This sermon was delivered by Pastor Vicki Brand on Sunday 9th October 2022. It features Wilson- a volleyball and the main character’s only friend in the movie Cast Away.
Media
The following video clip played near the beginning of the sermon. A clip from the Movie “Cast Away“, showing Tom Hank’s character Chuck Noland loosing Wilson – a Volleyball that serves as his only friend while deserted on the island.
Bible Verses
Luke 9: 59-60
59 He said to another man, ‘Follow me.’ But he replied, ‘Lord, first let me go and bury my father.’ 60 Jesus said to him, ‘Let the dead bury their own dead, but you go and proclaim the kingdom of God.
Matthew 6: 33
33 But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.
Luke 9: 61-62
61 Still another said, ‘I will follow you, Lord; but first let me go back and say goodbye to my family.’ 62 Jesus replied, ‘No-one who puts a hand to the plough and looks back is fit for service in the kingdom of God.’
Revelation 2:4
4 Yet I hold this against you: you have forsaken the love you had at first.
Luke 9:62
62 Jesus replied, ‘No-one who puts a hand to the plough and looks back is fit for service in the kingdom of God.’
Hebrews 12:12-13
12 Therefore, strengthen your feeble arms and weak knees. 13 ‘Make level paths for your feet,’ so that the lame may not be disabled, but rather healed.