NOAH PREPARED FOR THE END (2 OF 7)
by Tony Thomas
Scripture: Hebrews 11:7
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Noah Prepared for the End (2 of 7)
Series: Habits of the Faithful
Tony Thomas
Hebrews 11:7; Genesis 6:9-22
When I left home for college, I had no clue what I was doing! I knew I was training for ministry, that it would take four years to complete my degree, but I assumed that someone would guide me. Because I had spent the summer in Africa, I arrived late. All the other students met with their advisors. All the other students went through freshmen orientation. But, I arrived on a Saturday and classes started on Monday morning.
When Monday rolled around I moseyed into the office and signed up for classes that sounded interesting. In other words, I had no plan of study! I was not pursuing a degree. I was taking every Bible class offered, and for two and a half years, I coasted through college.
With three semesters left, one of the professors called (he said he was my advisor). I went to meet with him and he showed me my transcript (I didn't even know I had one). And then he dropped the bomb on me: ''There's no way you can graduate in four years.''
I did my best to catch up quick, taking evening classes, and summer classes, but at the end of my senior year, I was two classes short, and they weren't offered during the fall semester! So I drove 44 miles a day, four times a week, for two semesters for two classes in order to fulfill the degree requirements. Graduating with my little brother was a testament to my inability to prepare for the end.
That's a tough lesson for spontaneous persons to learn. If you're ''into the moment,'' or if immediate gratification motivates you, you'll struggle with the habit of preparing for the end.
We're in a summer series called Habits of the Faithful, and it's based on Hebrews 11. The first person we studied was Abel and he loved God first. Loving God is about cost (Abel burned the fat portions of the firstborn, unblemished lamb). Loving God is about desire (Abel sacrificed his best before the regulations had been ...
Series: Habits of the Faithful
Tony Thomas
Hebrews 11:7; Genesis 6:9-22
When I left home for college, I had no clue what I was doing! I knew I was training for ministry, that it would take four years to complete my degree, but I assumed that someone would guide me. Because I had spent the summer in Africa, I arrived late. All the other students met with their advisors. All the other students went through freshmen orientation. But, I arrived on a Saturday and classes started on Monday morning.
When Monday rolled around I moseyed into the office and signed up for classes that sounded interesting. In other words, I had no plan of study! I was not pursuing a degree. I was taking every Bible class offered, and for two and a half years, I coasted through college.
With three semesters left, one of the professors called (he said he was my advisor). I went to meet with him and he showed me my transcript (I didn't even know I had one). And then he dropped the bomb on me: ''There's no way you can graduate in four years.''
I did my best to catch up quick, taking evening classes, and summer classes, but at the end of my senior year, I was two classes short, and they weren't offered during the fall semester! So I drove 44 miles a day, four times a week, for two semesters for two classes in order to fulfill the degree requirements. Graduating with my little brother was a testament to my inability to prepare for the end.
That's a tough lesson for spontaneous persons to learn. If you're ''into the moment,'' or if immediate gratification motivates you, you'll struggle with the habit of preparing for the end.
We're in a summer series called Habits of the Faithful, and it's based on Hebrews 11. The first person we studied was Abel and he loved God first. Loving God is about cost (Abel burned the fat portions of the firstborn, unblemished lamb). Loving God is about desire (Abel sacrificed his best before the regulations had been ...
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