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THERE IS NONE LIKE THAT

by Donald Cantrell

Scripture: 1 Samuel 21:1-9


There Is None Like That
Donald Cantrell
1 Samuel 21:1-9


1Sa 21:9 KJV - And the priest said, The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom thou slewest in the valley of Elah, behold, it [is here] wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod: if thou wilt take that, take [it]: for [there is] no other save that here. And David said, [There is] none like that; give it me.

I - David's Needful Refuge (1 - 2)
II - David's Noted Request (3 - 8)
III - David's Nobel Realization (9a)

This sermon contains a fully alliterated outline, with sub-points.

Theme: ''We need to keep that which is different and dependable''

THE MOST WATCHED RESCUE MISSION IN HISTORY

''Estamos bien en el refugio, los 33.'' (''We are well IN THE SHELTER, the 33.'') That seven-word message set off a wave of euphoria in Chile and around the world. It had been written in red letters on a scrap of paper and taped to a drill bit that penetrated an area of a gold and copper mine just north of Copiapó in the Atacama Desert of northern Chile-written by the 33 miners who had been trapped 2,300 feet underground 17 days earlier.

The Copiapó mining accident, as the world came to call it, became the most watched rescue mission in world history. There was every reason to believe that the miners had not survived the initial cave-in and, if they had survived, they would likely starve to death before they could be reached. Rescuers on the surface had no idea where they were in the labyrinth of tunnels, ramps, and rooms that spread out underground like arteries, veins, and capillaries.

But ''the 33'' survived the blast and took refuge in an area three miles from the entrance to the mine. Then 17 days later, when a 6 ½ inch exploratory drill bit punched through the roof into their pitch-black sanctuary, they let the world know: ''Estamos bien''-''We are well.''

As soon as rescuers discovered the miners were alive, a collaborative effort began to devise a way to get them out. The rescuers included three ...

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