Tag: sacrifice

Bible, Discipleship, Outreach

THE PHYSICAL COST OF LOVING YOUR NEIGHBOUR

Something that many of us would say we don’t have enough of. Especially if you serve in any area of leadership. Whether you lead at work, in the church, or in a community association, you know how much time and energy it takes to keep an organization pointed in the right direction and moving forward.

It can be truly exhausting!

That is course, is on a normal year. This past year has been a massive challenge for every leader. Ask any manager or director, supervisor or shop foreman, pastor, or board member, and they’ll tell you that over the past year, their time and energy has been depleted to an extent that they’ve never felt before.

Today, we’re looking back at the parable of The Good Samaritan, specifically related to the Samaritan’s sacrifice of time and energy. What can we learn about the amount the physical cost of loving our neighbour?

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Bible, Discipleship

“I LOVE YOU!” DO YOU BELIEVE IT?

Our Fourth Advent If I told you that “I love you” would you believe me? Depending on the relationship we have, you may or may

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Bible, Discipleship, Leadership

HOW CAN I FIND MEANING? HOW CAN I FEEL WHOLE?

Have you ever made a deal with God? Have you ever asked Him for something that you want really bad? What about when you’re in

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Bible, Discipleship

CONNECTING COMMUNION TO THE GREATER STORY

It All Begins In Exodus. In Christian circles we’re well versed in the following communion account found in Matthew 26: “26 While they were eating, Jesus took

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Discipleship, Outreach

CONSIDER THE COST

Communicating With Our World: Part 3 Yesterday, we considered compassion. This morning, we Consider the Cost as we strive to communicate with our world. Going

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Bible, Discipleship, Ministry, Outreach

10 Questions On Sacrifice

For personal or small group study, here are 10 study questions to tackle personally or within a small group study.

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Discipleship, Leadership

WHAT DOES FIRST WORLD SACRIFICE LOOK LIKE?

Is Sacrifice possible for us? We began this week highlighting the concept of First World Problems. But what does sacrifice look like in the first world?

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Bible, Discipleship

IS THE WESTERN CHURCH EQUIPPED FOR SACRIFICE?

What would we give up for the cause? “…for my sake…” (19:29) In verse 29 of Matthew 19, Jesus begins to wrap up an entire discussion on sacrifice. He

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Bible, Discipleship

IT’S ALL FUN AND GAMES UNTIL JESUS REQUIRES SACRIFICE

“…all things are possible.” (19:26) This week, we’ve been exploring Matthew 19 in references to riches and sacrifice. Yesterday, we left the disciples in shock,

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Bible, Discipleship

CAN RICHES AND SACRIFICE COEXIST?

“…someone who is rich…” (19:23) In Matthew 19, we read that Jesus and His disciples were in the region of Judea. While there, a wealthy

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Outreach, Technology

ARE FIRST WORLD PROBLEMS REALLY PROBLEMS?

Are these really problems? According to Google, the First World can be defined as “the industrialized capitalist countries of western Europe, North America, Japan, Australia, and New Zealand.”

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Books, Discipleship

THE IMPORTANCE OF SACRIFICIAL LOVE

A Foundation of the Christian Faith. Sacrificial love is foundational to the Christian faith, but would we truly be willing to embrace it? As I

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