Sermon Central
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Take A Risk Series
Contributed by C. Philip Green on Aug 1, 2018 (message contributor)
Summary: Take a risk! By faith, fear God more than people, forsake the world, follow the Lord, and find salvation for your own soul. By faith, do what others cannot do and live a life pleasing to the Lord.
Chris Davis might have hit the quietest home run for the home team in Orioles history. As the slugger pounded the ball deep onto Eutaw Street, just a few feet from where fans normally would have sprinted after a chance to catch a souvenir, there was almost nothing to hear. The only muffled cheers came from a pocket of die-hards locked out of Camden Yards yelling “Let's Go O's!”
On this day, 30,000 Orioles fans had been muted. The wild applause had been silenced. There were no fans to stand for a standing ovation. Just Davis' teammates in the dugout coming over for high-fives. “When you're rounding the bases, and the only cheers you hear were from outside the stadium,” he said, “it's a weird feeling.” (Dan Gelston, “Orioles-White Sox game with no fans believed to be the first,” San Jose Mercury News, 4-29-15; www.PreachingToday.com)
Sometimes, serving the Lord is like playing in an empty stadium. There are not a whole lot of people to cheer you on, maybe a few of your “teammates”, but that’s about all.
However, by faith, you can still do your best, because you don’t do it for the applause of people in this world; you do it because you know Jesus appreciates it and will richly reward you in heaven. So, by faith, live your life for Him!
