Members of the church of Christ were asked to complete a survey. They were given the opportunity to pick 5 things from God's store (talents, favors, blessings) - things they felt were very important. After 163 people answered, here are the results:
Love: 82 (50.3%)
Wisdom: 66 (40.5%)
Patience: 49 (30.1%)
Truth: 40 (24.5%)
Self Control: 39 (23.9%)
Knowledge: 37 (22.7%)
Faithfulness: 36 (22.1%)
Organization Skills: 35 (21.5%)
Hope: 34 (20.1%)
Understanding: 30 (18.4%)
Teacher: 29 (17.8%)
Happiness: 28 (17.2%)
Humility: 26 (16.0%)
Personal Evangelist: 23 (14.1%)
Grace: 22 (13.5%)
Public Speaking: 21 (12.9%)
Leader: 20 (12.3%)
Mentor: 20 (12.3%)
Artistic Ability: 18 (11.2%)
Peace: 17 (10.4%)
Boldness: 15 (9.2%)
Kindness: 14 (8.6%)
Mercy: 14 (8.6%)
Joy: 12 (7.4%)
Business Sense: 12 (7.4%)
Counselor: 11 (6.7%)
Writing: 9 (5.5%)
Elder: 8 (4.9%)
Goodness: 8 (4.9%)
Preacher: 6 (3.7%)
Gentleness: 5 (3.1%)
Deacon: 2 (1.2%)
As a preview for Sunday's sermon consider this passage - "Buy the truth and do not sell it. Also get wisdom, instruction, and understanding" - Proverbs 23:23
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I am glad that love won, since the greatest of these is love. Thanks for a good posting idea. We need to do lunch soon.
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