When Eternity Comes Calling - New Year's Sermon
Donald Cantrell
Luke 12: 16 - 20
I - The Favorable Prosperity of this Man (16)
A) The Natural Parable (16a)
B) The Nameless Person (16b)
C) The Noticeable Prosperity (16c)
II - The Fragile Pondering of this Man (17)
A) His Questioning and Distress (17a)
B) His Quandary and Dilemma (17b)
III - The Foolish Plans of this Man (18 - 19)
A) The Storing of his Mighty Fortune (18)
B) The Suggestion of his Meager Forecast (19)
IV - The Final Portrait of this Man (20)
A) The Eternal Door this man Faced
B) The Erroneous Destiny this man Fathomed
Theme: ''Being prepared to step into the door of eternity''
Successful Businessman--Modern Day Rich Fool
John Ortberg tells the story of a successful businessman. He worked 14 hours a day, even on weekends. He thought the 40 hour work week was such a good idea he would often do it twice a week. His goal was to be the best businessman he could be. Even when he wasn't at work, his mind drifted toward his work so that it was not only his occupation, it was his preoccupation.
His wife tried to get him to slow down. She knew that they weren't as close as they used to be. But because of his work, he hardly ever gave her any time. He gave at the office.
In the back of his mind, he knew that his kids were growing up, and he was missing it. His kids complained about the ballgames he missed, the meals around the table he missed, the school concerts he missed. After a while, they stopped complaining because they figured he was never going to change.
The businessman told himself, ''I'll be able to spend more time with them when things settle down. Besides, they have a nice house and nice clothes and cool video games because of my job! Everything I do, I do for them!'' Deep down, he knew that he would be living this way even if he didn't have kids.
But it made him feel better to say it anyway.
He also knew he wasn't taking care of himself the way ...
Donald Cantrell
Luke 12: 16 - 20
I - The Favorable Prosperity of this Man (16)
A) The Natural Parable (16a)
B) The Nameless Person (16b)
C) The Noticeable Prosperity (16c)
II - The Fragile Pondering of this Man (17)
A) His Questioning and Distress (17a)
B) His Quandary and Dilemma (17b)
III - The Foolish Plans of this Man (18 - 19)
A) The Storing of his Mighty Fortune (18)
B) The Suggestion of his Meager Forecast (19)
IV - The Final Portrait of this Man (20)
A) The Eternal Door this man Faced
B) The Erroneous Destiny this man Fathomed
Theme: ''Being prepared to step into the door of eternity''
Successful Businessman--Modern Day Rich Fool
John Ortberg tells the story of a successful businessman. He worked 14 hours a day, even on weekends. He thought the 40 hour work week was such a good idea he would often do it twice a week. His goal was to be the best businessman he could be. Even when he wasn't at work, his mind drifted toward his work so that it was not only his occupation, it was his preoccupation.
His wife tried to get him to slow down. She knew that they weren't as close as they used to be. But because of his work, he hardly ever gave her any time. He gave at the office.
In the back of his mind, he knew that his kids were growing up, and he was missing it. His kids complained about the ballgames he missed, the meals around the table he missed, the school concerts he missed. After a while, they stopped complaining because they figured he was never going to change.
The businessman told himself, ''I'll be able to spend more time with them when things settle down. Besides, they have a nice house and nice clothes and cool video games because of my job! Everything I do, I do for them!'' Deep down, he knew that he would be living this way even if he didn't have kids.
But it made him feel better to say it anyway.
He also knew he wasn't taking care of himself the way ...
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