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LOOKING BACK, MOVING FORWARD

by Donald Cantrell

Scripture: Philippians 1:6


Title: Looking Back, Moving Forward
Author: Donald Cantrell
Text: Philippians 1:6

Phl 1:6 KJV - Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform [it] until the day of Jesus Christ:

End of Year Sermon

I - Mindful Reflection Is Helpful

II - Memorable Regurgitation Is Harmful

III - Motivating Rejuvenation Is Healthy

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Positive Possibilities

Arriving late for a little league game, a retired grandfather stopped to ask his grandchild how his team was doing. We are behind 15 to nothing, he said. The grandfather asked, are you discouraged? Of course, not, the boy responded we haven't been up to bat yet!

"Anything God has ever done; he can do now. Anything God has ever done anywhere; he can do here. Anything God has ever done for anyone; he can do for you."
A.W. Tozer

OVERCOMING

From the age of 5 Jerry was the victim of a series of strange and agonizing accidents. While holding an axe overhead, it slipped and cut a cleft into his chin. While a sophomore in high school, he backed into an electric lathe.

When he was 17, he had an accident with a double-barreled shotgun. Both barrels went off, and their load smashed into his right forearm. He chipped a vertebra in his neck and had to have an operation. He suffered a detached retina. He broke his ankle.

A non-malignant growth the size of a grapefruit was removed from near his stomach. Holes developed in his intestines caused by a four-inch sliver of wood which had been in him for 12 years. His name is Jerry Kramer. He overcame all of these adversities to play offensive guard on the Green Bay Packers football team. He was on the 1965 team that won the NFL title, and on the team that won the historic first super bowl game the next year!
The Rest of the Story

During a practice session for the Green Bay Packers, things were not going well for Vince Lombardi's te ...

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