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Elizabeth Elliot On His Sufficient Grace For ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 22, 2009

Elizabeth Elliot on His Sufficient Grace for Discipleship It’s the anticipation of that “glory of victory” that helps us to persevere in the hard times. It’s the assurance of that coming crown that helps us bear our cross today. Just one year after her husband was slain in Ecuador, along with ...read more

Scripture: Luke 14:26-27

Tags: Discipleship, Count The Cost

Counting The Cost - Paying The Price By Bobby ...  PRO

Contributed by Richard Mcnair on Nov 4, 2004

Counting the Cost - Paying the Price by Bobby Welch-----Bakari was born and grew up in a Muslim tribe near the Indian Ocean in Southern Kenya. On a Wednesday night last March, Bakari was persuaded to attend a Baptist church. Bakari was only willing to go to a church because of personal illness, and ...read more

Tags: Savior, Evangelism Urgency

Denomination: Baptist

Count The Cost - "Think For A Moment Of The Most ...  PRO

Contributed by Gene Gregory on Feb 27, 2006

Count the Cost - “Think for a moment of the most worthless, unnecessary purchase you have made in recent years. Perhaps it was an electric shaver that now sits in the garage or an article of clothing that will never be worn. It is important to realize that this item was not purchased with your ...read more

Tags: Money

Denomination: Baptist

You’ve Got To Count The Cost When You ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 25, 2001

"You’ve got to count the cost when you carry the ...read more

Tags: Discipleship, Commitment To Christ

Courage Is Doing What You Are Afraid To Do. There ...  PRO

Contributed by David Dewitt on May 29, 2001

Courage is doing what you are afraid to do. There can be no courage unless you are ...read more

Tags: Cost, Count The Cost, Endurance, Fear And Worry

Denomination: Church Of God

The Cost For Preaching The Truth About Baptism

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Feb 22, 2024

Baptism is identification with Christ. Baptism allows the believer in Christ to openly identify with Christ who died, was buried and who rose again on his behalf. It is a public testimony to say I have identified with Christ. I will live for Christ. On October 15, 1517, an Augustinian monk nailed ...read more

Scripture: Acts 16:25-34

Tags: Baptism, Persecution, Immersion, Reformation, Church History, Count The Cost  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Have You Burned Your Ships Yet?

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Feb 9, 2020

When the Spanish explorer Hernando Cortez landed at Vera Cruz, Mexico in 1519 he was intent on conquest. To assure the devotion of his men, Cortez set fire to his fleet of eleven ships! With no means of retreat, Cortez’s army had only one direction to move, into the Mexican interior. Cortez ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:1-12, James 1:8

Tags: Commitment, Discipleship, Following Jesus, Counting The Cost

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

It Costs Something To Be Christian

Contributed by Chris Jordan on Feb 21, 2012

IT COSTS SOMETHING TO BE CHRISTIAN "It costs something to be a true Christian. Let that never be forgotten. To be a (lukewarm) Christian, and go to church, is cheap and easy work. But to hear Christ’s voice, follow Christ, believe in Christ, and confess Christ, requires much self-denial. It will ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 3:14-22, Matthew 10:37-39

Tags: Discipleship

Denomination: *other

How Can Salvation Be Free While Following Christ Demands Everything?

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on May 31, 2022

I am often asked, "How can salvation be free, but, yet, Jesus said that we cannot by His disciple unless we forsake everything for Him?" (Luke 14). Let me explain the answer to this question in a story. Once there was a man who collected and traded in pearls. He had a fine collection ...read more

Tags: Grace, Commitment, Salvation, Discipleship, Obedience, Count The Cost  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Not Everything That Can Be Counted Counts, And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that ...read more

Tags: Money

The Cost Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 16, 2009

The Cost of Salvation Several years ago, there was 14 year-old girl (Laura Montero) whose appendix burst while she and her family vacationed on a cruise ship off the Baja Coast. The ship was hundreds of miles from help, and the crew sent out a distress call looking for the nearest surgical ...read more

Scripture: John 3:16

Tags: Salvation, Gift Of Salvation

Cost Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on May 31, 2010

Cost of Freedom At Hebron Baptist Church several years ago a speaker named Clebe McClary spoke. There was a patch where his left eye had once been. A hook extended from the artificial limb where a strong arm had once helped make him an outstanding athlete. He had been through countless surgeries to ...read more

Scripture: John 15:12-13

Tags: Heroism

Counting On Them  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2008

COUNTING ON THEM The wise farmer can usually depend on expected timetables of seedtime and harvest. Not so in the spiritual life. One of the greatest frustrations in the Christian ministry, and principal cause for "weariness in well doing" is the inability to calculate the spiritual outcome of ...read more

Tags: Servanthood

Larry Kiser – The Joy Of Sacrificial Giving To ...

Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Jan 2, 2008

Larry Kiser – The joy of sacrificial giving to the Lord’s work is one value easily lost in the presence of prosperity. I regularly saw my parents give beyond what was comfortable for them. I don’t know how frequently my children see me give sacrificially to God’s kingdom. Proverbs 3:9 tells us to ...read more

Tags: Cost

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

I Tried Counting Backwards, I Tried Counting ...  PRO

Contributed by Dana Chau on Dec 2, 2002

I tried counting backwards, I tried counting sheep. The leftovers beckoned-- the dark meat and white, But I fought the temptation with all of my might. Tossing and turning with anticipation, The thought of a snack became infatuation. So, I raced to the kitchen, flung open the door And gazed at ...read more

Tags: Thanksgiving Holiday

Denomination: *other

Kindness Costs  PRO

Contributed by James Westervelt on Nov 27, 2001

KINDNESS COSTS It costs something to care. There is often suffering involved. "It is the kind physician who lances the boil, drains off the poison, cleanses the wound, and so restores the patient." SOURCE: W. Phillip ...read more

Tags: Christian Love, Compassion, Christian Disciplines

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Cost Of Discipleship  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 19, 2009

COST OF DISCIPLESHIP I recently read the true story about a preacher who was standing at the door shaking hands as the congregation departed. He grabbed one man by the hand and pulled him aside. The preacher said to him, "You need to join the Army of the Lord!" The man replied, "I’m already in the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:24-25

Tags: Discipleship, Follow, Deny, Gross

Cost Of The American ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 30, 2009

Cost of the American Dream About 10 years ago, there was a story in U.S. News and World Report. Some of the information in this story is probably just as relevant today, ten years later, as it was then. The story was about the so-called “American Dream.” I guess that would include owning your own ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 6:3-10

Tags: Money

The Cost Of Christmas

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Dec 4, 2011

THE COST OF CHRISTMAS One person observed that the message of Christmas was not one of convenience but "cost": * It cost Mary and Joseph the comforts of home to take a long journey to Bethlehem while she was "very" pregnant with her new child. * It cost the shepherds their comfort by the campfire ...read more

Tags: Christmas, Overcoming Fear

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

According To "Character Counts!" To Be ...

Contributed by Jim Kane on Feb 28, 2010

According to "Character Counts!" to be responsible is to * Do what you are supposed to do * Persevere: keep on trying! * Always do your best * Use self-control * Be self-disciplined * Think before ...read more

Tags: Character

Denomination: Church Of God