THE PROBLEM WITH SACRAMENTS (8 OF 8)
by Jeff Strite
Scripture: Hebrews 10:11-25
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The Problem with Sacraments (8 of 8)
Series: Christianese
Jeff Strite
Hebrews 10:11-25
OPEN: When I was in my early 20s I worked in a mobile home factory. My job was to help install insulation in the sides and roofs of the trailers as they made their way down the track.
One day, as I was blowing insulation onto the roof of one trailer (walking along the trusses), I stepped a little too much to one side and my foot went right through the ceiling tiles into the living room of the mobile home (I was able to my body from falling all the way thru the ceiling).
Aside from making a mess, the entire line had to be shut down for the repair of that one long tile. To make matters worse, the boss came storming over and is NOT HAPPY!!
I was flustered, and I seriously want to make up for my failure, so I volunteered to measure and cut the tile to replace the one I damaged. The man on the roof measured the distance and called down the feet and inches. Then I pull out of my pocket the measuring tape I'd brought from home… mom's clothing measuring tape (PAUSE).
I dutifully measured and cut the tile and then handed it up the other worker on the roof… who promptly found that it was about 3 inches too short.
Do you know why the tile was 3 inches short? It was 3 inches short because I'd used the wrong kind of measuring tape. I thought all measuring tapes were the same… BUT I was wrong. Mom's cloth tape measure wasn't as accurate as the ones used for construction. And because it wasn't accurate enough for the worksite it gave me the wrong information - and this created confusion and inaccuracies and disappointment.
Now… we as Christians have a measuring tape.
We have a tool that God has given us to accurately and precisely tell us how to measure our lives in accordance with God's will.
Do you know what that measuring tool is?
That's right - it's the Bible (HOLD UP BIBLE)
This is God's instructions on how to make our lives measure up to His desires for our lives. ...
Series: Christianese
Jeff Strite
Hebrews 10:11-25
OPEN: When I was in my early 20s I worked in a mobile home factory. My job was to help install insulation in the sides and roofs of the trailers as they made their way down the track.
One day, as I was blowing insulation onto the roof of one trailer (walking along the trusses), I stepped a little too much to one side and my foot went right through the ceiling tiles into the living room of the mobile home (I was able to my body from falling all the way thru the ceiling).
Aside from making a mess, the entire line had to be shut down for the repair of that one long tile. To make matters worse, the boss came storming over and is NOT HAPPY!!
I was flustered, and I seriously want to make up for my failure, so I volunteered to measure and cut the tile to replace the one I damaged. The man on the roof measured the distance and called down the feet and inches. Then I pull out of my pocket the measuring tape I'd brought from home… mom's clothing measuring tape (PAUSE).
I dutifully measured and cut the tile and then handed it up the other worker on the roof… who promptly found that it was about 3 inches too short.
Do you know why the tile was 3 inches short? It was 3 inches short because I'd used the wrong kind of measuring tape. I thought all measuring tapes were the same… BUT I was wrong. Mom's cloth tape measure wasn't as accurate as the ones used for construction. And because it wasn't accurate enough for the worksite it gave me the wrong information - and this created confusion and inaccuracies and disappointment.
Now… we as Christians have a measuring tape.
We have a tool that God has given us to accurately and precisely tell us how to measure our lives in accordance with God's will.
Do you know what that measuring tool is?
That's right - it's the Bible (HOLD UP BIBLE)
This is God's instructions on how to make our lives measure up to His desires for our lives. ...
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