The First Steps (1 of 4)
Series: Just Walk Across the Room
Jerry N. Watts
Galatians 4:4-5
This morning, let's take a minute, look around the room, select a face of someone you don't know, and then play the pretend game with me. Pretend we are at a party and this person is someone you don't know. Now with that person's face in your mind let me direct your thinking. Realizing, at some point, every living person will experience this thing called death and that, after death, an individual spends all eternity in one of two places (heaven or hell), if you knew that you walking across this room would make a difference in their eternal home, would you make the effort, take the risk, and give the energy?
Here are 2 truths: a) if no one ever walks across a room for them, they will indeed spend eternity separated from God; b) If you choose to walk across this room, it may begin a process which ultimately leads them to faith in Christ; c) Never forget, someone walked across the room for you.
During these next four Sunday mornings, we are going to use this ''symbolism'' to challenge us to ''take a walk.'' My desire is for these messages to be Biblical, helpful, and practical. We will visit many passages and Bible stories.
Today turn with me to Galatians 4 and consider the idea of ''The First Steps.'' I remember our children's first steps; they were truly exciting and fearful. The exciting part was obviously, they were doing what they had never done. The fearful part was found in the possibility of falling and failure. Let's read our text. (READ)
In the world of business there is a term which is frowned upon. It is the term ''nepotism''. This means ''favoritism shown to relatives or friends by those in power''. For our purposes, it is a family thing. In this regard, there is no place known where legal nepotism is practiced than in Heaven itself. In heaven there are no guests, drop-ins, or the unexpected. In fact, only family is admitted, those who have ''rece ...
Series: Just Walk Across the Room
Jerry N. Watts
Galatians 4:4-5
This morning, let's take a minute, look around the room, select a face of someone you don't know, and then play the pretend game with me. Pretend we are at a party and this person is someone you don't know. Now with that person's face in your mind let me direct your thinking. Realizing, at some point, every living person will experience this thing called death and that, after death, an individual spends all eternity in one of two places (heaven or hell), if you knew that you walking across this room would make a difference in their eternal home, would you make the effort, take the risk, and give the energy?
Here are 2 truths: a) if no one ever walks across a room for them, they will indeed spend eternity separated from God; b) If you choose to walk across this room, it may begin a process which ultimately leads them to faith in Christ; c) Never forget, someone walked across the room for you.
During these next four Sunday mornings, we are going to use this ''symbolism'' to challenge us to ''take a walk.'' My desire is for these messages to be Biblical, helpful, and practical. We will visit many passages and Bible stories.
Today turn with me to Galatians 4 and consider the idea of ''The First Steps.'' I remember our children's first steps; they were truly exciting and fearful. The exciting part was obviously, they were doing what they had never done. The fearful part was found in the possibility of falling and failure. Let's read our text. (READ)
In the world of business there is a term which is frowned upon. It is the term ''nepotism''. This means ''favoritism shown to relatives or friends by those in power''. For our purposes, it is a family thing. In this regard, there is no place known where legal nepotism is practiced than in Heaven itself. In heaven there are no guests, drop-ins, or the unexpected. In fact, only family is admitted, those who have ''rece ...
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