Post by broncbuster2 on Jan 3, 2008 5:02:19 GMT -5
Philippians 2:1-4
If you have any
encouragement from
being united with Christ, if any comfort
from his love, if
any fellowship with the Spirit, if any
tenderness and
compassion, then make my joy complete
by being like-minded, having the same
love, being one in spirit and
purpose. Do nothing out of selfish
ambition or vain
conceit, but in humility consider others
better than
yourselves. Each of you should look not
only at your
own interests, but also the interests of
others. (NIV)
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Thoughts
What kind of hunting partners have we
been? Have we
imitated Christ's humility or do we brag
about our
hunting abilities? Have we criticized or
encouraged
when a friend misses an easy shot?
When you and a
partner shoot simultaneously and down an
upland
bird, do you claim it or do you congratulate
your
partner for a nice shot? When there are
different
opinions about hunting strategies, do we
always get
our way? Do we criticize our partner when
his dog is
out of control and flushes birds out of
range? (TL)
Action Point
In all these opportunities we are called to
have
attitudes like those of Christ. Paul's
writings to the Philippians suggest that we
imitate Christ in His
humility, compassion,
love, and unselfishness. There are times
when we
are hunting that we might get discouraged.
This is
when we need a friend to edify and
encourage us.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Sportsmen's Tip of the
Day
When making plans and discussing
strategies,
always propose a question to your
partners. Ask them
how they feel about an idea rather than
telling them
what they are going to do.
If you have any
encouragement from
being united with Christ, if any comfort
from his love, if
any fellowship with the Spirit, if any
tenderness and
compassion, then make my joy complete
by being like-minded, having the same
love, being one in spirit and
purpose. Do nothing out of selfish
ambition or vain
conceit, but in humility consider others
better than
yourselves. Each of you should look not
only at your
own interests, but also the interests of
others. (NIV)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Thoughts
What kind of hunting partners have we
been? Have we
imitated Christ's humility or do we brag
about our
hunting abilities? Have we criticized or
encouraged
when a friend misses an easy shot?
When you and a
partner shoot simultaneously and down an
upland
bird, do you claim it or do you congratulate
your
partner for a nice shot? When there are
different
opinions about hunting strategies, do we
always get
our way? Do we criticize our partner when
his dog is
out of control and flushes birds out of
range? (TL)
Action Point
In all these opportunities we are called to
have
attitudes like those of Christ. Paul's
writings to the Philippians suggest that we
imitate Christ in His
humility, compassion,
love, and unselfishness. There are times
when we
are hunting that we might get discouraged.
This is
when we need a friend to edify and
encourage us.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Sportsmen's Tip of the
Day
When making plans and discussing
strategies,
always propose a question to your
partners. Ask them
how they feel about an idea rather than
telling them
what they are going to do.