PIONEERS SACRIFICE WHAT’S BEHIND FOR WHAT’S BEYOND
“God save us from living in comfort while sinners are sinking into hell!” Charles Spurgeon
Pioneer - A person who will walk through anything to acquire bigger things
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Early American Pioneers Sacrificed Possessions
Bible Pioneers Sacrificed Possessions
Hebrews 11:8 Abraham trusted God, and when God told him to leave home and go far away to another land that he promised to give him, Abraham obeyed. Away he went, not even knowing where he was going. The Living Bible
Bible Pioneers Sacrificed Possessions
Hebrews 11:9 And even when he reached God’s promised land, he lived in tents like a mere visitor as did Isaac and Jacob, to whom God gave the same promise. The Living Bible
Bible Pioneers Sacrificed Possessions
Luke 5:27 Later on as Jesus left the town he saw a tax collector - with the usual reputation for cheating - sitting at a tax collection booth. The man’s name was Levi. Jesus said to him, “Come and be one of my disciples!” 28 So Levi left everything, sprang up, and went with him. The Living Bible
Jesus isn’t asking us to leave millions, but He’s always asking us to leave something behind
Pioneers Sacrificed Self
Early American Pioneers Sacrificed Self
Bible Pioneers Sacrificed Self
Joshua 1:12 Then he summoned the leaders of the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh and reminded them of their agreement with Moses: 13 “The Lord your God has given you a homeland here on the east side of the Jordan River,” Moses had told them, 14 “so your wives and children and cattle may remain here, but your troops, fully armed, must lead the other tribes across the Jordan River to help them conquer their territory on the other side; 15 stay with them until they complete the conquest. Only then may you settle down here on the east side of the Jordan.” The Living Bible
Hebrews 12:1Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up. And let us run with endurance the race God has set before us. 2 We do this by keeping our eyes on Jesus, the champion who initiates and perfects our faith. Because of the joy awaiting him, he endured the cross, disregarding its shame. Now he is seated in the place of honor beside God’s throne. New Living Translation
Paul Sacrificed Self
2 Corinthians 11:24 Five different times the Jews gave me their terrible thirty-nine lashes. 25 Three times I was beaten with rods. Once I was stoned. Three times I was shipwrecked. Once I was in the open sea all night and the whole next day. 26 I have traveled many weary miles and have been often in great danger from flooded rivers and from robbers and from my own people, the Jews, as well as from the hands of the Gentiles. I have faced grave dangers from mobs in the cities and from death in the deserts and in the stormy seas and from men who claim to be brothers in Christ but are not. The Living Bible
Matthew 6:33 But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. New International Version