Contributed by Mark Beaird on Nov 5, 2000
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"God honors radical, risk-taking faith.
When arks are built, lives are saved. When soldiers march, Jerichos tumble.
When staffs are raised, seas still open.
When a lunch is shared, thousands are fed.
And when a garment is touched -- whether by the hand of an anemic woman in
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007
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Take calculated risks. That is quite different
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To laugh is to risk appearing the fool
To weep is to risk appearing sentimental
To reach out for another is to risk involvement
To expose feelings is to risk exposing, your true self
To place your ideas, your dreams before a crowd is to risk their loss
To love is to risk not being loved in
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007
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"Progress means taking risks, for you cant steal home and keep
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POEM ON RISK
This is a poem on risk from a classroom wall:
To laugh is to risk appearing the fool
To weep is to risk appearing sentimental
To reach out for another is to risk involvement
To expose feelings is to risk exposing, your true self
To place your ideas, your dreams before a crowd is to
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by John Harvey on Sep 9, 2006
Introduction: Risks can be scary. Risks can be life-changing and exhilarating, or they can be disasters. Some risks are easy to take and others come with considerable calculation of the costs. One constant thing about life is that we are going to encounter risks.
Risks scare me. Some risks that I
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Baptist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 14, 2011
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RISKS AND EXPECTATIONS
Sohio, the Alaskan subsidiary of Standard Oil of Ohio, drilled a well in the Beaufort Sea in 1983, hoping to tap a geological formation holding several billion barrels of oil. Instead, they hit water, and $120 million went a glimmering. The oil companies know the risk. They
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Contributed by Brooks Sayer on Oct 13, 2008
Fear of Risk
Henry Fairlie of the Washington Post, writing in the Tulsa World, states that the "fear of risk is killing the American Spirit." He points out our over-reaction to Three Mile Island and the engine on one DC-10. He asked, "Was the Mayflower seaworthy?" He contends that a group of
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Wesleyan
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008
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CHILDREN AT RISK
According to recent reports, there are 120 million street children, 15 million AIDS orphans, 10 million child prostitutes, 2 million deaths/year from treatable
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Contributed by Ian Johnson on May 1, 2008
Tell me, what possible risk do you take in depending totally upon God? What risk do you run by abandoning yourself completely to Him?
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Pentecostal
A RISK-TAKER FOR GOD
What does it mean to be a risk taker for God, for His Kingdom?
1. It means opening yourself up to change.
2. It is the acceptance of the fact that there is a need for change.
3. It is literally taking the behavioral steps necessary that will result in that change.
4. It is
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 8, 2003
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THE RISK-- THE JOY
Patrick, the Patron Saint of Ireland, almost delighted in taking risks for the gospel. He said:
"I must take this decision disregarding risks involved and make known the gifts of God and his everlasting consolation. Neither must we fear any such risk in faithfully preaching
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Contributed by Sermon Central on May 2, 2011
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THE RISK OF FISHING FOR SOULS
A little more than 10 years ago (2000), a movie called The Perfect Storm was released, which graphically portrayed the dangers of the fishing industry even in modern times. The movie is about the crew of the Andrea Gail, a fishing boat out of Gloucester,
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007
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"Take the initiative, take it yourself, take the step with your will now, make it impossible to go back. Burn your
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THE RISK OF EVOLUTIONARY DETERMINISM
When nature, including the human being, is viewed as the result of mere chance or evolutionary determinism, our sense of responsibility wanes. In nature, the believer recognizes the wonderful result of God's creative activity, which we may use responsibly to
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Catholic
Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Jun 6, 2010
RISK OF PREACHING CHRIST
Dr Mark L. Y. Chan, PhD in Hermeneutics and Christology (University of Nottingham) is a Lecturer in Theology at the Trinity Theological College, Singapore. He rightly notes, "Christians who persist in proclaiming Christ as
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Salvation Army
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 19, 2011
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RISK YOUR LIFE TO SAVE IT
Tyrtaeus, an old Greek poet who lived before the time of Christ, wrote, "The man who risks his life in battle has the best chance in saving it; the one who flees to save it is most likely to lose it."
(Walter Bauer, A Greek-English
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