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The Cricketer Who Counted It All Loss

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In 1884, C.T. Studd was the most celebrated cricketer in England. Captain of the Cambridge team, national sporting hero, heir to a vast fortune —...

This is stories & illustrations, drawing on Philippians 3:4b-14.

In 1884, C. T. Studd was the most celebrated cricketer in England. Captain of the Cambridge team, national sporting hero, heir to a vast fortune — his name appeared in every London newspaper. Society doors swung open at his approach. He had, as Paul might say, every reason for confidence in the flesh. Then Studd heard the call of Christ to the mission field in China, and everything shifted.…

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Philippians 3:4b-14

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Philippians 3:4b-14 — Christocentric (edgy)

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Philippians 3:4b-14 — Pentecostal (classic)

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