Man, are there lots of thoughts about what a Hero is. I keep digging in to learn the contrast between a Hero in the world's eye and the Hero of God's heart. There is a huge difference.
Here are some definitions (or at least part of some): person of exceptional courage and nobility and strength, champion: someone who fights for a cause, able to perform acts that others cannot, central character in a play or movie, a sandwich of some type
Oh well, we have to define Hero for ourselves. Here is where I want us to go:
A Hero is NOT someone able to do the extraordinary things but believes and leads others to live faith filled lives. This is a person of huge faith and encourages others live by faith. A savior of sorts who fills lives and communities with hope and refreshment. Who is a Hero? We will go there later.
I have been reading some sermons I wrote over 14 years ago that came from Hebrews 11. Some good stuff, I don't say so myself. Here are a couple thoughts I ran across today (and will be talking about greatly tonight in our study at The Community Fellowship:
Faith impacts what we like and love before it guides how we live.
God is only silent when we are not listening.
You can define what a Hero is all you want, but I suggest and ask us to see a Hero as a person who lives outside of him or herself for the good of others. I close with a major portion of the scripture from tonight's study (be blessed by this and be a Hero, too):
Philippians 3:7-9 (nlt) --- I once thought these things were valuable, but now I consider them worthless because of what Christ has done. Yes, everything else is worthless when compared with the infinite value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have discarded everything else, counting it all as garbage, so that I could gain Christ and become one with him. I no longer count on my own righteousness through obeying the law; rather, I become righteous through faith in Christ. For God's way of making us right with himself depends on faith.
Here are some definitions (or at least part of some): person of exceptional courage and nobility and strength, champion: someone who fights for a cause, able to perform acts that others cannot, central character in a play or movie, a sandwich of some type
Oh well, we have to define Hero for ourselves. Here is where I want us to go:
A Hero is NOT someone able to do the extraordinary things but believes and leads others to live faith filled lives. This is a person of huge faith and encourages others live by faith. A savior of sorts who fills lives and communities with hope and refreshment. Who is a Hero? We will go there later.
I have been reading some sermons I wrote over 14 years ago that came from Hebrews 11. Some good stuff, I don't say so myself. Here are a couple thoughts I ran across today (and will be talking about greatly tonight in our study at The Community Fellowship:
Faith impacts what we like and love before it guides how we live.
God is only silent when we are not listening.
You can define what a Hero is all you want, but I suggest and ask us to see a Hero as a person who lives outside of him or herself for the good of others. I close with a major portion of the scripture from tonight's study (be blessed by this and be a Hero, too):
Philippians 3:7-9 (nlt) --- I once thought these things were valuable, but now I consider them worthless because of what Christ has done. Yes, everything else is worthless when compared with the infinite value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have discarded everything else, counting it all as garbage, so that I could gain Christ and become one with him. I no longer count on my own righteousness through obeying the law; rather, I become righteous through faith in Christ. For God's way of making us right with himself depends on faith.
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