Sermon Theme
A Sample Introduction Based On This Theme is Below
| Have you ever cared for a
dog as a pet? Many families have had dogs for pets at one time or
another. The type of dog that families have varies from big dogs to
little dogs, skinny dogs to fat dogs, mean dogs to sweet and cuddly
dogs. Sometimes a person’s dog even seems to take on the special
“look” of its owner. Some owners have developed such an affinity
with their dogs that they treat them as family members, feed them from
their plates, sleep with them in their beds and buy them special
clothes and toys. Dogs
have been called “man’s best friend” in some areas and have
become the envy of many who admire the “dog’s life.” Among
youth today, it is an honor to be referred to as “my dog” and one
of the most popular rap stars, the Dog father himself is non-other
than Snoop Dog. A
few years ago a group of Bahamian natives, using a West
African-inspired rhythm as the basis of their music, produced a record
that stormed the world. It was an apparent response to a news item
that was covered heavily in the Southern region of the U.S. about a
pair of poodles that were stolen. The headlines daily were filled with
the story of the stolen dogs and the headlines asked, ''Who lets the
dogs out." In
Indianapolis, a high school marching band made up the little song to
promote its school mascot which was the bull dog. The song asked,
“Who let the dogs out?” –The Baha Men, with two of its members
from Indiana, seized the idea, made it into a song and the rest is
history. Who
let the dogs out? That question is asked in commercials, political
circles, and even in churches. If this introduction has the feel of what you are trying to say
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