Subject: "No Excuse For Excuses!"
Intro: As an 18 year old Evangelist, I preached this subject in Toledo, Ohio. The principal character was Jeremiah. His excuse initially was that of being, "but a child". God informed him, that He knew before he was born. Knew him before he was formed. Called him and intended to use him to tear down and to build up, among other things. He was chosen. Jeremiah said yes and the devil couldn't say no. There was no excuse for excuses.
Moses met God at a "common bush with uncommon glory."
He was burned out. The bush burned on. God said go...he said, "woe". Excused himself, because of a stuttering problem. God said, "I will be your mouth"! Moses got it done, and when he was done, God took him home. No excuse for excuses.
What's your excuse? Is it education? Fear of Rejection. Lack of money? Too many Challenges? Degree of Difficulty? Your advanced Age? Bankruptcy? Too little Time? Many have faced these "Impostors and Overcome! YOU WILL TOO!!! No excuse for excuses.
EDUCATION
You've heard of Bill Gates, Paul Allen, Pres. Harry Truman, Stephen Spielberg, Michael Dell, legendary Anchorman Walter Cronkite, and media mogul Ted Turner. Not one of them graduated from college. No excuse for excuses.
AGE
Most have eaten at KFC, founded by Colonel Sanders. He was 66 at the time. He was a Christian. I watched a youtube clip of him on TBN before he died the audience was spellbound by his story of rejection and perseverance. No excuse for excuses.
DIFFICULTY
The ant carries 400 times it's own weight. Consider the ant...Solomon said. The bumblebee's body is too big to fly. Oops, he didn't get the "not possible memo". My friends, there's no excuse for excuses. EXCEED EXPECTATIONS!
CHALLENGING
To produce a lb. of honey, the Honeybee. visits 56,000 clover heads. Each head has 66 tubes. All total 3.3 million times for 1lb. That's about 3 times around the world if it were miles. For 1 tablespoon, it requires 4200 trips. Think of that the next time you add honey to your tea. No excuse for excuses. EXCEED EXPECTATIONS!
FAILURE
A guy wanted to build cars. Went broke 5 times before he got the first one built. Henry Ford is gone. His cars are still here. He once said. "If you think you can't then, YOU CAN'T. Miracles come in Can's! No excuse for excuses.
BANKRUPTCY
Walt Disney, was bankrupt 7 times before Mickey Mouse ever got a home at Disney World. He was a believer. s a child he drew flowers with smiles. Teacher scolded him, "Walt, flowers don't have faces"! He answered, "Mine do". At his theme parks today, all the flowers have smiles! In Florida, developers, saw a swamp, he saw a family vacation venue, and today, the world sees Disney World! No excuse for excuses.
EXCEED EXPECTATIONS!
In case, you think your best years are behind you, or that, you've failed than you succeeded, remember this....
FYI
Plato wrote "The Republic", 9 times before he finished.
Cicero practiced his oratory for 30 years, before he became famed for it.
Webster spent 36 years compiling words for his Dictionary, which still ranks, among the best of all time.
Virgil took 7 years to write his classic.
Michaelangelo, took 8 years to paint Sistine Chapel on his back, an inch a day. The financier asked, "When will you make an end of it"? He replied,"When I'm done with it"!
Edison had 1000 failed experiments, before he caused a light bulb to shine. Friends asked, was he discouraged? He said, "No, now I know 1000 things that don't work"!
NOTE:
He was called a genius. He humbly replied, "genius is one per cent inspiration, 99 per cent perspiration"!
That'll preach. No excuse for excuses.
EXCEED EXPECTATIONS!
Jesus did. He died. He cried. He sighed. Nailed to a tree, he created, between two common thieves, he became sin for us. Offered a sour painkiller. He spit it out. While dying, he was thirsty. He felt forsaken, and He asked God, Why? But, he never lied. BELOVED of God, "you can make it, if you try. Tell excuses goodbye.
Jesus said "in three days, you will see me again. He took on our sin. Theologians call it "propitiation". They buried him in a borrowed tomb. The earth became a womb. 72 hours later. He walked through a wall and into a room. He got up, saying, "ALL POWER.... Go ye. Go is 2/3rd's of God.
Go into the Upper Room, not the Supper Room. Wait til you get power for your finest hour, so that with God, you will:
EXCEED EXPECTATIONS!!!
It's been good hanging out with you, today... I sure do loveee and celebrate you.
Sir Brian, an Apostle
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