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“Are We Majoring in Minors?!”
Matthew 23:23-24
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Maintained a top-notch GPA while traveling almost every weekend for the
school… She ended up with 154 hours…
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Since that time she has done more schooling at Indiana University in
Bloomington… There she has 30 college credit hours with a GPA of 3.9… So, she
now has the equivalent of 180 plus college credit hours…
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Mary graduated in 1976 with a bachelor’s degree. Her major? She has a double
minor – Christian Education and Music. In short, Mary majored in minors…
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Purpose:to better realize our need to avoid
majoring in minors
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I Majoring in Minors is Common
A. As Seen in Home Life
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Clovis Chappell – preacher and educator
Performed a wedding for a “…highly
educated idiot to a wholesome, sane,
young lady with little formal training.” …
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I Majoring in Minors is Common
A. As Seen in Home Life
B. As Seen in Work Life
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steamboats racing
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I Majoring in Minors is Common
A. As Seen in Home Life
B. As Seen in Work Life
C. As Seen in Worship/Service
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Pharisees were “religious” and worked hard… BUT their sin was not the sin
of indifference… sin of wrong emphasis…
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II Majoring in Minors is Alluring
A. Due to a Lack of a Sense of Humor
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Here are some of the world’s
dictators. As you will note they are
all real “fun guys” to hang with aren’t
they? Name a dictator with a
wholesome sense of humor…
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Abe Lincoln was anything but a
dictator; yet, he had the greatest
sense of humor… Conversely, how would you like to joke around with
Hitler, Stalin, or Idi Amin?
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II Majoring in Minors is Alluring
A. Due to a Lack of a Sense of HumorB. Due to a Small View of Matters
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“Though it might not be pleasant to be swallowed by a whale, it would be far better than being
nibbled to death by minnows.”
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II Majoring in Minors is Alluring
A. Due to a Lack of a Sense of HumorB. Due to a Small View of MattersC. Due to a Wrong Sense of Values
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Genuine
or
Fake?
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III Majoring in Minors Can Be Avoided
A. Keep a Sense of Humor Alive
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Knew a Bible College President use to never smile
for pictures because he believed Jesus never smiled…
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James G. Blaine lost the Presidency of the United States by 1,149 votes. He couldn’t take the defeat… He ended up a bitter old man…
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William Taft was expected to easily win his 2nd term, but best
friend Theodore Roosevelt ran against
him and split the party. He had reason to be bitter; instead, he laughed and they
remained friends.
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III Majoring in Minors Can Be Avoided
A. Keep a Sense of Humor Alive
B. Learn to Discern
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Matthew 6:33
“But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things
will be given to you as well.”
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III Majoring in Minors Can Be Avoided
A. Keep a Sense of Humor Alive
B. Learn to Discern
C. Make Christ Lord of Your Life
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At age 28, he shattered the AAU free throw competition. Bunny
sank 499 consecutive free throws… Later hooked up with the
world famous Harlem Globetrotters, who
offered $1,000 to any person who could beat Levitt in a contest of
100 foul shots… Harold “Bunny” Levitt
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Conclusion and Summary:
Here is the point of this text. It is not saying that any person with a keen sense
of humor, right values and Christ as their Lord and Savior of their life won’t
encounter challenges… Truth really does matter. It enables us to identify that
which is major and that which is minor…