CLARITY IN THE MIDST OF CONFUSION (7 OF 16)
Scripture: 1 Timothy 2:9-15
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Clarity in the Midst of Confusion (7 of 16)
Series: The Fixer
Donald Cantrell
1 Timothy 2: 9 - 15
I - Propriety Is Expected (9 - 10)
II - Problem Is Exposed (11 - 12)
III - Precedent Is Extended (13 - 15)
This sermon contains a fully alliterated outline, with sub-points.
Theme: ''Fixing some flaws within the church''
ONE-AND-A-HALF DEGREES OFF
On October 31, 1983, Korean Airlines Flight 007 departed from Anchorage, Alaska, for a direct flight to Seoul, Korea. Unknown to the crew, however, the computer engaging the flight navigation system contained a 1 1/2 degree routing error. At the point of departure, the mistake was unnoticeable. One hundred miles out, the deviation was still so small as to be undetectable, but as the giant 747 continued across the Aleutian Islands and out over the Pacific, the plane increasingly strayed from its proper course. Eventually it was flying over Soviet air space. Russian radar picked up the error, and fighter jets scrambled to intercept Flight 007. A short time later the jet was shot out of the sky over mainland Russia and the lives of everyone onboard was lost, all because of a 1 1/2 degree routing error!
Deviation matters, even though biblical deviation is ever so slightly, it can be detrimental and dangerous to the church.
Clarity Is Essential
Tony Campolo tells of a conversation he had on an airplane:
It was one o'clock in the morning when I boarded the red-eye flight going from California to Philadelphia. I was looking forward to getting some rest, but the guy next to me wanted to talk.
He asked, ''What do you do?''
Now when I want to talk, I say I'm a sociologist, and they say, ''That's interesting.'' But if I really want someone to shut up, I say I'm a Baptist evangelist. Generally that does it.
''I'm a Baptist evangelist,'' I said.
''Do you know what I believe?'' he asked. I could hardly wait. ''I believe that going to heaven is like going to Philadelphia.''
''There are m ...
Series: The Fixer
Donald Cantrell
1 Timothy 2: 9 - 15
I - Propriety Is Expected (9 - 10)
II - Problem Is Exposed (11 - 12)
III - Precedent Is Extended (13 - 15)
This sermon contains a fully alliterated outline, with sub-points.
Theme: ''Fixing some flaws within the church''
ONE-AND-A-HALF DEGREES OFF
On October 31, 1983, Korean Airlines Flight 007 departed from Anchorage, Alaska, for a direct flight to Seoul, Korea. Unknown to the crew, however, the computer engaging the flight navigation system contained a 1 1/2 degree routing error. At the point of departure, the mistake was unnoticeable. One hundred miles out, the deviation was still so small as to be undetectable, but as the giant 747 continued across the Aleutian Islands and out over the Pacific, the plane increasingly strayed from its proper course. Eventually it was flying over Soviet air space. Russian radar picked up the error, and fighter jets scrambled to intercept Flight 007. A short time later the jet was shot out of the sky over mainland Russia and the lives of everyone onboard was lost, all because of a 1 1/2 degree routing error!
Deviation matters, even though biblical deviation is ever so slightly, it can be detrimental and dangerous to the church.
Clarity Is Essential
Tony Campolo tells of a conversation he had on an airplane:
It was one o'clock in the morning when I boarded the red-eye flight going from California to Philadelphia. I was looking forward to getting some rest, but the guy next to me wanted to talk.
He asked, ''What do you do?''
Now when I want to talk, I say I'm a sociologist, and they say, ''That's interesting.'' But if I really want someone to shut up, I say I'm a Baptist evangelist. Generally that does it.
''I'm a Baptist evangelist,'' I said.
''Do you know what I believe?'' he asked. I could hardly wait. ''I believe that going to heaven is like going to Philadelphia.''
''There are m ...
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