CONTROL VS. CHAOS (1 OF 3)
by Jeff Strite
Scripture: Ephesians 6:10-13
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Control vs. Chaos (1 of 3)
Series: Get Smart
Jeff Strite
Ephesians 6:10-13
OPEN: (We opened with the promo for the new movie "Get Smart" starring Steve Carell. It starts with the phrase:
"There has always been a delicate balance between Kaos and Control. Now, with that balance threatened, it's time to turn to one man...")
He was known as the Butcher.
A follower of Stalin, this man was sent to the Ukraine shortly after WWII to put down a rebellion by Ukrainian nationalists. He was so efficient at what he did that he earned the name "The Butcher of the Ukraine.
When Stalin died, there was a short power struggle. But eventually, the "Butcher" became the leader of the Communist Soviet Union from 1958 thru 1964.
Does anybody know what his name was? (Nikita Khrushchev)
He was a bully.
A brute intent on cowing the world into submission.
At one point, he sat at the United Nations, took off his shoe and pounded it on the table in attempt to intimidate the representatives of the other countries who were present.
He even brought the US to the very edge of nuclear holocaust when his actions created the Cuban Missile Crisis.
And he once declared to the Free world:
"Whether you like it or not, history is on our side. We will bury you."
To many Americans, Khrushchev was a very scary man.
He represented the worst of our enemies.
He stood for the struggle between communism and democracy - between totalitarianism and freedom.
This was an age of fear and great concern for many Americans.
It was one of the worst parts of an age that was called the "Cold War".
In the midst of this uncertain age, this Cold War, there were a number of movies and TV shows that dealt with spies and espionage.
There was 007,
The Man from UNCLE,
Mission Impossible and others.
And they all dealt with the conflict between the forces of the "Free World" and organizations intent on destroying that freedom.
Among those shows was a hit TV sitcom called "Get ...
Series: Get Smart
Jeff Strite
Ephesians 6:10-13
OPEN: (We opened with the promo for the new movie "Get Smart" starring Steve Carell. It starts with the phrase:
"There has always been a delicate balance between Kaos and Control. Now, with that balance threatened, it's time to turn to one man...")
He was known as the Butcher.
A follower of Stalin, this man was sent to the Ukraine shortly after WWII to put down a rebellion by Ukrainian nationalists. He was so efficient at what he did that he earned the name "The Butcher of the Ukraine.
When Stalin died, there was a short power struggle. But eventually, the "Butcher" became the leader of the Communist Soviet Union from 1958 thru 1964.
Does anybody know what his name was? (Nikita Khrushchev)
He was a bully.
A brute intent on cowing the world into submission.
At one point, he sat at the United Nations, took off his shoe and pounded it on the table in attempt to intimidate the representatives of the other countries who were present.
He even brought the US to the very edge of nuclear holocaust when his actions created the Cuban Missile Crisis.
And he once declared to the Free world:
"Whether you like it or not, history is on our side. We will bury you."
To many Americans, Khrushchev was a very scary man.
He represented the worst of our enemies.
He stood for the struggle between communism and democracy - between totalitarianism and freedom.
This was an age of fear and great concern for many Americans.
It was one of the worst parts of an age that was called the "Cold War".
In the midst of this uncertain age, this Cold War, there were a number of movies and TV shows that dealt with spies and espionage.
There was 007,
The Man from UNCLE,
Mission Impossible and others.
And they all dealt with the conflict between the forces of the "Free World" and organizations intent on destroying that freedom.
Among those shows was a hit TV sitcom called "Get ...
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