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In the year 2000, the co-founders of Netflix pitched selling their company to Blockbuster
Blockbuster laughed them out of the building.
Well, today, Blockbuster is an astrologist's centerpiece for 90s kids, and Netflix is worth
nearly $412 billion.
See if you can follow this one.
In 1998, Yahoo refused to buy Google for $1 million.
They had another shot at it in 2002, and they offered $3 billion.
Google countered with $5 billion, and Yahoo said no.
Then, in 2008, Microsoft offered to buy Yahoo for $44.6 billion, and Yahoo said no.
Verizon ended up buying Yahoo in 2017 for only $4.6 billion.
And as of 2026, Google is now worth about $3.9 trillion.
It can be shocking, just what you can miss out on if you turn down the wrong offer.
But it can go way beyond dollars and cents.
The Bible says in Acts 1346, then Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly and declared.
It was necessary that we first preach the Word of God to you Jews, but since you have
rejected it and judged yourselves unworthy of eternal life, we will offer it to the
The Jews at that time had been raised and taught to believe in their coming Messiah.
They were schooled in studying Scripture regularly, and yet, when Jesus showed up on
the scene, they rejected him.
When he ascended to heaven, and the disciples and the apostles like Paul and Barnabas were
preaching Jesus as the only way to the Father, they still rejected the offer.
What a terrible offer to miss out on.
Much worse than Netflix or Google.
To miss out on God's offer of grace and mercy.
Now that's truly tragic.
Don't make the same mistake.
And remember, God's not the problem.
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