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Matthew 5:16"Let your light shine before me, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven."
Daniel 6:3"Daniel so distinguished himself among the administrators by his exceptional qualities that the king planned to set him over the whole kingdom."
HOW TO EXCEL AT WHAT YOU DO
1. PEOPLE WHO EXCEL WORK WITH ENTHUSIASM.
• Attitude is infectious, working with energy transmits energy even to those around you.
• Isn’t our God worth all our enthusiasm in service?
"Whatever your task is, put your whole heart and soul into it, as work done for the Lord, and not merely for men..." Colossians 3:23

"A lazy fellow is a pain to his employers - like smoke in their eyes or vinegar that sets teeth on edge." Proverbs 10:26

"One who is slack in his work is a brother to the one who destroys." Proverbs 18:9

II. PEOPLE WHO EXCEL SHARPEN THEIR SKILLS
• Seek to know more.
• Practice your instruments.
• Study/listen and strive to be better.
"Do you see a man who is skilled in his work? He will serve before kings..." Proverbs 22:29

"...It is stupid to waste time on useless projects." Proverbs 12:11

"...People who waste time will always be poor." Proverbs 28:19

"Do yourself a favor and learn all you can; then remember what you learn and you will prosper." Proverbs 19:8

III. PEOPLE WHO EXCEL KEEP THEIR WORD
"Everyone talks about how loyal and faithful he is but just try to find someone who he really is!" Proverbs 20:6

"Depending on an unreliable person in a crisis is like trying to chew with a loose tooth or walk with a crippled foot." Proverbs 25:19

"Obey your masters...not only when their eye is on you...but with sincerity of heart and reverence for the Lord." Colossians 3:22

IV. PEOPLE WHO EXCEL STAY POSITIVE
"Do all things without grumbling or arguing, so that you may be blameless... shining like lights in a dark world." Philippians 2:14-15

"If the boss is angry with you, don't quit! A quiet spirit will quiet his bad temper!" Ecclesiastes 10:4

V. PEOPLE WHO EXCEL DO MORE THAN EXPECTED
"If anybody forces you to go a mile with him, do more -- go two miles with him." Matthew 5:41

Matthew 7:12 12 So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.
GOD'S QUALITY CHECK
"The quality of each man's work will be seen when the Day of Christ exposes it. For that Day's fire will reveal every man's work; the fire will test it and show its real quality. If (it) survives, he will receive a reward but if it burns up, he will lose it; but he himself will be saved." 1 Corinthians 3:13-15

"True greatness is not measured by the headlines a person commands or the wealth he or she accumulates. The inner character of a person— the undergirding moral and spiritual values and commitments—is the true measure of lasting greatness." -Billy Graham from his 1997 book "Just As I Am"

HOW PEOPLE USED THEIR LITTLE GIFTS:
DORCAS THE TAILOR: HER DEATH WAS POSTPONED BECAUSE OF HER LITTLE WORK.
ACTS 9:36 In Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha (in Greek her name is Dorcas); she was always doing good and helping the poor. 37 About that time she became sick and died, and her body was washed and placed in an upstairs room. 38 Lydda was near Joppa; so when the disciples heard that Peter was in Lydda, they sent two men to him and urged him, “Please come at once!” 39 Peter went with them, and when he arrived, he was taken upstairs to the room. All the widows stood around him, crying and showing him the robes and other clothing that Dorcas had made while she was still with them.
DAVID THE SHEPHERD /SO GOOD THAT THE LION AND THE BEAR WOULD NOT STEAL FROM HIM.
1 Samuel 16:11 So he asked Jesse, “Are these all the sons you have?” “There is still the youngest,” Jesse answered. “He is tending the sheep.” Samuel said, “Send for him; we will not sit down until he arrives.”
DAVID THE HARPIST- SO GOOD THAT DEMONS RAN OUT AT HIS MUSIC.
1 Samuel 16:23 Whenever the spirit from God came on Saul, David would take up his lyre and play. Then relief would come to Saul; he would feel better, and the evil spirit would leave him.

JOSEPH THE SLAVE BOY- SO GOOD THAT THE KING MADE HIM OVER THE PROVINCES.
Genesis 41:37-57 The plan seemed good to Pharaoh and to all his officials. 38 So Pharaoh asked them, “Can we find anyone like this man, one in whom is the spirit of God?”
41 So Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I hereby put you in charge of the whole land of Egypt.” .

RULE OF WORKING IN THE CHURCH
Colossians 3:23-24 Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward. You are serving the Lord Christ.
Ecclesiastes 9:10 Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might, for there is no work or thought or knowledge or wisdom in Sheol, to which you are going.