Emphasis Preaching Journal
A sermon outline I have...
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A sermon outline I have always remembered was given by Dr. Wayne Clymer when he
was teaching at Evangelical Theological Seminary. He later served as bishop in the
United Methodist church. He summed up the three attitudes of those involved in the story
of the good Samaritan in this way: The robbers had the attitude, "What's yours is mine
and I'll take it." The priest and the Levite had the attitude, "What's mine is mine and I'll
keep it," so they concealed their identities, not even sharing when there was a life to be