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Previous Challenge Entry (Level 1 – Beginner)
Topic: Grandparent(s) (04/03/08)
Pastor Andrew had just finished putting the final touch on his sermon “Lifting Up Jesus”, when he paused to reflect. His mind went back in time to the conversation he had with his Grandma when he was 17. He recently accepted the call God had placed upon his life to preach when he went to visit his ailing grandmother in the nursing home.

“Grandma’, Andrew began “I feel as though God has placed a call upon my life to preach the Gospel and I’ve accepted.”

“Oh Andy that’s great” replied Grandma. “I’ve been praying for you, since before you were born that God would use you in a might way.”

“Thank you, Grandma. I guess God is starting to answer your prayer.” said Andrew.

“Just one thing Andy, when you preach, lift up Jesus and love people unconditionally. Don’t preach against other’s denominations, faith traditions, or political beliefs. Love people with the love of Jesus. Preach about Jesus, lift Him up and all men will be drawn unto Him. That’s God’s promise in John 12:32 (KJV)”, was Grandma’s advice.

“Well okay, Grandma” was his reply.

At that time he really wasn’t sure about what she had said, but through the past years in his ministry he had come to appreciate the wisdom in her advice. Although there were times he was tempted to preach against various preachers and practices he didn’t agree with. Instead he just preached about Jesus and lifted Him up.

As a result his ministry grew and people were drawn to Jesus. Anyone who came through the doors of his church felt loved and accepted. It didn’t matter how they looked or dressed, how many tattoos or body piercing they had. All were loved with the love of Jesus.

“Well Grandma” said Pastor Andrew as he hit the print key on his computer, “that was the best advice I ever received.”
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Allison Egley 
04/11/08
It sounds like his grandma had some great advice.

Beware of comma usage, especially with quotes. You need a comma right before the quote, and the comma after the quote should be within the quotation marks.

I liked the message of the story. Great job.
Donna Powers
04/11/08
Grandma gave this young preacher a great legacy. This is a very nice story
Joshua Janoski
04/11/08
What a wise grandmother. It is true, we need to be very careful that we show only the love of Jesus to people and not condemn them.

You have a few typos and some grammar errors, but nothing major that can't easily be fixed. I myself make tons of these errors in my entries. :)

Thank you for sharing this nice story. I enjoyed it.
Dee Yoder
04/12/08
You have a good message in your entry to preach Jesus and His love. This grandmother gave great advice to her grandson. Very nice characters here.
Lyn Churchyard
04/13/08
Very enjoyable piece of writing. Very wise grandmother too. One of my favourite lines was "Although there were times he was tempted to preach against various preachers and practices he didn’t agree with. Instead he just preached about Jesus and lifted Him up." Oh, if only we were all like this!

Well done, good entry.