WHERE THE RUBBER MEETS THE ROAD (40 OF 40)
by Jeff Schreve
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 16:5-24
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Where the Rubber Meets the Road (40 of 40)
Series: 1 Corinthians - And You Think You've Got Problems
Jeff Schreve
1 Corinthians 16:5-24
Now how many in here would say that you are interested in idioms, that you like idioms? Does anybody like idioms? Two people, three people. You say, ''Well, I'm not sure what an idiom is. And I do not want to raise my hand because I'll sound like an idiot if I don't get it right.''
An idiom, it comes from the Greek, which means ''a feature that is special in phrasing.'' It's literally an expression or a word or a phrase that has a figurative meaning. Idioms are the things that kill people that are learning the English language.
''You're pulling my leg'' is an idiom. Now we all know what that means, right? You're teasing me. But you talk to a Chinese person learning English, and you say, ''You're pulling my leg,'' and they look at you like ''I am not pulling your leg,'' right?
''He kicked the bucket.'' We know what that means, right. But a person not from here wouldn't know what that means.
How about this one: ''Why don't you just come and let your hair down?'' Yeah, I take that as an insult if somebody says that to me. That's an idiom. We know what that means. Just relax. You can be yourself. Kick your shoes off. Let your hair down.
I've entitled our sermon for this evening, Where the Rubber Meets the Road. Now that's an idiom. That's an expression: where the rubber meets the road or when the rubber meets the road, and we know what that means. That means that, hey, you can prepare all you want, but there comes a moment of truth. It's when the rubber meets the road. It's that time and that place where the rubber meets the road. And that expression had come about, as I did some studying, they said it was literally from an athletic term when an athlete, especially a runner, they train and train and train. But the time and the moment of truth came when actually the rubber met the road and they had to run. It ...
Series: 1 Corinthians - And You Think You've Got Problems
Jeff Schreve
1 Corinthians 16:5-24
Now how many in here would say that you are interested in idioms, that you like idioms? Does anybody like idioms? Two people, three people. You say, ''Well, I'm not sure what an idiom is. And I do not want to raise my hand because I'll sound like an idiot if I don't get it right.''
An idiom, it comes from the Greek, which means ''a feature that is special in phrasing.'' It's literally an expression or a word or a phrase that has a figurative meaning. Idioms are the things that kill people that are learning the English language.
''You're pulling my leg'' is an idiom. Now we all know what that means, right? You're teasing me. But you talk to a Chinese person learning English, and you say, ''You're pulling my leg,'' and they look at you like ''I am not pulling your leg,'' right?
''He kicked the bucket.'' We know what that means, right. But a person not from here wouldn't know what that means.
How about this one: ''Why don't you just come and let your hair down?'' Yeah, I take that as an insult if somebody says that to me. That's an idiom. We know what that means. Just relax. You can be yourself. Kick your shoes off. Let your hair down.
I've entitled our sermon for this evening, Where the Rubber Meets the Road. Now that's an idiom. That's an expression: where the rubber meets the road or when the rubber meets the road, and we know what that means. That means that, hey, you can prepare all you want, but there comes a moment of truth. It's when the rubber meets the road. It's that time and that place where the rubber meets the road. And that expression had come about, as I did some studying, they said it was literally from an athletic term when an athlete, especially a runner, they train and train and train. But the time and the moment of truth came when actually the rubber met the road and they had to run. It ...
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