New Branch Community Church

___ we belong to you or be with us today as we open up your word and speak to us and we pray all this in Jesus name ___ start today with the story an older man was walking to the woods and he came across a younger man chopping down a tree with an axe(?) ___ and he's chopping that tree with an axe(?) and ___ he watch him for a while you know and the man was working really really hard and he admired the work and this man chopped down many trees so he admired the young man and said man he's strong he's got a great work ethic and as he watched them he noticed a little bit of a problem and he said you know ___ he walked over ___ he said you know said you are a hard worker you are the ___ he said but but I've been watching you and he said I noticed something let me give you a little bit of advice he said if you would just take time to sharpen your axe(?)