Expendable
eBook - ePub

Expendable

  1. 218 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Expendable

About this book

Have you ever wondered why the best die young? Who of us hasn't thought the same thing when we learn of the death of a young Christian with such potential when a fellow believer lives on to wreck his testimony, the reputation of the local church, and the cause of Christ? Having been a pastor now for nearly fifty years I have had nearly a lifetime to ponder the word "expendable" in relationship to not only individuals, but dreams and desires, hopes and wishes, events and expectations. This concept of expendability came home to me years ago when I learned that my grandfather, on my mother's side, had a brother who died of an illness in his early twenties after only spending a year on the mission field in Peru! Over the portal to a special room that celebrates those that died young in the Hall of the Faithful in Heaven is found, I believe, this superscription: "EXPENDABLE"! I would like to share with you some of the biblical portraits that are hanging from those celestial walls, for if you are looking for the answer to the question I asked, I have come to believe it can only be found in the Bible.

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Table of contents

  1. Title Page
  2. Prelude
  3. Chapter 1: Josiah—The Megiddo Martyr
  4. Chapter 2: Stephen—The Dedicated Deacon
  5. Chapter 3: Abel—The Blessed Brother
  6. Chapter 4: Amos—The Sacrificing Shepherd
  7. Chapter 5: Benjamin—The Surviving Son
  8. Chapter 6: Asahel—The Wounded Warrior
  9. Chapter 7: Aquila—The Exiled Evangelist
  10. Chapter 8: Zebedee—The Faithful Father
  11. Chapter 9: Zacharias—The Privileged Priest
  12. Chapter 10: Isaac—The Sacrificial Son
  13. Chapter 11: Isaiah—The Pierced Prophet
  14. Chapter 12: James—The Disposable Disciple
  15. Chapter 13: Lazarus—The Beloved Brother
  16. Chapter 14: Samson—The Strongman Slave
  17. Chapter 15: Joseph—The Stunned Stepfather
  18. Chapter 16: Philemon—The Beloved Brethren
  19. Chapter 17: Enoch—The Translated Type
  20. Chapter 18: Ishmael—The Troubled Teenager
  21. Chapter 19: Ezekiel—The Priest Prophet
  22. Chapter 20: John—The Great “Greatest”
  23. Chapter 21: Joshua—The Soldier Shepherd
  24. Chapter 22: Epaphroditus—The Courier Companion
  25. Chapter 23: Jarius—The Requesting Ruler
  26. Chapter 24: Nadab—The Disqualified Duo
  27. Chapter 25: Lazarus—The Blessed Beggar
  28. Chapter 26: Eutychus—The Saved Sleeper
  29. Chapter 27: Goliath—The Great Giant
  30. Chapter 28: Adam—The Immanuel Image
  31. Chapter 29: Elimelech—The Famine Father
  32. Chapter 30: Malchus—The Sliced Servant
  33. Chapter 31: Mephibosheth—The Accepted Accident
  34. Chapter 32: Hophni/Phinehas—The Scandalous Sons
  35. Chapter 33: Jephthah—The Dangerous Dad
  36. Chapter 34: Manoah—The Prodigal’s Parent
  37. Chapter 35: Barak—The Scared Soldier
  38. Chapter 36: Jeremiah—The Tired Teacher
  39. Chapter 37: Abner—The Treacherous Traitor
  40. Chapter 38: Methuselah—The Prophetic Patriarch
  41. Chapter 39: Matthew—The Accountant Apostle
  42. Chapter 40: Abishai—The Cooperative Commander
  43. Chapter 41: Reuben—The Burdensome Boy
  44. Chapter 42: Daniel—The Supplicating Stateman
  45. Chapter 43: Jonah—The Reluctant Reverend
  46. Chapter 44: Elisha—The Conquering Corpse
  47. Chapter 45: Gideon—The Fleece Fighter
  48. Chapter 46: Tabitha—The Special Seamstress
  49. Chapter 47: Abiathar—The Sole Survivor
  50. Chapter 48: Mebunnai—The Tremendous Trooper
  51. Chapter 49: Nathan—The Straightforward Seer
  52. Chapter 50: Esau—The Despising Delinquent
  53. Postlude