DOING FIRST WHAT SHOULD BE DONE FIRST (1 OF 5)
by Ken Trivette
Scripture: LUKE 9:57-62
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Doing First What Should Be Done First (1 of 5)
Series:First Things First
Ken Trivette
Luke 9:57-62
1. In one of G. Campbell Morgan's books he tells of hearing Margaret Bottome, the founder of ''The Kings Daughter's in America,'' speak at D.L. Moody's Northfield Conference. Morgan was moved by a story she shared with the great crowd. It was a story that came from her experience while traveling in the Far East. The group she was with required a guide. One of the first things the guide did was to say to the group, ''Will you be good enough to give everything to me? I will take charge of everything.'' The group handed over to him all their baggage, but some of the ladies kept their handbags. The guide said to them, ''You must give everything to me.'' The ladies of course protested, but the guide told them that they would be safer with him and they would be safer without them.
2. A little later they were waiting at a train station for a train. A train came in and the group boarded the train and took a seat. The guide boarded the train and said to the group, ''Will you be good enough to get off the train.'' They all got off the train and asked why he wanted them to get off. He replied, ''That is the wrong train. Will you be kind enough not to go before me, but after me?''
3. As they continued their journey they began to wonder about their provisions and accommodations once they arrived at their destination. They had met someone that was returning from the place they were going who had told them that there were no accommodations to be found. They asked the guide about the matter but he was strangely silent. When they arrived they found all things ready and rooms prepared for them. The guide said to them, ''Perhaps you will trust me to prepare for you ahead.''
4. Then the guide reminded them that he was their guide and as their guide there were three things required: ''Give everything to me. Follow me; but do not go befor ...
Series:First Things First
Ken Trivette
Luke 9:57-62
1. In one of G. Campbell Morgan's books he tells of hearing Margaret Bottome, the founder of ''The Kings Daughter's in America,'' speak at D.L. Moody's Northfield Conference. Morgan was moved by a story she shared with the great crowd. It was a story that came from her experience while traveling in the Far East. The group she was with required a guide. One of the first things the guide did was to say to the group, ''Will you be good enough to give everything to me? I will take charge of everything.'' The group handed over to him all their baggage, but some of the ladies kept their handbags. The guide said to them, ''You must give everything to me.'' The ladies of course protested, but the guide told them that they would be safer with him and they would be safer without them.
2. A little later they were waiting at a train station for a train. A train came in and the group boarded the train and took a seat. The guide boarded the train and said to the group, ''Will you be good enough to get off the train.'' They all got off the train and asked why he wanted them to get off. He replied, ''That is the wrong train. Will you be kind enough not to go before me, but after me?''
3. As they continued their journey they began to wonder about their provisions and accommodations once they arrived at their destination. They had met someone that was returning from the place they were going who had told them that there were no accommodations to be found. They asked the guide about the matter but he was strangely silent. When they arrived they found all things ready and rooms prepared for them. The guide said to them, ''Perhaps you will trust me to prepare for you ahead.''
4. Then the guide reminded them that he was their guide and as their guide there were three things required: ''Give everything to me. Follow me; but do not go befor ...
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