THE REALITY OF CHRISTMAS (3 OF 3)
by Jerry Watts
Scripture: Luke 2:1-20
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The Reality of Christmas (3 of 3)
Series: The Wonder of Christmas
Luke 2:1-20
Jerry Watts
Luke 2:1-20
In 1993 Pro Golf Paul Azinger was on top of the golfing world. Each year since 1987, he had been a winner on the Pro tour winning over $500,000 each year. In 1993, he won 3 tournament (including a major - the PGA), was runner up once, six times he came in 3rd, had 12 top ten finishes, and won $1.45M. He was young and ready for the years ahead. In 1994, he won $13,400. Why? In December 1993, he was diagnosed with lymphoma in his right scapula. In his autobiography, he would later write, ''A genuine feeling of fear came over me. I could die of cancer. Then another reality hit me even harder. I'm going to die anyway, whether from cancer or something else. It's just a question of when. Everything I had accomplished in golf became meaningless to me. All I wanted to do was live.'' At that point in his life, he experienced kind of an epiphany as he remembered something Larry Moody (a Bible study teacher on the tour) has said, ''Zinger, we're not in the land of the living going to the land of the dying, we're in the land of the dying trying to get to the land of the living.'' Zinger has made a recover and is now playing the Champions tour. His two greatest years in winnings came in 2000 and 2001. Yet, his struggle with cancer changed his perspective and gave him a dose of reality. In his book he wrote, ''I've made a lot of money since I've been on the tour and I've won a lot of tournaments, but that happiness is always temporary. The only way you will ever have true contentment is in a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. I'm not saying that nothing ever bothers me or that I don't have problems, but I feel like I've found the answer to the 'six-foot hole.'''
In 1999 Zinger stood in FBC, Orlando to speak at the Memorial Service for fellow golfer and best friend, Payne Stewart. In his 22 minutes of speaking on that painful day, he spoke of Payne's changed l ...
Series: The Wonder of Christmas
Luke 2:1-20
Jerry Watts
Luke 2:1-20
In 1993 Pro Golf Paul Azinger was on top of the golfing world. Each year since 1987, he had been a winner on the Pro tour winning over $500,000 each year. In 1993, he won 3 tournament (including a major - the PGA), was runner up once, six times he came in 3rd, had 12 top ten finishes, and won $1.45M. He was young and ready for the years ahead. In 1994, he won $13,400. Why? In December 1993, he was diagnosed with lymphoma in his right scapula. In his autobiography, he would later write, ''A genuine feeling of fear came over me. I could die of cancer. Then another reality hit me even harder. I'm going to die anyway, whether from cancer or something else. It's just a question of when. Everything I had accomplished in golf became meaningless to me. All I wanted to do was live.'' At that point in his life, he experienced kind of an epiphany as he remembered something Larry Moody (a Bible study teacher on the tour) has said, ''Zinger, we're not in the land of the living going to the land of the dying, we're in the land of the dying trying to get to the land of the living.'' Zinger has made a recover and is now playing the Champions tour. His two greatest years in winnings came in 2000 and 2001. Yet, his struggle with cancer changed his perspective and gave him a dose of reality. In his book he wrote, ''I've made a lot of money since I've been on the tour and I've won a lot of tournaments, but that happiness is always temporary. The only way you will ever have true contentment is in a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. I'm not saying that nothing ever bothers me or that I don't have problems, but I feel like I've found the answer to the 'six-foot hole.'''
In 1999 Zinger stood in FBC, Orlando to speak at the Memorial Service for fellow golfer and best friend, Payne Stewart. In his 22 minutes of speaking on that painful day, he spoke of Payne's changed l ...
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