THAT'S A WRAP (9 OF 9)
Scripture: Esther 9:1, Esther 10:3
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That's A Wrap (9 of 9)
Series: Esther
Donald Cantrell
Esther 9:1 - 10:3
Esther Series - Sermon 9
I - The Favorable Fight (1 - 5)
II - The Fallen Foe (6 - 16)
III - The Fantastic Feast (17 - 32)
IV - The Fabulous Finish (10: 1 - 3)
This sermon contains an alliterated outline, with sub-points and a close look at the ''Feast of Purim.''
Theme: ''The story of Esther is like a ten round heavy weight fight''
''I Had The World''
His name is Muhammad Ali, and they call him ''The Greatest.'' With good reason, as an amateur, he had 108 boxing bouts. Because of his wins in those fights, he gained 6 Kentucky Golden Gloves championships, two National Golden Gloves championships and two National AAU titles all before he was 18 years old. Just months after his 18th birthday in 1960, he won the Olympic Gold Medal in Rome. During his professional career, he won 56 of 61 fights, 37 of them by knockout. Three different times, he gained the heavyweight boxing crown for his own.
In an April, 1988 edition of Sports Illustrated, there was a story titled ''Ali and His Entourage''. Sports writer Gary Smith went to Ali's farmhouse to interview the three-time world champion.
On the floor leaning against the walls, were mementos of Ali in his prime. There were photos and portraits of the champ punching and dancing, his sculpted body, his fist punching the air and his championship belt held high in triumph.
But on the pictures were white streaks - bird droppings. Ali looked into the rafters at the pigeons who had made his gym their home. And then he did something significant. Perhaps it was a gesture of closure. Maybe it was a statement of despair. Whatever the reason, he walked over to the row of pictures and turned them, one by one, toward the wall.
He then walked to the door, stared at the countryside, and mumbled something so low that Smith had to ask him to repeat it. Ali did. ''I had the world,'' he said, ''and it wasn't nothin'. Look now.' ...
Series: Esther
Donald Cantrell
Esther 9:1 - 10:3
Esther Series - Sermon 9
I - The Favorable Fight (1 - 5)
II - The Fallen Foe (6 - 16)
III - The Fantastic Feast (17 - 32)
IV - The Fabulous Finish (10: 1 - 3)
This sermon contains an alliterated outline, with sub-points and a close look at the ''Feast of Purim.''
Theme: ''The story of Esther is like a ten round heavy weight fight''
''I Had The World''
His name is Muhammad Ali, and they call him ''The Greatest.'' With good reason, as an amateur, he had 108 boxing bouts. Because of his wins in those fights, he gained 6 Kentucky Golden Gloves championships, two National Golden Gloves championships and two National AAU titles all before he was 18 years old. Just months after his 18th birthday in 1960, he won the Olympic Gold Medal in Rome. During his professional career, he won 56 of 61 fights, 37 of them by knockout. Three different times, he gained the heavyweight boxing crown for his own.
In an April, 1988 edition of Sports Illustrated, there was a story titled ''Ali and His Entourage''. Sports writer Gary Smith went to Ali's farmhouse to interview the three-time world champion.
On the floor leaning against the walls, were mementos of Ali in his prime. There were photos and portraits of the champ punching and dancing, his sculpted body, his fist punching the air and his championship belt held high in triumph.
But on the pictures were white streaks - bird droppings. Ali looked into the rafters at the pigeons who had made his gym their home. And then he did something significant. Perhaps it was a gesture of closure. Maybe it was a statement of despair. Whatever the reason, he walked over to the row of pictures and turned them, one by one, toward the wall.
He then walked to the door, stared at the countryside, and mumbled something so low that Smith had to ask him to repeat it. Ali did. ''I had the world,'' he said, ''and it wasn't nothin'. Look now.' ...
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