Quotes about Sacrifice

Have you ever wished you didn't have to give or serve?

If I am married to Christ, the core of my present life is not personal happiness, but spiritual purity.

If Christ is indeed the only prize worth living for, we need to ponder just how wonderful he is.

Father, Son, and Spirit were torn apart so that we might be united with them and with each other.

The call we have considered in this chapter is not just a call to ministry; it is a call to worship.

We enter relationships for personal pleasure, self-actualization, and fun. We want low personal cost and high self-defined returns. But God wants high personal cost and high God-defined returns.

Remember, Father, Son, and Spirit were torn apart when Jesus died so that we might embrace rather than exclude one another. We have to be willing to face conflict. God wants us to grow and this is a crucial place where growth often occurs. He wants to make us more like Christ

This is the ground on which we build all relationships. Every time you are tempted to shun another believer, remember that the Father, Son, and Spirit were torn asunder so that you might be united.

If I consciously live in light of the fact that I am full in Christ, I will ask for forgiveness whether or not I get to watch the game.

But, more specifically, you make a conscious choice to absorb the cost yourself.

Jesus was willing to be the forsaken brother so that we could have godly relationships. Jesus was willing to be the crucified King so that our communities would experience peace.

Duane lived life right on the edge. If you ever read Goethe's Faust, Duane Allman was very much that kind of figure. His deal with Mephistopheles was to experience everything life has to offer, good and bad.