Men Who Dare for God

Acts 15:22-29,    Heb. 11:32-40

Our trouble today is Pygmies in a world of crisis. Dr. Theodore Speers said on Aug. 11, 1946, at the Central Presbyterian Church: Much of the World’s Misery is caused by childish adults, self conscious, self-important, unwillingness to accept responsibility, always present to throw sand in the wheels of progress and growth. (R.G. Lee’s description of Mediocrity — pg. 129)

Mr. Woods-worth on Mediocrity in Religion: “Shallow streams of piety that flows on Sabbath Days a fresher course.”

Vance Harner: “Salvation has become a night cap instead of a helmet. We have those in our churches who have plenty of sentiment but no sacrifice; who sing lustily in the World all week, the kind of people who, when a piano is to be moved, escape by carrying the bench.”

I: Some of Gods Men that Dared be More than Average.
1. The average of Noah’s day was to eat, drink, and be merry.
2. Abraham refused to live a life of ease and average.
3. Joseph rose above the envy of his brothers.
4. Moses refused to be average tho he herded sheep on a desert place.
5. David dared fight when others trebled.
6. Daniel dared pray while others compromised.
7. The early Church was blessed with men that refused to be stopped by Toil, Bloodshed, or Death.

II: Freedom to Worship Won by those Who Dared.
1. Luther and thousands of others.
2. Livingston to Africa.
3. 1,200 Italian Ministers in WWII.
4. Ted Ramos, (O God what is going to happen to me)? (I know your Religion and I don’t want it).

III: Dare You.
1. Be more than average?
2. Attempt great things for God.
3. Be big enough to not be little.
4. To give God all our hearts, minds, and bodies.