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“Are We Majoring in Minors?!”

This text explores the danger of majoring in minors and the importance of discerning what truly matters in life. It emphasizes the need to avoid getting caught up in trivial matters and instead focus on prioritizing values, humor, and the pursuit of genuine purpose.

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“Are We Majoring in Minors?!”

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  1. “Are We Majoring in Minors?!” Matthew 23:23-24

  2. Maintained a top-notch GPA while traveling almost every weekend for the school… She ended up with 154 hours…

  3. 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…

  4. Mary graduated in 1976 with a bachelor’s degree. Her major? She has a double minor – Christian Education and Music. In short, Mary majored in minors…

  5. Purpose: to better realize our need to avoid majoring in minors

  6. I Majoring in Minors is Common A. As Seen in Home Life

  7. Performed a wedding for a “…highly educated idiot to a wholesome, sane, young lady with little formal training.” … Clovis Chappell – preacher and educator

  8. I Majoring in Minors is Common A. As Seen in Home Life B. As Seen in Work Life

  9. steamboats racing

  10. I Majoring in Minors is Common A. As Seen in Home Life B. As Seen in Work Life C. As Seen in Worship/Service

  11. Pharisees were “religious” and worked hard… BUT their sin was not the sin of indifference… sin of wrong emphasis…

  12. II Majoring in Minors is Alluring A. Due to a Lack of a Sense of Humor

  13. Here are some of the world’s dictators. As you will note they are all real “fun guys” to hang with aren’t they? Name a dictator with a wholesome sense of humor…

  14. 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?

  15. II Majoring in Minors is Alluring A. Due to a Lack of a Sense of Humor B. Due to a Small View of Matters

  16. “Though it might not be pleasant to be swallowed by a whale, it would be far better than being nibbled to death by minnows.”

  17. 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

  18. Genuine or Fake?

  19. III Majoring in Minors Can Be Avoided A. Keep a Sense of Humor Alive

  20. Knew a Bible College President use to never smile for pictures because he believed Jesus never smiled…

  21. James G. Blaine lost the Presidency of the United States by 1,149 votes. He couldn’t take the defeat… He ended up a bitter old man…

  22. 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.

  23. III Majoring in Minors Can Be Avoided A. Keep a Sense of Humor Alive B. Learn to Discern

  24. Matthew 6:33 “But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.”

  25. 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

  26. 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

  27. 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 won’t encounter challenges… Truth really does matter. It enables us to identify that which is major and that which is minor…

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