Proclaiming Christ to our world and following Jesus is about the most risky thing you can do in life. For the apostle Paul it meant jail, beatings and numerous dangers in trials (2 Corinthians 11:23-30).
For Christians our eternal security means we can take risks now for Jesus. Check out this article on risk taking by Pastor John Piper. The 2006 Synod Presidential Speech by our Archbishop has some great thoughts on taking risks as we proclaim Christ. You can listen it below (sit back it is over an hour long - some highlights: 11:30; 21:37; 51:17; 1:08:48)
Wednesday, August 1, 2007
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