Tag: proverbs 27
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Who Sharpens You?
17Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another.–Proverbs 27 Every follower of Jesus needs a team to surround themselves with. The first is a 3AM FRIEND. Nothing good usually produces a 3AM phone call. There is some catastrophe in your home or in your life and you need help. If you don’t have a 3AM…
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Your Team [1-minute read]
17Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another.–Proverbs 27 1. 3AM friend. Nothing good usually produces a 3AM phone call. There is some catastrophe in your home or in your life and you need help. If you don’t have a 3AM friend, be a 3AM friend. I have leaned on this type of friend during…
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Iron [1-minute read]
[17] As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.—Proverbs 27 Famous proverb today. Let’s ask some questions. Who is sharpening you? Who are you sharpening? Iron is heated before it is sharpened. What current season of difficulty are you enduring? Sharpening leaves shavings on the floor. What should no longer be a part of…
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Biblical Storytelling and You
2Let another praise you, and not your own mouth; a stranger, and not your own lips.–Proverbs 27 I co-lead a Griefshare support group at my church. And we have a basic principle: DON’T SHARE ANYONE ELSE’S GRIEF STORY. Let that person share their own story if they want to. You are encouraged to share your…
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How Do You Tell You Story?
2Let another praise you, and not your own mouth; a stranger, and not your own lips.–Proverbs 27 I co-lead a Griefshare support group at my church. And we have a basic principle: DON’T SHARE ANYONE ELSE’S GRIEF STORY. Let that person share their own story if they want to. You are encouraged to share your…
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Have These 3 Sharpeners in Your Life
17Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another.–Proverbs 27 I am no blacksmith, nor am I a chemist, so I will not pretend to be able to dispense key metallurgical wisdom about this process. I do however want to apply the metaphor to some key wisdom for your life. 1. Have a 3AM friend. Nothing…
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Three Sharpeners
17Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another.–Proverbs 27 I am no blacksmith, nor am I a chemist, so I will not pretend to be able to dispense key metallurgical wisdom about this process. I do however want to apply the metaphor to some key wisdom for your life. 1. Have a 3AM friend. Nothing…
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Your How is as Important as Your What
14Whoever blesses his neighbor with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, will be counted as cursing.–Proverbs 27 Many of us live in this anti-social age where we might not even speak to our neighbors more than a “Hi” or a “How’s it going?” So the idea of saying anything good or bad in…
