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Shut Out
Donald Cantrell
Genesis 6: 5 - 6 and Genesis 7: 1 - 4


In this sermon we will discuss the comparison between the flood and the coming of the Lord. In Noah's days the world was wicked and they were unwilling to repent, so God destroyed them after a period of grace. In this day and age the world is even more wicked, the world is unrepentant, they will be unprepared for the Lord's return and many will end up being ''SHUT OUT!!!''

I - The Sinfulness of Society (Genesis 6: 5)

II - The Sorrow of Sovereign (Genesis 6: 6)

III - The Sentence of Sin (Genesis 6: 7 and Genesis 7: 4)

IV - The Source of Salvation (Genesis 6: 14 and Genesis 7:1)

V - The Symbolism of Scriptures (Matthew 24: 37 - 38)

VI - The Shock of Some (Matthew 24: 39)

VII - The Summons of Sinners (1 Peter 3: 20 and 2 Peter 2: 5)

VIII - The Seriousness of Scriptures

Theme: ''The danger of being shut out and dying in an unsaved state''

A Hamden man's 19-year quest to claim a $5.8 million lottery jackpot has led to a bill before the state legislature.

On Oct. 13, 1995 Clarence Jackson purchased a lottery ticket but didn't discover it was a multi-million dollar winner until exactly a year later. He turned the ticket in three days after he learned the news but was told by lottery officials that he had missed the deadline and the ticket was worthless.

H.B. 5924, ''An Act Concerning Late Submission Of Claims For Lottery Prizes,'' was introduced last month by state Rep. Ernest Hewett and state Sen. Eric D. Coleman. The law would allow anyone from July 1, 1996 to today who had presented a winning lottery ticket no later than 72 hours after the deadline had passed, including Jackson, to file a claim for their prize by Aug. 1.

Jackson, who testified in favor of the bill Thursday, said it was extenuating circumstances that led him to turn in the winning ticket three days after the deadline had passed. Hewett wrote in testimony before the Joint Committee on Public Safe ...

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