The Gospel in Athletic PhrasesYoung Men's Christian Association Press, 1907 - 101 pages |
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... crosses every path , That marks the boundary between God's patience and His wrath ; O where is that mysterious bourne , By which our path is crossed , Beyond which God Himself hath sworn That he who goes is lost ? Is not such a line ...
... crosses every path , That marks the boundary between God's patience and His wrath ; O where is that mysterious bourne , By which our path is crossed , Beyond which God Himself hath sworn That he who goes is lost ? Is not such a line ...
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... cross the starting - line into the Kingdom of God . Coming to the point that marks the be- ginning of the Christian character and then turning back into worldliness is a dangerous proceeding . Salvation postponed always has to be met ...
... cross the starting - line into the Kingdom of God . Coming to the point that marks the be- ginning of the Christian character and then turning back into worldliness is a dangerous proceeding . Salvation postponed always has to be met ...
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... cross of Christ , planted in his guilty path , he would press his way onward to the gates of hell . Trusting the morrow was the devil's nurse for this man's perdition . Our present feelings must be deepened into decision , or be ...
... cross of Christ , planted in his guilty path , he would press his way onward to the gates of hell . Trusting the morrow was the devil's nurse for this man's perdition . Our present feelings must be deepened into decision , or be ...
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... cross of sin , it matters not whether it is done with railroad spikes or with a little row of brass tacks around the edges of his clothes . The serious business in which Christ is en- gaged demands that the severest tests be ap- plied ...
... cross of sin , it matters not whether it is done with railroad spikes or with a little row of brass tacks around the edges of his clothes . The serious business in which Christ is en- gaged demands that the severest tests be ap- plied ...
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... . With persistent sure- ness the religion of the cross is drawing the world to discipleship . Jesus has won by His love the most stubborn souls history mentions . Just as the sun raises the surface waters in vapor STUDY IV . Who Won?
... . With persistent sure- ness the religion of the cross is drawing the world to discipleship . Jesus has won by His love the most stubborn souls history mentions . Just as the sun raises the surface waters in vapor STUDY IV . Who Won?
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Acts apostle ATHLETIC PHRASES Baal battle Beatitudes BUCKING THE LINE Canaan Christians cern character Chris Christ Jesus comes conscience consecrated cross death devil disci drifting Edom Elijah enthusiasm evil eyes face failure faith FEET TO GAIN fight follow Gethsemane give goal God's Goliath GOSPEL IN ATHLETIC grace Gulf Stream hands Haran Christians hath heart heaven heed Holy idolatries Individual Coaching Individual Coaching:-Are Israel Jehovah John Judas kingdom Kingdom of God Kings lives look Lord Luke Mark Master Matt motto ness ourselves path Paul Peter Pharisees Phil prayer QUITTERS race Read righteousness SACRIFICE HIT salvation Satan score SCRUB SHINNY shouts sinful sinner soul SPEED TO BURN spirit sprinter stand strength sure SWEEP sword thee thing thou art thought tian tion unto victory watch words worldliness YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY young
Popular passages
Page 23 - This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.
Page 43 - Therefore thou art inexcusable, O man, whosoever thou art that judgest: for wherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest doest the same things.
Page 16 - O wretched man that I am ! who shall deliver me from the body of this death ? I thank God, through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Page 96 - My conscience hath a thousand several tongues, And every tongue brings in a several tale, And every tale condemns me for a villain.
Page 82 - Therefore said he unto them, The harvest truly is great, but the labourers are few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth labourers into his harvest.
Page 32 - And will not, then, the immortal armies scorn The world's poor, routed leavings ? or will they, Who fail'd under the heat of this life's day, Support the fervours of the heavenly morn ? No, no ! the energy of life may be Kept on after the grave, but not begun ; And he who flagg'd not in the earthly strife, From strength to strength advancing — only he, His soul well-knit, and all his battles won, Mounts, and that hardly, to eternal life.
Page 29 - No, when the fight begins within himself, A man's worth something. God stoops o'er his head, Satan looks up between his feet — both tug — He's left, himself, i' the middle: the soul wakes And grows.
Page 21 - O Lord and Master of us all! Whate'er our name or sign, We own thy sway, we hear thy call, We test our lives by thine.
Page 32 - Why comes temptation but for man to meet And master and make crouch beneath his foot, And so be pedestalled in triumph ? Pray " Lead us into no such temptations. Lord ! " Yea, but, O Thou whose servants are the bold, Lead such temptations by the head and hair, Reluctant dragons, up to who dares fight, That so he may do battle and have praise...
Page 96 - For our glorying is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in holiness and sincerity of God, not in fleshly wisdom but in the grace of God, we behaved ourselves in the world, and more abundantly to youward.