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Don't Look Back PRO
Contributed by Tylor Cates on Jan 24, 2004 (message contributor)
DON'T LOOK BACK
And Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plow, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God. - Luke 9:62
Text: Genesis 19:26; Luke 17:32,33
Summary: Once we start to follow Jesus we must never look back. We must give up our old way of life to find new life in Christ.
I need two volunteers to help me. [Enlist two children.] We are going to play "Follow the leader." One of you will be the leader and the other one will be the follower. [Appoint each one. Say to the follower, "Wherever he leads, I want you to follow him."] Lead on, leader!
[After a short distance, stop them. Give new directions to the follower. Tell him, "Keep following him, but now I want you to look back behind you the whole time."] Lead on, leader! [This should be interesting, if not comical, to watch.] What happened? It is hard to follow someone if you take your eyes off the leader. Thank you for helping to demonstrate our lesson for today.
In the first book of the Bible, Genesis, two angels brought Lot and his family out of Sodom and warned them, Escape for your life; look not behind thee. (Genesis 19:17) God destroyed the wicked cities of Sodom and Gomorrah with great balls of fire from heaven. [Read Genesis 19:26] Lot’s (unnamed) wife desired to go back to her old life in Sodom. She "looked back" and was caught in the destruction.
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