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ANTS 501: SELF-MOTIVATION

Go to the ant, you sluggard! Consider her ways and be wise, which, having no captain, overseer or ruler, provides her supplies in the summer… – Proverbs 6:6-8   REFERENCE Proverbs 6:6-11   To round off our series on ‘Myrmecology’ (study on ants), today, we will look at an integral contributing factor to the success of ants. A keen observation […]
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ANTS 401: TEAMWORK

There are four things which are little on the earth, but they are exceedingly wise: The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their food in the summer – Proverbs 30:24 & 25   REFERENCE Proverbs 30:24 & 25   Our text describes ants as “exceedingly wise.” Interestingly so; because wisdom is the […]
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ANTS 301: HARD WORK

How long will you slumber, O sluggard? When will you rise from your sleep? – Proverbs 6:9 REFERENCE Proverbs 6:6-11   James 2:14 says, “Faith without works is dead.” Vision and Planning, two secrets to living successfully like the ants, cannot happen without hard work. A vision without work is just a daydream; likewise, planning […]
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ANTS 201: PLANNING

Provides her supplies in the summer, and gathers her food in the harvest. – Proverbs 6:8   REFERENCE Proverbs 6:6-11   Yesterday we started our class on ‘Myrmecology’ (study on ants) as we look at the secrets of the ants’ success regardless of their size. Let’s take it further today. A careful examination of the […]
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ANTS 101: VISION

Go to the ant, you sluggard! Consider her ways and be wise – Proverbs 6:6   REFERENCE Proverbs 6:6-11   Ants are one of the most successful and resilient animal groups on earth. They help recycle over ninety percent of all dead insects. Research shows that ants have successfully colonized almost every landmass on earth, […]
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HINDRANCES TO FAITH: WALKING BY THE SENSES

But when he saw that the wind was boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink he cried out, saying, “Lord, save me!” – Matthew 14:30   REFERENCE Matthew 14:22-31   To conclude the series we started this week, let’s take a look at one major hindrance to faith that we all fall into every […]
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HINDRANCES TO FAITH: WRONG INFORMATION

Therefore take heed how you hear. – Luke 8:18a   REFERENCE Luke 8:18   We are all a product of what we hear and what we hear determines what we believe and how we act in life’s situations. The next hindrance to our faith is, ‘listening to wrong information.’  Proverbs 4:23 says, “Guard your heart […]
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HINDRANCES TO FAITH: INCONSISTENCY

And we desire that each one of you show the same diligence to the full assurance of hope until the end… – Hebrews 6:11   REFERENCE Hebrews 6:11-12   Another hindrance to faith is inconsistency in waiting on God. The waiting period is very important. While God uses it to develop your resolve and your […]
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FAITH WITHOUT CORRESPONDING ACTION

For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also. – James 2:26   REFERENCE James 2:20-26   Yesterday, we began a journey on the hindrances to faith; we identified ‘ignorance of the Word of God’ as the number one hindrance. The second hindrance to our faith is, ‘failure […]
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