I recall that Coca Cola advertisements proclaimed,  “Stay extraordinary.” 

Now, I don’t know what the advertisers were getting at. I don’t see myself as extraordinary because I drink diet Coke at times. However, I do see myself as being extraordinary because I am a Christian. To be extraordinary means to be beyond the usual, exceptional. Friend, aren’t you extraordinary because you are a Christian? You have been transformed. You are different. You are extraordinary. 

Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.  Rom 12:2 ESV 

Be extraordinary today. Keep yourself pure and holy. Live as God would have you live, making right choices. 

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I saw an advertisement for an educational institution. The catchy phrase was “Find Your Pathway.” Every institution of higher learning wants to help young men and young women find their way to fulfillment and success. Training them for such is the goal of those institutions. 

There are many pathways that men and women can take in life physically and there are many standards by which those pathways can be judged. Spiritually, however, life is different. There are only two pathways that are available (Matthew 7:13-14). One of those leads to spiritual destruction. The other leads to spiritual life. The pathway to true success is the spiritual pathway that leads to life. 

...for at one time you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light.  Eph 5:8 ESV 

Choose today to walk in the light. True success is found in Christ where His blood cleanses us from all sin. Find your spiritual pathway today. 

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I know that many within the congregation are very handy. I have seen the results of some very fine workmanship in finishing off a basement or decorating a room. I know the reputations some of you have. You start with the very finest materials and you go about your work with care and precision. 

Every individual is a project in progress by God. You, as man, are the apex of His creation. He paid the highest price for you, the blood of our Lord. Now, He provides all that is necessary for every good work (2 Timothy 3:16-17). 

For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.  Eph 2:10 ESV 

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The New Birth	What About the Resurrection	A Way of Life
It Is a Tight Squeeze	The Day I Die	You Can Make a Difference
Equipping the Saints to Bear One Another's Burdens	I'll Do It Myself	Why Should We Preach...
Jesus Christ: The Prince of Peace	The Good Shepherd	What Is Fellowship?
I have Found the Book	How the O.T. Helps Us Today	Motivation for Christian Living
The Faith to Endure	The Bases of Fellowship in Jesus	The God that Sees
The Humility of Jesus	Jesus: The Great I AM	Committment in Marriage
Jesus' Passion for the Lost	When Time Ends	A Seperate People
Christians Are Special	Who Is Satan Part I?	You Have no Right to Judge!
Why Be a Leader?	Developing Wise Leaders	The Mighty One of Jacob
Who Is Satan Part II?	Feelings Felt by a Suffering Servant	Why Are There So Many Churches?
Value of Fellowship with Deity	I'm too Young	Running the Race of Christian Faith
Made in the Image of God	Is the Bible You Use Reliable? Parts 1 & 2	Is the Bible You Use Reliable? Parts 3
Healing from Hurt	Inherited Sin	How They Viewed Jesus
Why Do We Believe Jesus Is the Christ?	Why We Believe in One Faith?	The Thief on the Cross