A DECLARATION OF DEVOTION (3 OF 9)
by Jeff Schreve
Scripture: Psalm 101:1-8
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A Declaration of Devotion (3 of 9)
Series: Life Is Hard but God Is Good
Jeff Schreve
Psalm 101:1-8
If you have your Bible, please turn to Psalm 101. I want to talk to you today about A Declaration of Devotion.
Now, as many of you know, I am a huge Rocky Balboa fan. I got introduced to the series when it first came out. 1976 was the release of Rocky and Rocky was a huge phenomenon back in our country at that time. This fighter with very little ability shocks the world because he goes 15 rounds with the master of disaster, the king of sting, Apollo Creed.
Then, in Rocky II, the long-awaited sequel, there's a rematch. And for the longest time, Rocky II was my favorite movie. There's a scene in Rocky II when they have the rematch, and Rocky is going into the fight, and he is intimidated because Apollo Creed is mad. Apollo Creed wants to destroy him and show the world in that first fight Rocky was just a one-time lucky bum. And as his manager, Mick, told him in the chapel in that main scene, he said, ''This guy doesn't want just beat you. He wants to destroy you. He wants to humiliate you and to show the world you were just a one-time lucky freak.'' And he says, ''You got to stand up and fight him.'' And so, Rocky goes into the fight, and he's timid, he's intimidated, he's fearful, and he's feeling out-matched. Apollo's just beating him all over the place in the first round. Rocky comes to his corner at the end of the first round. He says, ''I can't believe he broke my nose again.'' He's just getting beaten up. He told Mick, ''That guy's great.'' And he says, ''No, he's just a man. You can beat him.'' And so, he goes out for the second round, and he's just getting wiped out again. He gets knocked down again. And then, when Creed knocks him down the second time, he says to him, ''You just stay down there, chump. Just stay down there, chump.'' And it's like something changed in Rocky. All of a sudden, he gets up and he starts fighting. He says good-bye to ...
Series: Life Is Hard but God Is Good
Jeff Schreve
Psalm 101:1-8
If you have your Bible, please turn to Psalm 101. I want to talk to you today about A Declaration of Devotion.
Now, as many of you know, I am a huge Rocky Balboa fan. I got introduced to the series when it first came out. 1976 was the release of Rocky and Rocky was a huge phenomenon back in our country at that time. This fighter with very little ability shocks the world because he goes 15 rounds with the master of disaster, the king of sting, Apollo Creed.
Then, in Rocky II, the long-awaited sequel, there's a rematch. And for the longest time, Rocky II was my favorite movie. There's a scene in Rocky II when they have the rematch, and Rocky is going into the fight, and he is intimidated because Apollo Creed is mad. Apollo Creed wants to destroy him and show the world in that first fight Rocky was just a one-time lucky bum. And as his manager, Mick, told him in the chapel in that main scene, he said, ''This guy doesn't want just beat you. He wants to destroy you. He wants to humiliate you and to show the world you were just a one-time lucky freak.'' And he says, ''You got to stand up and fight him.'' And so, Rocky goes into the fight, and he's timid, he's intimidated, he's fearful, and he's feeling out-matched. Apollo's just beating him all over the place in the first round. Rocky comes to his corner at the end of the first round. He says, ''I can't believe he broke my nose again.'' He's just getting beaten up. He told Mick, ''That guy's great.'' And he says, ''No, he's just a man. You can beat him.'' And so, he goes out for the second round, and he's just getting wiped out again. He gets knocked down again. And then, when Creed knocks him down the second time, he says to him, ''You just stay down there, chump. Just stay down there, chump.'' And it's like something changed in Rocky. All of a sudden, he gets up and he starts fighting. He says good-bye to ...
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