Sermon Illustrations: Preparation

Jesus was a full term baby - God didn't hurry the process. Trevor Chandler

The Holy Spirit is in preparation as much as in presentation. Trevor Chandler

If you want to be a tradesman, you have to do an apprenticeship. That's where you learn the skills necessary for doing the job that is your ultimate goal. Being an apprentice isn't the final objective - being a tradesman is. And that's what God is doing with us now. Preparing us to rule and reign with Christ.

No matter what happens, the US Navy is not going to be caught napping. Frank Knox, Secretary of the US Navy, three days before Pearl Harbour