Doing Without God (7 of 7)
Series: Contending For The Faith
Jeff Strite
John 15:5
OPEN: Back in 1959, Charlton Heston starred in a movie that is still considered one of the greatest movies of all time --- Ben Hur. It was a Biblical epic that is still known for its climatic chariot race where Heston (the hero of the film) was intent on destroying his hated enemy.
Five weeks of filming was required just for that one race scene, along with 15,000 extras and 18 chariots. In the spirit of authenticity, Heston spent weeks learning to drive the chariot but he was still worried about the race. Heston told the stunt coordinator ''I can drive the chariot, but I'm not sure I can win.''The Stunt director smiled and said ''Chuck, you just make sure you stay in the chariot. I'll make sure you win the race.''
Now think about that: Heston was GOING to win that race. It was in the script. There was no way he was going to lose. And yet, for weeks Heston fretted over whether or not he could win the race. Why would he do that? He did that because he forgot that the outcome didn't depend on him - it depended on the director of the movie. If the director decided Heston was going to win the race, he was going to win the race.
APPLY: Now Bible tells us that the same thing is true for US in Christ. If God decides we're gonna win the race - we're gonna win the race, and that is because we have a God who actively involves Himself in our lives. But that's not true for anyone else. Ephesians 2:12 tells us that before we became Christians we were ''without God in the world.''
This is the last in our series of sermons about ''contending for the faith once delivered to the saints'', and the focus of this sermon is on the fact that part of that faith we're contending for is the fact that we HAVE a God and the rest of the world does not.
The rest of the world is without God. But what does that mean? Well, Psalm 127 tells us what that means: ''Unless the LORD builds the house, t ...
Series: Contending For The Faith
Jeff Strite
John 15:5
OPEN: Back in 1959, Charlton Heston starred in a movie that is still considered one of the greatest movies of all time --- Ben Hur. It was a Biblical epic that is still known for its climatic chariot race where Heston (the hero of the film) was intent on destroying his hated enemy.
Five weeks of filming was required just for that one race scene, along with 15,000 extras and 18 chariots. In the spirit of authenticity, Heston spent weeks learning to drive the chariot but he was still worried about the race. Heston told the stunt coordinator ''I can drive the chariot, but I'm not sure I can win.''The Stunt director smiled and said ''Chuck, you just make sure you stay in the chariot. I'll make sure you win the race.''
Now think about that: Heston was GOING to win that race. It was in the script. There was no way he was going to lose. And yet, for weeks Heston fretted over whether or not he could win the race. Why would he do that? He did that because he forgot that the outcome didn't depend on him - it depended on the director of the movie. If the director decided Heston was going to win the race, he was going to win the race.
APPLY: Now Bible tells us that the same thing is true for US in Christ. If God decides we're gonna win the race - we're gonna win the race, and that is because we have a God who actively involves Himself in our lives. But that's not true for anyone else. Ephesians 2:12 tells us that before we became Christians we were ''without God in the world.''
This is the last in our series of sermons about ''contending for the faith once delivered to the saints'', and the focus of this sermon is on the fact that part of that faith we're contending for is the fact that we HAVE a God and the rest of the world does not.
The rest of the world is without God. But what does that mean? Well, Psalm 127 tells us what that means: ''Unless the LORD builds the house, t ...
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