Broken, Bitter, but Beautifully Blessed
Donald Cantrell
2 Kings 5:1-14
Thanksgiving Sermon
Theme: God takes broken people and gives them a reason to be thankful
I - The Leper Mentioned (1)
II - The Little Maid (2)
III - The Lovely Message (3)
IV - The Letter Mandated (4 - 6)
V - The Ludicrous Maneuver (7)
VI - The Lowly Messenger (8 - 10)
VII - The Livid Man (11 - 12)
VIII - The Liberating Moment (13 - 14)
This sermon contains a fully alliterated outline, with sub-points.
A Very Bad Word
C. S. Johnson shares this family lesson:
My son, Michael, was four years old the night I found him sobbing uncontrollably in the hallway. Concerned, I knelt next to him and drew him close.
What’s the matter, sweetheart? Are you hurt? He shook his head and turned to me, but I was unprepared for his response. ‘Daddy said a bad word to me!’ he sobbed. I almost laughed out loud. I had known my husband 12 years and had rarely heard him raise his voice. But Michael had heard him say something, and I was curious enough to want to know what it was.
Honey, what bad word did Daddy say?’ And seeing a chance for sympathy, my sensitive four-year-old stopped crying and blurted out, obey.’’ I never think of that incident now without asking my Heavenly Father to keep me from believing, as my son did, that ‘obey’ is a bad word.
In the story before us today, we find a broken man, that became bitter at the thought of obeying a very simple command, but upon obeying, he ended up being beautifully blessed by the Lord.
Begging for a Blessing
The brilliant Scottish writer, Thomas Carlyle, lived on a farm in Dumfriesshire, which he called ‘‘the loneliest nook in Britain.’’ Each day he climbed a ladder to his attic, where he worked until dark. His devoted wife Jane was left alone. One evening at dinner, Jane asked why he had never expressed appreciation for the food she lovingly prepared for him. ‘‘Woman,’’ Carlyle barked, ‘‘must you be paid for everything you d ...
Donald Cantrell
2 Kings 5:1-14
Thanksgiving Sermon
Theme: God takes broken people and gives them a reason to be thankful
I - The Leper Mentioned (1)
II - The Little Maid (2)
III - The Lovely Message (3)
IV - The Letter Mandated (4 - 6)
V - The Ludicrous Maneuver (7)
VI - The Lowly Messenger (8 - 10)
VII - The Livid Man (11 - 12)
VIII - The Liberating Moment (13 - 14)
This sermon contains a fully alliterated outline, with sub-points.
A Very Bad Word
C. S. Johnson shares this family lesson:
My son, Michael, was four years old the night I found him sobbing uncontrollably in the hallway. Concerned, I knelt next to him and drew him close.
What’s the matter, sweetheart? Are you hurt? He shook his head and turned to me, but I was unprepared for his response. ‘Daddy said a bad word to me!’ he sobbed. I almost laughed out loud. I had known my husband 12 years and had rarely heard him raise his voice. But Michael had heard him say something, and I was curious enough to want to know what it was.
Honey, what bad word did Daddy say?’ And seeing a chance for sympathy, my sensitive four-year-old stopped crying and blurted out, obey.’’ I never think of that incident now without asking my Heavenly Father to keep me from believing, as my son did, that ‘obey’ is a bad word.
In the story before us today, we find a broken man, that became bitter at the thought of obeying a very simple command, but upon obeying, he ended up being beautifully blessed by the Lord.
Begging for a Blessing
The brilliant Scottish writer, Thomas Carlyle, lived on a farm in Dumfriesshire, which he called ‘‘the loneliest nook in Britain.’’ Each day he climbed a ladder to his attic, where he worked until dark. His devoted wife Jane was left alone. One evening at dinner, Jane asked why he had never expressed appreciation for the food she lovingly prepared for him. ‘‘Woman,’’ Carlyle barked, ‘‘must you be paid for everything you d ...
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