Title: The Silence of Graveyards
Author: Donald Cantrell
Text: Psalms 6:5
Psa 6:5 KJV - For in death [there is] no remembrance of thee: in the grave who shall give thee thanks?
Thanksgiving Sermon
I - One's Probing Consideration
II - One's Pressing Challenge
III - One's Prioritizing Considered
This sermon contains a fully alliterated outline, with subpoints.
The Next One
Eugene Peterson wrote about visiting a monastery:
"While on the way to the refectory for lunch, he and the monks he was visiting walked past a graveyard with an open grave. He asked one of the monks which member of the community had died recently, and he was told, "Nobody. That grave is for the next one." Every day, three times a day, as they walk to eat, the members of that community are reminded of what we spend our waking hours trying to forget. One of them will be the next one."
KING TUT VS. WILLIAM BORDEN
In 1922 Howard Carter discovered the burial chamber of King Tutankhamen. King Tut had died at around age 19 and his tomb had been untouched for over 3000 years. Buried with him were solid gold chariots and thousands of golden artifacts. His gold coffin was found within gold tombs within gold tombs within gold tombs. The burial site of King Tut held tons of gold. Literally. The excesses and luxury in death were indicative of the way he lived. Many theories have been suggested to explain how he died, but no explanation is needed for how lived. He enjoyed the spoils of power and wealth. He used what he had for his pleasures. He had security in his position and in his possessions. This is not remarkable. This kind of life does not need explanation. Any of us left to ourselves would live for own glory and pleasure given the opportunity.
But not far from the pyramids, in the streets of Cairo, down the back alley of a street littered with garbage on a plot of overgrown grass in a graveyard for American missionaries is a sun-scorched tombstone that ...
Author: Donald Cantrell
Text: Psalms 6:5
Psa 6:5 KJV - For in death [there is] no remembrance of thee: in the grave who shall give thee thanks?
Thanksgiving Sermon
I - One's Probing Consideration
II - One's Pressing Challenge
III - One's Prioritizing Considered
This sermon contains a fully alliterated outline, with subpoints.
The Next One
Eugene Peterson wrote about visiting a monastery:
"While on the way to the refectory for lunch, he and the monks he was visiting walked past a graveyard with an open grave. He asked one of the monks which member of the community had died recently, and he was told, "Nobody. That grave is for the next one." Every day, three times a day, as they walk to eat, the members of that community are reminded of what we spend our waking hours trying to forget. One of them will be the next one."
KING TUT VS. WILLIAM BORDEN
In 1922 Howard Carter discovered the burial chamber of King Tutankhamen. King Tut had died at around age 19 and his tomb had been untouched for over 3000 years. Buried with him were solid gold chariots and thousands of golden artifacts. His gold coffin was found within gold tombs within gold tombs within gold tombs. The burial site of King Tut held tons of gold. Literally. The excesses and luxury in death were indicative of the way he lived. Many theories have been suggested to explain how he died, but no explanation is needed for how lived. He enjoyed the spoils of power and wealth. He used what he had for his pleasures. He had security in his position and in his possessions. This is not remarkable. This kind of life does not need explanation. Any of us left to ourselves would live for own glory and pleasure given the opportunity.
But not far from the pyramids, in the streets of Cairo, down the back alley of a street littered with garbage on a plot of overgrown grass in a graveyard for American missionaries is a sun-scorched tombstone that ...
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