THE ELIEZER ALTERNATIVE (2 OF 4)
by Jeff Strite
Scripture: Genesis 15:1-13, Genesis 15:16-21
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The Eliezer Alternative (2 of 4)
Series: Worldly Solutions to Moral Problems
Jeff Strite
Genesis 15:1-21
OPEN: A representative of the gas company phoned the owner of an expensive new home to make an appointment for the service man to come in and light the pilot lights and adjust the furnace.
The owner said that was OK, but he wanted to make sure he was there, because if he wasn't the service man would never get the furnace going.
The caller insisted that his people were well trained and would have no trouble.
''You don't understand,'' the owner said, ''When your man tries to adjust the furnace he'll go out of his mind. The thermostat in the entry hall is a dummy. It's there for my wife to play with. Only I know where the real one is hidden.''
APPLY:
There have been times in my life when I felt that somebody had hidden the thermostat from me.
Times when I was faced with some type of crisis in my life.
Times when ALL the plans I'd made turned to dust in my hands.
And no matter what I did to try to resolve the problem - nothing worked.
Everywhere I turned... I was faced with a brick wall, and I found myself powerless - and I hate being powerless.
Have you ever felt like that? (A number of people raised their hands)
Good... I don't feel so bad now.
I think everybody encounters problems like that, at one time or another, in their lives. But, what's really frustrating - is when it happens to us.
Especially when we're Christians.
I mean... we have God on our side.
We have God working beside us.
We just know that everything will work out OK in the end.
In fact, we have a promise to that effect:
Romans 8:28 ''... we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to His purpose.''
We have this PROMISE... but, at some point in our lives, we get to feeling that ''all things AREN'T working together for good.'' And that can be really frustrating.
I. That's p ...
Series: Worldly Solutions to Moral Problems
Jeff Strite
Genesis 15:1-21
OPEN: A representative of the gas company phoned the owner of an expensive new home to make an appointment for the service man to come in and light the pilot lights and adjust the furnace.
The owner said that was OK, but he wanted to make sure he was there, because if he wasn't the service man would never get the furnace going.
The caller insisted that his people were well trained and would have no trouble.
''You don't understand,'' the owner said, ''When your man tries to adjust the furnace he'll go out of his mind. The thermostat in the entry hall is a dummy. It's there for my wife to play with. Only I know where the real one is hidden.''
APPLY:
There have been times in my life when I felt that somebody had hidden the thermostat from me.
Times when I was faced with some type of crisis in my life.
Times when ALL the plans I'd made turned to dust in my hands.
And no matter what I did to try to resolve the problem - nothing worked.
Everywhere I turned... I was faced with a brick wall, and I found myself powerless - and I hate being powerless.
Have you ever felt like that? (A number of people raised their hands)
Good... I don't feel so bad now.
I think everybody encounters problems like that, at one time or another, in their lives. But, what's really frustrating - is when it happens to us.
Especially when we're Christians.
I mean... we have God on our side.
We have God working beside us.
We just know that everything will work out OK in the end.
In fact, we have a promise to that effect:
Romans 8:28 ''... we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to His purpose.''
We have this PROMISE... but, at some point in our lives, we get to feeling that ''all things AREN'T working together for good.'' And that can be really frustrating.
I. That's p ...
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