It's Not About Me
Dr. James Merritt
1 Corinthians 10:23-31; 11:1
Introduction
1. Only six questions have ever been asked in any language by anyone anywhere. Believe it or not no one has ever come up with a seventh question. The six questions are, ''Who?'' ''What?'' ''Where?'' ''When?'' ''How?'' and ''Why?'' The great philosopher, Aristotle if he were teaching us today would ask us to identify the most important question on that list.
2. If you were to say, '''What?' is the most important, because if you figure out what to do everything else will fall into place.'' Then, Aristotle would reply, ''Why is 'What?' the most important question?''' Perhaps you would say, '' 'Who?' is the most important question.'' If you get the right person, in the right position, in the right place you will succeed. Again, Aristotle would reply ''Why is 'Who?' the most important question?''
3. In fact, no matter what other question you asked, Aristotle would always ask the ''Why?'' question, because he declared that ''Why?'' is the most important question.''
4. An unknown person once said, ''There are two great moments in a person's life. The first is when you were born; the second is when you discover why you were born.'' That leads me to make one of the most arrogant statements any pastor could ever make to anybody. If there is a God and if that God has revealed himself in the Bible, and if the Bible is God's word and true, then I can confidently, though it may sound arrogantly say, ''I know the purpose for which every person was born.'' Now we may not carry that purpose out the same way throughout our lives, but nevertheless we were all born for the same purpose. It truly is sad that so many people go through life and never discover that purpose.
5. I was recently with a group of our people down in Panama. One of our ladies struck up a conversation with a man that was sitting in the hotel lobby. She shared the gospel with him and he had some difficult questions ...
Dr. James Merritt
1 Corinthians 10:23-31; 11:1
Introduction
1. Only six questions have ever been asked in any language by anyone anywhere. Believe it or not no one has ever come up with a seventh question. The six questions are, ''Who?'' ''What?'' ''Where?'' ''When?'' ''How?'' and ''Why?'' The great philosopher, Aristotle if he were teaching us today would ask us to identify the most important question on that list.
2. If you were to say, '''What?' is the most important, because if you figure out what to do everything else will fall into place.'' Then, Aristotle would reply, ''Why is 'What?' the most important question?''' Perhaps you would say, '' 'Who?' is the most important question.'' If you get the right person, in the right position, in the right place you will succeed. Again, Aristotle would reply ''Why is 'Who?' the most important question?''
3. In fact, no matter what other question you asked, Aristotle would always ask the ''Why?'' question, because he declared that ''Why?'' is the most important question.''
4. An unknown person once said, ''There are two great moments in a person's life. The first is when you were born; the second is when you discover why you were born.'' That leads me to make one of the most arrogant statements any pastor could ever make to anybody. If there is a God and if that God has revealed himself in the Bible, and if the Bible is God's word and true, then I can confidently, though it may sound arrogantly say, ''I know the purpose for which every person was born.'' Now we may not carry that purpose out the same way throughout our lives, but nevertheless we were all born for the same purpose. It truly is sad that so many people go through life and never discover that purpose.
5. I was recently with a group of our people down in Panama. One of our ladies struck up a conversation with a man that was sitting in the hotel lobby. She shared the gospel with him and he had some difficult questions ...
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