Sacrifice is Void of Nothing Part 4 by Dr. Rod Mattoon

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Sacrifice may involve giving your life for Christ. That is very possible in this day we live. In the January, 1999 issue of The Commission, the Southern Baptist International Mission Board reported a tragic occurrence of religious persecution in North Africa. A Muslim leader there had his 15-year-old son beheaded for his decision to follow Jesus Christ. The teenager, Hasan, became a Christian after an evangelist gave him a Gospel tract and shared the Gospel with him. Hasan's father took him before the council of village elders, but the boy refused to renounce his faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. He was then publicly executed as his family and the entire village watched the beheading of this devoted teenager. Young Hasan experienced what one believer goes through every four minutes throughout the entire world – a martyr’s death. We are given opportunities every day to sacrifice our own wants and needs for the furthering of God’s kingdom. As we make daily sacrifices, let us keep in mind that everything we do in the name of Jesus is a gift to the One who paid it all at Calvary. Never forget that the Lord will be your compensation for every sacrifice you have made. Your blessing will come in time. George Mueller put it this way, “Sacrifice is not so much an impoverishment as a postponement. We make a sacrifice of a present good for the sake of a future and greater good.” May the Lord help us all to be living sacrifices that not only are willing to die for Christ if need be, but also live for Him each day in the power of the Holy Spirit. May we understand what God is trying to teach us about what it means to sacrifice as a Christian. This message was preached on Sunday night, April 17, 2022 at Lincoln Land Baptist Church.

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