Sharpen Your Saw: Getting Your Edge Back On

<p style="text-align:center;"><a href='http://visioncomsolutionscom.siteprotect.net/Sharpen_the_Saw.pdf'>DOWNLOAD KEYNOTE SLIDES</a></p> <p>Ecclesiastes 10:10 (NJKV), If the ax is dull, and one does not sharpen the edge, then he must use more strength; but wisdom produces success.”</p> <p>(NLT), Since a dull ax requires great strength, sharpen the blade. That's the value of wisdom; it helps you succeed.</p> <p>(NIV), If the ax is dull and its edge unsharpened, more strength is needed but skill will bring success.</p> <p>KEY WORDS</p> <p>Ax (Saw) – The instrument of service; our lifestyle</p> <p>Edge – The cutting edge; the action edge; What we actually do; our gifts and unique contribution to God’s purpose</p> <p>Wisdom - Ability to make proper choices and reach proper conclusions and decisions; Shrewdly aware and subtly resourceful; Using the proper means and procedures in attaining an end; Knowing how to restore and maintain your edge.</p> <p>Sharpen: Raising the level of your skill and effectiveness through RENEWAL</p> <p>Tools to Sharpen </p> <ul><li>Doers of the Word: because slothfulness produces decay (Eccl. 10:18)</li> <li>Prayer & Worship: Individual, corporate, John 4:23</li> <li>Simplicity/Declutter Life: 2 Cor. 11:3</li> <li>Fellowship: (“Iron sharpens iron”) Hebrews 10:24-25; 1 John 2:7</li> <li>Personal Preparation: 2 Tim. 2:15, 1 Cor. 14:12</li> <li>Accountability: Heb. 13:7, 17</li> <li>Faith: 2 Cor. 5:7 (“He who observes the wind shall not sow...” Pr. 11:4)</li> <li>Teaching & Training: Sermons, Bible Study,</li> <li>Other…</li> </ul>