DiscipleshipIdentification with Jesus Twelve year-old David Whitthoft wore the same Green Bay Packers football jersey every day for over four years. For 1,581 straight days, David donned the jersey of his hero, QB Brett Favre. Week after week, month after month, and school year after school year, David’s classmates didn’t have to wonder whom he admired the most. When they looked at David Whitthoft, they saw Brett Favre. Perhaps this is what Paul means when he says to “put on the Lord Jesus Christ” (Rom. --Kent Crockett’s Sermon Illustrations, www.kentcrockett.com Ready to Die for Him? "If you're not ready to live for Him, you're not ready to die for Him." --Mike Lobmeyer (missionary)
Carrying the Cross Your cross isn't what God does to you for following Him. It's what the world does to you for following Him. --Kent Crockett (Kent Crockett's Sermon Illustrations, www.kentcrockett.com ) Citizens of heaven "If you are a Christian, you are not a citizen of this world trying to get to heaven; you are a citizen of heaven making your way through this world." -- Vance HavnerCross Reference:Foundation for the Worlds Tallest Building The Formula for Becoming Godly This Will Keep You From Falling
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