PRAYING FOR GOD'S PEOPLE (2 OF 6)
by Jim Perdue
Scripture: 2 Thessalonians 1:11-12
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Praying for God's People (2 of 6)
Series: 2 Thessalonians
Jim Perdue
2 Thessalonians 1:11-12
Intro/Attention
Last week I began a sermon series in 2 Thessalonians and continued our sermon series entitled, The Church of Irresistible Influence. Find 2 Thessalonians 1:11-12 as we study this sermon subject, Praying for God's People. READ TEXT - PRAY
*Among the more unusual religious movements in the world are the cargo cults of the South Pacific. Though their origins date back to the nineteenth century, they experienced an upsurge in popularity during World War II. As part of their island-hopping campaign against the Japanese forces, the Americans often used remote islands as supply depots and air bases. The dazzling array of modern technological devices they brought with them, such as airplanes, jeeps, modern weapons, refrigerators, radios, power tools, even cigarette lighters that magically produced fire, appeared supernatural to the islanders. As a result, some of them concluded that the white men must be gods who flew in out of the sky bearing all these amazing things. Eventually, the island bases were abandoned as the fighting drew ever closer to the Japanese home islands. But the tribesmen found their way of life permanently changed by their exposure to the ''cargo gods'' and the materialistic bounty they brought. They built shrines to the cargo gods, often weaving perfect replicas of planes, control towers, and hangers, and venerated such holy relics as cigarette lighters, cameras, eyeglasses, pens, and nuts and bolts. Vainly hoping to bring back the cargo gods, their chiefs ''utter[ed] 'magic' phrases, such as 'Roger ... over and out ... you have landing clearance ... come in''' Many of the cargo cults still thrive to this day. Followers of the cargo cults are so consumed with materialism that missionaries find it difficult to evangelize them; they are interested in cargo, not the gospel.*
Christians can pray for the wrong things as well. Their ...
Series: 2 Thessalonians
Jim Perdue
2 Thessalonians 1:11-12
Intro/Attention
Last week I began a sermon series in 2 Thessalonians and continued our sermon series entitled, The Church of Irresistible Influence. Find 2 Thessalonians 1:11-12 as we study this sermon subject, Praying for God's People. READ TEXT - PRAY
*Among the more unusual religious movements in the world are the cargo cults of the South Pacific. Though their origins date back to the nineteenth century, they experienced an upsurge in popularity during World War II. As part of their island-hopping campaign against the Japanese forces, the Americans often used remote islands as supply depots and air bases. The dazzling array of modern technological devices they brought with them, such as airplanes, jeeps, modern weapons, refrigerators, radios, power tools, even cigarette lighters that magically produced fire, appeared supernatural to the islanders. As a result, some of them concluded that the white men must be gods who flew in out of the sky bearing all these amazing things. Eventually, the island bases were abandoned as the fighting drew ever closer to the Japanese home islands. But the tribesmen found their way of life permanently changed by their exposure to the ''cargo gods'' and the materialistic bounty they brought. They built shrines to the cargo gods, often weaving perfect replicas of planes, control towers, and hangers, and venerated such holy relics as cigarette lighters, cameras, eyeglasses, pens, and nuts and bolts. Vainly hoping to bring back the cargo gods, their chiefs ''utter[ed] 'magic' phrases, such as 'Roger ... over and out ... you have landing clearance ... come in''' Many of the cargo cults still thrive to this day. Followers of the cargo cults are so consumed with materialism that missionaries find it difficult to evangelize them; they are interested in cargo, not the gospel.*
Christians can pray for the wrong things as well. Their ...
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