[Granville-Hough] 12 June 2009 - The Book

[Trustees for Granville W. Hough]

Sermonette for parents, young or old.

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THE BOOK (Adapted from Public Speakers Library.)

Once upon a time there was a bright little Sullivan boy (not from the 
preaching and teaching family) who observed there was a book which was 
always on the living room coffee table. He sat down one day and began to 
turn the dusty pages. The words were a little strange such as thee and 
thou and some things did not seem quite right. There seemed to be old 
letters, some pressed flowers, and things that were quite different from 
the normal TV to which the child was accustomed. He did not quite know 
what to make of it, so said to his young mother, “Mama, is this God’s 
Book?” To which the good mother said: “Certainly.” Then the little boy 
reflected a bit and replied: “Well, I think we had better send it back 
to God, for we don’t use it much here.”
Now that was a wake-up call for the young mother. She well knew that 
God’s Book was full of words of truth and grace. Indeed, the Scriptures 
are sufficient to make us wise unto salvation. Christ says, we are 
sanctified by them. Paul says, we are begotten by them. Peter says, we 
are born again by them.
So, is your bible collecting dust and momentos on the coffee table or on 
the bookshelf, or is it building understanding in the minds of your 
children? It is your right to choose!