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Courage

Contributed by Martin Spoelstra on Jul 2, 2021

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

Scripture: Psalms 118:6-14

Tags: Courage, Mission Work, Mary Slesser

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

On Courage  PRO

Contributed by Chris Jordan on Feb 2, 2008

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

Scripture: 1 John 4:7-16, Luke 13:9-13

Tags: Communion, Courage, Biblical Love

Denomination: *other

Real Courage

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 11, 2008

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 ...read more

Tags: Fear And Worry

Courage V. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 12, 2009

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 ...read more

Tags: Wisdom

Courage And Heroism

Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Apr 13, 2011

COURAGE AND HEROISM "Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear--not absence of fear." — Mark Twain — ("Signs of the Times," December 1996, p. 2) "True heroism is remarkably sober, very undramatic. It is not the urge to surpass all others at whatever cost, but the urge ...read more

Tags: Heroism

Denomination: *other

The Courage To Be A Christian

Contributed by Dennis Davidson on May 1, 2008

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

Tags: Fear And Worry

Denomination: Baptist

Courage: Breaking The Barrier

Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 19, 2009

COURAGE: BREAKING THE BARRIER Seek courage and strength to move out of your comfort zone. You will need it. Even the smallest of changes even if they are for the best disrupts our relational systems. Without courage, without trusted companions, and with strength, growth and maturity will never ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 16:13

Tags: Growth In Christ

Choosing Courage; Finding Peace  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 5, 2002

CHOOSING COURAGE; FINDING PEACE By Steve Goodier http://www.LifeSupportSystem.com "Do you know what my son James dreamed about last night?" a friend asked me. "He dreamed about YOU," she went on. "James told me this morning that in his dream he was being chased by King Kong. Then ...read more

Tags: Peace

Presence Of Mind, And Courage In Distress, Are ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Presence of mind, and courage in distress, Are more than ...read more

Tags: Workplace Success

The Simple Step Of A Courageous Individual Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The simple step of a courageous individual is not to take part in the lie. One word ...read more

Tags: Truth

Americanism Means The Virtues Of Courage, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Americanism means the virtues of courage, honor, justice, truth, sincerity and hardihood the virtues that made America. The things that will destroy America are prosperity at any price, peace at any price, safety first instead of ...read more

Tags: America

Patience Is The Courage Of The Conqueror, The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Patience is the courage of the conqueror, the strength of ...read more

Tags: Peace

Courage And Perseverance Have A Magical ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Courage and perseverance have a magical talisman, before which difficulties disappear ...read more

Tags: Endurance

It Is A Lovely Thing To Live With Courage And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

It is a lovely thing to live with courage and die leaving ...read more

Tags: Endurance

Courage Is The Most Important Of All The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Courage is the most important of all the virtues. Because if you havent courage, you may not have an ...read more

Tags: Endurance

Courage Is The First Of Human Qualities, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Courage is the first of human qualities, because it is the quality ...read more

Tags: Endurance

This Is Courage . . . To Bear Unflinchingly What ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

This is courage . . . to bear unflinchingly ...read more

Tags: Endurance

Courage Is Grace Under ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Courage is grace under ...read more

Tags: Endurance

Courage Is Not Simply One Of The Virtues But ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Courage is not simply one of the virtues but the form of every virtue at the testing point, which ...read more

Tags: Endurance

Courage Is Not The Absence Of Fear, But Rather ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something else ...read more

Tags: Endurance