IN BETWEEN BITTER AND BETTER (9)
by Jim Perdue
Scripture: Numbers 20:1-29
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Title: In Between Bitter and Better (9)
Series: Numbers-Life In Between
Author: Jim Perdue
Text: Numbers 20
We're in the book of Numbers on Sunday mornings. And we see God's people wandering in the wilderness, in between their deliverance from Egypt and the fulfillment of God's Promised Land. And one thing we've learned for sure is that living in the world for the Christian probably feels a bit like wandering in the wilderness for the Israelites. We are "in between" salvation and heaven. And life on earth can feel like we're walking in circles in the dessert.
Today, from Numbers 20, I'm preaching a sermon called, In Between Bitter and Better. *You've probably heard the old saying, "Trials will make you bitter or better. I think there's some truth here for sure. Life is 10% what happens to us and 90% how we respond. In Numbers 20, we see Moses responding to the peoples' complaints with anger and bitterness. He had finally had enough. READ 1-13
*One day, two monks were walking through the countryside. They were on their way to another village to help bring in the crops. As they walked, they spied an old woman sitting at the edge of a river. She was upset because there was no bridge, and she could not get across on her own. The first monk kindly offered, "We will carry you across if you would like." "Thank you," she said gratefully, accepting their help. So, the two men joined hands, lifted her between them and carried her across the river. When they got to the other side, they set her down, and she went on her way. After they had walked another mile or so, the second monk began to complain. "Look at my clothes," he said. "They are filthy from carrying that woman across the river. And my back still hurts from lifting her. I can feel it getting stiff." The first monk just smiled and nodded his head. A few more miles up the road, the second monk griped again, "My back is hurting me so badly, and it is all because we had to carry that silly woman across the ...
Series: Numbers-Life In Between
Author: Jim Perdue
Text: Numbers 20
We're in the book of Numbers on Sunday mornings. And we see God's people wandering in the wilderness, in between their deliverance from Egypt and the fulfillment of God's Promised Land. And one thing we've learned for sure is that living in the world for the Christian probably feels a bit like wandering in the wilderness for the Israelites. We are "in between" salvation and heaven. And life on earth can feel like we're walking in circles in the dessert.
Today, from Numbers 20, I'm preaching a sermon called, In Between Bitter and Better. *You've probably heard the old saying, "Trials will make you bitter or better. I think there's some truth here for sure. Life is 10% what happens to us and 90% how we respond. In Numbers 20, we see Moses responding to the peoples' complaints with anger and bitterness. He had finally had enough. READ 1-13
*One day, two monks were walking through the countryside. They were on their way to another village to help bring in the crops. As they walked, they spied an old woman sitting at the edge of a river. She was upset because there was no bridge, and she could not get across on her own. The first monk kindly offered, "We will carry you across if you would like." "Thank you," she said gratefully, accepting their help. So, the two men joined hands, lifted her between them and carried her across the river. When they got to the other side, they set her down, and she went on her way. After they had walked another mile or so, the second monk began to complain. "Look at my clothes," he said. "They are filthy from carrying that woman across the river. And my back still hurts from lifting her. I can feel it getting stiff." The first monk just smiled and nodded his head. A few more miles up the road, the second monk griped again, "My back is hurting me so badly, and it is all because we had to carry that silly woman across the ...
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