Open the Eyes of My Heart

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Are We Majoring in Minors?!
Matthew 2323-24
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Maintained a top-notch GPA while traveling
almost every weekend for the school She ended up
with 154 hours
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Since that time she has done more schooling at
Indiana University in Bloomington There she has
30 college credit hours with a GPA of 3.9 So,
she now has the equivalent of 180 plus college
credit hours
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Mary graduated in 1976 with a bachelors degree.
Her major? She has a double minor Christian
Education and Music. In short, Mary majored in
minors
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Purpose
to better realize our need to avoid majoring in
minors
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I Majoring in Minors is Common
A. As Seen in Home Life
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Performed a wedding for a highly educated
idiot to a wholesome, sane, young lady with
little formal training.
Clovis Chappell preacher and educator
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I Majoring in Minors is Common
A. As Seen in Home Life
B. As Seen in Work Life
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steamboats racing
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I Majoring in Minors is Common
A. As Seen in Home Life
B. As Seen in Work Life
C. As Seen in Worship/Service
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Pharisees were religious and worked hard BUT
their sin was not the sin of indifference sin of
wrong emphasis
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II Majoring in Minors is Alluring
A. Due to a Lack of a Sense of Humor
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Here are some of the worlds dictators. As you
will note they are all real fun guys to hang
with arent they? Name a dictator with a
wholesome sense of humor
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Abe Lincoln was anything but a dictator yet, he
had the greatest sense of humor Conversely, how
would you like to joke around with Hitler,
Stalin, or Idi Amin?
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II Majoring in Minors is Alluring
A. Due to a Lack of a Sense of Humor
B. Due to a Small View of Matters
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Though it might not be pleasant to be swallowed
by a whale, it would be far better than being
nibbled to death by minnows.
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II Majoring in Minors is Alluring
A. Due to a Lack of a Sense of Humor
B. Due to a Small View of Matters
C. Due to a Wrong Sense of Values
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Genuine or Fake?
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III Majoring in Minors Can Be Avoided
A. Keep a Sense of Humor Alive
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Knew a Bible College President use to never smile
for pictures because he believed Jesus never
smiled
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James G. Blaine lost the Presidency of the United
States by 1,149 votes. He couldnt take the
defeat He ended up a bitter old man
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William Taft was expected to easily win his 2nd
term, but best friend Theodore Roosevelt ran
against him and split the party. He had reason to
be bitter instead, he laughed and they remained
friends.
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III Majoring in Minors Can Be Avoided
A. Keep a Sense of Humor Alive
B. Learn to Discern
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Matthew 633
But seek first His kingdom and His
righteousness, and all these things will be given
to you as well.
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III Majoring in Minors Can Be Avoided
A. Keep a Sense of Humor Alive
B. Learn to Discern
C. Make Christ Lord of Your Life
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At age 28, he shattered the AAU free throw
competition. Bunny sank 499 consecutive free
throws Later hooked up with the world famous
Harlem Globetrotters, who offered 1,000 to any
person who could beat Levitt in a contest of 100
foul shots
Harold Bunny Levitt
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Conclusion and Summary
Here is the point of this text. It is not saying
that any person with a keen sense of humor, right
values and Christ as their Lord and Savior of
their life wont encounter challenges Truth
really does matter. It enables us to identify
that which is major and that which is minor