[Propertalk] Sermon tips for Matthew 5:38-48 - Part 5

[Joe Parrish]

...the real
defeat of the Soviets in the Baltics was found in
the "Singing Revolution" where hundreds
of thousands of Lithuanians, Latvians, and
Estonians joined hands and formed a human chain
that linked the three capitols together and they
sang the occupation to death. The Soviets
realized that they simply didn't have enough
bullets to put down the revolt.

http://www.desperatepreacher.com/bodyii.htm

Joel (Page 2)
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A few years ago Nori Carlson of Sacramento opened a business she calls Revenge Unlimited.  Her reason for being in business, she says, is to help you treat others as they have treated you--kind of a revision of the Golden Rule.  For a fee of $35 to $50 she delivers wilted flowers wrapped in dirty newspaper, deflated balloons and year-old party favors to someone you want to put down.  She delivers cheap wine and a personalized "revenge-O-gram" poem intended to shame the recipient.  "There are people who deliver flowers for Mother's Day or Valentines Day to show love or romance or respect or acknowledgement," she says, "but we are selling revenge.  We're about getting even."
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He was so angry that he pulled over and waited for me to get along side him so he could give me some more of what was on his mind.  He would have been interested in an adult toy I read about called the Revenger.  The Revenger offers frustrated drivers a way to vent their feelings whenever another driver offends them.  At the flip of a switch it blasts the sound of a grenade launcher, machine gun, and death ray at the offending party.  The president of the company says that demand for the product has been overwhelming.  
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The comedian Buddy Hackett once confessed, "I've had a few arguments with people, but I never carry a grudge.  You know why?  While you're carrying a grudge, they're out dancing."
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Zig Ziglar tells of a small boy on his way home from school who was confronted by three bullies, any one of whom could have beaten him up, and that seemed to be their intention.  The boy wasn't too well qualified to fight, so he did some quick thinking.  He backed up dramatically, drew a line in the dirt with his shoe, looked the leader of the group in the eye, and said, "Now you just step across that line."  The big bully confidently stepped across the line.  The small boy smiled broadly and exclaimed, "Now we're on the same side!"  Ziglar doesn't tell whether it worked, but it was the kind of creative approach to hostility that Jesus would have praised.

http://desperatepreacher.com/sermonbuilder/

David Rogne
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An audio sermon on holiness:

http://freebiblecommentary.org/mp3/32-16/sermons/300s/306.mp3

Bob Utley
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