Dr. Schuller Tribute Speech
...chuller’s most engaging life events. Transition: First, let’s talk about Dr. Schuller’s adolescence II. Body A. Main Point 1: Adolescence 1. Dr. Robert H. Schuller was born September 16, 1926, in Alton, Iowa. 2. Dr. Schuller was told by his uncle at the age of 4 years and 11 months that he would be a preacher when he grew up. 3. Dr. Schuller’s next twenty years were spent devoting his life to education, concluding with his Seminary training. Transition: Now, let’s look at Dr. Schuller’s determination in the midst of the conceptualizing of the Crystal Cathedral. B. Main Point 2: Perseverance 1. Dr. Schuller started his first church with $500 at a drive in theater. 2. Dr. Schuller realized the necessity for a larger building, and formed a plan but lacked financial funding; this was sidestepped by the capricious meeting with John Green, a wealthy business man. 3. Amongst all the problems of raising money for the Crystal Cathedral, the building was paid for before its official opening. Transition: Finally, let’s look at the comings and goings of this profound Godly man. C. Main Point 3: Reflective Accomplishments 3. The very school that shunned him and his church at the drive-in conferred him with the very prestigious, and first ever awarded, Distinguished Alumnus Award. 2. First person invited ever to preach a sermon in Moscow to an atheist audience. 3. Rob...