YOU SHOULD BE COMMITTED

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We Might Be Crazy, But
YOU SHOULD BE COMMITTED!
 
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COMMITMENT (def.) Something that engages one to
do something, a continuing obligation.
Websters Dictionary
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If anyone would come after me, he must deny
himself and take up his cross daily and follow
me. For whoever wants to save his life will lose
it, but whoever loses his life for me will save
it. Jesus of Nazareth
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The Christian ideal has not been tried and found
wanting. It has been found difficult, and left
untried. G.K. Chesterton
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 The gospel Jesus proclaimed was a call to
discipleship, a call to follow him in submissive
obedience, not just a plea to make a decision or
pray a prayer. John F. MacArthur, Jr.
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No one may truly know Christ unless one follows
him in life, and no one may follow him without
first knowing him. Hans Denck, 16th Century
Anabaptist
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Only he who obeys truly believes, and only he
who believes truly obeys. Dietrich Bonhoeffer
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A love walk does not come easily or without
personal sacrifice. Each time we choose to love
someone, it will cost us something - time, money
or effort. That's why we are told to count the
cost before we make the commitment. Joyce
Meyer
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Standing in the middle of the road is very
dangerous you get knocked down by the traffic
from both sides. Margaret Thatcher
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The notion of looking on at life has always
been hateful to me. What am I if I am not a
participant? In order to be, I must
participate. Antoine de Saint-Exupery (Flight
to Arras)
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He is no fool who loses what he cannot keep to
gain what he cannot lose. Jim Elliot, Martyred
Missionary
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Jesus looked at him and loved him. "One thing you
lack," he said. "Go, sell everything you have and
give to the poor, and you will have treasure in
heaven. Then come, follow me." At this the man's
face fell. He went away sad, because he had great
wealth. Mark 1021-22 NIV
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In the face of persecution, imprisonment, and
death, believers understood that they were being
called, by unwavering confession of their Lord,
to share the suffering by which Christ had
overcome the forces of evil abroad in the world.
The death of a martyr a witness was thus
the glorious culmination of a struggle that led
to eternal life. Williston Walker, Historian.
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In the same way, any of you who does not give
up everything he has cannot be my disciple.
Jesus of Nazareth
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To act is to be committed, and to be committed
is to be in danger. James Baldwin ("My
Dungeon Shook" The Fire Next Time)
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Commitment can be illustrated by a breakfast of
ham and eggs. The chicken is involved, and the
pig is committed. Richard Knapp
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I thought that was funny. Paul Morris
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The relationship between commitment and doubt
is by no means an antagonistic one. Commitment is
healthiest when it is not without doubt but in
spite of doubt. Rollo May
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The true value of a human being is determined
primarily by the measure and sense that he has
attained liberation from the self. Albert
Einstein
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He is Lord, and those who refuse him as Lord
cannot use him as Savior. John F. MacArthur
Jr.
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He (Jesus) refuses to be a side order to what you
have already decided would be your lifes main
dish. He is not the would you like fries with
that kind of Messiah. Bruxy Cavey
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For we do not preach ourselves, but Jesus Christ
as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for
Jesus' sake. Paul, Letter to the Corinthian
Church
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We Might Be Crazy, But
YOU SHOULD BE COMMITTED!
 
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