Quotes about Sacrifice

Andre Trocmé, who pastored the remarkable Le Chambon community during World War II, said, "Nonviolence was not a theory superimposed upon reality; it was an itinerary that we explored day after day in communal prayer and in obedience to the commands of the Spirit.

There are some things to die for but none to kill for.

The more I get to know Jesus, the more trouble he seems to get me into.

So if the world hates us, we take courage that it hated Jesus first. If you're wondering whether you'll be safe, just look at what they did to Jesus and those who followed him. There are safer ways to live than by being a Christian.

A pastor friend of mine said, "Our problem is that we no longer have martyrs. We only have celebrities.

It's not hard to decide what you want your life to be about. What's hard, she said, is figuring out what you're willing to give up in order to do the things you really care about.

He canceled the record of the charges against us and took it away by nailing it to the cross. In this way, he disarmed the spiritual rulers and authorities. He shamed them publicly by his victory over them on the cross. (Colossians 2:14—15)

I've done everything I wanted to do, even if I have had to pay a very high price - which has been the case most of the time.

The Cross is the central event in time and eternity, and the answer to all the problems of both.

There is nothing more certain in Time or Eternity than what Jesus Christ did on the Cross.

Lukewarm people will serve God and others, but there are limits to how far they will go or how much time, money, and energy they are willing to give.

Invest time that will compound forever.