TO DO WHAT WE WERE UNABLE TO DO (1 OF 3)
by Jeff Geyer
Scripture: Matthew 5:17, John 6:38-40
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Title: To Do What We Were Unable To Do (1 of 3)
Series: The Reasons For The Season
Author: Jeff Geyer
Text: Matthew 5:17, John 6:38-40
Big Idea:
Jesus came to do what we were unable to do.
Intro:
I've found myself in some particular situations where the result was on me. The desired result was on whether or not I delivered. From getting into graduate school to moving our team down the field at the end of the 4th quarter or with bases loaded at the bottom of the 7th down by 2 runs, I've been in situations where I felt the pressure of needing to deliver a desired outcome. The desired outcome was what I desired and it some cases if the result affected others it was what others desired as they "believed" in me as the right person to do it.
No pressure, right?!
I think about getting into graduate school. We (Jenny and I) had decided to resign from my position as assistant pastor at small country church in Spring Lake, NC and finish my graduate degree at seminary. I chose Dallas Theological Seminary because of the men who influenced me while I was at college. So I decided to apply. We applied and found out that for some reason, my undergraduate transcripts didn't fully transfer so I needed to take the GRE (Graduate Record Exam) with the qualifier that I needed to score a certain number.
It was Christmas time and I went over to a college in Newport News, VA to take the GRE. I was stressed because I felt the pressure of resigning and never thinking there would be an issue with my transcripts. I thought: "If I don't get that score, all of this would be for nothing and I'll be humiliated as I'll be a day labor at 7/11 trying to feed my wife. She married an idiot, who couldn't even get a 1,000 on the SATs." Sounds extreme...that's what I was thinking.
That test took all morning. There were times where I killed the math but when it got to the writing portion I thought: I'm sunk. This is a mistake. Why did I ever resign...at least I know how to write ...
Series: The Reasons For The Season
Author: Jeff Geyer
Text: Matthew 5:17, John 6:38-40
Big Idea:
Jesus came to do what we were unable to do.
Intro:
I've found myself in some particular situations where the result was on me. The desired result was on whether or not I delivered. From getting into graduate school to moving our team down the field at the end of the 4th quarter or with bases loaded at the bottom of the 7th down by 2 runs, I've been in situations where I felt the pressure of needing to deliver a desired outcome. The desired outcome was what I desired and it some cases if the result affected others it was what others desired as they "believed" in me as the right person to do it.
No pressure, right?!
I think about getting into graduate school. We (Jenny and I) had decided to resign from my position as assistant pastor at small country church in Spring Lake, NC and finish my graduate degree at seminary. I chose Dallas Theological Seminary because of the men who influenced me while I was at college. So I decided to apply. We applied and found out that for some reason, my undergraduate transcripts didn't fully transfer so I needed to take the GRE (Graduate Record Exam) with the qualifier that I needed to score a certain number.
It was Christmas time and I went over to a college in Newport News, VA to take the GRE. I was stressed because I felt the pressure of resigning and never thinking there would be an issue with my transcripts. I thought: "If I don't get that score, all of this would be for nothing and I'll be humiliated as I'll be a day labor at 7/11 trying to feed my wife. She married an idiot, who couldn't even get a 1,000 on the SATs." Sounds extreme...that's what I was thinking.
That test took all morning. There were times where I killed the math but when it got to the writing portion I thought: I'm sunk. This is a mistake. Why did I ever resign...at least I know how to write ...
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