Title: A Line in the Sand (4)
Series: Generational Discipleship
Author: James Merritt
Text: Joshua 24:14-15
Introduction
1. As a history buff, one of the bucket list items I wanted to see was the Alamo. Teresa, , and I were in Austin, Texas, several years ago and went to visit that military memorial. As we started to go into the front door, there on the ground was this- [Jody-show picture Pastor sent you about the Alamo]. It drew my curiosity, of course, and then I learned that, according to Texas legend in the last days of the long battle for the Alamo, they were surrounded by an overwhelming force of Mexican troops and they knew they were going to be defeated. The Alamo commander, William Travis had been ordered by Santa Ana, the Mexican commander to surrender or else his entire force would be killed.
2. According to the legend, knowing this, he gathered his men, took out his sword and drew a line in the dirt and he asked the men to choose their fate. They could either surrender and leave the Alamo or cross the line to their death. There would be no turning back. According to the story all but one of the Texas heroes joined Travis on that side of the line. Because of that event, this metal line and plaque has been placed in front of the doors to the Alamo.
3. Today, we remember men like William Travis and Davy Crockett simply because of one reason: they drew a line in the sand. They made a life and death decision.
4. Life is really made up of decisions. You were even born because somebody decided to conceive you. You didn't choose when, where or who you were born to, but after you are born you soon begin to live a life where you have to make choices every day of your life.
5. The average person will make 773,618 decisions over a lifetime and will come to regret 143,262 of them. A typical adult makes 27 decisions a day usually starting on whether to turn off the alarm or hit the snooze button. Every decision can take up to nine min ...
Series: Generational Discipleship
Author: James Merritt
Text: Joshua 24:14-15
Introduction
1. As a history buff, one of the bucket list items I wanted to see was the Alamo. Teresa, , and I were in Austin, Texas, several years ago and went to visit that military memorial. As we started to go into the front door, there on the ground was this- [Jody-show picture Pastor sent you about the Alamo]. It drew my curiosity, of course, and then I learned that, according to Texas legend in the last days of the long battle for the Alamo, they were surrounded by an overwhelming force of Mexican troops and they knew they were going to be defeated. The Alamo commander, William Travis had been ordered by Santa Ana, the Mexican commander to surrender or else his entire force would be killed.
2. According to the legend, knowing this, he gathered his men, took out his sword and drew a line in the dirt and he asked the men to choose their fate. They could either surrender and leave the Alamo or cross the line to their death. There would be no turning back. According to the story all but one of the Texas heroes joined Travis on that side of the line. Because of that event, this metal line and plaque has been placed in front of the doors to the Alamo.
3. Today, we remember men like William Travis and Davy Crockett simply because of one reason: they drew a line in the sand. They made a life and death decision.
4. Life is really made up of decisions. You were even born because somebody decided to conceive you. You didn't choose when, where or who you were born to, but after you are born you soon begin to live a life where you have to make choices every day of your life.
5. The average person will make 773,618 decisions over a lifetime and will come to regret 143,262 of them. A typical adult makes 27 decisions a day usually starting on whether to turn off the alarm or hit the snooze button. Every decision can take up to nine min ...
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