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October 16 MUST JESUS BEAR THE CROSS ALONE?Thomas Shepherd, 1665–1739Then He called the crowd to Him along with His disciples and said: “If anyone would come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me.” (Mark 8:34)The scriptural qualifications for discipleship are very clear: Self-denial and a resolve to bearContinue reading “Amazing Grace: 366 Hymn Stories”

October 15 STAND UP FOR JESUSGeorge Duffield, 1818–1888Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power. (Ephesians 6:10)A great city-wide revival swept across Philadelphia in 1858. It was called “the work of God in Philadelphia.” Of the participating ministers none was more powerful that the 29-year-old Episcopalian, Dudley Tyng, who was known asContinue reading “Amazing Grace: 366 Hymn Stories”

October 14 A CHARGE TO KEEP I HAVECharles Wesley, 1707–1788As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received. (Ephesians 4:1)All of us as Christians have been given a general charge—a God to glorify. We have also been given a particular charge or callingContinue reading “Amazing Grace: 366 Hymn Stories”

October 13 ONWARD, CHRISTIAN SOLDIERSSabine Baring-Gould, 1834–1924Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ. (2 Timothy 2:3 KJV)The Christian life is often compared in Scripture to a warfare—the struggle of sin against righteousness and of the flesh versus the spirit. Each follower of Christ is called to be a “good” soldier. ThisContinue reading “Amazing Grace: 366 Hymn Stories”

October 12 LEAD ON, O KING ETERNALErnest W. Shurtleff, 1862–1917I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day—and not only to me, but alsoContinue reading “Amazing Grace: 366 Hymn Stories”