is about that the shepherd goes For sure…this story salvation from sin…the fact on to lay down His life for the a lamb to the act of sheep…as slaughter…is an atonement… He does something for us that we are incapable of achieving on our own… He does that we can continue to by the knowledge it…so live…day day…in that we are safe… No matter what thieves and robbers intend to do by means of have harm…we that knowledge that our by very lives eternally…are kept Him…no-one…can get in past the steal that Gate…to away… could choose not to listen to the first Although…foolishly…we Him…in place… Illustration… The Golden Gate Bridge was built back in the that point in early 1900’s and…at into the for every 1 million dollars spent on a time… factored cost was…that one life would be major construction project… lost… Engineers on the Golden Gate the risks could be lowered. Bridge…believed construction began in safety measures were put So…when 1932…numerous into place and of hard hats, prescription strictly enforced…e.g…mandatory use safety lines, and an on-site hospital helped to greatly reduce the glasses…tie-off of construction and $20 million casualty rate…After nearly four years one worker had died. spent…only The most effective safety as new to bridge building as it was old to device…was the circus: the use of a cost $130,000 and draped trapeze net…This large net sixty feet below the roadbed under construction, extending ten feet to either side…
For sure…this story is about salvation from sin…the fact that the shepherd goes on to lay down His life for the sheep…as a lamb to the slaughter…is an act of atonement… He does something for us that we are incapable of achieving on our own… He does it…so that we can continue to live…day by day…in the knowledge that we are safe… No matter what thieves and robbers intend to do by means of harm…we have that knowledge that our very lives eternally…are kept by Him…no-one…can get in past the Gate…to steal that away… Although…foolishly…we could choose not to listen to Him…in the first place… Illustration… The Golden Gate Bridge was built back in the early 1900’s and…at that point in time… factored into the cost was…that for every 1 million dollars spent on a major construction project… one life would be lost… Engineers on the Golden Gate Bridge…believed the risks could be lowered. So…when construction began in 1932…numerous safety measures were put into place and strictly enforced…e.g…mandatory use of hard hats, prescription safety glasses…tie-off lines, and an on-site hospital helped to greatly reduce the casualty rate…After nearly four years of construction and $20 million spent…only one worker had died. The most effective safety device…was as new to bridge building as it was old to the circus: the use of a trapeze net…This large net cost $130,000 and draped sixty feet below the roadbed under construction, extending ten feet to either side…
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