Title: The Fortune of Friendships (4 of 4)
Series: Harvest- Each One Reach One
Author: Donald Cantrell
Text: Mark 2:1-5, 12
I - The Memorable Notoriety of Friends
II - The Admirable Nature of Friends
III - The Considerable Need of Friends
This sermon contains a fully alliterated outline, with subpoints.
A Friend for Life
As with so many of the great hymns of our faith, there's an inspirational
backstory to the popular gospel song, "What A Friend We Have In Jesus." The
author of these verses was an Irishman named Joseph Scriven, who found
God's deep, faithful friendship in the midst of intense emotional pain.
After graduating from the University of Dublin, Scriven became engaged to
marry. But on the eve of their wedding his bride-to-be was thrown from her
horse while crossing a bridge. Scriven, who was waiting for her on the other
side of the river, could only watch helplessly as she drowned. It would be hard
to imagine a more heartbreaking experience. And yet, it was through his
traumatic loss that Joseph Scriven found God's mercy and salvation.
Scriven left Ireland for Canada soon thereafter, where he found work as a
personal tutor. Ten years later, he fell in love and became engaged for a second
time--but once more tragedy struck.
His fiancée caught a chill while swimming, which developed into tuberculosis.
She died after a three-year illness. They were never married.
Late one night, suffering from profound grief and loneliness, Scriven begged
God for comfort, promising to serve him faithfully if he would heal his heart.
God answered his prayer, and Scriven felt his burden miraculously lifted.
He wrote the first two stanzas of a poem that evening to express his joy.
He later also sent those verses to his mother back in Ireland to encourage her
during an illness. In the remaining years of his life, Scriven devoted himself to
helping others in need, including by giving away his clothing and possessions.
When one family ...
Series: Harvest- Each One Reach One
Author: Donald Cantrell
Text: Mark 2:1-5, 12
I - The Memorable Notoriety of Friends
II - The Admirable Nature of Friends
III - The Considerable Need of Friends
This sermon contains a fully alliterated outline, with subpoints.
A Friend for Life
As with so many of the great hymns of our faith, there's an inspirational
backstory to the popular gospel song, "What A Friend We Have In Jesus." The
author of these verses was an Irishman named Joseph Scriven, who found
God's deep, faithful friendship in the midst of intense emotional pain.
After graduating from the University of Dublin, Scriven became engaged to
marry. But on the eve of their wedding his bride-to-be was thrown from her
horse while crossing a bridge. Scriven, who was waiting for her on the other
side of the river, could only watch helplessly as she drowned. It would be hard
to imagine a more heartbreaking experience. And yet, it was through his
traumatic loss that Joseph Scriven found God's mercy and salvation.
Scriven left Ireland for Canada soon thereafter, where he found work as a
personal tutor. Ten years later, he fell in love and became engaged for a second
time--but once more tragedy struck.
His fiancée caught a chill while swimming, which developed into tuberculosis.
She died after a three-year illness. They were never married.
Late one night, suffering from profound grief and loneliness, Scriven begged
God for comfort, promising to serve him faithfully if he would heal his heart.
God answered his prayer, and Scriven felt his burden miraculously lifted.
He wrote the first two stanzas of a poem that evening to express his joy.
He later also sent those verses to his mother back in Ireland to encourage her
during an illness. In the remaining years of his life, Scriven devoted himself to
helping others in need, including by giving away his clothing and possessions.
When one family ...
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