Title: How to Enjoy God's Peace!
Author: Marvin Patterson
Text: John 14:19-31
The elderly pastor was searching his closet for his collar before church one Sunday morning. In the back of the closet, he found a small box containing 3 eggs and 100 $1 bills.
He called his wife into the closet to ask her about the box and its contents. Embarrassed, she admitted having hidden the box there for their entire 30 years of marriage. Disappointed and hurt, the pastor asked her, "WHY?"
The wife replied that she hadn't wanted to hurt his feelings. He asked her how the box could have hurt his feelings. She said that every time during their marriage that he had delivered a poor sermon, she had placed an egg in the box.
The pastor felt that 3 poor sermons in 30 years was certainly nothing to feel bad about, so he asked her what the $100 was for.
She replied, "Each time I got a dozen eggs, I sold them to the neighbours for $1."
Introduction:
Jesus is still teaching the disciples in the Upper Room and before the night is over, the Jewish Leaders and the Romans will have tried the Lord unjustly for at least six times. He is getting ready to take the group of men to the Garden of Gethsemane where He will be unjustly arrested and led to His trials. Within twenty four hours, He will be buried in the tomb awaiting His resurrection. With that in mind, let us pick up our reading!
Body:
19 Yet a little while, and the world seeth me no more; but ye see me: because I live, ye shall live also.
Jesus is getting ready to go back to the Father, and HE boldly proclaims that they would be able to see Him, but not the world! Those who know not Christ will not be able to see Him! He also goes a step further, and says that because He would come back from the dead and live for all eternity, the disciples would do the same thing! That means that you have everlasting life! It will never stop, and you will never ...
Author: Marvin Patterson
Text: John 14:19-31
The elderly pastor was searching his closet for his collar before church one Sunday morning. In the back of the closet, he found a small box containing 3 eggs and 100 $1 bills.
He called his wife into the closet to ask her about the box and its contents. Embarrassed, she admitted having hidden the box there for their entire 30 years of marriage. Disappointed and hurt, the pastor asked her, "WHY?"
The wife replied that she hadn't wanted to hurt his feelings. He asked her how the box could have hurt his feelings. She said that every time during their marriage that he had delivered a poor sermon, she had placed an egg in the box.
The pastor felt that 3 poor sermons in 30 years was certainly nothing to feel bad about, so he asked her what the $100 was for.
She replied, "Each time I got a dozen eggs, I sold them to the neighbours for $1."
Introduction:
Jesus is still teaching the disciples in the Upper Room and before the night is over, the Jewish Leaders and the Romans will have tried the Lord unjustly for at least six times. He is getting ready to take the group of men to the Garden of Gethsemane where He will be unjustly arrested and led to His trials. Within twenty four hours, He will be buried in the tomb awaiting His resurrection. With that in mind, let us pick up our reading!
Body:
19 Yet a little while, and the world seeth me no more; but ye see me: because I live, ye shall live also.
Jesus is getting ready to go back to the Father, and HE boldly proclaims that they would be able to see Him, but not the world! Those who know not Christ will not be able to see Him! He also goes a step further, and says that because He would come back from the dead and live for all eternity, the disciples would do the same thing! That means that you have everlasting life! It will never stop, and you will never ...
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