POWERFUL MEN AND A POWERFUL GOSPEL (23 OF 26)
Scripture: Acts 25:1-27
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Powerful Men and A Powerful Gospel (23 of 26)
Series: How the Church ACTS
Jordan Easley
Acts 25
If you've been here for the past 3 years, you've heard me preach right at 45 sermons through the book of Acts... and we've walked verse-by-verse through the first 24 chapters.
We've taken a break from that study here recently... but over the next 4 Sundays, we're going to conclude our study of the book of Acts-and today, I want to invite you to join me as we dive in to Acts chapter 25.
Many years ago, I heard a story about the late Muhammad Ali. Most of us probably know him as a great boxer, and the one-time heavyweight champion of the world. He was also one of the great trash-talkers of all time and one of the most 'confident' men to ever walk this planet.
In fact, the story is told... that Muhammad Ali was once flying to a boxing engagement when all the sudden the plane he was on began experiencing severe turbulence because of a storm... tossing the plane all over the sky... to the point where the flight attendants and even the pilot got a little nervous.
The Captain spoke on the intercom and said, ''Everyone, please buckle your seatbelts until we get through this storm.'' Once the announcement was made, everyone buckled up except for Ali. When she noticed it, the flight attendant approached him and kindly requested that he do what the captain said.
But instead of buckling up, Ali instead glared at the flight attendant. She finally repeated herself, this time in a more forceful tone, ''Sir, please buckle your seatbelt right now!'' And when she did, Muhammad Ali responded by saying, ''Ma'am... Superman don't need no SEATBELT.''
She thought about that about a half a second... but then she look him square in the eye and said-''Well, guess what? Superman don't need no AIRPLANE either... So buckle up buddy!''
Sometimes, we as human beings can slip into a place where we start believing we're bigger and badder than we really are. Don't we? We ...
Series: How the Church ACTS
Jordan Easley
Acts 25
If you've been here for the past 3 years, you've heard me preach right at 45 sermons through the book of Acts... and we've walked verse-by-verse through the first 24 chapters.
We've taken a break from that study here recently... but over the next 4 Sundays, we're going to conclude our study of the book of Acts-and today, I want to invite you to join me as we dive in to Acts chapter 25.
Many years ago, I heard a story about the late Muhammad Ali. Most of us probably know him as a great boxer, and the one-time heavyweight champion of the world. He was also one of the great trash-talkers of all time and one of the most 'confident' men to ever walk this planet.
In fact, the story is told... that Muhammad Ali was once flying to a boxing engagement when all the sudden the plane he was on began experiencing severe turbulence because of a storm... tossing the plane all over the sky... to the point where the flight attendants and even the pilot got a little nervous.
The Captain spoke on the intercom and said, ''Everyone, please buckle your seatbelts until we get through this storm.'' Once the announcement was made, everyone buckled up except for Ali. When she noticed it, the flight attendant approached him and kindly requested that he do what the captain said.
But instead of buckling up, Ali instead glared at the flight attendant. She finally repeated herself, this time in a more forceful tone, ''Sir, please buckle your seatbelt right now!'' And when she did, Muhammad Ali responded by saying, ''Ma'am... Superman don't need no SEATBELT.''
She thought about that about a half a second... but then she look him square in the eye and said-''Well, guess what? Superman don't need no AIRPLANE either... So buckle up buddy!''
Sometimes, we as human beings can slip into a place where we start believing we're bigger and badder than we really are. Don't we? We ...
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