We're Better Together (1)
Series: Life Lessons from Judges
Donald Cantrell
Judges 1: 1 - 7
I - The Battle That They Faced (1 - 2)
II - The Bond That They Formed (3)
III - The Breakthrough That They Found (4 - 7)
IV - The Benefits That We Find
This sermon contains a fully alliterated outline, with sub-points.
Theme: ''An unbeatable team is when the pastor and the people are unified''
Cockroaches and Compromise
Pastor Wes Richards shares the following story from his life. Most of you know where we live. Nearly all of the houses around us are rentals, so people come and go. Rarely do we get to know our neighbors well except when there is a problem. Last week was one of those times. We all joined forces to do battle with a common enemy. We called on all of our resources to defeat it.
For two or three months we put up with some messy renters in a house nearby. They had cars and car parts in the yard, on the street, and even on the sidewalk. We could see stuff piled up in their house and on their porch. Their cat roamed the neighborhood and their dogs barked. We thought things couldn't get much worse that is, until they left. That's when the battle intensified.
We learned that even though the landlord had evicted the renters, he failed to tell some of the residents of the house it was time to leave. Cockroaches were still living there and they began making visits elsewhere.
Across the alley to the south, Tom and his renters found that their house had been invaded. The neighbors on the north began to complain about roaches on their porch and in their cars. We even saw some on our side of the street. We did all we could. Tom sprayed. We sprayed. Several of us talked to health department officials and called the code enforcement office.
In desperation, Sue and I found out where the landlord lives and went to his home. We were in a battle we couldn't afford to lose.
There are two things you can't compromise with. One is cockroa ...
Series: Life Lessons from Judges
Donald Cantrell
Judges 1: 1 - 7
I - The Battle That They Faced (1 - 2)
II - The Bond That They Formed (3)
III - The Breakthrough That They Found (4 - 7)
IV - The Benefits That We Find
This sermon contains a fully alliterated outline, with sub-points.
Theme: ''An unbeatable team is when the pastor and the people are unified''
Cockroaches and Compromise
Pastor Wes Richards shares the following story from his life. Most of you know where we live. Nearly all of the houses around us are rentals, so people come and go. Rarely do we get to know our neighbors well except when there is a problem. Last week was one of those times. We all joined forces to do battle with a common enemy. We called on all of our resources to defeat it.
For two or three months we put up with some messy renters in a house nearby. They had cars and car parts in the yard, on the street, and even on the sidewalk. We could see stuff piled up in their house and on their porch. Their cat roamed the neighborhood and their dogs barked. We thought things couldn't get much worse that is, until they left. That's when the battle intensified.
We learned that even though the landlord had evicted the renters, he failed to tell some of the residents of the house it was time to leave. Cockroaches were still living there and they began making visits elsewhere.
Across the alley to the south, Tom and his renters found that their house had been invaded. The neighbors on the north began to complain about roaches on their porch and in their cars. We even saw some on our side of the street. We did all we could. Tom sprayed. We sprayed. Several of us talked to health department officials and called the code enforcement office.
In desperation, Sue and I found out where the landlord lives and went to his home. We were in a battle we couldn't afford to lose.
There are two things you can't compromise with. One is cockroa ...
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