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*Opinion - Everybody has one!
Dishonest or Trustworthy?*
Her screen name is "sgal901" -- and she wants to know if she's pretty or if she's ugly.
Maybe she asked her parents or maybe didn’t?
Maybe she mulled this over with her friends, but either way this middle-school student decides to pose the question to the world via YouTube.
Smiling sweetly at her laptop and donning a knit-cap made to look like a koala bear "sgal901" does what middle school girls do: She complains of being called ugly by some and "oh-my-gosh-so-beautiful" by others.
But rather than simply lamenting the craziness and confusion of being 13 years old through scribbles in a diary, "sgal" has turned to the Internet for insight.
Is she pretty?
Or is she ugly?
And the Internet responded.
This one young girl's public pondering of her own beauty has been viewed more than 6.9 million times and racked up over 130,000 comments.
Yet, if we wonder what the problem is here, it isn't the fact that kids are wondering whether or not they're attractive.
The question is normal.
It's the audience that makes all the difference.
You just can’t ask anyone.
You have to ask people who are trustworthy.
Moms and Dads should qualify.
Maybe Grandma and Grandpa?
Check the maturity levels of brothers and sisters before asking them!
A lifelong friend who knows you can be trusted.
Asking them if you're pretty; that's fine.
Their opinion is probably worth listening to![i]
We’ve been talking opinion for the last two weeks.
It’s obvious.
Everyone has an opinion, but audience that makes all the difference.
Some opinions are not worth as much as others.
WHY?
TRUST!
Do we trust the person giving us their opinion or advice?
People in this world have opinions about the church.
*Some see the church as dishonest.*
/Those folks are just after your money!
I came to church for help, but ended up getting hurt instead.
/*Some people see the church as trustworthy!*
And the main reason they do is Jesus.
I can trust Jesus.
I have no problem with the perfect son of the living God. */The problem I have is his followers.
Can his followers be trusted?/*
*Let’s look at two of them.
Paul and Timothy! Turn in your Bibles to 1st Timothy 4.* *Do you need a Bible?
* Paul wrote 13 letters.
9 went to churches.
4 went to three specific people - Timothy, Titus and Philemon.
Timothy received two letters.
Paul is in Macedonia.
Timothy is in Ephesus.
Timothy is a pastor or minister leading the church in Ephesus.
*Dr.
James Smith states there are two reasons why Paul wrote to Timothy.* Paul encourages Timothy to be faithful to God in both his private and public life!
But the ultimate purpose of his letter was to provide the church a leadership manual.[ii]
*I have found that trust in a church goes no farther than its leaders.
*Leaders are not perfect, but they should be ruthlessly following the one who is perfect!
*Paul loved certain sayings.
*/Grace, mercy and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
Grace be with you all.
/*And this one in 1st Timothy 4:9! What is the “saying?”
It’s verse 8,*[iii]* but let’s go back to verse 6!* *If you point these things out to the brothers… what things?*
It had only been 30 years since Jesus left this earth and people had already started abandoning their faith in him.
Others started teaching what was false.
Paul mentions two in chapter 1. Hymenaeus and Alexander.
*What is the best description of a false teacher?
They deceive!* “If you treat your body harshly, God will see your devotion and reward you.”
Not true!
We should be thankful to God for what he has given us.
Timothy, instruct people to be thankful!
*I have another confession.
I want to be considered a good minister!*
But what does that mean?
I have found there are lots of opinions on what it means to be a good minister.
/He saw me in the hospital.
He prays short prayers.
He tells funny jokes.
His preaching is deep.
His preaching is basic!
He did my daughter’s wedding.
He goes on mission trips.
He focuses on meeting needs locally.
He dresses up.
He wears jeans.
He likes football.
The fact I like the Browns proves you should question my judgment!
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*Who here likes ketchup?*
According to Heinz, ketchup flows out of a glass bottle at a speed of .028
miles per hour.
That's slower than a Galapagos tortoise, which creeps along at .16 miles per hour.
Have you ever found yourself impatiently tapping that ketchup bottle?
It takes sooooo long to come out.
Well, not to worry.
A PhD candidate at M.I.T has developed LiquiGlide, a "structured liquid" that can be used to coat the inside of a ketchup bottle facilitating a faster ketchup flow.
Now you won't have to wait thirty seconds for ketchup to hit your hotdog.[iv]
May I say, I did not know that was a problem!
I did not know ketchup flow was a major issue in this world.
*Sometimes ministers find themselves dealing with issues that they didn’t know were issues.*
*Go back to verse 6. *
*A good minister nourishes himself and others on the truth!
*Author, preacher John Piper said, /“I don’t think there is much you can do to become a preacher except know your Bible and be unbelievably excited about what’s there.”/
*A good minister follows good teaching!*
Let me give you one!
*Go to 1st Timothy 1:15-16.
(worst) *Have you ever heard of Terry Bollette?
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