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  • Courage

    Contributed by Kurt Heisey on May 31, 2002
    based on 24 ratings
     | 6,603 views

    Courage is a characteristic of God’s people, and we need to know how it is developed.

    Courage VCC July 23, 2000 Going into Promised Land Numbers 13:26ff, 10 spies God has provision for eachof us, yet some wander in the wilderness for years and years because they don’t have the courage to go forth in faith and possess the land. Hebrew = “amats” which means to strengthen, secure, ...read more

  • Courage

    Contributed by Alan Perkins on Aug 26, 2001
    based on 54 ratings
     | 18,665 views

    Courage is critically important, because it is at the center of all the other Christian virtues. What convictions undergird and strengthen our courage?

    This morning, I’d like us to consider the topic of "courage". Not merely courage in a general sense, as an admirable character quality, or as a moral virtue that we should seek to cultivate. But specifically, as an aspect of Christian faith. I’d like for us to consider what part courage plays in ...read more

  • Courage

    Contributed by Marianne Unger on Sep 29, 2003
    based on 9 ratings
     | 8,843 views

    People of great courage.

    Courage Daniel 6:1-28 (Begin with “Daddy’s Day At School”) Although our lectionary readings for today focus on the theme of marriage and family, I’ve decided to respond to a request I received last Sunday from the “Wish List” cards to prepare and deliver a sermon about courage. When I reflect on ...read more

  • Courage Series

    Contributed by Steven Spillman on May 5, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 11,824 views

    Fear is a part of life. I don’t believe people who say they’re not afraid of anything. Everybody’s afraid of something.

    Fear is a part of life. I don’t believe people who say they’re not afraid of anything. Everybody’s afraid of something. I used to be afraid of eighth graders. They terrified me, bullied me, threatened me and laughed at me. Of course, I was a seventh grader at the time. I’ve gotten over that ...read more

  • Courage Series

    Contributed by Steven Spillman on May 5, 2008
     | 5,961 views

    What Makes a Hero?

    What Makes a Hero? Remember last week? Gideon fought the bad guys, the Midianites, and won. He was a Judge, remember? There was another Judge in old Israel, a few Judges down from Gideon; his name was Samson. In the eyes of most folks Samson was a hero; the kind of stuff Sunday school stories are ...read more

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  • On Courage  PRO

    Contributed by Chris Jordan on Feb 2, 2008
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     | 9,167 views

    CLOSING STORY: “On Courage” Many years ago, when I worked as a volunteer at Stanford Hospital, I got to know a little girl named Liza who was suffering from a rare and serious disease. Her only chance of recovery appeared to be a blood transfusion from her five-year-old brother, who had ...read more

  • Courage

    Contributed by Martin Spoelstra on Jul 2, 2021
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     | 2,694 views

    Mary Slesser (1848-1915) when Mary was a teenager, she volunteered to help organize a mission in the slums of Scotland. Despite Mary's genuine and caring efforts, many of the people the mission was designed to help oppose the work because they felt it avoided the "real" needs of the ...read more

  • The Courage To Be A Christian

    Contributed by Dennis Davidson on May 1, 2008
     | 5,123 views

    The boy sobbed, "But Dad, I want my ball..." "You can play with your ball," I said, "but you’ll have to go downstairs and get it yourself" Now the tears flowed. Tony’s playroom held the stuffed animals, toys, and games that four-year-old love. He spent hours there. But to turn on the ...read more

  • Real Courage

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 11, 2008
     | 5,519 views

    REAL COURAGE "Courage is not limited to the battlefield or the Indianapolis 500 or bravely catching a thief in your house. The real tests of courage are much deeper and much quieter. They are the inner tests, like remaining faithful when nobody's looking, like enduring pain when the room is empty, ...read more

  • Courage V. ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 12, 2009
     | 4,481 views

    COURAGE V. JUDGMENT I heard a story this week about a bull that loved to chew his cud while sitting beneath a shade tree. That particular tree was located just a stone’s throw from a set of railroad tracks. And every time that train came blowing by, it would disturb his afternoon nap and frustrate ...read more

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