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YOU CAN: GO AHEAD!

“Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying: “Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you; before you were born, I sanctified you; I ordained you a prophet to the nations.” Then said I: “Ah, Lord God! Behold, I cannot speak, for I am a youth.” – Jeremiah 1:4-6   REFERENCE: Jeremiah 1:4-10   “You can: go ahead!” In essence, this was God’s response to Jeremiah’s excuse: “I cannot speak, for I am a youth.” God told him, “You shall go to all to whom I send you, and whatever I command you, you shall speak.” Jeremiah must understand...
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PURSUE PURPOSE LIKE BUSINESS

"And He said to them, "Why did you seek Me? Did you not know that I must be about My Father's business?" ~ Luke 2:49   REFERENCE: Luke 2:41-49   Victor Frankl said, "Life is never made unbearable by circumstances but only by lack of meaning and purpose." Living finds its meaning when you are living for something with meaning. You are here for a purpose; fulfilling it gives meaning to your life. To fulfill a purpose, you must pursue it like a business, with the same earnestness with which a businessman does his business. Jesus Christ could have told His parents 'that I must be...
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COWARDICE

"Then Hezekiah king of Judah sent to the king of Assyria at Lachish, saying, "I have done wrong; turn away from me; whatever you impose on me I will pay…" ~ II Kings 18:14   REFERENCE II Kings 18:1-16   William Shakespeare said that a coward dies a thousand times before his death, but the valiant taste of death but once. A person who lacks courage suffers the feared effects of death many times, while the valiant person doesn't think about death until it arrives. This talk is not about dying but about how King Hezekiah showed embarrassing cowardice in capitulating...
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THE SUPREMACY OF THE TONGUE

“Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit.” – Proverbs 18:21   REFERENCE: Proverbs 18:20-21   In the tongue lies the power of life and death. The tongue can open doors of joy and prosperity; if misused, it can open the door of misfortune and losses. The tongue has started wars, broken marriages, destroyed great men and women, and led to scandals; it has also forged strong marriage bonds and great destinies. Man has diverse body parts, but the supremacy of the tongue is irrefutable. God created the world...
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YOUR LIFE, A MESSAGE

“Now thanks be to God who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and through us diffuses the fragrance of His knowledge in every place.” ~ II Corinthians 2:14   REFERENCE: II Corinthians 2:14-17   My late pastor used to say, “If you were the only bible someone had to read, would they follow Jesus?” He would often pray, “May your kind increase.” Anytime he prayed that, I went home and wondered what the church would be like if everyone was like me; it made me shape up. If someone copied everything you did, would they end up ‘at’ Jesus? You...
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EXCEL IN WORK

“Do you see a man who excels in his work? He will stand before kings; He will not stand before unknown men.”~ Proverbs 22:9   REFERENCE: Proverbs 22:29   You cannot write off a man ready to give himself wholeheartedly to his work. His commitment to excel in his work can make him bounce back from failure, revive his struggling business, restore his passion for life, and turn him into a prosperous man. A student who excels in work will move from failure to being on the honor roll, and an employee will become the boss. To excel in work...
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RULE BY POWER

“The LORD shall send the rod of Your strength out of Zion. Rule in the midst of Your enemies.” ~ Psalm 110:2   REFERENCE: Psalm 110:1-3   No king who rules without power. To walk in our dominion and authority over dark powers, we must dominate by power. The only language the devil understands is power, and the way to generate that power is through prevailing prayers. As a believer, you must prioritize power generation; if you don’t, you will be like a man who has a gun (authority) but is unable to pull the trigger. When God told Adam to...
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WHERE IS THE NEWBORN KING?

“Where is He who has been born King of the Jews? For we have seen His star in the East and have come to worship Him.” ~ Matthew 2:2   REFERENCE:  Matthew 2:1-6   Merry Christmas! As the world celebrates Christmas, it is sad that for many, it is just another day to party, eat, give and receive gifts, etc. Others only see it as just any other day on the calendar. They do not understand that it is the celebration of the birth of the King of Kings. People like these were in Jerusalem when Jesus was born, it seems....
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A LITTLE FOLLY

“Dead flies putrefy the perfumer’s ointment, and cause it to give off a foul odor; so does a little folly to one respected for wisdom and honor.” ~ Ecclesiastes 10:1   REFERENCE: Ecclesiastes 10:1-3   King Solomon had a way of passing across profound truths with simple life events. He was reputed to have been the wisest man to have lived, and so, if he said something about how foolishness can ruin wisdom, it is worth listening to. In our text, the wise king said that a little folly can make someone reputed to be wise to appear offensive and irritating....
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A GOOD FINISH

“The end of a thing is better than its beginning…” – Ecclesiastes 7:8   REFERENCE: Ecclesiastes 7:8-9   I have seen long-distance races where the person who eventually won fell early in the race and lagged behind a bit. There are football marches where a team struggles to find itself, struggling with a loss in the first half, only to return with a good finish. You may have started life or this year on a sad note or struggled through pain; it gets better from here. You are the God who gives beauty for ashes and gladness out of despair....
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