Have You Lost Your Cutting Edge for the Lord

8/18/2019 Have You Lost Your Cutting Edge for the Lord

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'o%ay is !abor Day ee,en%0 a %ay se" asi%e "o (onor "(e or, e %o %ring "(e year.

'(in, abo" "(a" or a momen"0 "(is morning.

$a+( o yo (ave been s++ess in yor rese+"ive +(oi+es o or,0 an% i yo3ve %one or, or "(e !or%0 yo

+an be assre% "(ere is no grea"er or, in "(e or% "(an bi%ing "(e ,ing%om o 5o%A b" (ave yo everos" yor +""ing e%ge in serving "(e !or%)

Have yo ever os" yor ee+"iveness in %oing "(e !or%3s or,)

Cere yo a" one "ime in yor ie or,ing i"( grea" s"reng"( an% vigor0 i"( "(e +(is ying in a %ire+"ions0,no+,ing %on "ree a"er "ree0 bi%ing "(e ,ing%om o 5o%)

&o,s0 i e3ve os" or +""ing e%ge or "(e !or%0 e nee% "o as, 5o% "o (e s ge" i" ba+,.

'(ere are a +oe o "(ings < beieve "(is assage "ea+(es s "(a" s" mig(" (e s ge" ba+, or +""ing e%gor "(e !or%.

&irs"0 i,e "(e yong seminary s"%en" in or "e"0 e ms" a%mi" "(a" e (ave os" or +""ing e%ge.

'(e irs" s"e "(e yong s"%en" (a% "o "a,e as "o a%mi" "(a" (e no onger (a% (is +""ing e%ge0 or i" (a%

sie% o (is ae (an%e0 e in"o "(e Jor%an iver0 an% san, "o "(e bo""om o "(e oing +rren".

He as bsy %oing imor"an" or, or 5o%0 b" s%%eny (e as no onger ee+"ive a" i".

'o a%mi" "(a" e (ave a robem is "(e irs" s"e0 an% o"en "(e mos" %ii+" s"e.

Ce +an see many eames aron% s (ere a%mi""ing "(a" one (as a robem is "(e irs" s"e in "(e (eaingro+ess.

&or eame0 "(e irs" s"e in "(e rogram ?.?. is "o a%mi" "(a" yo (ave a robem i"( a+o(o.

'(e yong s"%en" +o% (ave rea+"e% in o"(er ays ins"ea% o a%mi""ing "(a" (e (a% a robem.

He +o% (ave been (ay "(a" (e os" (is ae (ea%0 an% (e +o% (ave se% "(is as an e+se "o s"o or,in

or 5o% a"oge"(er.

He +o% (ave on% (im a ni+e +oo s(a%e "ree0 ore% (imse a gass o i+e "ea0 an% s" a"+(e% (is eos"%en"s %o a "(e or,.

=n "(e o"(er (an%0 (e +o% (ave rese% "o a%mi" "(a" (e os" (is ae (ea%.

He +o% (ave sai%0 “C(a" robem0 < %on3" (ave a robem.*

He +o% (ave s" ,e" singing "(e oo%en s"i+,0 i"(o" "(e iron ae (ea% mon"e% on "(e en%0 s" going

"(rog( "(e mo"ions o +""ing %on "rees0 ma,ing a o" o noise0 b" a++omis(ing abso"ey no"(ing.

?n% %i% yo +a"+( "(e ar" (ere "(e yong s"%en" sai%0 “=(0 my or%0 "(a" ae as borroe%;*


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(ave a robem.

Se+on%0 i,e "(e yong seminary s"%en"0 e nee% "o %e"ermine "(e ea+" so" (ere e os" or +""ing e%g

Have yo ever (a% a robem i"( misa+ing "(ings)

>any eoe0 (ere a" /ayvie /a"is" (r+( over "(e years (ave os" "(eir +ar ,eys0 an% (ave ran"i+aysear+(e% or bi%ing oo,ing or "(eir ,eys so "(ey +o% ge" in (is or (er +ar an% go (ome a"er a ors(i

servi+e or eos(i.

C(en < (ear o someone oosing (is or (er +ar ,eys0 one o "(e irs" "(ings < as, "(em is0 “Do yo remember

(ere yo ere (en yo as" (a% "(em)*

$is(a as,e% basi+ay "(e same es"ion0 saying0 “C(ere %i% i" a)*

Yo ,no rom ersona eerien+e0 a reay goo% ay "o in% some"(ing is "o "ry "o remember (ere yo (a%

as".

'(is yong s"%en" %i%n3" an "o ose (is +""ing e%ge0 i" s" (aene%.

?n% isn3" "(a" "(e ay i" is i"( s)

Some(ere aong "(e roa%0 e s" (ave "(e "en%en+y "o ose or +on"rib"ions "o "(e bi%ing o 5o%3s

,ing%om0 an% i,e "(a" yong s"%en" in or "e"0 e %on3" an or "(is "o (aen.

?s a ma""er o a+"0 some"(ing simiar (aene% "o "(e ?os"e Ee"er in "(e Be 'es"amen".

Ee"er sai% "o Jess0 “'(og( everyone ese a" "imes s"os serving yo !or%0 no" me0 < i never s"o.*

'(en one %ay0 even ai"( Ee"er %enie% (is !or% Jess "(ree "imes0 an% "(en "(e +o+, +roe%;

/y "(e ay0 e on+e (a% a roos"er on or arm "(a" < ,no as a %ire+" %es+en%an" o "(e +o+, "(a" +roe%

(en Ee"er %enie% (is !or%;

&o,s0 i e ever ge" "o "(e oin" (ere e3ve os" or +""ing e%ge in %oing 5o%3s or,0 e nee% "o remembe"(a" or +""ing e%ge as e" (ere e (a% i" as".

>aybe e nee% "o as, some o"(er es"ions "oo0 i,e (y %i% e ose or +""ing e%ge i"( "(e !or%)

Cas i" be+ase < %roe% o" o Sn%ay S+(oo0 "(in,ing "(a" Sn%ay S+(oo asn3" imor"an")

Cas i" be+ase < s"oe% a""en%ing +(r+( ors(i servi+es on a regar basis)

Cas i" be+ase < be+ame angry i"( someone0 or even eaos o someone)

Have yo os" yor +""ing e%ge be+ase yo s"oe% raying0 or rea%ing 5o%3s Cor% on a regar basis)

Have yo os" yor +""ing e%ge or "(e !or% be+ase yo3ve aie% "o i"ness "o someone in His name)

Di% yo ose yor +""ing e%ge be+ase some ersona sin en"ange% yor ie)

=r0 (ave yo os" yor +""ing e%ge or 5o% be+ase yo3ve no" been giving Him a or"ion o yor "aen"s an%

resor+es)


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He %i% (is ar" in re+overing (is +""ing e%ge;

$is(a asn3" a magi+ian0 (e as a +(osen ro(e" o ?mig("y 5o%.

'(e oer $is(a (a% "o erorm mira+es asn3" (is on oer0 i" as oer rom 5o%.

'(ereore0 "(e mira+e on "(e ar" o $is(a no" ony s(os s "(a" $is(a as +on+erne% abo" "(is yong

s"%en"3s robem0 b" more imor"an"y0 "(is mira+e s(os s "(a" 5o% as %eey +on+erne%.

< "(in, "(is mira+e +eary is"ra"es some basi+ "r"(s abo" 5o%.

&irs"0 5o% is %eey +on+erne% i"( yo as an in%ivi%a.

'(ere ere an en"ire +omany o yong ro(e" s"%en"s +""ing %on "rees "(a" %ay0 ye" 5o% "oo, "(e "ime (e "(e one (o (a% a robem.

5o% is %eey +on+erne% i"( "(e in%ivi%a.

Ce see "(a" in Jess3 "ea+(ings abo" "(e !os" S(ee0 "(e !os" oin0 an% "(e Earabe o "(e !os" Son0 "o men"a e.

Yo an% < are very vaabe "o 5o%;

Ce3re so vaabe "o 5o% "(a" He sai% He +rea"e% s in His on image;

?no"(er "r"( (ere is "(a" i"( 5o% "(ere are no robems "oo sma "o bring "o 5o%3s a""en"ion.

&irs" Ee"er :7 says0 “as" a yor +ares on Him be+ase He +ares or yoF*

Do yo (ave a robem or +on+ern "o%ay)

Have yo +as" "(a" robem or +on+ern on 5o%)

? man osing an ae (ea% may no" seem i,e "(a" big o a %ea0 b" 5o% "(og(" i" as.

5o% no" ony +ares abo" yo an% is +on+erne% abo" yor robems0 b" 5o% i (e yo "o sove yorrobems "(a" in "rn i re"rn (onor an% gory ba+, "o 5o%.

5o% i +ase "(e so"ion "o oa" "o "(e sra+e;

!e"3s "a, abo" (a" "(is yong s"%en" %i% "o ge" ba+, (is +""ing e%ge;

His or, %i%n3" en% (en (e a%mi""e% "(a" (e (a% a robem0 an% i" %i%n3" en% (en (e sog(" (e rom "(e

ro(e" $is(a.

$is(a (a% "(e oer0 a siri"a gi" rom 5o%0 "o ma,e "(a" ae (ea% oa" "o "(e "o o "(e a"er0 an% "(en

s"raig(" o" o "(e a"er in"o "(e air0 an% ba+, on "(a" oo%en (an%e0 b" (e %i%n3" %o "(a".

C(y %o yo sose $is(a %i%n3" %o "(a")

5o% an"e% "(is yong man "o be invove% in (is on re+overy;

5o% an"e% (im "o rea+( o" (is (an% an% re+over "(e ae (ea% (imse.

/e (ones" i"( yorse "(is morning;

'a,e a serios oo, a" yor +""ing e%ge in %oing 5o%3s ,ing%om or,.

Have yo a%o"e% "(e mo""o o "(e or% (en i" +omes "o "(e "(ings o "(e +(r+()


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'(e mo""o o "(e or% "(ese %ays seems "o be: “C(a" +an "(e +(r+( %o or me)*

Beary 4 years ago0 Eresi%en" Jo(n &. Kenne%y on "(e resi%en"ia ee+"ion by giving "(e ?meri+an bi+ annorge""abe see+(.


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Ce oer "o yo "(a" invi"a"ion0 an% ray "(a" yo i reson% as e s"an% an% sing.

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. - He !os" His Eoer &or Servi+e; --- Bo"e (e as or,ing.... Ce "(in, yo (ave "o i" +(r+( or ge" o" o

yor osi"ion beore yo ba+,si%e an% oose "(e bessings an% oer o 5o% b" some ge" +o% on 5o% an%oose "(e oer o 5o% even (ie "(ey are s"i a+"ive in "(e or, o 5o%; --- '(e ae (ea% reresen"e% "(e

Eresen" an% Eoer o "(e Hoy Siri". ? (ris"ian (o ooses (is Siri"a Eoer is i,e a man "rying "o +" %oa "ree i"(o" "(e ae (ea%.

.6 - C(ere e i") or (ere %i% yo oose i") -- '(e man o 5o% +as" a s"i+, in "(e a"er G"(e s"i+, reresen"s"(e +ross an% "(e iron %i% sim; GBo"e i" %i%n3" oa"0 i" %i% sim; -- ? %ea% man +an oa"; =n+e e reen" age" ba+, "o 5o%... 5o "o or,; He on% i" (ere (e os" i";

Yo i in% yor oer (ere yo e" i";

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