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1. Growth Is in Our Reach

Mark 4:21-34

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Merritt W. Ednie

A third-grader taught the teacher an important truth: The teacher asked, "How many great people were born in our city?" "None," replied the pupil. "There were no great people born. They were born babies who became great people." Greatness may not be within the reach of every one of us, but growth is. We are each capable of being a more mature person today than we were yesterday, and tomorrow can ...

2. Size Is Less Important Than Spirit

Mark 4:26-34

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Merritt W. Ednie

A small fellow, not much over 5 feet tall, applied for a job as a lumberjack in Alaska. The foreman, thinking to discourage him, gave him a large ax, set him before a tree hundreds of feet tall, and yards in diameter, and told him to chop it down. Within minutes the tree had been felled. The amazed foreman asked him where he'd learned to chop trees so powerfully. The little fellow replied, "When I...

3. The Quality Inside

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Merritt W. Ednie

An executive board for one of the leading producers of dog food had a meeting. Sales of the company product were slumping and the chairman was angry: "I don't understand," he shouted as he pounded the table, "we have the best brains in the nutrition business advising us; our art department has designed award-winning labels; our advertising people have put together an aggressive marketing campaign,...

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1. Growth Is in Our Reach

Mark 4:21-34

Illustration

Merritt W. Ednie

2. Size Is Less Important Than Spirit

Mark 4:26-34

Illustration

Merritt W. Ednie

3. The Quality Inside

Illustration

Merritt W. Ednie

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