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SWALLOWED SCROLL (20 OF 32)

by Donald Cantrell

Scripture: Revelation 10:1-11
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Title: Swallowed Scroll (20 of 32)
Series: The Book of all Books
Author: Donald Cantrell
Text: Revelation 10:1-11

I - Jesus Enters the Scene (1 - 3)

II - John Eats the Scroll (4 - 11)

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Rainbow In the Midst of Ruins

Learning to Give Thanks When Suffering Loss--Bouquet of Rose Thorns

You must die to live; take up your cross daily in order to follow Christ; give in order to receive; all those who live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution. The bitter and the sweet are realities when you put your faith in Christ.

Sandra's life had been easy, like a spring breeze. She married a man she loved, they lived in a nice home, and then they were going to have a son. But in the 4th month of her pregnancy, a car accident stole her peace. During the following Thanksgiving week, she would have delivered a son, but now her arms and heart were empty. She barely made it to the florists to pick up a Thanksgiving flower arrangement for her church.

Thanksgiving? Thankful for what? She wondered. For a careless driver whose truck was hardly scratched when he rear-ended her? For an airbag that saved her life but took the life of her child?

"Good afternoon, can I help you?" The shop clerk startled her.

"I ... I need an arrangement," stammered Sandra.

"For Thanksgiving? Do you want beautiful, or would you like what I call the Thanksgiving

"Special?" asked the shop clerk.

"What do you mean?" Sandra asked.

"I'm convinced flowers tell stories, she continued. "Are you looking for something that conveys 'gratitude' this Thanksgiving?"
"Not exactly!" Sandra blurted out. "In the last five months, everything that could go wrong has gone wrong."

The shop clerk said, "I have the perfect arrangement for you." She disappeared into the back and came back out with a large bouquet of roses, only these roses had all of the flowers cut off, leaving only the thorny stems.
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