Contributed by Marcus Rosa on Sep 20, 2004
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How in the world did Lot end up in such a mess?
One word—choices.
—Something each of us has in common. Every single day... every single moment we make choices.
—What to eat. What to wear. What to say. What to do. How to act.
—You’ve made a thousand choices before you arrived here this morning!
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Baptist
Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Jun 15, 2009
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CHOICE AS A DISCIPLINE
Your will enables you to choose. Choose wisely. He who marries the spirit of the age will soon find himself a widower.
God asks no one whether he will accept life. This is not the choice. The only choice you have as you go through life is how you will live it.
God
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Tim Hinrichs on Mar 21, 2012
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MARY'S CHOICE
Mary Khoury, 17 from Damour, Lebanon and her family were forced to their knees before their home. The leader of the Muslim fanatics who had raided their village waved his pistol carelessly before their faces. His hatred for Christians burned in his eyes. "If you do not become a
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Lutheran
Contributed by Mark Wood on Feb 18, 2006
A.W. Tozier said:
The man or woman who is wholly and joyously surrendered to Christ can’t make a wrong choice
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Baptist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007
"Choice is a mechanism. Virtue lies in the behavior chosen, not in the act of choosingThe freedom to choose is a necessary condition for virtue, but choice is neither moral nor im-. And the constant political implication, choice, choice, choice, reflects less
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Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 9, 2010
WILLIAM JAMES ON CHOICES
William James: "When you have to make a choice and don't make
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Brethren
Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jul 19, 2009
DEMAND VS. CHOICE
A demand masked as a request is worse than a demand. Like giving kids a choice when there is no choice. "Would you like to go to Gramas?" implies of the option of choosing either way, and it is
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Independent/Bible
Contributed by Matthew Rogers on Dec 9, 2001
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John Stott says…
“And when the choice is seen for what it is – a choice between Creator and creature, between the glorious personal God and a miserable thing called money, between worship and idolatry – it seems inconceivable that anyone could
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Emile Wolfaardt on Apr 30, 2009
"The ultimate choice of the Christian life is always the choice between pleasing self and
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 14, 2005
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The words of Eleanor Roosevelt ring true:
One’s philosophy is not best expressed in words. It is expressed in the choices one makes. In the long run, we shape our lives and we shape ourselves. The process never ends until we die. And the choices we make
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2007
"The choice of books, like that of friends, is a serious duty. We are as responsible
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007
"The future is not a result of choices among alternative paths offered by the present, but a place that is created created first in the mind and will, created next in activity. The
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"Forgiveness is a choice and it is not based on feelings."
June Hunt in her book How to Forgive When You Don’t Feel Like it. She notes: “Clearly, not a single person on earth is immune from hurt and heartache. Still, that doesn’t mean we have to stay forever distressed, devastated by the
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Troy Borst on Apr 9, 2008
ILLUSTRATION… Choice Contemporary Stories & Illustrations For Preachers, Teachers, & Writers
Craig Brian Larson, Baker Books, p. 166.
Ruth Ryan, wife of Hall of Fame pitcher Nolan Ryan, had one moment she looked forward to in every one of her husband’s games. In Covering Home, she writes:
It
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Christian/Church Of Christ
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BILLY GRAHAM: CHOICES
Billy Graham said, "The strongest principle of life and blessings lies in our choice. Our life is the sum result of all the choices we make, both consciously and unconsciously. If we can control the process of choosing, we can take control of all aspects of our life. We can
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Jan 11, 2010
"There is a choice involved in obeying God, and building an Ark. And there is a choice involved in worshiping God and building an altar. No ark, no altar. You won’t know what it’s like to worship, until you appreciate what it’s like to be saved, and then your worship will never be
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Gregg Barbour on Feb 7, 2010
Fear: A Weapon of Choice
Black Bart was a professional thief whose very name struck fear as he terrorized the Wells Fargo stage line. From San Francisco to New York, his name became synonymous with the danger of the frontier. Between 1875 and 1883 he robbed 29 different stagecoach crews.
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