THE FOE OF FAMILIARITY (6 OF 26)
Scripture: Mark 6:1-6
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The Foe of Familiarity (6 of 26)
Series: Moving Through Mark
Donald Cantrell
Mark 6: 1 - 6
I - The Select Place (1)
II - The Stunned People (2)
III - The Seething Putdown (3)
IV - The Stinging Paradox (4)
V - The Sad Predicament (5)
VI - The Shameful Problem (6a)
VII - The Sudden Parting (6b)
This sermon contains a fully alliterated outline, with sub-points.
Theme: ''Those that become familiar, often become foes''
Familiarity Breeds Commonality
Scott was a young man felt called to become a pastor. He came from a really close family. He finished college and then went off to seminary. After finishing seminary he came back home before going to his first church. He visited with all of his relatives for about a week. He stopped by the church and talked to his hometown pastor. The pastor asked him if he would like to preach that upcoming Sunday. Scott felt honored and took the pastor up on the invitation. Sunday morning came and after hours, yes, even days, of preparation he stepped up behind the pulpit, looked out at the congregation of friends and relatives and started to expound the knowledge that he had learned.
Well, he had hardly begun, when his young niece, Kathleen, about six years old, stepped out into the aisle and put her hands on her hips, her left foot out in front of the other, her head cocked to one side, she said in a loud and clear voice for her age, ''Uncle Scott, you don't know what you are talking about!''
It's hard to impress the people at home, isn't it?
A number of years ago a movie came out called ''Oh God''. Many of you will remember this movie in which John Denver was a store manager who meets God, played by George Burns. John Denver gets a letter telling him he has been called to meet with God. He thinks it just a big joke but he goes to the designated meeting place anyway.
There is just an empty room and the voice of God. He wants God to show himself. Reluctantly God appears, looking quite a b ...
Series: Moving Through Mark
Donald Cantrell
Mark 6: 1 - 6
I - The Select Place (1)
II - The Stunned People (2)
III - The Seething Putdown (3)
IV - The Stinging Paradox (4)
V - The Sad Predicament (5)
VI - The Shameful Problem (6a)
VII - The Sudden Parting (6b)
This sermon contains a fully alliterated outline, with sub-points.
Theme: ''Those that become familiar, often become foes''
Familiarity Breeds Commonality
Scott was a young man felt called to become a pastor. He came from a really close family. He finished college and then went off to seminary. After finishing seminary he came back home before going to his first church. He visited with all of his relatives for about a week. He stopped by the church and talked to his hometown pastor. The pastor asked him if he would like to preach that upcoming Sunday. Scott felt honored and took the pastor up on the invitation. Sunday morning came and after hours, yes, even days, of preparation he stepped up behind the pulpit, looked out at the congregation of friends and relatives and started to expound the knowledge that he had learned.
Well, he had hardly begun, when his young niece, Kathleen, about six years old, stepped out into the aisle and put her hands on her hips, her left foot out in front of the other, her head cocked to one side, she said in a loud and clear voice for her age, ''Uncle Scott, you don't know what you are talking about!''
It's hard to impress the people at home, isn't it?
A number of years ago a movie came out called ''Oh God''. Many of you will remember this movie in which John Denver was a store manager who meets God, played by George Burns. John Denver gets a letter telling him he has been called to meet with God. He thinks it just a big joke but he goes to the designated meeting place anyway.
There is just an empty room and the voice of God. He wants God to show himself. Reluctantly God appears, looking quite a b ...
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