THE THREE G'S OF LIFE (9 OF 11)
Scripture: Genesis 42:1-38
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The Three G's of Life (9 of 11)
Series: The Life of Joseph
Donald Cantrell
Genesis 42: 1 - 38
I - The Pain and Weariness of Grief (1 - 2, 36 - 38)
II - The Pressure and Weight of Guilt (13, 21 - 22)
III - The Pointlessness and Waste of Grudges (5 - 9, 17 - 18)
This sermon contains a fully alliterated outline, with sub-points.
Theme: ''Dealing with grief, guilt, and grudges''
Overwhelming Grief
A man placed some flowers on the grave of his dearly departed mother and started back toward his car when his attention was diverted to another man kneeling at a grave.
The man seemed to be praying with profound intensity and kept repeating, ''Why did you have to die? Why did you have to die?'' The first man approached him and said, ''Sir, I don't wish to interfere with your private grief, but this demonstration of pain is more than I've ever seen before.
For whom do you mourn so deeply, a child? a parent?'' The mourner took a moment to collect himself, and then replied, ''My wife's first husband.''
LOOKING AT THE DOOR
A defendant was on trial for murder. There was strong evidence indicating guilt, but there was no corpse. The lawyer, knowing that his client would probably be convicted, resorted to a trick: ''Within one minute, the person presumed dead in this case will walk into this courtroom.''
He looked toward the courtroom door. The jurors, somewhat stunned, all looked on eagerly. A minute passed. Nothing happened. Finally the lawyer said, ''Actually, I made up the previous statement. But you all looked on with anticipation. I therefore put it to you that there is reasonable doubt in this case as to whether anyone was killed and insist that you return a verdict of not guilty.''
The jury, clearly confused, retired to deliberate. A few minutes later, the jury returned and pronounced a verdict of guilty.
''But how?'' inquired the lawyer. ''You must have had some doubt, I saw all of you stare at the door.''
The jury forema ...
Series: The Life of Joseph
Donald Cantrell
Genesis 42: 1 - 38
I - The Pain and Weariness of Grief (1 - 2, 36 - 38)
II - The Pressure and Weight of Guilt (13, 21 - 22)
III - The Pointlessness and Waste of Grudges (5 - 9, 17 - 18)
This sermon contains a fully alliterated outline, with sub-points.
Theme: ''Dealing with grief, guilt, and grudges''
Overwhelming Grief
A man placed some flowers on the grave of his dearly departed mother and started back toward his car when his attention was diverted to another man kneeling at a grave.
The man seemed to be praying with profound intensity and kept repeating, ''Why did you have to die? Why did you have to die?'' The first man approached him and said, ''Sir, I don't wish to interfere with your private grief, but this demonstration of pain is more than I've ever seen before.
For whom do you mourn so deeply, a child? a parent?'' The mourner took a moment to collect himself, and then replied, ''My wife's first husband.''
LOOKING AT THE DOOR
A defendant was on trial for murder. There was strong evidence indicating guilt, but there was no corpse. The lawyer, knowing that his client would probably be convicted, resorted to a trick: ''Within one minute, the person presumed dead in this case will walk into this courtroom.''
He looked toward the courtroom door. The jurors, somewhat stunned, all looked on eagerly. A minute passed. Nothing happened. Finally the lawyer said, ''Actually, I made up the previous statement. But you all looked on with anticipation. I therefore put it to you that there is reasonable doubt in this case as to whether anyone was killed and insist that you return a verdict of not guilty.''
The jury, clearly confused, retired to deliberate. A few minutes later, the jury returned and pronounced a verdict of guilty.
''But how?'' inquired the lawyer. ''You must have had some doubt, I saw all of you stare at the door.''
The jury forema ...
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