Saturday, October 25, 2014

GOD'S PROMISES - RESENTFUL

It is hard sometimes when you are struggling in your finances or maybe in romance not to be resentful of what others seem to have that you want for yourself.  Ask God to help you not to be envious or to resent other people's good fortune.  Pray and ask God for his perfect blessings for your life.

"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."  2 Corinthians 12:9

"And my God will meet all your needs according to the  riches of his glory in Christ Jesus."  Philippians 4:19

"And the Lord's servant must not be quarrelsome but must be kind to everyone, able to teach, not resentful."  2 Timothy 2:24

"If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you."  James 1:5

Bible Trivia Questions
1.   When a man said to Jesus, "who is my neighbor?" what parable did Jesus reply with?
2.    What happens to the man who "puts his hand to the plough and looks back"?
3.    What did Samson do to the Philistines' crops after discovering his bride had been given to someone else?
4.    Who was Jesus talking to when he taught the Lord's Prayer?
5.    Ananias and Sapphira sold some property and secretly kept part of the proceeds for themselves.  What happened to them?
6.    To the beauty of which plant did Jesus compare to King Solomon?
7.    What was on top of the Ark of the Covenant?
8.    Who came to see Jesus by night? 
9.    For how long was the dragon bound in the bottomless pit?
10.  Complete the Beatitude:  "Blessed are the pure in heart..."

Inspirational Bible Verse of the Week
1 Corinthians 13:12 
Now we see but a poor reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face.  Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.

Bible Trivia Questions Answers
(Look in the verses below to find the answers.)
1.    Luke 10:29
2.    Luke 9:62
3.    Judges 15:5
4.    Matthew 5:1
5.    Acts 5:1-11
6.    Luke 12:27
7.    Exodus 25:22
8.    John 19:39
9.    Revelations 20:1-3
10.  Matthew 5:8

Saturday, October 18, 2014

GOD'S PROMISES - CONTENTMENT

It is very hard to be content in your life when things are hard and not going the way you want them to.  Pray and ask God to give you contentment through all your circumstances in life whether lean or abundant.

"Remember your word to your servant, for you have given me hope.  My comfort in my suffering is this; your promise preserves my life."  Psalm 119:49, 50

"He tends his flock like a shepherd; He gathers the lambs in his arms and carries them close to his heart; he gently leads those that have young."  Isaiah 40:11

"I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances.  I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty.  I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want."  Philippians 4:11, 12

"But godliness with contentment is great gain."  1 Timothy 6:6

"Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, 'Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.' "  Hebrews 13:5

Bible Trivia Questions
1.    Who did Jesus raise from the dead by a prayer of thanks to God?
2.    The king's wrath is as "the roaring" of what?
3.    What was the name of Ruth's son?
4.    According to James, what happens if you break one commandment of the law?
5.    "Go to the ________ thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise."  What animal should we take lessons from?
6.    How did the wise men know that the King of the Jews had been born?
7.    What test did Elijah set the prophets of Baal, which failed, proving their god to be false?
8.    Who was the tax collector that climbed a tree so he could see Jesus?
9.    What is Jesus' final commission to his disciples?
10.  The Lord said that Jacob and Esau were two what in the womb? 

Inspirational Bible Verse of the Week
Galatians 5:22-26
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self control.  Against such there is no law.  And those who are Christ's have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.  If we all live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.  Let us not become conceited, provoking one another, envying on another."

Bible Trivia Questions Answers
1.    John 11:41
2.    Proverbs 19:12
3.    Ruth 4:17
4.    James 2:10
5.    Proverbs 6:6
6.    Matthew 2:2
7.    1 Kings 18:24
8.    Luke 19:5
9.    Matthew 28:19
10.  Genesis 25:23
 

Saturday, October 11, 2014

GOD'S PROMISES - HOPE

Always put your trust, faith and hope and in the word of the Lord.  He will never steer you wrong.

"Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character, and character, hope.  And hope does not put us to shame, because God's love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us."  Romans 5:3-5

"For in this hope we were saved.  But hope that is seen is to hope at all.  Who hopes for what they already have?"  Romans 8:24


"Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer."  Romans 12:12

"If you continue in your faith, established and firm, and do not move from the hope held out in the gospel.  This is the gospel that you heard and that has been proclaimed to every creature under heaven, and of which I, Paul, have become a servant.  Colossians 1:23

"Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful."  Hebrews 10:23

"Through him you believe in God, who raised him from the dead and glorified him, and so your faith and hope are in God."  1 Peter 1:21

Bible Trivia Questions
1.    When he was approached by Jesus, who said, "What have you to do with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I adjure you by God, do not torment me."?
2.    What was the reason that Jacob and his family began a new life in Egypt?
3.    How was Isaac's wife chosen?
4.    Whose father was so pleased to see him that he gave him the best robe and killed the fatted calf?
5.    What was the name of Solomon's son who succeeded him as king?
6.    How did the people listening to the Sermon on the Mount view Jesus' teachings?
7.    What does faith require to make it a living faith?
8.    What did Jesus say you should do if someone ask you to go with them for a mile?
9.    In the parable of the grain of mustard seed, when it becomes a tree birds come and do what?
10.  The field that Judas Iscariot purchased with his betrayal money was called Aceldama, but as what was it also known?

Inspirational Bible Verse of the Week
Psalm 119:114-115
You are my refuge and my shield.  I have put my hope in your word.  Away from me, you evildoers, that I may keep the commands of my God!

Bible Trivia Questions Answers
(Look in the verses below to find the answers.)
1.    Mark 5:7
2.    Genesis 47:4
3.    Genesis 24
4.    Luke 15:23-24
5.    1 Kings 11:43
6.    Matthew 7:29
7.    James 2:17
8.    Matthew 5:41
9.    Matthew 13:32
10.  Acts 1:19


Saturday, October 4, 2014

GOD'S PROMISES - WISDOM

Ask God for the wisdom to help you through all adversity in your life.

"...and God said, 'Ask for whatever you want me to give you.'  Solomon answered...give your servant a discerning heart to govern your people and to distinguish between right and wrong.  The Lord was pleased that Solomon had asked for this...So God said to him '...I will do what you have asked."  1 Kings 3:5b, 9a-12

"...if you accept my words and store up my commands within you, turning your ear to wisdom and applying your heart to understanding...and if you look for it as for silver and search for it as for hidden treasure, then you will understand the fear of the Lord and find the knowledge of God.  For the Lord gives wisdom; from his mouth come knowledge and understanding."  Proverbs 2:1-6

"Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight."  Proverbs 3:5,6

"Who is wise?  Let them realize these things.  Who is discerning?  Let them understand.  The ways of the Lord are right; The righteous walk in them, but the rebellious stumble in them."  Hosea 14:9

"...the foolishness of God is wiser than human wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than human strength."  1 Corinthians 1:25

"...the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure; then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere.  Peacemakers who sow in peace reap a harvest of righteousness."  James 3:17,18

Bible Trivia Questions
1.    Who sang a song celebrating the downfall of Sisera?
2.    What happens to "treasure laid up on earth"?
3.    Whose mother was instructed to drink no wine or strong drink during her pregnancy?
4.    Who was the successor to Moses?
5.    What should you not "throw before swine"?
6.    What was the name of the woman who hid the spies at Jericho?
7.    In the letter to the Corinthians, who does Paul say is a "new creature"?
8.    Which prophet is recorded as having earnest prayer for no rain answer?
9.   According to Thessalonians, what will happen to the believers alive at the return of Christ?
10.  How did Philistines discover the answer to Samson's riddle?

Inspirational Bible Verse of the Week
Psalm 119:71
It was good for me to be afflicted so that I might learn your decrees.

Bible Trivia Questions Answers
(Look in the Verses below to find the answers.)
1.    Judges 5:1
2.    Matthew 6:19
3.    Judges 13:7
4.    Joshua 1:1-6
5.    Matthew 7:6
6.    Joshua 2:3-4
7.    2 Corinthians 5:17
8.    James 5:17
9.    1 Thessalonians 4:17
10.  Judges 14:15