Title: "Testing & Trials" (1 of 8)
Theme: "Steps to survive the trials of life"
Text: "James 1: 1 - 11"
James Bible Study Sermon 1 of 8
Donald Cantrell
I - The Specified Person (1a)
II - The Scattered People (1b)
III - The Suggested Practice (2 - 4)
IV - The Simplified Procedure (5 - 8)
V - The Spiritualized Position (9 - 11)
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TESTING OF OUR FAITH
Chippie the parakeet never saw it coming. One second, he was peacefully perched in his cage. The next he was sucked in, washed up, and blown over.
The problems began when Chippie's owner decided to clean Chippie's cage with a vacuum cleaner. She removed the attachment from the end of the hose and stuck it in the cage. The phone rang, and she turned to pick it up. She'd barely said hello when ssssopp! Chippie got sucked in. The bird owner gasped, put down the phone, turned off the vacuum, and opened the bag. There was Chippie - still alive, but stunned.
Since the bird was covered with dust and soot, she grabbed him and raced to the bathroom, turned on the faucet, and held Chippie under the running water. Then, realizing that Chippie was soaked and shivering, she did what any compassionate bird owner would do... she reached for the hair dryer and blasted the pet with hot air.
Poor Chippie never knew what hit him.
A few days after the trauma, the reporter who'd initially written about the event contacted Chippie's owner to see how the bird was recovering. Well, she replied, Chippie doesn't sing much anymore - he just sits and stares.
It's hard not to see why. Sucked in, washed up, and blown over... That's enough to steal the song from the stoutest heart. Sucked in, washed up, and blown over. That about sums up how many of us feel at times isn't? It describes the certainty of trials and feelings of powerlessness that trials bring.
I came across the following devotional concerning trails, suffering, and joy. The f ...
Theme: "Steps to survive the trials of life"
Text: "James 1: 1 - 11"
James Bible Study Sermon 1 of 8
Donald Cantrell
I - The Specified Person (1a)
II - The Scattered People (1b)
III - The Suggested Practice (2 - 4)
IV - The Simplified Procedure (5 - 8)
V - The Spiritualized Position (9 - 11)
This sermon contains a fully alliterated outline, with subpoints.
TESTING OF OUR FAITH
Chippie the parakeet never saw it coming. One second, he was peacefully perched in his cage. The next he was sucked in, washed up, and blown over.
The problems began when Chippie's owner decided to clean Chippie's cage with a vacuum cleaner. She removed the attachment from the end of the hose and stuck it in the cage. The phone rang, and she turned to pick it up. She'd barely said hello when ssssopp! Chippie got sucked in. The bird owner gasped, put down the phone, turned off the vacuum, and opened the bag. There was Chippie - still alive, but stunned.
Since the bird was covered with dust and soot, she grabbed him and raced to the bathroom, turned on the faucet, and held Chippie under the running water. Then, realizing that Chippie was soaked and shivering, she did what any compassionate bird owner would do... she reached for the hair dryer and blasted the pet with hot air.
Poor Chippie never knew what hit him.
A few days after the trauma, the reporter who'd initially written about the event contacted Chippie's owner to see how the bird was recovering. Well, she replied, Chippie doesn't sing much anymore - he just sits and stares.
It's hard not to see why. Sucked in, washed up, and blown over... That's enough to steal the song from the stoutest heart. Sucked in, washed up, and blown over. That about sums up how many of us feel at times isn't? It describes the certainty of trials and feelings of powerlessness that trials bring.
I came across the following devotional concerning trails, suffering, and joy. The f ...
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