MOUNTAINS AND MUSTARD SEEDS (2 OF 3)
by Jeff Schreve
Scripture: Matthew 17:14-21
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Mountains and Mustard Seeds (2 of 3)
Series: Believe and See
Jeff Schreve
Matthew 17:14-21
Amen. A great time of worship.
If you have your Bible, please turn to Matthew chapter 17, Matthew chapter 17. We want to talk today about Mountains and Mustard Seeds.
I heard a story about a man. He was at a bar. He was sitting there on his barstool. He looked very sad and forlorn. And there was a drink in front of him and a shot glass. And he was staring at that drink for 30 minutes. Finally, another guy, he'd been watching him, kind of a burly guy. He walked up, and he saw this guy, and he looked and looked at the situation. And, finally, he just walked up to the guy, stared at him for a minute, grabbed his drink, and downed it, and then put the glass down on the counter. And the man burst into tears. And, ah, the big, burly guy said, ''Hey, man, I, I didn't mean to make you cry. I can't stand to see a man cry. I, I'll buy you another drink.'' And the guy said, ''Oh, it's, it's not that. You don't understand.'' He said, ''Today has been a terrible day. It's, it's been the worst day of my life.'' He said, ''I got up late. My alarm didn't go off, and I got up late. And I missed a very important meeting, and my boss had told me if I got, if I was late again, 'cause I had been late, if I was late again, he was going to let me go. And I was late, and he fired me.'' He said, ''I cleared out my desk. I went to my car to drive home, and my car had been towed away. I had to park. I was in a hurry and I parked in a no parking zone, and they towed my car away.'' And so he said, ''I had to get a cab to go to the tow truck place and get the car out and pay some money, and then,'' he said, ''I, I got home.'' And he said, ''When I got home, there was a note on the kitchen table. My wife said, 'I can't take it anymore. I'm out of here. I'm done. See you.''' And he said, ''Everything was falling apart. And I come here to the bar, and I am seriously contemplating killing myse ...
Series: Believe and See
Jeff Schreve
Matthew 17:14-21
Amen. A great time of worship.
If you have your Bible, please turn to Matthew chapter 17, Matthew chapter 17. We want to talk today about Mountains and Mustard Seeds.
I heard a story about a man. He was at a bar. He was sitting there on his barstool. He looked very sad and forlorn. And there was a drink in front of him and a shot glass. And he was staring at that drink for 30 minutes. Finally, another guy, he'd been watching him, kind of a burly guy. He walked up, and he saw this guy, and he looked and looked at the situation. And, finally, he just walked up to the guy, stared at him for a minute, grabbed his drink, and downed it, and then put the glass down on the counter. And the man burst into tears. And, ah, the big, burly guy said, ''Hey, man, I, I didn't mean to make you cry. I can't stand to see a man cry. I, I'll buy you another drink.'' And the guy said, ''Oh, it's, it's not that. You don't understand.'' He said, ''Today has been a terrible day. It's, it's been the worst day of my life.'' He said, ''I got up late. My alarm didn't go off, and I got up late. And I missed a very important meeting, and my boss had told me if I got, if I was late again, 'cause I had been late, if I was late again, he was going to let me go. And I was late, and he fired me.'' He said, ''I cleared out my desk. I went to my car to drive home, and my car had been towed away. I had to park. I was in a hurry and I parked in a no parking zone, and they towed my car away.'' And so he said, ''I had to get a cab to go to the tow truck place and get the car out and pay some money, and then,'' he said, ''I, I got home.'' And he said, ''When I got home, there was a note on the kitchen table. My wife said, 'I can't take it anymore. I'm out of here. I'm done. See you.''' And he said, ''Everything was falling apart. And I come here to the bar, and I am seriously contemplating killing myse ...
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