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February 5, 2007

The Price Of A Soul

He who wins souls is wise. —Proverbs 11:30 According to a Wall Street Journal article, Hemant Mehta wanted to find out if he was "missing something" as an atheist. So the DePaul University graduate student went on eBay with this proposition: He would spend 1 hour of church attendance for each $10 bid by the highest bidder. A former evangelical minister won with an offer of $504.

How much would you pay for the opportunity to present Christ to an unbeliever? The apostle Paul gave a lot more than $504 in his endeavor to bring the gospel to people who had never heard of Jesus Christ. He traveled many long, hard miles across the world. In a gripping account he told of his experiences: shipwreck, imprisonment, floggings, stoning, beatings, exhaustion, hunger, cold, and peril (2 Cor. 11:23-28).

In the past 2,000 years of missionary effort, valiant men and women have left their homelands to proclaim Christ in remote, primitive, and dangerous settings. Many have lost their lives; others have suffered persecution. In many parts of the world today, to talk publicly about Jesus is to risk hardship, jail, and even death.

When we consider Jesus’ sacrifice for us, any sacrifice we make to bring others to Him is worth the cost.

Give me a passion for souls, dear Lord,
A passion to save the lost;
O that Thy love were by all adored
And welcomed at any cost. —Tovey
© 1914 Herbert G. Tovey

When we open our heart to the Lord, He opens our eyes to the lost.

Bible in One Year: Exodus 36-38; Matthew 23:1-22

12 posted on 02/05/2007 4:58:20 AM PST by The Mayor ( http://albanysinsanity.com/)

God Bless America - God Bless Our Military
UNITED WE STAND

14 posted on 02/05/2007 6:05:09 AM PST by GodBlessUSA (US Troops, Past, Present and Future, God Bless You and Thank You!. It Prayers said for our Heroes!)

Good Morning The Mayor :)
Thank you for Military Monday. Thank you for the Scripture for today.

15 posted on 02/05/2007 6:06:49 AM PST by GodBlessUSA (US Troops, Past, Present and Future, God Bless You and Thank You!. It Prayers said for our Heroes!)

To: The Mayor; jaycee; GodBlessUSA; Dubya; stopem; MEG33; LUV W; Aquamarine; All

Good morning Rus & all Finest Friends. VERY cold here. Had an enjoyable time at the Republican (county group) Super Bowl Party.. nice game & SO NICE To have two Christian Coaches who LIVE Their faith on the field. Not just pew sit on occasion & claim Christianity.

Cali is still hanging in. Will be very cold for walk with friend Patty today. I bought her last week some heavier clothes for our outings. Giving them to her today to perhaps help.

17 posted on 02/05/2007 6:14:34 AM PST by DollyCali (Don't tell GOD how big your storm is -- Tell the storm how B-I-G your God is!)

Good afternoon Mayor

Have you seen this:
http://www.beyondtheultimate.org/lovie-smith.html

Insight into both coaches in the superbowl.

20 posted on 02/05/2007 1:56:00 PM PST by stopem (God Bless the U.S.A the Troops who protect her, and their Commander In Chief !)

37 posted on 02/06/2007 1:56:01 PM PST by PreviouslyA-Lurker (...where the spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty. 2 Corinthians 3:16-18)

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