It was a familiar scene as the pastor shook hands with persons leaving worship. At the end of the line was a man who occasionally attended worship. As the man came to shake his pastor's hand he said, "Reverend, Reverend, what you said today in your sermon was exactly what I needed to hear. Thank you very, very much. It was so helpful to me. It revolutionized my life. Thank you, thank you."

To be honest the pastor was surprised yet pleased that his words made such a profound difference in this man's life. "I'm glad I said something that was helpful to you," the pastor said, "but I'm curious ” what in particular was it?"

Without a moment's thought the man answered, "Well, you may remember, you began your sermon by saying that you wanted to talk to us about two things this morning and then …