Road Less Traveled

In the dark days of mid-20th-century Europe, a lone German decided to make political waves. His choices put his own life in grave danger.

Oskar Schindler was a businessman with factories in countries occupied by the Nazis. Jews everywhere were being shipped like cattle to extermination camps. Some of Schindler’s employees were in danger.

What did he do? He saved over a thousand of them by keeping their names on a list of employees necessary to conduct business. By war’s end, he had spent his entire fortune bribing officials to look the other way while his workers remained in their jobs.

Oskar Schindler took that road less traveled that we’ve heard about.

Mark 16:15 says, “He said to them, ‘Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation.’”

In another life-and-death matter, for much higher stakes, Jesus has called us who love Him to share the Good News of His sacrifice with others. Sometimes this will place us in danger. Sometimes we will lose friends and alienate family.

None of that matters. All that matters is that lost people who have no other hope for escape will rely on what we tell them about our King.

Let’s pray. 

Lord, the sacrifice of Jesus on the cross has given us eternal life. Please keep giving us opportunities to reach others with this Good News. In Jesus’ name, amen.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:01):
In the dark days of mid-20th century Europe, a lone
German decided to make politicalwaves.
His choices put his own life ingrave danger.
Oskar Schindler was abusinessman with factories in
countries occupied by the Nazis.
Jews everywhere were beingshipped like cattle to
extermination camps.
Some of Schindler's employeeswere in danger.

(00:23):
What did he do?
He saved over a thousand ofthem by keeping their names on a
list of employees necessary toconduct business.
By war's end he had spent hisentire fortune bribing officials
to look the other way, whilehis workers remained in their
jobs.
Oskar Schindler took that roadless traveled that we've all
heard about jobs.

(00:45):
Oscar Schindler took that roadless traveled that we've all
heard about.
Mark 16, 15 says he said to themgo into all the world and
preach the gospel to allcreation In another life and
death matter for much higherstakes.
Jesus has called us who lovehim to share the good news of
his sacrifice with others, andsometimes this could place us in

(01:06):
danger.
Sometimes we could lose friendsor even alienate our own family
.
None of that matters.
All that matters is that lostpeople who have no other hope
for escape will rely on what wetell them about our King.
Let's pray Lord, the sacrificeof Jesus on the cross has given

(01:39):
us eternal life.
Please keep giving usopportunities to reach others
with this good news In Jesus'name, amen.

Speaker 2 (01:53):
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