THE HEALER HEALING (7 OF 24)
Title: The Healer Healing (7 of 24)
Series: The Gospel of Luke
Author: Donald Cantrell
Text: Luke 7:1-50
I - The Centurion's Regal Request (1 - 10)
II - The Widow's Relative Raised (11 - 17)
III - The Prophet's Reassuring Report (18 - 23)
IV - The Lord's Relevant Reply (24 - 35)
V - The Pharisee's Repulsive Resistance (36 - 39)
VI - The Man's Rightful Rebuke (40 - 50)
This sermon contains a fully alliterated outline, with subpoints.
COMPASSION FOR AN OLD MAN
It was a bitterly cold evening in Northern Virginia many years ago. The old man's beard was glazed by winter's frost as he waited for a ride across the river. He heard a brigade of men on horses coming around the bend. He let the first one pass him without any effort to get his attention.
Then another passed by, and another. Finally, the last rider neared and the old man caught the rider's eye and said, "Sir, would you mind giving an old man a ride to the other side?" The rider said, "Sure, thing. Hop aboard." Seeing the old man unable to lift his half-frozen body onto the horse, the horseman dismounted and helped the old man onto the horse.
The horseman not only took the old man across the river but to his destination which was just a few miles away. As they neared the man's home the horseman was curious and he asked, "Sir, I noticed that you let several other riders pass by without making an effort to get a ride. Then I came up and you immediately asked me for a ride. I'm curious why on such a bitterly cold night that you would wait and ask the last rider. What if I had refused and left you there?"
The old man replied, "I've been around these parts for some time. I reckon I know people pretty well. I looked into the eyes of the other riders and immediately saw there was no concern for my situation. It would have been useless even to ask them for a ride. But when I looked into your eyes, kindness and compassion were there. I knew that your gentle spirit would ...
Series: The Gospel of Luke
Author: Donald Cantrell
Text: Luke 7:1-50
I - The Centurion's Regal Request (1 - 10)
II - The Widow's Relative Raised (11 - 17)
III - The Prophet's Reassuring Report (18 - 23)
IV - The Lord's Relevant Reply (24 - 35)
V - The Pharisee's Repulsive Resistance (36 - 39)
VI - The Man's Rightful Rebuke (40 - 50)
This sermon contains a fully alliterated outline, with subpoints.
COMPASSION FOR AN OLD MAN
It was a bitterly cold evening in Northern Virginia many years ago. The old man's beard was glazed by winter's frost as he waited for a ride across the river. He heard a brigade of men on horses coming around the bend. He let the first one pass him without any effort to get his attention.
Then another passed by, and another. Finally, the last rider neared and the old man caught the rider's eye and said, "Sir, would you mind giving an old man a ride to the other side?" The rider said, "Sure, thing. Hop aboard." Seeing the old man unable to lift his half-frozen body onto the horse, the horseman dismounted and helped the old man onto the horse.
The horseman not only took the old man across the river but to his destination which was just a few miles away. As they neared the man's home the horseman was curious and he asked, "Sir, I noticed that you let several other riders pass by without making an effort to get a ride. Then I came up and you immediately asked me for a ride. I'm curious why on such a bitterly cold night that you would wait and ask the last rider. What if I had refused and left you there?"
The old man replied, "I've been around these parts for some time. I reckon I know people pretty well. I looked into the eyes of the other riders and immediately saw there was no concern for my situation. It would have been useless even to ask them for a ride. But when I looked into your eyes, kindness and compassion were there. I knew that your gentle spirit would ...
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