TAINTED BUT THANKFUL (6 OF 6)
Scripture: Luke 17:11-19
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Tainted but Thankful (6 of 6)
Series: Thanksgiving Table Talks
Donald Cantrell
Luke 17:11-19?
I - The Tainted Multitude (11 - 13)
II - The Terrific Miracle (14)
III - The Thankful Man (15 - 16)
IV - The Thankless Men (17 - 18)
V - The Triumphant Message (19)
This sermon contains a fully alliterated outline, with sub-points.
Theme: ''I dare say we have much to be thankful for, I know I do!!!''
J. B. FUQUA - Remembered to Say Thanks
When J. B. Fuqua was just a boy, someone lent him a helping hand. And he paid them back millions of times over for their kindness. J. B. grew up in rural Virginia in the years after World War I. Those were lean times for many people.
J. B. made up his mind at a young age that he would be rich someday. But for a young man of very modest means and not much opportunity, it would be difficult just to make ends meet.
One thing that caught J. B.'s fancy was learning to operate a ham radio. But in order for a person to make a career in radio, he would have to be well-educated. And J. B. had no way to afford a better education.
But one day, he learned that Duke University in North Carolina had a lending program in which people could check out library books by mail. J. B. began sending off for books on radio, finance, business, and banking. He read everything he could get his hands on, and taught himself everything there was to know about the radio business at that time.
With this knowledge, J. B. opened his own radio station in Augusta, Georgia. Soon, he added a second station. He began investing his money wisely. As his wealth grew, J. B. began buying and selling various businesses. He made his first million by the age of thirty-five. He entered the political ring, where he served in Georgia's House of Representatives.
By 1970, Fuqua Industries was listed as a Fortune 500 company.
And once he had achieved such incredible success, J. B. Fuqua decided to give something back to the institutio ...
Series: Thanksgiving Table Talks
Donald Cantrell
Luke 17:11-19?
I - The Tainted Multitude (11 - 13)
II - The Terrific Miracle (14)
III - The Thankful Man (15 - 16)
IV - The Thankless Men (17 - 18)
V - The Triumphant Message (19)
This sermon contains a fully alliterated outline, with sub-points.
Theme: ''I dare say we have much to be thankful for, I know I do!!!''
J. B. FUQUA - Remembered to Say Thanks
When J. B. Fuqua was just a boy, someone lent him a helping hand. And he paid them back millions of times over for their kindness. J. B. grew up in rural Virginia in the years after World War I. Those were lean times for many people.
J. B. made up his mind at a young age that he would be rich someday. But for a young man of very modest means and not much opportunity, it would be difficult just to make ends meet.
One thing that caught J. B.'s fancy was learning to operate a ham radio. But in order for a person to make a career in radio, he would have to be well-educated. And J. B. had no way to afford a better education.
But one day, he learned that Duke University in North Carolina had a lending program in which people could check out library books by mail. J. B. began sending off for books on radio, finance, business, and banking. He read everything he could get his hands on, and taught himself everything there was to know about the radio business at that time.
With this knowledge, J. B. opened his own radio station in Augusta, Georgia. Soon, he added a second station. He began investing his money wisely. As his wealth grew, J. B. began buying and selling various businesses. He made his first million by the age of thirty-five. He entered the political ring, where he served in Georgia's House of Representatives.
By 1970, Fuqua Industries was listed as a Fortune 500 company.
And once he had achieved such incredible success, J. B. Fuqua decided to give something back to the institutio ...
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