REJOICE AND REMEMBER (41)
Scripture: Ecclesiastes 11:1, Ecclesiastes12:7
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Rejoice and Remember (41)
Series: Wisdom- Suffering, Thinking, Loving, and Living Authentically
Patrick Edwards
Ecclesiastes 11:1-12:7
Introduction
The other night I was flipping through the channels on the T.V. when, much to my delight, I stumbled upon one of my favorite movies of all time, a film I believe to be one of the greatest motion pictures ever made. Now you all know me; you know I am a lover of fine art and I don't think its braggadocios to state that I have exquisite taste in things. This film proves that. You see this film is a compelling story of a nobody who rises to the pinnacle of his field. He's not particularly talented, doesn't come from good family with strong connections, grows up in the bad part of the city. I mean truly, ''His whole life was a million to one shot.'' But through sheer will he rises to the top. Unfortunately the fame and wealth that success brings him ultimately leads him to get a bit soft in life and he loses it all. And so, in this film he is forces with either giving up and assuming that his glory days are behind him, or recovering that will to succeed that made him great in the first place. He chooses, of course, the latter, to rediscover what he once had, to get back that eye of the tiger. Of course, friends, you realize at this point that I am talking about the 1980 cinematic classic, Rocky III.
Rocky III is all about the champion boxer, Rocky Balboa, the Italian Stallion, getting back to basics and becoming the great fighter he once was. Because, the issue, you see, is that fame and wealth cause Rocky to lose his way, to forget what was once essential to who he was. And so through the help of once-opponent-now-turned-friend-and-trainer, Apollo Creed, Rocky finds his way again to become champion once more.
You see, you may thinking I'm kidding this morning, but I can't think of a better illustration to describe the story of the Preacher in the book of Ecclesiastes than Rocky III. The Preacher is very muc ...
Series: Wisdom- Suffering, Thinking, Loving, and Living Authentically
Patrick Edwards
Ecclesiastes 11:1-12:7
Introduction
The other night I was flipping through the channels on the T.V. when, much to my delight, I stumbled upon one of my favorite movies of all time, a film I believe to be one of the greatest motion pictures ever made. Now you all know me; you know I am a lover of fine art and I don't think its braggadocios to state that I have exquisite taste in things. This film proves that. You see this film is a compelling story of a nobody who rises to the pinnacle of his field. He's not particularly talented, doesn't come from good family with strong connections, grows up in the bad part of the city. I mean truly, ''His whole life was a million to one shot.'' But through sheer will he rises to the top. Unfortunately the fame and wealth that success brings him ultimately leads him to get a bit soft in life and he loses it all. And so, in this film he is forces with either giving up and assuming that his glory days are behind him, or recovering that will to succeed that made him great in the first place. He chooses, of course, the latter, to rediscover what he once had, to get back that eye of the tiger. Of course, friends, you realize at this point that I am talking about the 1980 cinematic classic, Rocky III.
Rocky III is all about the champion boxer, Rocky Balboa, the Italian Stallion, getting back to basics and becoming the great fighter he once was. Because, the issue, you see, is that fame and wealth cause Rocky to lose his way, to forget what was once essential to who he was. And so through the help of once-opponent-now-turned-friend-and-trainer, Apollo Creed, Rocky finds his way again to become champion once more.
You see, you may thinking I'm kidding this morning, but I can't think of a better illustration to describe the story of the Preacher in the book of Ecclesiastes than Rocky III. The Preacher is very muc ...
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