Totally Objective (4 of 5)
Series: Belief Barriers
James Merritt
James 2:1-12
Introduction
1. There are so many things that I love about my wife, Teresa. As I tell you often, we have been married over four decades and I am more in love with her today than I have ever been. She is my best friend. She is the greatest household manager in the world. She is the secret sauce to whatever success I've had in my life and one of the things I love about her is she is the queen of the bargain hunters. For Teresa, next to Christ the sweetest word in the English language is the word ''coupon.'' No matter whether I am getting my oil changed or buying yogurt at the grocery store, Teresa has always got a coupon. She loves bargains.
2. I did a little study of the ten greatest bargains in history. The top three were:
1. Manhattan.
A Dutch trader bought Manhattan for a thousand dollars in today's money. Manhattan today is worth $1.74 trillion dollars. Coming in at number 2 is...
2. Alaska.
Secretary of state, William Seward led the country to buy Alaska from Russia in 1867. People thought it was so foolish they called it ''Seward's folly.'' He wound up buying 586,000 square miles for two cents an acre. Coming in at third was...
3. The Louisiana Purchase.
Thomas Jefferson with the stroke of a pen doubled the size of the United States buying 828,000 acres for three cents an acre. All three of those bargains would have been foolish had they not been taken.
3. I would contend that the greatest bargain in the history of the planet is what is offered by Christianity. The central message is the gospel and the bargain is for eternal life, a relationship with god, forgiveness of all your sins, if you simply repent of your sins and place your faith in Jesus Christ, it is all yours as a free gift. You would think that would be the easiest sell or really gift you could ever give away. Yet, why do so many people reject it?
4. We are in a series called ''belief barrie ...
Series: Belief Barriers
James Merritt
James 2:1-12
Introduction
1. There are so many things that I love about my wife, Teresa. As I tell you often, we have been married over four decades and I am more in love with her today than I have ever been. She is my best friend. She is the greatest household manager in the world. She is the secret sauce to whatever success I've had in my life and one of the things I love about her is she is the queen of the bargain hunters. For Teresa, next to Christ the sweetest word in the English language is the word ''coupon.'' No matter whether I am getting my oil changed or buying yogurt at the grocery store, Teresa has always got a coupon. She loves bargains.
2. I did a little study of the ten greatest bargains in history. The top three were:
1. Manhattan.
A Dutch trader bought Manhattan for a thousand dollars in today's money. Manhattan today is worth $1.74 trillion dollars. Coming in at number 2 is...
2. Alaska.
Secretary of state, William Seward led the country to buy Alaska from Russia in 1867. People thought it was so foolish they called it ''Seward's folly.'' He wound up buying 586,000 square miles for two cents an acre. Coming in at third was...
3. The Louisiana Purchase.
Thomas Jefferson with the stroke of a pen doubled the size of the United States buying 828,000 acres for three cents an acre. All three of those bargains would have been foolish had they not been taken.
3. I would contend that the greatest bargain in the history of the planet is what is offered by Christianity. The central message is the gospel and the bargain is for eternal life, a relationship with god, forgiveness of all your sins, if you simply repent of your sins and place your faith in Jesus Christ, it is all yours as a free gift. You would think that would be the easiest sell or really gift you could ever give away. Yet, why do so many people reject it?
4. We are in a series called ''belief barrie ...
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