JESUS AND THE FALLEN DISCIPLE (8)
by Jeff Schreve
Scripture: John 21:1-19
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Title: Jesus and the Fallen Disciple (8)
Series: Divine Encounter
Author: Jeff Schreve
Text: John 21:1-19
It was 1989 when a company called Life Call Medical Alert produced a commercial. It's a sixty-second commercial, and it was designed to let people know about their product, that necklace that you would wear around your neck. And if you had a problem, you could press the button and it would call them, and you could tell them your problem, and they would send help. It was very interesting, that sixty-second commercial. It was low budget. It was a little cheesy. There was a line in that commercial that took off. It was on bumper stickers. It was on T-shirts. It was used by comedians. It was used on TV sit-coms. It was even in a country and western song. What was the line? "I've fallen and I can't get up." You knew it. "I've fallen and I can't get up." Now, it wasn't meant to be funny, but people got a kick out of it, because you weren't that lady. But, hey, when you get older your balance starts to go, and you have a concern about falling. You know, it's an interesting story. Many of you know. This is just an aside, but many of you know the name Coach John Wooden, the greatest basketball coach who ever lived. He was the coach for the UCLA Bruins. He won ten National Championships in twelve years. As he got older, his hips started to deteriorate and he had a lot of health issues. Well, his daughter said, "Dad, you need to get this Life Alert and wear this." And he didn't want to do it, didn't want to do it. Finally, he said, "Okay, I'll do it for you, daughter." And then he had a fall, and they found him two days later. And she said, "Dad, I don't understand. Why didn't you hit your Life Alert button? You promised me." He said, "I promised you I'd wear it; I didn't say I'd use it." He was tough, and he was trusting that the Lord was just going to send somebody. I'm not sure. But, hey, "I've fallen, and I can't get up." Bad in th ...
Series: Divine Encounter
Author: Jeff Schreve
Text: John 21:1-19
It was 1989 when a company called Life Call Medical Alert produced a commercial. It's a sixty-second commercial, and it was designed to let people know about their product, that necklace that you would wear around your neck. And if you had a problem, you could press the button and it would call them, and you could tell them your problem, and they would send help. It was very interesting, that sixty-second commercial. It was low budget. It was a little cheesy. There was a line in that commercial that took off. It was on bumper stickers. It was on T-shirts. It was used by comedians. It was used on TV sit-coms. It was even in a country and western song. What was the line? "I've fallen and I can't get up." You knew it. "I've fallen and I can't get up." Now, it wasn't meant to be funny, but people got a kick out of it, because you weren't that lady. But, hey, when you get older your balance starts to go, and you have a concern about falling. You know, it's an interesting story. Many of you know. This is just an aside, but many of you know the name Coach John Wooden, the greatest basketball coach who ever lived. He was the coach for the UCLA Bruins. He won ten National Championships in twelve years. As he got older, his hips started to deteriorate and he had a lot of health issues. Well, his daughter said, "Dad, you need to get this Life Alert and wear this." And he didn't want to do it, didn't want to do it. Finally, he said, "Okay, I'll do it for you, daughter." And then he had a fall, and they found him two days later. And she said, "Dad, I don't understand. Why didn't you hit your Life Alert button? You promised me." He said, "I promised you I'd wear it; I didn't say I'd use it." He was tough, and he was trusting that the Lord was just going to send somebody. I'm not sure. But, hey, "I've fallen, and I can't get up." Bad in th ...
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