Author: Administrador

When Dr. W. A. Criswell, pastor of the largest Southern Baptist church in the world, was preaching in the North Shore Baptist Church in Chicago, he was entertained at the home of deacon James L. Kraft, who was superintendent of the Sunday school and founder of Kraft Foods. Kraft said that as a young man … Continue reading “SERVICE, PRIORITY OF”

D. L. Moody aptly observed, “We may easily be too big for God to use, but never too small.”1225

Someone once asked Woodrow Wilson how long he took to prepare a ten-minute speech. “Two weeks,” was the answer. “How long for a one-hour speech?” “One week,” replied the President. “A two-hour speech?” “I am ready now!”1216

D. L. Moody once said, “The measure of a man is not how many servants he has, but how many men he serves.”1217 The Navigators are well known for their emphasis on having an attitude of servanthood. A businessman once asked Lorn Sanny, then president of the Navigators, how he could know when he had … Continue reading “SERVANTHOOD”

Suppose that during the past week a young wife gave birth to her first baby. Now suppose that as she held her new baby in her arms and was enjoying the pleasure of motherhood, someone came up to her and said, “How much do you want for the child?” Of course she would show no … Continue reading “SELF-WORTH, EVALUATION OF”

“The things that will destroy America are peace at any price, prosperity at any cost, safety first instead of duty first, the love of soft living, and the get-rich-quick theory of life” (Attributed to Theodore Roosevelt).1215

We all frequently compare ourselves favorably with someone else. We all think of someone we consider to be less mature, less competent, or less able than we are. That person is a great comfort to us because he or she enables us to keep our self-image intact by saying, “Well, at least I’m not like … Continue reading “SELF-WORTH”

No matter how much a man tries to reform himself, he can never achieve the newness of life that God wants him to have in Christ. Although a man can make changes in his life, even positive changes, he still remains the same person and often goes from one kind of problem to another. Sports … Continue reading “SELF-REFORM”

Some people feel a need to cover up a lack of self-confidence by trying to make a big impression. A newly promoted Army colonel moved into his new and impressive office. As he sat behind his new big desk, a private knocked at his door. “Just a minute,” the colonel said, “I’m on the phone.” … Continue reading “SELF-IMAGE”

God deals with some people like grapes. He seems to take them in one bite, to take hold of their whole life all at once. Others are dealt with more like onions. God seems to take them one layer at a time.1186 Construction activity is going on as God is building his church. You probably … Continue reading “SANCTIFICATION, PROCESS OF”