THE PRIDE OF THE GODLESS (1 OF 6)
by Jeff Strite
Scripture: Ezekiel 16:48-50
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The Pride Of The Godless (1 of 6)
Series: The Six Sins Of Sodom
Jeff Strite
Ezekiel 16:48-50
OPEN: A man told of driving West Texas highway. There were no cars in sight and he was going about 70 mph when suddenly, as he went over a crest in the road, he could see up ahead a huge hawk feeding on a rabbit who'd been killed by a passing vehicle. Now ordinarily, what do you think a bird would do when faced by a speeding car? That's right, it would fly away. But not this bird. The giant hawk straightened up and looked into the man's head lights, spreading its wing and opening it beak in bold defiance ... just before he hit it. There was this ''whump'' sound, and suddenly this once proud bird lay dead on the highway. The man ended his story by saying that neither the dead rabbit the bird had died defending, nor the bird's pride, were of any good to him at that point.
Proverbs 16:18 says: ''Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.'' And that giant hawk was proof of that.
For the next few weeks we're going to be talking about the sins of Sodom. Most people believe that Sodom only had one sin. In fact, if I were to ask you what sin Sodom was known for, what would you say? (Homosexuality). In fact the sin of homosexuality if often called ''SODOMY''
We're told the story in Genesis 19:1-7 and 10-11 ''The two angels arrived at Sodom in the evening, and Lot was sitting in the gateway of the city. When he saw them, he got up to meet them and bowed down with his face to the ground. 'My lords,' he said, 'please turn aside to your servant's house. You can wash your feet and spend the night and then go on your way early in the morning.' 'No,' they answered, ''we will spend the night in the square.' But he insisted so strongly that they did go with him and entered his house. He prepared a meal for them, baking bread without yeast, and they ate.
Before they had gone to bed, all the men from every part of the city of Sodom-both young and old ...
Series: The Six Sins Of Sodom
Jeff Strite
Ezekiel 16:48-50
OPEN: A man told of driving West Texas highway. There were no cars in sight and he was going about 70 mph when suddenly, as he went over a crest in the road, he could see up ahead a huge hawk feeding on a rabbit who'd been killed by a passing vehicle. Now ordinarily, what do you think a bird would do when faced by a speeding car? That's right, it would fly away. But not this bird. The giant hawk straightened up and looked into the man's head lights, spreading its wing and opening it beak in bold defiance ... just before he hit it. There was this ''whump'' sound, and suddenly this once proud bird lay dead on the highway. The man ended his story by saying that neither the dead rabbit the bird had died defending, nor the bird's pride, were of any good to him at that point.
Proverbs 16:18 says: ''Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.'' And that giant hawk was proof of that.
For the next few weeks we're going to be talking about the sins of Sodom. Most people believe that Sodom only had one sin. In fact, if I were to ask you what sin Sodom was known for, what would you say? (Homosexuality). In fact the sin of homosexuality if often called ''SODOMY''
We're told the story in Genesis 19:1-7 and 10-11 ''The two angels arrived at Sodom in the evening, and Lot was sitting in the gateway of the city. When he saw them, he got up to meet them and bowed down with his face to the ground. 'My lords,' he said, 'please turn aside to your servant's house. You can wash your feet and spend the night and then go on your way early in the morning.' 'No,' they answered, ''we will spend the night in the square.' But he insisted so strongly that they did go with him and entered his house. He prepared a meal for them, baking bread without yeast, and they ate.
Before they had gone to bed, all the men from every part of the city of Sodom-both young and old ...
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