Busy, But Not Blessed
Donald Cantrell
Luke 10:38–42
Theme: “The danger of working, but not worshipped”
I – The Distinct Place (38)
II – The Diverse People (39 – 40a)
III – The Desperate Plea (40b)
IV – The Diverse Perplexity (41)
V – The Dedicated Practice (42)
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Dinner Disasters
“Lots of gravy was a must on Turkey Day at our house. Mom reaches in the fridge for the milk carton (before the almost clear jugs). She adds it to the awesome pan drippings and we have plenty of gravy, but unbeknownst to mom, dad had poured his homemade eggnog into a regular carton and left it right up front. Yep, mom had made all that yummy turkey gravy with sweet eggnog! We went from lots of gravy to none. Everyone was super bummed—it even made my brother cry.”
Barb Osborne
It was November 1988 and Thanksgiving was upon us. It was business as usual with a full house of people and my mom in the kitchen prepping and cooking. My mom never skipped a beat; she always had a smile on her face while she prepared the turkey and the various side dishes.
There would be stuffing, candied yams, green bean casserole, cranberry sauce, rolls, and of course my mom’s famous homemade gravy. I had wandered into the kitchen to get myself something to drink and casually asked my mom if there was anything I could do to help.
To my surprise, she asked if I could stir the gravy and keep an eye on it because she had something else to do. I stood there and stirred the gravy as instructed, but noticed that the consistency was not quite right—it just didn’t seem thick enough. This created an enormous amount of stress because I couldn’t screw up my mom’s famous homemade gravy.
I recalled that corn starch can be used as a thickening agent and as it turned out, there was a box conveniently within reach. I quickly took action to remedy the problem.
I didn’t bother finding a measuring spoon because I knew that adding ...
Donald Cantrell
Luke 10:38–42
Theme: “The danger of working, but not worshipped”
I – The Distinct Place (38)
II – The Diverse People (39 – 40a)
III – The Desperate Plea (40b)
IV – The Diverse Perplexity (41)
V – The Dedicated Practice (42)
This sermon contains a fully alliterated outline, with sub-points.
Dinner Disasters
“Lots of gravy was a must on Turkey Day at our house. Mom reaches in the fridge for the milk carton (before the almost clear jugs). She adds it to the awesome pan drippings and we have plenty of gravy, but unbeknownst to mom, dad had poured his homemade eggnog into a regular carton and left it right up front. Yep, mom had made all that yummy turkey gravy with sweet eggnog! We went from lots of gravy to none. Everyone was super bummed—it even made my brother cry.”
Barb Osborne
It was November 1988 and Thanksgiving was upon us. It was business as usual with a full house of people and my mom in the kitchen prepping and cooking. My mom never skipped a beat; she always had a smile on her face while she prepared the turkey and the various side dishes.
There would be stuffing, candied yams, green bean casserole, cranberry sauce, rolls, and of course my mom’s famous homemade gravy. I had wandered into the kitchen to get myself something to drink and casually asked my mom if there was anything I could do to help.
To my surprise, she asked if I could stir the gravy and keep an eye on it because she had something else to do. I stood there and stirred the gravy as instructed, but noticed that the consistency was not quite right—it just didn’t seem thick enough. This created an enormous amount of stress because I couldn’t screw up my mom’s famous homemade gravy.
I recalled that corn starch can be used as a thickening agent and as it turned out, there was a box conveniently within reach. I quickly took action to remedy the problem.
I didn’t bother finding a measuring spoon because I knew that adding ...
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