GOD'S GREAT INVITATIONS (14 OF 41)
by Jerry Watts
Scripture: Revelation 3:19-22
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God's Great Invitations (14 of 41)
Series: The Unveiling
Jerry N Watts
Revelation 3:19-22
October 2, 2011
* From 1955-1960 there was a series on TV called "The Millionaire." The theme of the show was that, each week, a generous multimillionaire would dispatch a messenger to give away a million dollars to some unsuspecting, yet needy person of his choosing. It was amazing how difficult it was for this messenger to give away a million dollars. (BTW, a million dollars back then has been purported to equal seven million in modern day dollars). The messenger was laughed at, lied to, treated rudely, and even had doors slammed in his face. To think that someone with whom you had no connection or affiliation would invite them to receive such a great gift was beyond the imagination of that day. After all, they did have to sign the receipt, they did have to respond, or they could not receive the money.
* I submit that we can find many similarities between the story line of that TV show and of our Lord's offer to us. God dispatched His only Son, Jesus, to a people who had, by the choice of disobedience and sin, severed their ties. God sent Jesus to offer us something more valuable than silver, gold, or money; by and large, this people laughed at, ridiculed, and even killed Him.
* But God was so determined to reach us that He used the death of His own Son as a springboard to offer us an invitation to be restored to Him, to know Him, and even to live with Him forever.
* For the last several months we have been on a journey through the seven churches to which Jesus wrote a personal letter. These seven churches do not present a pretty picture of the local church. Think about it;
Ephesus was the 'backslidden' church, Smyrna was the 'beat up' church, Pergamum was the 'bargaining' church, and Thyatira was the 'busted' church. Then Sardis was the "Comfortable" church, while Philadelphia (the only church without a word of condemnation) was the "Consistent" ch ...
Series: The Unveiling
Jerry N Watts
Revelation 3:19-22
October 2, 2011
* From 1955-1960 there was a series on TV called "The Millionaire." The theme of the show was that, each week, a generous multimillionaire would dispatch a messenger to give away a million dollars to some unsuspecting, yet needy person of his choosing. It was amazing how difficult it was for this messenger to give away a million dollars. (BTW, a million dollars back then has been purported to equal seven million in modern day dollars). The messenger was laughed at, lied to, treated rudely, and even had doors slammed in his face. To think that someone with whom you had no connection or affiliation would invite them to receive such a great gift was beyond the imagination of that day. After all, they did have to sign the receipt, they did have to respond, or they could not receive the money.
* I submit that we can find many similarities between the story line of that TV show and of our Lord's offer to us. God dispatched His only Son, Jesus, to a people who had, by the choice of disobedience and sin, severed their ties. God sent Jesus to offer us something more valuable than silver, gold, or money; by and large, this people laughed at, ridiculed, and even killed Him.
* But God was so determined to reach us that He used the death of His own Son as a springboard to offer us an invitation to be restored to Him, to know Him, and even to live with Him forever.
* For the last several months we have been on a journey through the seven churches to which Jesus wrote a personal letter. These seven churches do not present a pretty picture of the local church. Think about it;
Ephesus was the 'backslidden' church, Smyrna was the 'beat up' church, Pergamum was the 'bargaining' church, and Thyatira was the 'busted' church. Then Sardis was the "Comfortable" church, while Philadelphia (the only church without a word of condemnation) was the "Consistent" ch ...
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