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Sore Loser. Sermon #1 in the Revelation of Jesus Christ. Sore Losers. LeBron James: Refused to congratulate the Orlando Magic on their conference win and instead stormed off the court. Sore Losers.
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Sore Loser Sermon #1 in the Revelation of Jesus Christ
Sore Losers LeBron James: Refused to congratulate the Orlando Magic on their conference win and instead stormed off the court.
Sore Losers Serena Williams: Well-known for her on-court outbursts, she refused to shake the umpire’s hand at the 2011 US Open.
Sore Losers Vancouver Canucks fans: The hockey team lost in game seven of the 2011 Stanley Cup. In reaction, their fans went beserk and started a riot in the own city.
Sore Losers George Steinbrenner: The Yankees kingpin was infamous for his short temper after a loss, especially the 1981 world series when he punched a wall and broke his hand, then claimed he beat up two dodgers fans in the elevator.
The Characters - Woman Isaiah 26:17-18 - As a pregnant woman about to give birth writhes and cries out in her pain, so were we in your presence, Lord. 18 We were with child, we writhed in labor, but we gave birth to wind. We have not brought salvation to the earth, and the people of the world have not come to life.
The Characters - Dragon Revelation 12:9 - The great dragon was hurled down—that ancient serpent called the devil, or Satan, who leads the whole world astray. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him.
The Characters - Child Psalm 2:9 – “ You will break them with a rod of iron you will dash them to pieces like pottery.”
The Characters - Michael The name means “Who is like God?” “Michael and his angels…” (12:7). The point of Revelation 12 is Christ’s victory.
The Story Matthew 2:16 – “When Herod realized that he had been outwitted by the Magi, he was furious, and he gave orders to kill all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were two years old and under…”
The Story Revelation 12:5 – She gave birth to a son, a male child, who “will rule all the nations with an iron scepter.” And her child was snatched up to God and to his throne. Strike one! For the enemy.
The Story Verse 6 – A place prepared by God for her in the desert where she might be cared for. Verse 14 – She is given wings to escape the dragon. Verse 15 – Earth swallows the flood thrown at her by the dragon. Strike two! For the enemy.
The Story Revelation 12:7 - Then war broke out in heaven. Michael and his angels fought against the dragon, and the dragon and his angels fought back. 8 But he was not strong enough, and they lost their place in heaven. 9 The great dragon was hurled down…
The Story Strike Three! You’re Out.
Crucial Lessons – Jesus Won! Revelation 12:10 - Then I heard a loud voice in heaven say: Now have come the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of his Messiah. For the accuser of our brothers and sisters, who accuses them before our God day and night, has been hurled down.
Crucial lessons – New Target Revelation 12:17 - Then the dragon was enraged at the woman and went off to wage war against the rest of her offspring—those who keep God’s commands and hold fast their testimony about Jesus.
Crucial Lessons - Victory Revelation 12:11 - They triumphed over him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony; they did not love their lives so much as to shrink from death.