Contributed by Warren Lamb on Aug 18, 2007
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Obedience
I used to have problems getting my son to clean his room. I would insist that he, “Do it now,” and he would always agree to do so, but then he wouldn’t follow through – at least, not right way.
After high school, he joined the Marine Corps, which is where he is now. When he and I were
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Denomination:
Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 11, 2009
OBEDIENCE AND LEADERSHIP
In the 11th Century, King Henry III of Bavaria was fed up the set up of being King. He applied to be a contemplative at the local monastery, via Prior Richard. The King told the Prior of his struggle, personal battles.
The Prior said, "My King, do you understand that the
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Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jul 30, 2007
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Instant obedience is the only kind of obedience there is; delayed obedience is disobedience. Whoever strives to withdraw from
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Denomination:
Baptist
Contributed by David Schaal on Sep 9, 2003
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Instant obedience is the only kind of obedience there is; delayed obedience is disobedience. Whoever strives to withdraw from
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Denomination:
Pentecostal
Contributed by Eugene Morell on Oct 10, 2011
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THE OBEDIENT MULE
There is a story about a farmer who wanted to sell his mule so The put the add in the local paper. One day a man from another community came to the farm. The two farmers got to talking and eventually they got around to talking about the mule.
The farmer who wanted to buy the
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Denomination:
Evangelical/Non-Denominational
LISTENING AND OBEDIENCE
I heard Henri Nouwen at Austin College several years ago. I remember what he said about listening and obedience. The word 'obedience,' he said, comes from the Latin obaudire, which means 'to hear.' By contrast the Latin word for 'deaf' is absurdus, from which we get our
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Denomination:
Presbyterian/Reformed
Contributed by Ted Sutherland on Jun 6, 2001
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Spurgeon:
“It is my first public declaration that a thing which looks to be unreasonable and seems to be unprofitable, being commanded by God, is law, is law to me. If my Master had told me to pick up six stones and lay them in a row I would do it, without demanding of him, ‘What good will it do?’
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Denomination:
Baptist
Contributed by Chris Kelly on Sep 28, 2010
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OBEDIENCE, NOT UNDERSTANDING
Our denomination has a Pastor’s Retreat every year up in the mountains of S. Cal. As I was walking to breakfast one morning, I came across a monument that explained that when Billy Graham first started preaching, he was confused and had some doubts about God’s Word.
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Denomination:
Wesleyan
Contributed by John Price on Aug 13, 2004
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Thomas a Kampis - “Instant obedience is the only kind of obedience there is; delayed obedience is disobedience. Whoever strives to
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Denomination:
Presbyterian/Reformed
Contributed by John Harvey on Mar 13, 2007
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“Obedience is not a stodgy plodding in the ruts of religion, it is a hopeful race toward God’s promises.”
Eugene
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Denomination:
Baptist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2009
PERFECT OBEDIENCE: ARABIAN HORSES
Arabian horses go through rigorous training in the deserts of the Middle East. The trainers require absolute obedience from the horses, and test them to see if they are completely trained.
The final test is almost beyond the endurance of any living thing. The
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007
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Obedience is the fruit of faith; patience the
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