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b'Gunshots\\u2014they were distant, but the sound jolted through Kor\\u2019s body like bolts of lightning. He knew with every shot, another of his comrades could fall.\\nCrack! His friend Finn was going to be a doctor.\\nCrack! Mika dreamed of being a professional athlete.\\nCrack! Zade just wanted to get home.\\nIn the trenches, Kor always thought about how many were lost, praying thathe wouldn\\u2019t be next.\\n\\xe2\\u20ac\\u0153Fight the good fight, Kor,\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d his dad had said before boarding the military jet. \\xe2\\u20ac\\u0153There is no greater love\\u2026\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d his mother had said tearfully when they got the news that Dad wouldn\\u2019t be coming home.\\n\\xe2\\u20ac\\u0153You\\u2019re my hero,\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d his little brother had declared the first time Kor tried on his uniform.\\n\\xe2\\u20ac\\u0153You know,\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d Kor had answered, \\xe2\\u20ac\\u0153I\\u2019m fighting for lives that have already been saved by someone else. Jesus is the real hero.\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d\\nKor froze at the memory. Without Christ, there was no hope. He glanced at the others around him, crouched in the shadow of the trenches. Did Finn, Mika, and Zade know?\\nSuddenly, from somewhere in the darkness, an object whistled through the air and hit the dirt with a thud: a grenade.\\nKor\\u2019s heart skipped a beat as he stared at the weapon about to destroy a trench full of soldiers. The memories swirled around him like a blur of silver stars in the blackness: \\xe2\\u20ac\\u0153Fight the good fight.\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d \\xe2\\u20ac\\u0153There is no greater love\\u2026\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d \\xe2\\u20ac\\u0153You\\u2019re my hero.\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d Then he thought of a night long ago, of dropping to his knees, asking for forgiveness, and putting his trust in Christ.\\n\\xe2\\u20ac\\u0153Is Jesus your hero?\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d his little brother had asked.\\nKor stood and began to run.\\n\\xe2\\u20ac\\u0153You bet.\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d\\nOthers needed to know Him. They needed what Kor already had. He jumped through the air, crossing the last few paces in a moment.\\nThey needed Hope.\\nHe threw himself onto the grenade. An explosion shook the ground.\\n\\u2022 Read Romans 5:8. How did Kor\\u2019s sacrifice in today\\u2019s reading point to Jesus\\u2019 sacrifice for us? How does Jesus\\u2019 sacrifice on the cross show His love for us? \\u2022 Did you know that Christ gave His life to save yours from sin and death? Through His life, death, and resurrection, Jesus showed us the greatest kind of love. Who is a trusted Christian you can talk to about Jesus\\u2019 sacrifice?\\nThere is no greater love than to lay down one\\u2019s life for one\\u2019s friends. John 15:13 (NLT)\\n\\xa0\\nRead Verses:\\n1 Corinthians 13'