HOW SORRY IS SORRY? (4 OF 4)
by Jeff Strite
Scripture: Matthew 6:9-15
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How Sorry is Sorry? (4 of 4)
Series: The Games of Life
Jeff Strite
Matthew 6:9-15
OPEN: (We put a picture of a ''Sorry'' game board on the screen)
How many of you recognize this game board? And how many of you have ever played it?
Amazon.com says the game of Sorry is the #5 best-selling board game on their site.
(http://www.amazon.com/Best-Sellers-Toys-Games-Board/zgbs/toys-and-games/166225011k)
But Sorry not really an original game. It is one many variations on a game that originated in India called Parcheesi. There are other games based on the same concept and they have names like:
Aggravation
Trouble
Frustration
And there's even a game called ''Wahoo''
As I was researching this sermon I came across a picture of one of the boxes Sorry was sold in and found the tagline on the box called it ''The Game Of Sweet Revenge''. And I thought at the time… that's an odd phrase to describe a game that's called ''Sorry''. We don't usually connect the word ''Sorry'' with ''revenge'' - but apparently the company that owned it thought it was a great idea.
In fact, in a 1994 TV advertisement for the game (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAQDpiBNTiw) that was precisely the idea. Ben Stein was portrayed as a stodgy teacher trying to teach his students about forgiveness. ''Always remember to forgive and forget'' he says.
But the kids are having nothing to do with it… they're playing Sorry, the game of ''sweet revenge''. And the voice over of the commercial says ''I'll get you for that!''
At the heart of the game is the acknowledgment that saying ''I'm sorry'' is not quite the same as BEING sorry. And actually that's true.
Did you realize that the Bible never uses the words ''I'm Sorry'' Or ''you should be sorry''. I looked it up! But by contrast, the words ''forgive'', ''forgives, ''forgiven'' and ''forgiveness'' show up at least 119 times by my count.
But why would that be?
Why would God prefer us saying ''forgive me'' to saying ''I'm sorry?' ...
Series: The Games of Life
Jeff Strite
Matthew 6:9-15
OPEN: (We put a picture of a ''Sorry'' game board on the screen)
How many of you recognize this game board? And how many of you have ever played it?
Amazon.com says the game of Sorry is the #5 best-selling board game on their site.
(http://www.amazon.com/Best-Sellers-Toys-Games-Board/zgbs/toys-and-games/166225011k)
But Sorry not really an original game. It is one many variations on a game that originated in India called Parcheesi. There are other games based on the same concept and they have names like:
Aggravation
Trouble
Frustration
And there's even a game called ''Wahoo''
As I was researching this sermon I came across a picture of one of the boxes Sorry was sold in and found the tagline on the box called it ''The Game Of Sweet Revenge''. And I thought at the time… that's an odd phrase to describe a game that's called ''Sorry''. We don't usually connect the word ''Sorry'' with ''revenge'' - but apparently the company that owned it thought it was a great idea.
In fact, in a 1994 TV advertisement for the game (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAQDpiBNTiw) that was precisely the idea. Ben Stein was portrayed as a stodgy teacher trying to teach his students about forgiveness. ''Always remember to forgive and forget'' he says.
But the kids are having nothing to do with it… they're playing Sorry, the game of ''sweet revenge''. And the voice over of the commercial says ''I'll get you for that!''
At the heart of the game is the acknowledgment that saying ''I'm sorry'' is not quite the same as BEING sorry. And actually that's true.
Did you realize that the Bible never uses the words ''I'm Sorry'' Or ''you should be sorry''. I looked it up! But by contrast, the words ''forgive'', ''forgives, ''forgiven'' and ''forgiveness'' show up at least 119 times by my count.
But why would that be?
Why would God prefer us saying ''forgive me'' to saying ''I'm sorry?' ...
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