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Rod Woodson Hall of Fame Speech – Excerpts

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I really appreciated Rod Woodson’s NFL Hall of Fame induction speech. So much so that I typed some of his words here.

Rod_Woodson_20010607-4You may remember Rod when he played for the Pittsburgh Steelers, the Baltimore Ravens, and the Oakland Raiders. He played with such excellence that the Steelers named him to their 75th Anniversary Team.

“‘… I want to thank my Lord Jesus Christ. He’s my Savior. He died for my sins and my salvation and no really without him I would not be here. He believed in me when I didn’t believe in myself…. I truly thank him for guiding me for so long and keeping me safe, even when I didn’t realize it was him. I really thank him and really, without his mercy, without his love, without his compassion for me as a person, as a human being, as one of his children, I wouldn’t be here. So I say thank you Jesus….

“God has given us a gift — to choose. It’s a power that we normally don’t talk about. I leave you today with these thoughts. Choose. Choose to love rather than hate. Choose to create rather than destroy. Choose to persevere rather than quit. Choose to praise rather than gossip. Choose to heal rather than wound. Choose to pray rather than curse. Choose to live rather than die. Choose Jesus Christ over the world.” ~Rod Woodson at HOF Induction

Rod’s pictured here from his visit to the White House in 2001.

The Infection of Unbelief…

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When you enter a hospital today, infection fighting protocols are in place to combat the spread of dangerous germs.

Jesus, seeing his disciples repeatedly exposed to the unbelief of the Pharisees and Sadducees, warned them to guard against a different kind of infection — the infection of unbelief.

This podcast speaks of the symptoms of the infection and offers some infection fighting measures every Christian can take.

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Overcoming Roadblocks to Seeing Miracles…

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Have you ever wondered why you don’t see God’s power the way others see it? You may wonder that if you’ve heard some of the stories I have heard. I remember when a missionary named Marge came to my church and told the story of an Indian in Columbia that didn’t believe in Jesus. He was actually highly resistant to the work of the missionaries. He died and at his funeral, he sat up and said, “God sent me back to tell you Jesus is REAL!”

Do we see that? Why not?

What about the concept of the demons fleeing. A missionary once told me a story of a pastor in Africa who had been chased by dogs. Eventually it was revealed that the local shaman – or witch doctor – had done this through black magic. The church prayed about it and the shaman disappeared.

Do we see that kind of thing in our lives? Why not?

I have heard some say that “The Bible is complete, so there is no more need for signs like this to occur.” Have you heard that? Miracles don’t occur now because we have the Bible instead. I don’t think that’s the case. I think that’s an attempt to rationalize.

Others say that “We ought not ask God to do extravagant things – just be glad for what you have.” That just seems cold.

Still others say, “We don’t have enough faith.” That’s probably closer to the truth, but doesn’t it seem a little simplistic?

The closing verses of Matthew 13 speak about Jesus not doing miracles in a certain time and place. I believe he didn’t do the miracles there because the people were in a self-imposed bondage.

This audio file addresses three reasons for this bondage and helps us rid ourselves so we can experience all God has for us.

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