The Chronicles of a Cripple
Donald Cantrell
2 Samuel 9: 1 - 8
I - The Gracious Inquiry (1 - 3a)
A) The Unique Reason of His Grace
B) The Unbelievable Reach of His Grace
II - The Glib Information (3b - 4)
A) Mephibosheth and His Lineage (3b)
B) Mephibosheth and His Lameness (3c)
C) Mephibosheth and His Location (4)
III - The Great Interception (5)
A) The King Found Him
B) The King Fetched Him
IV - The Grand Invitation (6 - 7)
A) The King Personally Recognized Mephibosheth (6)
B) The King Peacefully Reassured Mephibosheth (7a)
C) The King Phenomenally Restored Mephibosheth (7b)
D) The King Pleasantly Rewarded Mephibosheth (7c)
V - The Grievous Incrimination (8)
A) His Reverent Stooping (8a)
B) His Resounding Shock (8b)
VI - The Glorious Illustration
A) Symbolical Story
B) Personal Portrait
Theme: ''When the grace of a king kisses the gratitude of a cripple''
Grace Is Better Demonstrated Than Defined
A story is told about Fiorello LaGuardia, who, when he was mayor of New York City during the worst days of the Great Depression and all of WWII, was called by adoring New Yorkers ''the Little Flower'' because he was only five foot four and always wore a carnation in his lapel.
He was a colorful character who used to ride the New York City fire trucks, raid speakeasies with the police department, take entire orphanages to baseball games, and whenever the New York newspapers were on strike, he would go on the radio and read the Sunday funnies to the kids.
One bitterly cold night in January of 1935, the mayor turned up at a night court that served the poorest ward of the city. LaGuardia dismissed the judge and took over the bench himself.
Within a few minutes, a tattered old woman was brought before him, charged with stealing a loaf of bread. She told LaGuardia that her daughter's husband had deserted her, her daughter was sick, and her two grandchildren were starving to death.
The shopkeeper, from whom the ...
Donald Cantrell
2 Samuel 9: 1 - 8
I - The Gracious Inquiry (1 - 3a)
A) The Unique Reason of His Grace
B) The Unbelievable Reach of His Grace
II - The Glib Information (3b - 4)
A) Mephibosheth and His Lineage (3b)
B) Mephibosheth and His Lameness (3c)
C) Mephibosheth and His Location (4)
III - The Great Interception (5)
A) The King Found Him
B) The King Fetched Him
IV - The Grand Invitation (6 - 7)
A) The King Personally Recognized Mephibosheth (6)
B) The King Peacefully Reassured Mephibosheth (7a)
C) The King Phenomenally Restored Mephibosheth (7b)
D) The King Pleasantly Rewarded Mephibosheth (7c)
V - The Grievous Incrimination (8)
A) His Reverent Stooping (8a)
B) His Resounding Shock (8b)
VI - The Glorious Illustration
A) Symbolical Story
B) Personal Portrait
Theme: ''When the grace of a king kisses the gratitude of a cripple''
Grace Is Better Demonstrated Than Defined
A story is told about Fiorello LaGuardia, who, when he was mayor of New York City during the worst days of the Great Depression and all of WWII, was called by adoring New Yorkers ''the Little Flower'' because he was only five foot four and always wore a carnation in his lapel.
He was a colorful character who used to ride the New York City fire trucks, raid speakeasies with the police department, take entire orphanages to baseball games, and whenever the New York newspapers were on strike, he would go on the radio and read the Sunday funnies to the kids.
One bitterly cold night in January of 1935, the mayor turned up at a night court that served the poorest ward of the city. LaGuardia dismissed the judge and took over the bench himself.
Within a few minutes, a tattered old woman was brought before him, charged with stealing a loaf of bread. She told LaGuardia that her daughter's husband had deserted her, her daughter was sick, and her two grandchildren were starving to death.
The shopkeeper, from whom the ...
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