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Series: The ''Be'' Attitudes
Tony Thomas
Matthew 5:3
I've never seen the original Animal House Vacation, but I know the gist of the story: Clark Griswold wanted to take his family on the vacation of a lifetime to Walley World. Walley World was the fictional theme park that was billed as America's Favorite Family Fun Park.
Even though I've never seen the movie, I relate to the story because my Dad took the four oldest Thomas children on a similar trip to Disneyland in 1961 (only four kids at the time). My Dad drove a Plymouth station wagon. It was as big as a tugboat! The seats were plastic -- and there was no air-conditioning. The Griswold's drove from Chicago to California, but the Thomas'es drove from Atlanta, GA to Anaheim, California - a distance of 2,181 miles!
When we finally arrived (we asked ''how much further?'' 2,181 times), we were greeted with a sign at the entrance: ''The Happiest Place on Earth!'' Walt Disney wanted the world to believe that happiness was his destination.
We live in a world that is consumed with pursuing happiness. We shouldn't be surprised: our founding fathers wrote about it in the Declaration of Independence. One of our certain unalienable rights is ''... the pursuit of happiness.''
Alexander Whyte once said that, ''We hang a heavy weight on very thin wires.'' The ''heavy weight'' he was referring to was happiness; the wires include health, possessions, job security, self-worth, relationships, pleasure, popularity, and attention.
But only one person can step into a life and provide happiness when your health fails; or peace you're your portfolio devalues; or security when human relationships sour.
For the next eight weeks, I want to preach through the Beatitudes. The Gospels record five sermons (discourses) that Jesus preached. I'm fairly confident Jesus preached more than five sermons in over three years, but only five are recorded in our Bible.
His most famous discourse is found in ...
Series: The ''Be'' Attitudes
Tony Thomas
Matthew 5:3
I've never seen the original Animal House Vacation, but I know the gist of the story: Clark Griswold wanted to take his family on the vacation of a lifetime to Walley World. Walley World was the fictional theme park that was billed as America's Favorite Family Fun Park.
Even though I've never seen the movie, I relate to the story because my Dad took the four oldest Thomas children on a similar trip to Disneyland in 1961 (only four kids at the time). My Dad drove a Plymouth station wagon. It was as big as a tugboat! The seats were plastic -- and there was no air-conditioning. The Griswold's drove from Chicago to California, but the Thomas'es drove from Atlanta, GA to Anaheim, California - a distance of 2,181 miles!
When we finally arrived (we asked ''how much further?'' 2,181 times), we were greeted with a sign at the entrance: ''The Happiest Place on Earth!'' Walt Disney wanted the world to believe that happiness was his destination.
We live in a world that is consumed with pursuing happiness. We shouldn't be surprised: our founding fathers wrote about it in the Declaration of Independence. One of our certain unalienable rights is ''... the pursuit of happiness.''
Alexander Whyte once said that, ''We hang a heavy weight on very thin wires.'' The ''heavy weight'' he was referring to was happiness; the wires include health, possessions, job security, self-worth, relationships, pleasure, popularity, and attention.
But only one person can step into a life and provide happiness when your health fails; or peace you're your portfolio devalues; or security when human relationships sour.
For the next eight weeks, I want to preach through the Beatitudes. The Gospels record five sermons (discourses) that Jesus preached. I'm fairly confident Jesus preached more than five sermons in over three years, but only five are recorded in our Bible.
His most famous discourse is found in ...
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