Presented on 01.21.18 at Mt Pleasant UMC, www.mympumc.net

1. Living a
Better Story

2. Best Day Ever!
1.
2.
3.
I am a Child of
God!
God is on my
Side!
Expect Surprises!

3. The next day Jesus decided to leave for Galilee. Finding Philip, he said to
him, “Follow me.”
Philip, like Andrew and Peter, was from the town of Bethsaida. Philip
found Nathanael and told him, “We have found the one Moses wrote
about in the Law, and about whom the prophets also wrote—Jesus of
Nazareth, the son of Joseph.”

4. “Nazareth! Can anything good come from there?” Nathanael asked.
“Come and see,” said Philip.
When Jesus saw Nathanael approaching, he said of him, “Here truly is
an Israelite in whom there is no deceit.”
“How do you know me?” Nathanael asked.

5. Jesus answered, “I saw you while you were still under the fig tree before
Philip called you.”
Then Nathanael declared, “Rabbi, you are the Son of God; you are the
king of Israel.”

6. Jesus said, “You believe because I told you I saw you under the fig tree.
You will see greater things than that.” He then added, “Very truly I tell
you, you will see ‘heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and
descending on’the Son of Man.” John 1:43-51

7. Best Day Ever!
1.
2.
3.
I am a Child of
God!
God is on my
Side!
Expect Surprises!

8. Anatomy of a
Cynic
A cynic knows the
cost of
everything and
the value of
nothing.

9. Anatomy of a
Cynic
A cynic smells
the fragrance of
fresh flowers
and then looks
for a casket.

10. Anatomy of a
Cynic
Personal History
Personal
Arrogance
Personal Habits

11. Overcoming
Cynicism
A Companion – Trusted
Friend
“Philip found Nathanael…”

12. Overcoming
Cynicism
A Dream – The Promise,
Messiah
“We have found the one
Moses wrote about in the
Law…”

13. Overcoming
Cynicism
“Life is not an easy
matter…. You cannot live
through it without
falling into frustration
and cynicism unless you
have before you a great
idea which raises you
above personal misery,
above weakness, above
all kinds of perfidy and
baseness.” Leon Trotsky

14. Overcoming
Cynicism
A Challenge –
Interested?
“Come and see”

15. 2018
Challenge
Come and See!