AGAINST THE OPPOSITION (1 OF 4)
Scripture: 1 Kings 17:1-24
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Against The Opposition (1 of 4)
Series: The Great Issues of Faith From Elijah's Life
Dennis Marquardt
1 Kings 17:1-24
INTRO: Not long ago I listened to an interview on TV with Sam Donaldson, a liberal newscaster. He was being asked what he thought was wrong with America. The lady interviewing him asked an interesting question, ''Sam, you were raised a Southern Baptist, do you ever wonder if maybe some of the things we were taught in that old-time religion might have been right - that we could use some of that old teaching?'' His response was to first snort a snotty ''praise the Lord'' - but then becoming reflective he said, ''I don't know about going back to all that old fashion morality - but I do think that this country is in deep trouble because we have come to believe that choices can be made without consequences!'' He continued to say, ''We have got to teach and practice the reality that the choices we make have real consequences to them - that we can't just get 'out of trouble' that easily if we choose to ignore the possible consequences of choices made now!''
We live in a ''FIX IT'' society - we believe that we can fix anything so it really doesn't matter what we choose to do. Take AIDS for example, we are spending multiple millions of dollars on a cure for the disease (and this is a good thing!) but are we spending as much on teaching responsibility for the actions that can bring about an AIDS infection?
If there is something that we as Christians need to understand in the times we live it is that we must take responsibility for making wise choices!
This is not a POPULAR MESSAGE - God's reality demands choices be made! The world doesn't want to hear about Hell - but they don't mind hearing about Heaven. Everyone likes messages on LOVE, but not as many ''AMENS'' about responsibilities!
Pressing the truth that choices have real consequences to them will bring you opposition quickly, or at the very least unpopularity! Yet, one of the basic ...
Series: The Great Issues of Faith From Elijah's Life
Dennis Marquardt
1 Kings 17:1-24
INTRO: Not long ago I listened to an interview on TV with Sam Donaldson, a liberal newscaster. He was being asked what he thought was wrong with America. The lady interviewing him asked an interesting question, ''Sam, you were raised a Southern Baptist, do you ever wonder if maybe some of the things we were taught in that old-time religion might have been right - that we could use some of that old teaching?'' His response was to first snort a snotty ''praise the Lord'' - but then becoming reflective he said, ''I don't know about going back to all that old fashion morality - but I do think that this country is in deep trouble because we have come to believe that choices can be made without consequences!'' He continued to say, ''We have got to teach and practice the reality that the choices we make have real consequences to them - that we can't just get 'out of trouble' that easily if we choose to ignore the possible consequences of choices made now!''
We live in a ''FIX IT'' society - we believe that we can fix anything so it really doesn't matter what we choose to do. Take AIDS for example, we are spending multiple millions of dollars on a cure for the disease (and this is a good thing!) but are we spending as much on teaching responsibility for the actions that can bring about an AIDS infection?
If there is something that we as Christians need to understand in the times we live it is that we must take responsibility for making wise choices!
This is not a POPULAR MESSAGE - God's reality demands choices be made! The world doesn't want to hear about Hell - but they don't mind hearing about Heaven. Everyone likes messages on LOVE, but not as many ''AMENS'' about responsibilities!
Pressing the truth that choices have real consequences to them will bring you opposition quickly, or at the very least unpopularity! Yet, one of the basic ...
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