The Rejected Stone
Historical AccountAnalogy★★★★When the artist Donatello would not accept a certain block of marble from the quarry in Florence because it was imperfect, Michelangelo took the rejected stone and carved from it his famous statue of David.
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The point
A flawed block of marble rejected by Donatello is later used by Michelangelo to carve his famous statue of David, illustrating how God can take what others reject and make it into something extraordinary.
Scripture
Psalm 118:221 Peter 2:7Matthew 21:42Acts 4:111 Corinthians 1:27-28
Audience
AdultsYouthChildren
Occasions
Graduation · Church_service
Tone
Uplifting · Hopeful
To tell aloud
under a minute · 7 words