Sermon for Columbus Day, 500th anniversary.
Isaiah 60:9
“THE VOYAGE OF THE CHRIST-BEARER”
I. The many faces of Christopher Columbus.
II. Christopher Columbus as devout Christian.
A. Religion was the center of his life.
B. He saw his journeys to the Americas as missions from God.
C. Motivated by a desire to evangelize Asia.
D. He dreamed of using his profits to reconquer the Holy Land.
III. Columbus as a man of great faults.
A. His greed and arrogance.
B. Slavery and slaughter of Indians.
IV. What we can learn from Columbus.
A. One person can make a difference.
B. Columbus attempted great things, against great odds.
C. Even Christians have flaws.