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1. Fulfilling Your Calling
Matthew 25:14-30
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Peter J. Blackburn
An anonymous writer has said, "My small son and I were taking a walk. In the far corner of the field we found a small patch of beautiful and fragrant flowers. They were in the middle of weeds, almost completely hidden and unnoticed, yet these flowers were blooming in full beauty and we sensed their fresh fragrance. All of us have met persons unnoticed by many, but who in the middle of struggle and...
2. How Do You View Your Possessions?
Matthew 21:33-46
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Peter J. Blackburn
Howard Hendricks writes, "My wife Jeanne and I once dined with a rich man from a blueblood Boston family, and I asked him, 'How in the world did you grow up in the midst of such wealth and not be consumed by materialism?' "His answer: 'My parents taught us that everything in our home was either an idol or a tool'. So how do you view your possessions?"
3. The Young Seminarian
Matthew 23:1-12
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Peter J. Blackburn
A young seminary graduate came up to the lectern, very self-confident and immaculately dressed. He began to deliver his first sermon in his first church and the words simply would not come out. Finally he burst into tears and ended up leaving the platform obviously humbled. There were two older ladies sitting in the front row and one remarked to the other, "If he'd come in like he went out, he wo...
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