THE BEAUTY OF UNITY AT EPHESUS (10 OF 15)
Scripture: Ephesians 4:1-16
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The Beauty of Unity at Ephesus (10 of 15)
Series: Ephesians
Donald Cantrell
Ephesians 4:1-16
I - The Ground-Rules of Unity (1 - 3)
II - The Grounds of Unity (4 - 6)
III - The Graces of Unity (7 - 8)
IV - The Granter of Unity (9 - 10)
V - The Gifts of Unity (11)
VI - The Growth of Unity (12 - 16)
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After Church on Sunday
There he stood, in the midst of the Golden Corral restaurant, with Thousand Island dressing dripping from his hair, over his glasses, down his face, all over his jacket, pants, and shoes. And I'm not talking about a little bit of Thousand Island dressing; I'm talking about 2 gallons of it!
What had happened was that a waitress carrying a 2-gallon container of Thousand Island dressing for the salad bar had paused for just a second while coming through the swinging doors of the kitchen, and the doors had caught her and knocked her forward, launching 2 gallons of dressing all over this guy.
Well, he went ballistic! He started shouting and cursing at her. ''You're so stupid! I can't believe you could do such a stupid, stupid thing. This is a brand new suit and it cost me $300.'' His wife chimed in, ''Yeah, you've ruined my husband's $300 suit, and it's the first time he's had a chance to wear it.'' He screamed, ''I want to see the manager!''
Thoroughly shaken, she went to get the manager, and the manager came out. Now picture this - here's a guy with 2 gallons of Thousand Island dressing dripping from him, and the manager asks, ''Is there a problem?''
The guy replies, ''Is there a problem? She's ruined my $300 suit. It's brand new, and I want a new suit!'' The manager says, ''We'll be glad to get your suit cleaned. Accidents do happen, and we're really sorry about this.''
''No! No!'' he said. ''I don't want my suit cleaned. I want a brand new suit, and I demand a check for $300 right here and now.'' Well, to avoid a bigger scene, the manger goes b ...
Series: Ephesians
Donald Cantrell
Ephesians 4:1-16
I - The Ground-Rules of Unity (1 - 3)
II - The Grounds of Unity (4 - 6)
III - The Graces of Unity (7 - 8)
IV - The Granter of Unity (9 - 10)
V - The Gifts of Unity (11)
VI - The Growth of Unity (12 - 16)
This sermon contains a fully alliterated outline, with sub-points.
After Church on Sunday
There he stood, in the midst of the Golden Corral restaurant, with Thousand Island dressing dripping from his hair, over his glasses, down his face, all over his jacket, pants, and shoes. And I'm not talking about a little bit of Thousand Island dressing; I'm talking about 2 gallons of it!
What had happened was that a waitress carrying a 2-gallon container of Thousand Island dressing for the salad bar had paused for just a second while coming through the swinging doors of the kitchen, and the doors had caught her and knocked her forward, launching 2 gallons of dressing all over this guy.
Well, he went ballistic! He started shouting and cursing at her. ''You're so stupid! I can't believe you could do such a stupid, stupid thing. This is a brand new suit and it cost me $300.'' His wife chimed in, ''Yeah, you've ruined my husband's $300 suit, and it's the first time he's had a chance to wear it.'' He screamed, ''I want to see the manager!''
Thoroughly shaken, she went to get the manager, and the manager came out. Now picture this - here's a guy with 2 gallons of Thousand Island dressing dripping from him, and the manager asks, ''Is there a problem?''
The guy replies, ''Is there a problem? She's ruined my $300 suit. It's brand new, and I want a new suit!'' The manager says, ''We'll be glad to get your suit cleaned. Accidents do happen, and we're really sorry about this.''
''No! No!'' he said. ''I don't want my suit cleaned. I want a brand new suit, and I demand a check for $300 right here and now.'' Well, to avoid a bigger scene, the manger goes b ...
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