BEING HELPFUL TO THE HOPEFUL, LIKE JESUS (4 OF 7)
Scripture: Matthew 9:18-26
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Being Helpful to the Hopeful, Like Jesus (4 of 7)
Series: Be Like Jesus
Donald Cantrell
Matthew 9:18–26
Theme: Life is about the journey, not just the destination
I – Jesus & His Availability (18 – 19)
II – Jesus & His Flexibility (20 – 22)
III – Jesus & His Determinability (23 – 24)
IV – Jesus & His Profitability (25)
V – Jesus & His Notability (26)
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Martin the Cobbler
In a certain town there lived a very honest cobbler called Martin. He lived in a tiny basement room. Its only window looked out onto the street. Of the passers-by all he could see was their feet. But since there was hardly a pair of boots or shoes that had not passed through is hands at one time or another for repair, Martin was able to identify the passers-by by looking at their shoes.
But life had been hard on Martin. His wife died, leaving him with a young son. However, no sooner had the son reached the age when he could be of help to his father than he fell ill and died. Martin buried him and gave way to despair, taking to the bottle at the same time. He gave up the practice of his religion.
But one day an old friend of his dropped in.
Martin poured out his soul to him. At the end of it his friend advised him to do a little reading from the Gospels each day, promising that if he did so, light and hope would come back into his life.
Where Love is, there God is also. Where Love is not, we are called to make the appropriate sacrifices, to go out of our way, to put it there. Martin took his friend’s advice. At the end of each day he would take down the gospels from the shelf and read a little.
At first he meant only to read on Sundays, but he found it so interesting that he soon read every day. Slowly his life changed. He gave up drink. The words of Christ created new hope for him and the deeds of Christ were like lights that drove out his darkness.
One night as Martin sat reading he thought ...
Series: Be Like Jesus
Donald Cantrell
Matthew 9:18–26
Theme: Life is about the journey, not just the destination
I – Jesus & His Availability (18 – 19)
II – Jesus & His Flexibility (20 – 22)
III – Jesus & His Determinability (23 – 24)
IV – Jesus & His Profitability (25)
V – Jesus & His Notability (26)
This sermon contains a fully alliterated outline, with sub-points.
Martin the Cobbler
In a certain town there lived a very honest cobbler called Martin. He lived in a tiny basement room. Its only window looked out onto the street. Of the passers-by all he could see was their feet. But since there was hardly a pair of boots or shoes that had not passed through is hands at one time or another for repair, Martin was able to identify the passers-by by looking at their shoes.
But life had been hard on Martin. His wife died, leaving him with a young son. However, no sooner had the son reached the age when he could be of help to his father than he fell ill and died. Martin buried him and gave way to despair, taking to the bottle at the same time. He gave up the practice of his religion.
But one day an old friend of his dropped in.
Martin poured out his soul to him. At the end of it his friend advised him to do a little reading from the Gospels each day, promising that if he did so, light and hope would come back into his life.
Where Love is, there God is also. Where Love is not, we are called to make the appropriate sacrifices, to go out of our way, to put it there. Martin took his friend’s advice. At the end of each day he would take down the gospels from the shelf and read a little.
At first he meant only to read on Sundays, but he found it so interesting that he soon read every day. Slowly his life changed. He gave up drink. The words of Christ created new hope for him and the deeds of Christ were like lights that drove out his darkness.
One night as Martin sat reading he thought ...
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