Rough Rider
60-Second Sermon
English - July 31, 2019 15:00 - 1 minute - 599 KB - ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsChristianity Religion & Spirituality sermon christianity religion one-minute second 60-second Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
The colonel was leading a charge during the Spanish-American War, but the charge had stalled. His superiors ordered the troops to hold their position, but the colonel argued that they should be allowed to proceed.
In Matthew (10:38-39), Jesus challenges us that “whoever does not take his cross and follow Me is not worthy of Me. Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.”
The colonel was willing to sacrifice his life in battle, and he led his troops in a charge up the hill, inspiring other soldiers to follow and turning the tide of the Battle of San Juan Hill.
The soldiers in the colonel’s unit, known as the Rough Riders, were willing to follow their leader wherever he led. In truth, so was an entire nation, as witnessed by Colonel Theodore Roosevelt’s election to the White House as president just three years after he led the charge.
We as Christians serve a Savior who was willing to die for us, and we need to challenge ourselves by asking, are we giving up our lives for Christ.
Don’t hold back. Serve God with all your heart, soul, and mind, and put others above yourself.