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Small but very wise Proverbs 30:24

Small but very wise Proverbs 30:24. Graeme Sterne 2006. Four things on earth are small but extremely wise. Ants Coneys - a small herbivorous animal ( Hyrax Syriacus) Locusts Lizards. Ants. Ants have little strength but store up food in the summer. Coneys.

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Small but very wise Proverbs 30:24

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  1. Small but very wiseProverbs 30:24 Graeme Sterne 2006

  2. Four things on earth are small but extremely wise • Ants • Coneys - a small herbivorous animal (Hyrax Syriacus) • Locusts • Lizards

  3. Ants Ants have little strength but store up food in the summer

  4. Coneys Coneys have little power but make their homes in the crags

  5. Locusts Locusts have no king but advance in ranks

  6. Lizards Lizards can be caught in your hand but they find their way into king’s palaces

  7. What is so ‘wise’ about these animals? • Ants – have little strength Tell them ants, bothersome ants Their wars are meaningless Fly away queen!Your God is not the creatorI is, Billy, sadistic boy with amagnifying glass… by T. Abel

  8. Imagine you are an ant… • So small • So vulnerable • So weak compared to other animals • So insignificant

  9. What could you do??? • The ant is smart because it stores up food in the summer • Instead of saying “I am so weak. I am so small.” The ants work hard, they work together and they make provision for the winter when they have a chance. • What is the lesson for us?

  10. And what if you were a coney- a small herbivorous animal ? • So powerless • So vulnerable to predators • No defense weapons • Just a good meal for an eagle or a fox

  11. What could you do? • The coney is wise because it makes its home way up in the crags • A difficult place for predators to get to • A place where the weak can dictate the terms - hiding places, eating places, inaccessible

  12. What if you were a locust? • No ‘king’ – leader • No organiser • No protector • No great individual strength

  13. What would you do? • Advance in ranks!!!

  14. What if you were a lizard? • So small they are easy to catch

  15. What would you do? • They get into kings’ palaces • Slip in unnoticed, camouflaged in the surroundings • Find ways - using shadows and cracks in the walls • Move quickly and silently What can we learn from this?

  16. What can we learn from each of these animals? • They do not use their weakness as an excuse • They make the most of what they do have • They are solution orientated • They achieve their goals despite weakness

  17. Need more training Lack of authority Don’t have time Not very good at it Might fail They should … Too small Not ready yet Can’t be done Haven’t done that before Some weaknesses we hide behind

  18. Christmas in the Square Prayer Sunday services organiser Our ACPC Christmas programme Youth Camp (March 2007) Cleaning roster Sunday school teaching Outreach into YWCA Leaders for Parish Council Missions coordinator Mentors for leaders Job finder help Some opportunities at ACPC

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