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 Give Your Talents  November 6 , 2006 |
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 Many baby boomers are successful, but what they really long for is significance. Through his book and ministry, Lloyd Reeb is encouraging adults to use their gifts and talents for God's purposes, not just their own. And his message is effecting dramatic change, both in the world and in the church. Find out how at www.successtosignificance.com. |
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 Parable of the Talentsby Jason Cole Matthew 25:14-25:30 Martha Berry was a lady with a vision to help children. She began a school for poor children. She had no books, no building and no money. But she had a dream. She went to Henry Ford to ask for a donation. Mr. Ford reached into his pocket gave Martha Berry a dime. Most people would have been insulted, here more »   Understanding Your Shapeby Brian Bill Romans 12:1-12:8 During experiments aboard the space shuttle “Columbia,” scientists discovered that there are twenty-six lakes underneath the Sahara desert. It’s heartrending to think of the people who are starving and dying of thirst because these hidden resources have not yet been tapped. In a similar way, there are a more »  A Wasted Talentby Craig Fenton Matthew 25:14-25:30 If you say to someone, This is the parable of the talents what might they think you are talking about? A parable about great athletes? A parable about a great musician? A parable about a great businessman? I could go on with others. The fact is that the word talent is derived from the word that in ancient more »  Spiritual Gifts from Godby Marc Axelrod Romans 12:6-12:8 Sometimes we put people on pedestals and we say, "Wow, I wish I was like that! I wish I had his brains! I wish I had his money! I wish I had his car!" And even Christians can get envious of other people. We might say, "Oh, I wish I knew the Bible as well as this person. He knows the Bible inside and out, and I have more »  Talent Questby John Gullick Matthew 25:14-25:44 ”Wile E Coyote furiously chases Roadrunner. The bird suddenly stops. The coyote tries but he can’t, and he skids past the roadrunner out to the edge of the cliff. The ground gives way and for just a moment we see his saucer eyes. Then down Wile E. Plummets. Poof! You and I don’t recover so easily. Like Wile E. more » |
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The Work of the Designer In their book Your Work Matters to God, Doug Sherman and William Hendricks wrote: “God has made you with a specific design. As one of His creatures, He has given you personal resources – a personality, talent, abilities, interests and so forth – which can be used vocationally … It is clear you are not simply a random collection of molecules thrown together by chance. God has crafted you in a very unique and personal way. In terms of your vocation, this means that you are fit to do certain tasks. It therefore follows that the “right” job for you is one in which there is a good match between the way God has designed you and a job requiring someone with your abilities.” SOURCE: Tim Downs, Finding Common Ground (Chicago: Moody Press, 1999), 172. Anonymous
The Power of Purpose“More men fail through lack of purpose than lack of talent.” SOURCE: Billy Sunday Contributed by: Guy Glass Dedication Over TalentBertoldo de Giovanni is a name even the most enthusiastic lover of art is unlikely to recognize. He was the pupil of Donatello, the greatest sculptor of his time, and he was the teacher of Michelangelo, the greatest sculptor of all time. Michelangelo was only 14 years old when he came to Bertoldo, but it was already obvious that he was enormously gifted. Bertoldo was wise enough to realize that gifted people are often tempted to coast rather than to grow, and therefore he kept trying to pressure his young prodigy to work seriously at his art. One day he came into the studio to find Michelangelo toying with a piece of sculpture far beneath his abilities. Bertoldo grabbed a hammer, stomped across the room, and smashed the work into tiny pieces, shouting this unforgettable message, “Michelangelo, talent is cheap; dedication is costly!” SOURCE: Gary Inrig, A Call to Excellence Contributed by: SermonCentral
Hidden Talent?A guy came to his pastor and said, “Reverend, I only have one talent.” The pastor asked, “What’s your talent? The man said, "I have the gift of criticism." The pastor was wise and replied, "The Bible says that the guy who had only one talent went out and buried it. Maybe that’s what you ought to do with yours." Anonymous
Ageless Talent It’s what you do--not when you do it. Ted Williams, at age 42, slammed a home run in his last official time at bat. Mickey Mantle, age 20, hit 23 home runs his first full year in the major leagues. Golda Meir was 71 when she became Prime Minister of Israel. William Pitt II was 24 when he became Prime minister of Great Britain. George Bernard Shaw was 94 when one of his plays was first produced. Mozart was just seven when his first composition was published? Benjamin Franklin was a newspaper columnist at 16 and a framer of the United States Constitution when he was 81. You’re never too young or too old if you’ve got talent. Let’s recognize that age has little to do with ability. SOURCE: United Technologies Corporation, in Charles Swindoll, Living Above the Level of Mediocrity, p.104. Contributed by: Gerald Flury |
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