house of prayer, The devil always builds a chapel there; And 'twill be found upon examination, The latter has the largest congregation.

Daniel Defoe

2759. You Can’t Take the Cross

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James W. Moore

2760. Movable Stone, Portable House

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Lori Wagner

2761. It's So Daily

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2762. The Unthinkable Shame

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Phillip Yancy

2763. 24/7

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Larry Bethune

2764. I Certainly Don't Recommend Christianity

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C. S. Lewis

2765. Our Logo the Cross

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Brett Blair

2766. What Will It Profit a Man?

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Chevis Horne

2767. What is Christianity Without the Cross? Sermon Starter

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Brett Blair

2768. A Living Sacrifice

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Brett Blair

2769. Scandelon

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Brett Blair

2770. The Lure of the Easy Way - Sermon Starter

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Brett Blair

2771. Relay for Life

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Brett Blair

2772. Time Spent

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Michael P. Green

2773. He’s Going to Make It Hard on You

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King Duncan

2774. Winners, Losers and the Gospel

Sermon

Robert Noblett

2775. The Un-Parade

Sermon

Robert Noblett

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