Title: When the Ordinary Becomes Extraordinary
Author: Donald Cantrell
Text: Matthew 1:18
Christmas Sermon
Mat 1:18a KJV - Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise...
I - An Ordinary Scripture Became Extraordinary
II - An Ordinary Selection Became Extraordinary
III - An Ordinary Situation Became Extraordinary
IV - An Ordinary Scenario Became Extraordinary
V - An Ordinary Son Became Extraordinary
This sermon contains a fully alliterated outline, with subpoints.
Catherine Evans Whitener
Today's sermon is about the ordinary becoming the extraordinary and I want to use the following example of an ordinary southern girl that became one of the most extraordinary entrepreneurs in the history of Georgia, my home state.
The following story is from "Georgia-Women" and it gives a great synopsis of this most extraordinary person:
"When I was a girl, I wished that I had been a boy. Because a boy could find work to make money, and there was nothing a girl could do to earn money. I feel now that God knew best, and I am glad that I was a girl."
Catherine Evans Whitener
Born in a Whitfield County farmhouse in 1880, Catherine Evans Whitener was a shy girl, the second of six children. While she only earned a fifth-grade education, not uncommon for girls in rural Georgia at the time, her intelligence and curiosity far exceeded her formal education. Catherine would grow up to become an important figure in the carpet industry in northwest Georgia.
By the end of her career, this quiet, curious woman had brought the state untold wealth. Countless women entering the business world found their own success in manufacturing, sales, and support industries because of Catherine Evans Whitener. This fascinating woman's career began in 1892 when she was twelve. Visiting a cousin in McCuthey, Georgia, Catherine saw an old tufted bedspread that was considered a family heirloom.
She admired the craftsmanship of the spread and vowed to ...
Author: Donald Cantrell
Text: Matthew 1:18
Christmas Sermon
Mat 1:18a KJV - Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise...
I - An Ordinary Scripture Became Extraordinary
II - An Ordinary Selection Became Extraordinary
III - An Ordinary Situation Became Extraordinary
IV - An Ordinary Scenario Became Extraordinary
V - An Ordinary Son Became Extraordinary
This sermon contains a fully alliterated outline, with subpoints.
Catherine Evans Whitener
Today's sermon is about the ordinary becoming the extraordinary and I want to use the following example of an ordinary southern girl that became one of the most extraordinary entrepreneurs in the history of Georgia, my home state.
The following story is from "Georgia-Women" and it gives a great synopsis of this most extraordinary person:
"When I was a girl, I wished that I had been a boy. Because a boy could find work to make money, and there was nothing a girl could do to earn money. I feel now that God knew best, and I am glad that I was a girl."
Catherine Evans Whitener
Born in a Whitfield County farmhouse in 1880, Catherine Evans Whitener was a shy girl, the second of six children. While she only earned a fifth-grade education, not uncommon for girls in rural Georgia at the time, her intelligence and curiosity far exceeded her formal education. Catherine would grow up to become an important figure in the carpet industry in northwest Georgia.
By the end of her career, this quiet, curious woman had brought the state untold wealth. Countless women entering the business world found their own success in manufacturing, sales, and support industries because of Catherine Evans Whitener. This fascinating woman's career began in 1892 when she was twelve. Visiting a cousin in McCuthey, Georgia, Catherine saw an old tufted bedspread that was considered a family heirloom.
She admired the craftsmanship of the spread and vowed to ...
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