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Ephesians 4:30-5:2

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King Duncan

... country. (7) Even in a much less violent level, relationships are damaged when we let our emotions get out of control. Author and business speaker Ken Blanchard gives us a humorous example of the effect of anger in his own life. He says that when his son Scott was a senior in ... your words and actions that they are cherished. Praise them for what they do well.” (8) Most of us are not Dr. Ken Blanchard. We are not as graceful in defusing a situation in which we have lashed out at a family member as he is. ...

2. Appointed and Sent!

Luke 10:1-11, 16-20

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Arley K. Fadness

... working too hard to take time for that!"5 1. Gerhard Frost, "The Sent One," recited in class, Luther Seminary, St. Paul, Minnesota, 1964. 2. Pat Croce, Lead or Get Off the Pot! (New York: Simon and Schuster, 2004), p. 9. 3. Ken Blanchard and Mark Miller, The Secret (San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc., 2004), p. 53. 4. Randy Pausch, The Last Lecture (New York: Hyperion, 2008), pp. 43-44. 5. Wayne Rice, More Hot Illustrations for Youth Talks (Grand Rapids: Zondervan Publishing, 1995), p. 155 ...

3. Things a Child Can Teach Us

Mark 9:30-37

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King Duncan

... that’s the point Jesus was trying to get across. Children teach us about unrestrained joy, unrestrained love, and most of all, about unrestrained faith. Author and business consultant Ken Blanchard tells the wonderful story of a little girl named Schia. Maybe you remember that beautiful story. When Schia was 4 years old, her baby brother was born. Says Blanchard, “Little Schia began to ask her parents to leave her alone with the new baby. They worried that, like most 4-year-olds, she might want to hit ...

4. Take Some Lessons

2 Timothy 3:10--4:8

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Robert R. Kopp

... confession and redemption is repentance, or turning away from people and actions that don't work to people and actions that do work. Repentance is turning away from who and what are bad and turning to who and what are good. I'm reminded of this story from Ken Blanchard (Playing the Great Game of Golf, 1992): You can't just wait for good to come your way. You have to take action. It's like the man who, every night for six months, had prayed to the Lord to let him win the lottery -- but nothing happened ...

5. A Niche For Every Itch

Matthew 13:1-23

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King Duncan

... knew pretty well. He wondered if any of them were trying to audit the faith. You know, wanting to be identified with the Christian community but without any sacrifice ” pretending to be what they were not. In his book The One Minute Manager, Ken Blanchard says, "There's a difference between interest and commitment. When you are interested in doing something, you do it only when it is convenient. When you are committed to something, you accept no excuses." Good soil represents the company of the committed ...

6. Interest vs. Commitment

Mt 13:1-23

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King Duncan

In his book, The One Minute Manager, Ken Blanchard says, "There's a difference between interest and commitment. When you are interested in doing something, you do it only when it is convenient. When you are committed to something, you accept no excuses." Good soil represents the company of the committed " people who are determined to serve Christ to ...

7. The Kingdom of God Has Come Close

Luke 10:1-11, 16-20

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Leonard Sweet

... and just keeping things going, this pastor missed the movement of the kingdom within his own congregation. Instead of celebrating the kingdom's arrival in Marcus and Narcissa's lives, he could only grouse that Whitman stole one of his parishioners. 2. Ego: Ken Blanchard says EGO is an acronym for "Edging God Out." At times, we let the kingdom pass us by because the wonder of its greatness threatens our own sense of importance. We do so enjoy ruling our own domains no matter how small and insignificant ...

8. The Difference between Interest and Commitment

Luke 5:1-11

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Steve Goodier

... is vital to the success of any endeavor. Happy people are committed people. They commit to other people, they commit to themselves, they commit to God, and they commit to their dreams. They know that nothing is possible without firm resolve. Author Ken Blanchard has said, "There's a difference between interest and commitment. When you're interested in doing something, you do it only when it's convenient. When you're committed to something, you accept no excuses - only results." What about you? Are you ...

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