It is Calvary Baptist Church's Desire to fulfill God's Great Commission -- This Project was pre-prepared by God for His Vision to rebuild His Sanctuary....
Rebuilding God's Sanctuary
January 5, 2009 - Calvary's big step of Faith. Please join us in fulfilling the Mission. Continue to pray for us!
PTR. LORENZO BOBIS
Resident Pastor
A good-looking society woman was invited to an expensive fund-raising dinner in New York City. she was seated next to a walthy lawyer. During the meal, they had a chance to get to know each other and were having a good time. when the meal was finishe, the lawyer leaned over and asked the woman if she would go to bed with hi for $10,000. The woman blushed but said that she would. The man then asked her if she would go to bed with him for $10. The woman was shocked and said, "What kind of a woman do you think I am?" The man responded, "My dear, we have already established that. Now we are merely deciding on the price."
APPLICATION
What's your price? What would it take to casue you to sell out? We already know who we are. We are sinners who have been saved by faith in Christ. None of us is immune to sinfu behavior. Even Paul the apostle stumbled and fell. Peter, when faced with possible persecution at the time of the Crucifixion, denied Christ three times. He had his price.
Both Peter and Paul grew in their faith, though, becoming a strong and courageous. Bot of them died as martyrs because no amount of money, no amount of pain could cause them to turn their backs on their Lord.
Some of us are fair-weather Christians. We stick with Christ until something better comes up, or until the going gets rough. Our goal as Christians is to allow Christ, through the power of the Holy Spirit, to make us into the kind of people who are strong, firm, and steadfast in faith. (See I Peter 5:10)
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Character,
Materialism,
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