How to Get the Most out of Church
Donald Cantrell
1 Thessalonians 5:12-22
I - The Church and her Leadership (12 - 13)
II - The Church and her Membership (14 - 15)
III - The Church and her Fellowship (16 - 22)
This sermon contains a fully alliterated outline, with sub-points.
Theme: ''Living by true Christian standards''
WHAT DEFINES YOU?
I once knew a man who drove a bull wagon... he was a livestock hauler and he drove a cattle truck. He always wore a big floppy, rawhide, cowboy hat. It looked hot and heavy. I did not think it particularly flattering.
One day I asked him why he always wore his rawhide hat and he said, ''Because people know me by my hat.'' His hat defined who he was.
Sometimes Christians are defined by noble demonstrations of Christ-like behavior, and sometimes we are known for our failures... This may come as a huge shock to you but there is something you need to know.
Monty Newton
''There is an eagle in me that wants to soar, and there is a hippopotamus in me that wants to wallow in the mud.''
Carl Sandburg
''I cannot tolerate my bad behavior in another person for 10 seconds.''
Garrison Wynn
''A person who is knowingly bent on bad behavior, gets upset when better behavior is expected of them.''
Jane Austen
''When you don't respond to bad behavior, you get more of it.
Carly Fiorina
Let us learn a Lesson from a pastor vacationing with his family in northern Minnesota where they went to a small county fair near the town of Babbitt.
They found that they were the only people in line to ride the Tilt-O-Whirl... but the operator let him and his three kids on and started the ride. He hoped that since they were the only ones, the operator would give them a nice long ride... and he did.
They were laughing and having a blast as their ride extended well beyond the length of an ordinary ride, until he suddenly began to feel a bit queasy. The centrifugal force had him pressed against the back of the car... h ...
Donald Cantrell
1 Thessalonians 5:12-22
I - The Church and her Leadership (12 - 13)
II - The Church and her Membership (14 - 15)
III - The Church and her Fellowship (16 - 22)
This sermon contains a fully alliterated outline, with sub-points.
Theme: ''Living by true Christian standards''
WHAT DEFINES YOU?
I once knew a man who drove a bull wagon... he was a livestock hauler and he drove a cattle truck. He always wore a big floppy, rawhide, cowboy hat. It looked hot and heavy. I did not think it particularly flattering.
One day I asked him why he always wore his rawhide hat and he said, ''Because people know me by my hat.'' His hat defined who he was.
Sometimes Christians are defined by noble demonstrations of Christ-like behavior, and sometimes we are known for our failures... This may come as a huge shock to you but there is something you need to know.
Monty Newton
''There is an eagle in me that wants to soar, and there is a hippopotamus in me that wants to wallow in the mud.''
Carl Sandburg
''I cannot tolerate my bad behavior in another person for 10 seconds.''
Garrison Wynn
''A person who is knowingly bent on bad behavior, gets upset when better behavior is expected of them.''
Jane Austen
''When you don't respond to bad behavior, you get more of it.
Carly Fiorina
Let us learn a Lesson from a pastor vacationing with his family in northern Minnesota where they went to a small county fair near the town of Babbitt.
They found that they were the only people in line to ride the Tilt-O-Whirl... but the operator let him and his three kids on and started the ride. He hoped that since they were the only ones, the operator would give them a nice long ride... and he did.
They were laughing and having a blast as their ride extended well beyond the length of an ordinary ride, until he suddenly began to feel a bit queasy. The centrifugal force had him pressed against the back of the car... h ...
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