STANDING IN THE SHADOW OF CALVARY (26B OF 28)
Scripture: Matthew 26:31-37
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Title: Standing In The Shadow of Calvary (26b of 28)
Theme: Jesus is now only a few hours from Calvary
Author: Donald Cantrell
Text: Matthew 26:31-75
Matthew Series - Sermon 26 (B) of 28
I - The Somber Statement (31 - 35)
II - The Sorrowful Soul (36 - 46)
III - The Sword Sheathed (47 - 56)
IV - The Silent Savior (57 - 68)
V - The Shameful Situation (69 - 75)
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One Had to Day, So Many Could Live
A man had the duty to raise a drawbridge to allow the steamboats to pass on
the river below and to lower it again for trains to cross over on land. One day,
this man's son visited him, desiring to watch his father at work.
Quite curious, as most boys are, he peeked into a trapdoor that was always left
open so his father could keep an eye on the great machinery that raised and
lowered the bridge.
Suddenly, the boy lost his footing and tumbled into the gears. As the father
tried to reach down and pull him out, he heard the whistle of an approaching
train. He knew the train would be full of people and that it would be impossible
to stop the fast-moving locomotive, therefore, the bridge must be lowered!
A terrible dilemma confronted him: if he saved the people, his son would be
crushed in the cogs. Frantically, he tried to free the boy, but to no avail.
Finally, the father put his hand to the lever that would start the machinery. He
paused and then, with tears he pulled it. The giant gears began to work and
the bridge clamped down just in time to save the train.
The passengers, not knowing what the father had done, were laughing and
making merry; yet the bridge keeper had chosen to save their lives at the cost
of his son's. How many millions live their lives not knowing what the Father
has done to sacrifice His own Son on the Cross that they might be saved from
Hell. Our job is to tell the lost of the tremendous cost for our salvation and
po ...
Theme: Jesus is now only a few hours from Calvary
Author: Donald Cantrell
Text: Matthew 26:31-75
Matthew Series - Sermon 26 (B) of 28
I - The Somber Statement (31 - 35)
II - The Sorrowful Soul (36 - 46)
III - The Sword Sheathed (47 - 56)
IV - The Silent Savior (57 - 68)
V - The Shameful Situation (69 - 75)
This sermon contains a fully alliterated outline, with subpoints.
One Had to Day, So Many Could Live
A man had the duty to raise a drawbridge to allow the steamboats to pass on
the river below and to lower it again for trains to cross over on land. One day,
this man's son visited him, desiring to watch his father at work.
Quite curious, as most boys are, he peeked into a trapdoor that was always left
open so his father could keep an eye on the great machinery that raised and
lowered the bridge.
Suddenly, the boy lost his footing and tumbled into the gears. As the father
tried to reach down and pull him out, he heard the whistle of an approaching
train. He knew the train would be full of people and that it would be impossible
to stop the fast-moving locomotive, therefore, the bridge must be lowered!
A terrible dilemma confronted him: if he saved the people, his son would be
crushed in the cogs. Frantically, he tried to free the boy, but to no avail.
Finally, the father put his hand to the lever that would start the machinery. He
paused and then, with tears he pulled it. The giant gears began to work and
the bridge clamped down just in time to save the train.
The passengers, not knowing what the father had done, were laughing and
making merry; yet the bridge keeper had chosen to save their lives at the cost
of his son's. How many millions live their lives not knowing what the Father
has done to sacrifice His own Son on the Cross that they might be saved from
Hell. Our job is to tell the lost of the tremendous cost for our salvation and
po ...
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