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Commitment
Contributed by Greg Nance on Jan 19, 2015 (message contributor)
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1. Where Is Your Commitment?
Contributed on Jan 19, 2015
Zeal is great when it is directed by God. It can be very destructive when it is not.
Where is your commitment? Let me begin with three illustrations. (Slide of picture of Howard Hughes in his youth) All he ever really wanted in life was more. He wanted more money, so he parlayed inherited wealth into a billion-dollar pile of assets. He wanted more fame, so he broke into the ...read more
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2. Over Committed!
Contributed on Jan 19, 2015
Are you too busy? What does God tell us about over commitment in Christian service?
Last week we began a series of lessons on commitment, with the question: Where is your commitment? We ended that lesson looking at some of Jesus’s words from the sermon on the mount where Jesus tells us what to commit to and what not to commit to, what not to worry about and what to seek ...read more
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3. Earn This!
Contributed on Jan 24, 2015
Aren't you glad God didn't say that to us? Let's look at some things God does say about earnings and some things he does not say.
I never saw the movie, and frankly, I don’t intend to, but I read an article about it. There is a punch line in the movie: “Saving Private Ryan” that really brings home today’s point. (This illustration taken from Wikipedia's article on Saving Private Ryan) The sole ...read more