THE STRANGE SEEKERS (5 OF 5)
Scripture: Matthew 2:1-12
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Title: The Strange Seekers (5 of 5)
Series: Glimpse of Glory
Author: Donald Cantrell
Text: Matthew 2:1-12
Sermon 1 of 5 "The Select Servants"
Sermon 2 of 5 "The Shocked Shepherds"
Sermon 3 of 5 "The Special Star"
Sermon 4 of 5 "The Sovereign Son"
Sermon 5 of 5 "The Strange Seekers"
I - The Sovereign Seekers (1 - 2)
II - The Terrible Troublers (3)
III - The Religious Researchers (4 - 6)
IV - The Deadly Deceivers (7 - 8)
V - The Wonderful Worshippers (9 - 11a)
VI - The Glorious Givers (11b)
VII - The Lovely Listeners (12)
This sermon contains a fully alliterated outline, with subpoints.
Seek After the Right Gift
Dianne Matthews in an article in Focus on the Family magazine says:
I was enjoying 1st grade to the fullest until one day in December when the little girl behind me set "it" on her desk. It was the tiniest Christmas present imaginable, less than an inch on each side with white glossy paper tied up with a sliver of red cellophane. Immediately I was captivated. I had never seen anything so exquisite. Day after day the tiny gift caught my eye, and my active imagination tried to guess what miniature treasure might be inside.
It had to be something wondrous beyond description.
I longed for that object with all the power a 5-year-old can muster. Finally, I became convinced that it should be mine. I deserved it because I desired it. Since I rode an early bus to school, it was a simple matter to slip into the empty classroom one morning. My hands eagerly tore open the tiny present. Inside I found nothing.
Staring at the destruction in my hand, anticipation dissolved into disappointment and confusion. Gradually my stunned mind grasped the fact that the little package had been nothing more than a hollow decoration. I sat at my desk with the empty paper and an empty feeling, sickened by the knowledge of my guilt.
Little did I know that morning that this scene would repeat itself many times in my life. As I grew up th ...
Series: Glimpse of Glory
Author: Donald Cantrell
Text: Matthew 2:1-12
Sermon 1 of 5 "The Select Servants"
Sermon 2 of 5 "The Shocked Shepherds"
Sermon 3 of 5 "The Special Star"
Sermon 4 of 5 "The Sovereign Son"
Sermon 5 of 5 "The Strange Seekers"
I - The Sovereign Seekers (1 - 2)
II - The Terrible Troublers (3)
III - The Religious Researchers (4 - 6)
IV - The Deadly Deceivers (7 - 8)
V - The Wonderful Worshippers (9 - 11a)
VI - The Glorious Givers (11b)
VII - The Lovely Listeners (12)
This sermon contains a fully alliterated outline, with subpoints.
Seek After the Right Gift
Dianne Matthews in an article in Focus on the Family magazine says:
I was enjoying 1st grade to the fullest until one day in December when the little girl behind me set "it" on her desk. It was the tiniest Christmas present imaginable, less than an inch on each side with white glossy paper tied up with a sliver of red cellophane. Immediately I was captivated. I had never seen anything so exquisite. Day after day the tiny gift caught my eye, and my active imagination tried to guess what miniature treasure might be inside.
It had to be something wondrous beyond description.
I longed for that object with all the power a 5-year-old can muster. Finally, I became convinced that it should be mine. I deserved it because I desired it. Since I rode an early bus to school, it was a simple matter to slip into the empty classroom one morning. My hands eagerly tore open the tiny present. Inside I found nothing.
Staring at the destruction in my hand, anticipation dissolved into disappointment and confusion. Gradually my stunned mind grasped the fact that the little package had been nothing more than a hollow decoration. I sat at my desk with the empty paper and an empty feeling, sickened by the knowledge of my guilt.
Little did I know that morning that this scene would repeat itself many times in my life. As I grew up th ...
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