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  THE PATH TO BLESSING
  by Charles E. Cowman
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Summary: The sermon emphasizes that following Christ through difficult
paths leads to hidden blessings and strength in our struggles.

Topics: "Faith And Obedience", "Spiritual Growth"
Scripture References: Deuteronomy 1:36, Psalm 23:4, Matthew 16:24, 1 Corinthians 10:13, Philippians 4:13

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Charles E. Cowman emphasizes the importance of following the Lord
wholeheartedly, as seen in Deuteronomy 1:36, where those who wholly
follow the Lord receive blessings. He encourages facing hard duties and
challenges, as they often lead to hidden blessings and victories that
enrich our lives. The sermon highlights the need to walk in the
footsteps of Jesus, even on difficult paths, as they ultimately lead to
blessings that we cannot attain otherwise. Every battle we face presents
an opportunity for victory and growth, and every burden we carry holds a
secret source of strength within it.

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"To him will I give the land that he hath trodden upon because he hath
wholly followed the Lord" (Deut. 1:36).

Every hard duty that lies in your path, that you would rather not do,
that it will cost you pain and struggle or sore effort to do, has a
blessing in it. Not to do it, at whatever cost, is to miss the blessing.

Every hard piece of road on which you see the Master's shoe-prints and
along which He bids you follow Him, surely leads to blessing, which you
cannot get if you cannot go over the steep, thorny path.

Every point of battle to which you come, where you must draw your sword
and fight the enemy, has a possible victory which will prove a rich
blessing to your life. Every heavy load that you are called to lift
hides in itself some strange secret of strength. --J. R. Miller

"I cannot do it alone;

The waves run fast and high,

And the fogs close all around,

The light goes out in the sky;

But I know that we two

Shall win in the end, Jesus and I.

"Coward and wayward and weak,

I change with the changing sky;

Today so eager and bright,

Tomorrow too weak to try;

But He never gives in,

So we two shall win, Jesus and I.

"I could not guide it myself,

My boat on life's wild sea;

There's One who sits by my side,

Who pulls and steers with me.

And I know that we two

Shall safe enter port,

Jesus and I."

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Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/charles-e-cowman/the-path-to-blessing/
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