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876. Lessons to Learn

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In her book, Discipline, the Glad Surrender, Elisabeth Elliot reveals four meaningful lessons to be learned from the discipline of our possessions: "The first lesson is that all things are given by God...Because God gives us things indirectly by enabling us to make them with our own hands (out of things He has made, of course) ...

877. Five Needs to Meet

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... employees "trust" their superiors, and feel that their jobs contribute to a worthwhile goal. Recognition. Employees should feel that good work will be appreciated and praised. Self-expression. We live in a democracy, and none of us should feel that we surrender that heritage when we enter our place of employment. Employees should have the right to communicate ideas, suggestions, fears, and opinions to their superiors without fear of retribution. Self-respect. This is simply the need to be treated as an ...

878. God Give Us Men

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Bob Moorehead

... for freedom and go any lengths for truth. God give us men delivered from mediocrity, men with vision high, pride low, faith wide, love deep, and patience long...men who will dare to march to the drumbeat of a distant drummer, men who will not surrender principles of truth in order to accommodate their peers. God give us men more interested in scars than medals. More committed to conviction than convenience, men who will give their life for the eternal, instead of indulging their lives for a moment in time ...

879. Meet in the Middle

2 Cor. 5:18-19

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Tim Kimmel

... Japanese could not contain themselves. The tears that began to fill their eyes during the song suddenly gushed from deep inside. They turned to their Korean spiritual relatives and begged them to forgive. The guarded, calloused hearts of the Koreans were not quick to surrender. But the love of the Japanese believers not intimidated by decades of hatred tore at the Koreans' emotions. At the cross, at the cross Where I first saw the light, And the burden of my heart rolled away ... One Korean turned toward a ...

880. A Pocket Prayer

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... of my own! I found myself confronted with the question of whether under such circumstances my life was ultimately void of any meaning." He was still wrestling with that question a few days later when the Nazis forced the prisoners to give up their clothes. "I had to surrender my clothes and in turn inherited the worn-out rags of an inmate who had been sent to the gas chamber," said Frankl. "Instead of the many pages of my manuscript, I found in the pocket of the newly acquired coat a single page torn out of ...

881. Benedict Arnold's Unthinkable Act

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... where he fought in the battle of Quebec. His courage in battle won him a promotion to brigadier general. But something went wrong. Thoughts of compromise ate away at his patriotic zeal. Soon the unthinkable happened. He offered his services to the British, and in 1780 devised a plan to surrender West Point to British control. Today, instead of being remembered as a national hero, Benedict Arnold is synonymous with "traitor."

882. Let the Bells Ring

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... was preparing to attack. Soldiers had been spotted on the heights above the little town, which was situated on the Austrian border. A council of citizens was hastily summoned to decide whether they should try to defend themselves or display the white flag of surrender. It happened to be Easter Sunday, and the people had gathered in the local church. The pastor rose and said, "Friends, we have been counting on our own strength, and apparently that has failed. As this is the day of our Lord's resurrection ...

883. No Man-Made Substitutes

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William Temple

... definition of worship: For worship is the submission of all our nature to God. It is the quickening of conscience by His holiness; the nourishment of mind with His truth; the purifying of imagination by His beauty; the opening of the heart to His love; the surrender of will to His purpose and all of this gathered up in adoration, the most selfless emotion of which our nature is capable and therefore the chief remedy for that self-centeredness which is our original sin and the source of all actual sin.

884. A Cantankerous Prophet

Jonah 3:1-10

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King Duncan

... amazing occurred. Says the scripture, “The people of Nineveh believed God.” They proclaimed a fast and put on sackcloth all of them, from the greatest to the least. Even the king of Nineveh repented. He dressed in sackcloth and issued a decree of total surrender to the will of God. The revival was an astounding success. Every sinner repented. Every heart was changed. You would think that a preacher would rejoice in such a great victory being given to him. But not Jonah. And then the very thing Jonah ...

885. Victorious, but Not Unscarred

John 20:24-31

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King Duncan

... ,” says Mike Folino, the ad’s creator. It reminds me of one last story about a Confederate general named John B. Gordon. Gordon directed the last official action against the Union Army on a Sunday morning in April, 1865, at Appomattox when Lee surrendered to Grant. Later Gordon became a candidate for the United States Senate. However, a man who had once served under Gordon became enraged over some political incident. As a member of the legislature, he vowed to do all that he could to defeat Gordon ...

886. Red, White and Pink

Luke 24:36-49

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Leonard Sweet

... him. In the second part of Luke’s story — the Book of Acts — it becomes increasingly clear what being that kind of “witness,” that kind of “martyr” entails. To be devoted to Jesus means to serve Christ, to sacrifice for Christ, to surrender to Christ, to “witness” to Christ. The conventional and respectable go out the window. Always the expected, ever the predictable are dropkicked out of disciples’ lives. Taking the “goodnews” of salvation into the world washes every bit of “pink ...

887. Walls, Walls, Everywhere Walls

Ephesians 2:11-22

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King Duncan

... that Christ brings more than it does today. There is hostility and hatred all about us. These come from the powers of wickedness, not from God. God’s intent is that we all be one family. And we shall be when you and I surrender ourselves completely to the love of God through Jesus Christ. 1. ArcaMax ‑ Trivia, http://tinyurl.com/9kf44 2. Dr. Mickey Anders, http://www.mickeyanders.com/Sermons/Sermon20030720.html. 3. Pastor David Wobrock, http://firstgoodshepherd.org/pdf/sermon-pd-9-27-09.pdf. 4. Cited ...

888. Do You Know Your Hymns?

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... The Golfer's Hymn .........................There's a Green Hill Far Away The Politician's Hymn. .................. Standing on the Promises Optometrist's Hymn .......................Open My Eyes That I Might See The IRS Agent's Hymn ...................I Surrender All The Gossip's Hymn ........................Pass It On The Electrician's Hymn ..................Send The Light The Shopper's Hymn .....................Sweet Bye and Bye The Realtor's Hymn. .......................I've Got a Mansion Just over The ...

889. God Can Turn Your Trash Cans into Treasure Chests

Psalm 51:1-19

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Leonard Sweet

... out, and He says, “Hey, I think I can use that!” Go this week, be encouraged. God can make your trash cans into treasure chests. And your faith in Him will make you a powerful force in the name of Jesus. [You might end with the hymn this week, “I Surrender All.]

890. The Coat Off Your Back

Luke 3:7-18

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Cynthia Cowen

... Mary, his mother, "My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, for he has looked with favor on the lowliness of his servant. Surely, from now on all generations will call me blessed" (Luke 1:46b-48). Mary was blessed because she surrendered to God's plan. The time had arrived! She was prepared to cross that bridge from being a humble servant to being the mother of the Savior of the world. That Christmas Eve the world was full of blessings for a young public accountant finishing up ...

891. Keeping the Main Thing the Main Thing

Luke 9:51-62

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Arley K. Fadness

... and purity of the church? Do you believe in Christ?" It isn't hard to answer that ... but when someone asks, "Are you following Jesus?" — this can get to be expensive. This question has to do with my lifestyle, my attitudes, my values, my surrender.2 For me it is easy, painless, and comfortable to confess I believe in God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit as I do constantly in the three creeds, in relational sharing of my faith, and in my preaching and teaching. But hold it. I live in a beautiful ...

892. Serving the King of Kings

John 18:28-40

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King Duncan

... later apprehended by the FBI after another shoot-out in which one of his accomplices was killed. While in prison Tom began reading as if for the first time about Jesus and his love for all people. After several weeks of reading and soul searching, Tom surrendered his life to the King of Kings. Slowly his animosity toward black people began to dissolve. He renounced the Klan and his past life of racial hatred. After eight years Tom was released from prison and he began a remarkable new life. Instead of going ...

893. Raised to New Life Today

1 Corinthians 15:12-20

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Richard Gribble

... do likewise. Too often today people view the challenges and obstacles of life as a wall too high or difficult to negotiate. Thus, many choose not to engage the world. In these cases the individual has no opportunity to find God and thus the new life God brings. Surrender to the perceived inevitable problem will paralyze us; we will not be able to see our way out of the forest. Thus, we need to be persistent and engage the world. It will not be easy, but then the Christian life well led should never be easy ...

894. Don’t Compromise Your Beliefs

Galatians 1:1-10

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Richard Gribble

... no opportunity or position from which to present their views or ideas. If people have no voice, we might understand why their attitude would be rather apathetic or possibly indifferent. People often say, "You cannot fight city hall, so why try?" Oftentimes people surrender, not only because it is necessary in their minds, but also because they feel they have no option. These people are apathetic; they have given up. We will encounter many people who for varied reasons have decided that they cannot use their ...

895. Worthy of Your Call

2 Thessalonians 1:1-4, 11-12

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Scott Suskovic

... one named Isaac and sacrifice him to me." God did not want Isaac's death. It was a test with only one question. "What is more important to you — the dream or God?" As Abraham raised his knife to Isaac, God knew that Abraham was willing to surrender and let go of everything, even his God-sized dream. He was willing to put it all on the altar and watch it die — everything, except for knowing and trusting God. Through that experience of Abraham, Phil Vischer realized that he had confused doing the work of ...

896. A New Name

Isaiah 62:1-5

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Derl G. Keefer

... Walter Rathenau. The legionnaire stated that he was his nephew. Carefully choosing his words he told the young man his story and pulled the letter from a trunk that Mathilde Rathenau had written. He explained how her forgiveness and compassion changed his life. When France surrendered to Nazi Germany in 1940 Techow left the Foreign Legion and moved to Marseille and disguised himself as a dock worker. It is there that he began to smuggle Jews out of France to Spain to safety. He enabled over 700 Jews to flee ...

897. The Radiant Life

Exodus 34:29-35

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Derl G. Keefer

... faith each of us must come to a personal relationship with Christ. Love ... Christ ... paid the ransom for our lives. We do not come to Christ by osmosis, wishful thinking, or parental inheritance. It is a willful decision to accept the terms of Jesus and to surrender to him. As we give up our plans, our desires, our wills, and our sins our goal is to become his followers. He will replace them with a much better plan for our lives because he will be at the control center directing, guiding, and challenging ...

898. Thanksgiving Is Nine-Tenths Of Possession

Deuteronomy 26:1-11

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R. Kevin Mohr

... that was forgotten and thereby put a close relationship under some strain. The opposite of that is the fun involved in planning out a surprise thank you to someone who has been a blessing to you or to your congregation. Next, biblical thanksgiving usually involves surrender and sacrifice. There is a certain amount of risk in offering up the firstfruits of the ground. Those firstfruits are sometimes the best of the crop; they are certainly a sure thing. There is no guarantee the rest of the crop will come in ...

899. When We Are Tempted

Luke 4:1-13

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King Duncan

... many potentially abused children have been spared? How many battered spouses? No one will contend that any temptation can be resisted without a terrible struggle, but if you are willing to reach out to a friend, and if you are willing to throw yourself in complete surrender on the grace of God, the Tempter can be resisted. Of course, the ultimate key to lessening temptation’s hold on your life is to love God with all your heart and with all your mind. Pastor and author David Jeremiah states it like this ...

900. Pilate's Dilemma

John 18:28-40

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King Duncan

... in the face of evil? Weakness sometimes takes the form of sexual temptation. Sometimes it entraps us in chemical dependency. In his novel, The Testament, John Grisham paints a powerful word portrait of one man’s weakness and his subsequent surrender to God. Nate O’Reilly, a disgraced corporate attorney, is plagued by alcoholism and drug abuse. After two marriages, four detox programs, and a serious health crisis, Nate acknowledges his need for God. Grisham describes the dramatic transformation in these ...

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