I AM WHAT I AM (3 OF 4)
by Jeff Strite
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:14-17
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I Am What I Am (3 of 4)
Series: Lies People Believe
Jeff Strite
2 Corinthians 5:14-17
OPEN: A young boy was being punished, and one of the punishments was that he was forbidden to go swimming. One day he came home with his hair wet and his mother demanded an explanation. ‘‘I fell in the lake,’’ he said.
‘‘Really? (she said). Then why AREN’T your clothes wet?’’
He grinned and said: ‘‘Well... I had a feeling I was going to fall in. So I took them off.’’
I’m pretty sure he did more than just fall in. In fact, I think he planned to fall in, and as long as he was going to fall in anyway - he figured he may as well enjoy it.
His explanation though... was interesting.
‘‘I had a feeling I was going to fall in.’’ (Translation: I couldn’t help myself).
We live in a world where that type of rationale is used all the time: I can’t help myself. I just know I’m going to fall in! And that’s just the way it is.
The sermon series we’re preaching this month is focused on ‘‘Lies People Believe’’ and the lie we’re looking at today is ‘‘I Am What I Am.’’
Other ways of saying that like ‘‘Popeye’s phrase: ‘‘I Yam What I Yam An’ Dats All I Yam’’
OR - I was born this way
OR - God created me this way.
I CAN’T HELP MYSELF. I AM WHAT I AM!!!
The phrase simply means - I have no choice - that’s just the way it is. I can’t help being who I am, and I can’t help doing what I do! I’m going to fall in anyway... so I may as well accept it.
ILLUS: Marilyn Manson was a musician and artist who was famous in the 1990s. The magazine ‘‘Rolling Stone’’ did an article on him that they titled: ‘‘Marilyn Manson: The Monster Hiding in Plain Sight’’ In other words: basically, he wasn’t a nice guy.
In an interview with ‘‘Beliefnet.com’’ he said, ‘‘Initially I was drawn into the darker side of life. But it’s really just human nature. I started to learn that everything that’s considered a sin is what makes you a human being. All the seven deadly sins are man’s true nature. ...
Series: Lies People Believe
Jeff Strite
2 Corinthians 5:14-17
OPEN: A young boy was being punished, and one of the punishments was that he was forbidden to go swimming. One day he came home with his hair wet and his mother demanded an explanation. ‘‘I fell in the lake,’’ he said.
‘‘Really? (she said). Then why AREN’T your clothes wet?’’
He grinned and said: ‘‘Well... I had a feeling I was going to fall in. So I took them off.’’
I’m pretty sure he did more than just fall in. In fact, I think he planned to fall in, and as long as he was going to fall in anyway - he figured he may as well enjoy it.
His explanation though... was interesting.
‘‘I had a feeling I was going to fall in.’’ (Translation: I couldn’t help myself).
We live in a world where that type of rationale is used all the time: I can’t help myself. I just know I’m going to fall in! And that’s just the way it is.
The sermon series we’re preaching this month is focused on ‘‘Lies People Believe’’ and the lie we’re looking at today is ‘‘I Am What I Am.’’
Other ways of saying that like ‘‘Popeye’s phrase: ‘‘I Yam What I Yam An’ Dats All I Yam’’
OR - I was born this way
OR - God created me this way.
I CAN’T HELP MYSELF. I AM WHAT I AM!!!
The phrase simply means - I have no choice - that’s just the way it is. I can’t help being who I am, and I can’t help doing what I do! I’m going to fall in anyway... so I may as well accept it.
ILLUS: Marilyn Manson was a musician and artist who was famous in the 1990s. The magazine ‘‘Rolling Stone’’ did an article on him that they titled: ‘‘Marilyn Manson: The Monster Hiding in Plain Sight’’ In other words: basically, he wasn’t a nice guy.
In an interview with ‘‘Beliefnet.com’’ he said, ‘‘Initially I was drawn into the darker side of life. But it’s really just human nature. I started to learn that everything that’s considered a sin is what makes you a human being. All the seven deadly sins are man’s true nature. ...
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