Sunday, July 27, 2014

GOD'S PROMISES - TRUST

Always put your trust in God.  No matter what your circumstances or situations may be, if you put your trust in God, he will help you make it through to better days.

"Trust in the Lord and do good; dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture.  Take delight in the Lord and he will give you the desires of your heart."  Psalm 37:3,4

"Because your love is better than life, my lips will glorify you.  I will praise you as long as I live, and in your name I will lift up my hands."  Psalm 63:3,4

"But as for me, I watch in hope for the Lord, I wait for God my Savior; my God will hear me."  Micah 7:7

"Though the fig tree does not bud and there are no grapes on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though there are no sheep in the pen and no cattle in the stalls, yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will be joyful in God my Savior."  Habakkuk 3:17,18

 Bible Trivia Questions
1.    When Jesus walked on water, which sea was it?
2.    Who told Joseph that Jesus would save his people from their sins?
3.    Where did the man who received one talent from his master hide it?
4.    To whom did Jesus say, "Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith"?
5.    What was the name of Hagar's son?
6.    Who was Jacob's first wife?
7.    What was Jesus wrapped in when he was born?
8.    What did the Israelites do whilst Moses was receiving the Ten Commandments from God?
9.    What guided the Israelites through the wilderness?
10.  At what age did Jesus start his ministry?

Inspirational Bible Verse of the Week
2 Corinthians 4:16-18
Therefore we do not lose heart.  Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day.  For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen.  For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.

Bible Trivia Questions Answers
(To find the answers, look in the Bible verses listed below.)
1.    John 6:1-19
2.    Matthew 1:21
3.    Matthew 25:25
4.    Matthew 8:26
5.    Genesis 16:15
6.    Genesis 29
7.    Luke 2:7
8.    Deuteronomy 9:15-16
9.    Exodus 13:21
10,  Luke 3:23 

Sunday, July 20, 2014

GOD'S PROMISES - STRENGTH

Ask God for the strength that you need to face all circumstances in your life that you think may be to hard to overcome. Always put your trust in Him because he is able!  He will never leave you nor forsake you!

"Look for the Lord and his strength, see his face always."  1 Chronicles 16:11

"Be strong and courageous, and do the work.  Do not be afraid or discouraged, for the Lord God, my God is with you.  He will not fail you or forsake you..."  1 Chronicles 28:20

"I love you, Lord, my strength.  The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold."  Psalm 18:1,2

"But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint."  Isaiah 40:31

"I can do all this through him who give me strength."  Philippians 4:13

"But he said to me, 'My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.'  Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me.  That is why, for Christ's sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties.  For when I am weak, then I am strong."  2 Corinthians 12:9,10

Bible Trivia Questions
1.    Where is the"best place to pray"?
2.    What does James say happens if we "draw nigh to God"?
3.    Where was Jesus baptized?
4.    Which plant is "the least of all seeds, but when it is grown, it is the greatest among herbs"?
5.    Which city "came down from heaven prepared as a bride"?
6.    At Capernaum, how did the man sick of the palsy gain access to the house in which Jesus was?
7.    What did God breath into Adam's nostrils?
8.    What did Pharaoh's dream of good and bad ears of wheat represent?
9.    To whom was the Revelation of Jesus Christ given?
10.  How long was Jonah stuck inside the great fish for? 

Inspirational Bible Verse of the Week
Psalm 118:14-16
The Lord is my strength and my song; he has become my salvation.  Shouts of joy and victory resound in the tents of the righteous:  "The Lord's right had has done mighty things!  The Lord's right hand is lifted high; the Lord's right hand has done mighty things!"

Bible Trivia Questions Answers
(Look in the Verses listed below to find the answers.)
1.    Matthew 6:6
2.    James 4:8
3.    Mark 1:9
4.    Matthew 13:31-32
5.    Revelations 21:2
6.    Mark 2:4
7.    Genesis 2:7
8.    Genesis 41:29
9.    Revelations 1:1
10.  Jonah 1:17

Sunday, July 13, 2014

GOD'S PROMISES - FREEDOM

God promises to give us the freedom that we need to be successful and happy in all aspects of our lives.  Ask God to grant you freedom from fear, stress, oppression, financial situations, and health issues.  God can do anything!  All we have to do is ask, trust and believe!

"The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor.  He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to set the oppressed free."  Luke 4:18

"...thanks to God... You have been set free..."  Romans 6:17a, 18a

...there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus...because the law of the Spirit who gives life has set you free from the law of sin and death."  Romans 8:1,2

"Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom."  2 Corinthians 3:17

"It is for freedom that Christ has set us free.  Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again..."  Galatians 5:1

"But those who look intently into the perfect law that gives freedom, and continue in it  - not forgetting what they have heard, but doing it - they will be blessed in what they do."  James 1:25

Bible Trivia Questions
1.    How many plagues did God send on Egypt.
2.    When Jesus asked "whom say ye that I am?"  What did Peter reply?
3.    What did King Solomon ask for when God appeared to him in a dream?
4.    Who said, "Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child shall not enter therein"?
5.    How did the angel of the Lord appear to Moses, when he was a shepherd?
6.    Which of David's descendants will reign forever?
7.    On what mountain did Moses receive the law from God?
8.    Which of his wives did Jacob love the most?
9.    What was the name of the ark where the commandments given to Moses were to be kept?
10.  What did Jesus say to those who accused the adulteress?

Inspirational Bible Verse of the Week
Jeremiah 29:11
"For I know the plans if have for you," declares the Lord.  "Plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."

Bible Trivia Questions Answers
(Look in the Bible Verses listed below to find the answers.)
1.    Exodus 7:14 - 12:30
2.    Matthew 16:16
3.    1 Kings 3:9
4.    Luke 18:16-17
5.    Exodus 3:2
6.    Luke 1:32-33
7.    Leviticus 26:46
8.    Genesis 29:30
9.    Deuteronomy 10:2,8
10.  John 8:7 

Saturday, July 5, 2014

GOD'S PROMISES - CHALLENGES

In life sometimes we go through many challenges.  But be comforted in knowing that God will help you make it through.  God promised that he will never leave us nor forsake us.
 
"Be strong and courageous.  Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you; he will never leave your nor forsake you."  Deuteronomy 31:6

"Truly he is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I will not be shaken."  Psalm 62:6

"So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God.  I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold your with my righteous right hand."  Isaiah 41:10

"Truly I tell you, if you have faith and do not doubt, not only can you do what was done to the fig tree, but also you can say to this mountain. 'Go, throw yourself into the sea,' and it will be done.  If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer."  Matthew 21:21,22

"Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trails of many kinds because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance."  James 1:2,3

"These have come so that your faith - of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire - may be proved genuine and may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed."  1 Peter 1:7

Bible Trivia Questions
1.    Aaron turned his rod into a serpent before Pharaoh, and Pharoah's magicians did likewise, but what happened to their serpents?
2.    To which country did Mary and Joseph escape when Herod killed all the babies in Bethlehem?
3.    What is the name of the angel who appeared to Mary?
4.    Which land did the Lord promise to Abraham?
5.    What should we "seek first"?
6.    Which Psalm contains the line, "He leads me beside the still waters"?
7.    In the parable of the ten virgins, what were they waiting for?
8.    What event occurred to help release Paul and Silas from prison?
9.    Which prisoner did the crowd call for to be released when Pilate asked them?
10.  How does James say we should "treat the rich and the poor"?

Inspirational Bible Verse of the Week
Psalm 18:32-36
"It is God who arms me with strength and makes my way perfect.  He makes my feet like the feet of a deer; he enables me to stand on the heights.  He trains my hands for battle; my arms can bend a bow of bronze.  You give me your shield of victory, and your right hand sustains me; you stoop down to make me great.  You broaden the path beneath me, so that my ankles do not turn."

Bible Trivia Questions Answers
(To find the answers look in the Bible verses listed below.)
1.    Exodus 7:12
2.    Matthew 2:13-14
3.    Luke 1:26
4.    Genesis 17:8
5.    Matthew 6:33
6.    Psalm 23:2
7.    Matthew 25:1
8.    Acts 16:26
9.    Matthew 27:21
10.  James 2:1-4