Don't Judge a Book by Its Cover
Steve Wagers
1 Corinthians 4:7
In George Eliot's classic piece ''The Mill on the Floss,'' one of the main characters is a man named Mr. Tulliver. Mr. Tulliver finds a book written by Daniel Dafoe titled ''The History of the Devil.'' He is immediately awe struck, especially with the beautiful binding and appealing exterior. Unbeknownst to him, the book is tattered and ragged on the inside. Thus, the phrase was born, ''Don't Judge a Book by Its Cover!''
Have you ever noticed when people open a gift, they never seem to be interested in the container? Their only desire is to rip it open as fast as they can to discover its contents.
I dare say no one has a room stacked full of pizza boxes. The value of the $20 you spent was not found in the box, but in what the box contained.
THE CONTENTS ARE CONSIDERED MORE VALUABLE THAN THE CONTAINER
The MYSTERY of the Gospel (3-4)
The MARVEL of the Gospel (6)
The MIRACLE of the Gospel (7)
The Gospel turns
NOBODIES into SOMEBODIES SINNERS into SAINTS
PAUPERS into PRINCES VICTIMS into VICTORS
We may not look like much on the OUTSIDE, but what God has put on the INSIDE is eternal and priceless. Don't judge a book by its cover! God's not finished with us yet.
3 words to consider: Treasure - Vessel - Power
1) The Great WEALTH within Us!
''TREASURE''
''TREASURE'' = Gospel
A) The LOCATION of the Gospel (6)
''in our hearts'' - Gospel is an INSIDE job
''God so loved'' - HEART of Gospel
''The world'' - HEIGHT of Gospel
''That he gave'' - HOPE of Gospel
''Whosoever'' - HEIR of Gospel
''Believeth'' - HOW of Gospel
''Shall not perish'' - HEDGE of Gospel
''Everlasting life'' - HAPPINESS of Gospel
Like a jeweler puts a diamond in a case, a banker puts money in a vault, a hunter puts a gun in a safe, God has put His Gospel in our hearts.
B) The OCCUPATION of the Gospel (6)
Light to Darkness God to Man Grace to Guilt
He COMES TO US so we can COME TO HIM
...
Steve Wagers
1 Corinthians 4:7
In George Eliot's classic piece ''The Mill on the Floss,'' one of the main characters is a man named Mr. Tulliver. Mr. Tulliver finds a book written by Daniel Dafoe titled ''The History of the Devil.'' He is immediately awe struck, especially with the beautiful binding and appealing exterior. Unbeknownst to him, the book is tattered and ragged on the inside. Thus, the phrase was born, ''Don't Judge a Book by Its Cover!''
Have you ever noticed when people open a gift, they never seem to be interested in the container? Their only desire is to rip it open as fast as they can to discover its contents.
I dare say no one has a room stacked full of pizza boxes. The value of the $20 you spent was not found in the box, but in what the box contained.
THE CONTENTS ARE CONSIDERED MORE VALUABLE THAN THE CONTAINER
The MYSTERY of the Gospel (3-4)
The MARVEL of the Gospel (6)
The MIRACLE of the Gospel (7)
The Gospel turns
NOBODIES into SOMEBODIES SINNERS into SAINTS
PAUPERS into PRINCES VICTIMS into VICTORS
We may not look like much on the OUTSIDE, but what God has put on the INSIDE is eternal and priceless. Don't judge a book by its cover! God's not finished with us yet.
3 words to consider: Treasure - Vessel - Power
1) The Great WEALTH within Us!
''TREASURE''
''TREASURE'' = Gospel
A) The LOCATION of the Gospel (6)
''in our hearts'' - Gospel is an INSIDE job
''God so loved'' - HEART of Gospel
''The world'' - HEIGHT of Gospel
''That he gave'' - HOPE of Gospel
''Whosoever'' - HEIR of Gospel
''Believeth'' - HOW of Gospel
''Shall not perish'' - HEDGE of Gospel
''Everlasting life'' - HAPPINESS of Gospel
Like a jeweler puts a diamond in a case, a banker puts money in a vault, a hunter puts a gun in a safe, God has put His Gospel in our hearts.
B) The OCCUPATION of the Gospel (6)
Light to Darkness God to Man Grace to Guilt
He COMES TO US so we can COME TO HIM
...
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