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Corkren in his 70s.
Sermons by Brother Carvis (Cecil) Corkren

Brother Corkren has preached over 50 years holding meetings and conducting local work in Tennessee, Arkansas, Missouri, Michigan, Alabama, West Virgina, Indiana, and Russia. He tells stories of evangelism by Christians serving in World War II. He has a great love for the Word of God and a powerful message reflected in each sermon. This webpage was built to preserve these sermons and make them available to you. You will find yourself loving this great servant of the Lord as all who know him and appreciate plain clear preaching of the gospel of Jesus Christ.
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Corkren in his 40s.

Sermon Outline


SYMPATHIZING WITH YOUTH

I. INTRODUCTION:

  1. What can we do? Youth have been used in the Lord's work. Acts 5:10; 1 John 2:13-14; Younger women: Ttius 5:14; Acts 12:13

  2. We are often misunderstood or we may misunderstand. Prov. 2:1-6 Teacher said to Johnny, "Can you tell me what a gruge is" Johnny: "A gruge is a place where they keep cars."

  3. We think that people are unfair, too. Matt. 5:11; Rom. 12:14 Teacher patiently says: "If 1 and 1 makes 2, 2 and 2 makes 4, what does 4 and 4 make?" Pupil: "That ain't fair teacher you answered the easy ones yourself and leave the hard ones"

  4. We are a part of what we associate with, 1 Cor 15:33 Teacher asked: "What is the Star Spanngled Banner about? Johnny said: "That is what they play before the fight on TV."

  5. We are determined that we are right, every time. 2 Pet. 4:14-15 The two ministers of diferent faiths, agreed to disagree, One said: "you in your way, and I in my way."

II. WE ARE DIFFERENT. 1 Cor. 4:7; 1 Cor. 7:34

    Bob Hope: "two woment looking at a mountain. (fall season) "She said it looked like a rainbow." Two teenagers standing by said: "Man did that crazy popsickle."

IIi. WE LIVE IN A WORLD OF FEAR

    Johnny said to his father: "I think I'm going to flunk my history due to illnuss" Father: "Johnny, you are not sick." Johnny, "yes", "but the fellow I copy from is home with the mumps." Matt. 8:26; Heb. 10:31

IV. WE NEED TO BE CORRECTED

    Mother: "Johnny sit down and tell your little sister a story." Johnny: "I can't sit down, mother, I just told daddy one." Prov. 13:24; Heb. 12:6-7