Hello From Texas,

PLAN A WRECK-God is undoubtedly moving in a straight line to bring a solution to your situation. Take a firm hold on His promise and walk a straight line of obedience toward Him. Prepare for a "Collision of Provision".

A SERMON-Civility-Courage-Compassion-Character. I have a six-hour long VCR  of the Presidential inauguration program and parade. Cokie Roberts of ABC recognized the words of George W. Bush as a "sermon". I probably would have trimmed one point and removed political overtones.

I would have added a text-Proverbs 14:34- "Righteousness exalts a nation, But sin is a reproach to any people". 

SUPERBOWL-One of you kind readers recalled an effort that I made from the pulpit on Superbowl Sunday in the middle 1970s. I will include that outline with a response to add a line or two of comment. Among my many faults, is a tendency to be terse.

"A SUPERBOWL SERMON"-Text is Revelation 19:11-21. Points are 1. Concept 2. Conflict 3. Conqueror
1. Concept. As the master teacher (Ephesians 4:11) in the local church the speaker/pastor must make certain that proper preparation is done in sessions prior to this effort (playoff games to reach this as a pinnacle). I am a  premillenial pretribulation preacher; therefore I prepared a folder of  lessons and a timeline to present several consecutive weeks prior to this presentation. I covered "The Rapture", The Tribulation" "The Antichrist", "Judgment of Believers" etc. Your hearers have the right to be informed as 
to why you embrace this idea. This concept is to be presented as the final act that is fully played out with the earth as the stage. The remaining two chapters of Scripture are moved beyond the time sequence that we presently observe.

Conflict-This is the ultimate battle between forces of good and evil. The picture drawn is one of complete domination by the force from heaven against the force that is amassed on earth. You might wish to cite Jude, verses 14&15 and 2 Thessalonians 2:4-8 as commentary passages.

Conqueror-These highly descriptive verses are intended to fully reveal Jesus as the eternal and divine conqueror. (Please remember that this entire Biblical writing is "The Revelation of Jesus Christ"(Revelation 1:1).

SCRAPS-I have been questioned because of my rather dogmatic stance for  expository preaching. My position is that you may preach by exposition or preach topically and jump from place to place and verse to verse. My personal opinion is that topical preaching is as interesting and stimulatins as 
reading a pnone directory.

His,
Ron Krantz