Parade of Praiser's
Donald Cantrell
Luke 19: 35 - 40
This is a sermon that portrays the events of ''Palm Sunday''
I - The Praise of the People (35 - 38)
II - The Protest of the Pharisees (39)
III - The Possibilities of the Proposal (40)
This sermon contains a fully alliterated outline, with sub-points.
Theme: ''What if the stones could speak?''
Lowell Ogden tells the story of a little boy who lived out in the country around the turn of the century. He had never seen a traveling circus, and one was coming to his town on Saturday. When the boy asked his father for permission to go, his dad said he could providing that his chores were done early.
Saturday morning came. Chores finished, the little boy asked his father for some money so that he could go to the circus. His dad reached down in his overalls and pulled out a dollar bill, the most money the boy had ever seen at one time. Off the little wide-eyed fellow went.
As he approached the town, he saw people lining the streets. Peering through the line at one point, he got his first glimpse of the parade. There were animals in cages and marching bands. Finally, a clown was seen bringing up the rear of the parade. The little boy was so excited that when the clown passed, he reached in his pocket and handed him the precious dollar bill.
Thinking he had seen the circus when he had only seen the parade, the little boy turned around and went home. Isn't it sad that some people come to church like this little boy who went to the circus?
We may come with the intent to worship God, but all they see is the parade - the parade of liturgy, hymn singings, prayers, and preaching. They peer through their pews at all the activity and then turn to go home at 12:00 noon; thinking they have been to God's house, but yet they missed the main event - a personal encounter with Jesus Christ!
It was October 29, 1927 when Charles Lindbergh was given a ticker-tape parade in New York City in honor of ...
Donald Cantrell
Luke 19: 35 - 40
This is a sermon that portrays the events of ''Palm Sunday''
I - The Praise of the People (35 - 38)
II - The Protest of the Pharisees (39)
III - The Possibilities of the Proposal (40)
This sermon contains a fully alliterated outline, with sub-points.
Theme: ''What if the stones could speak?''
Lowell Ogden tells the story of a little boy who lived out in the country around the turn of the century. He had never seen a traveling circus, and one was coming to his town on Saturday. When the boy asked his father for permission to go, his dad said he could providing that his chores were done early.
Saturday morning came. Chores finished, the little boy asked his father for some money so that he could go to the circus. His dad reached down in his overalls and pulled out a dollar bill, the most money the boy had ever seen at one time. Off the little wide-eyed fellow went.
As he approached the town, he saw people lining the streets. Peering through the line at one point, he got his first glimpse of the parade. There were animals in cages and marching bands. Finally, a clown was seen bringing up the rear of the parade. The little boy was so excited that when the clown passed, he reached in his pocket and handed him the precious dollar bill.
Thinking he had seen the circus when he had only seen the parade, the little boy turned around and went home. Isn't it sad that some people come to church like this little boy who went to the circus?
We may come with the intent to worship God, but all they see is the parade - the parade of liturgy, hymn singings, prayers, and preaching. They peer through their pews at all the activity and then turn to go home at 12:00 noon; thinking they have been to God's house, but yet they missed the main event - a personal encounter with Jesus Christ!
It was October 29, 1927 when Charles Lindbergh was given a ticker-tape parade in New York City in honor of ...
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