Saturday, September 26, 2015

GOD'S PROMISES - CHARACTER

I believe in life it takes a person of good character to always be mindful of being respectful to others even when it feels as though your world is falling apart.  It is so easy to be rude to others when your heart is heavy and you are in turmoil. Ask God to instill good character into your heart.

These are the generations of Noah:  Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God.  Genesis 6:9

For thou art an holy people unto the Lord thy God:  the Lord thy God hath chosen thee to be a special people unto himself, above all people that are upon the face of the earth.  Deuteronomy 7:6

For thou art an holy people unto the Lord thy God, and the Lord hath chosen thee to be a peculiar people unto himself, above all the nations that are upon the earth.  Deuteronomy 14:2

And Solomon said, Thou hast shewed unto thy servant David my father great mercy, according as he walked before thee in truth, and in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with thee; and thou has kept from him this great kindness, that thou hast given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is this day.  1 Kings 3:6

But know that the Lord hath set apart him that is godly for himself; the Lord will hear when I call unto him.  Psalms 4:3

He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart.  Psalms 15:2

Bible Trivia Questions
1.    In the ritual cleansing of a leper under the Law of Moses, which animals were to be offered on the eighth day?
2.    Who should you "withdraw from", according to the epistles of Thessalonians?
3.    Psalm 91 verses 11 and 12 are quoted in which New Testament incident?
4.    How was the earth watered initially before rain?
5.    What proportion of his goods did Zacchaeus give away to the poor?
6.    How old was Anna the prophetess when she saw Jesus?
7.    What did Rachel steal from her father, Laban, when she left home with her husband Jacob?
8.    The snail is mentioned in which Psalm?
9.    How does Psalm 96 say we should worship God?
10.  Why should children listen to "the instruction of a father"?

Inspirational Bible Verse of the Week
Joshua 1:3-9
I promise you what I promised Moses:  'Wherever you set foot, you will be on land I have given you...No one will be able to stand against you as long as you live.  For I will be with you as I was with Moses.  I will not fail you or abandon you.'

Be strong and courageous, for you are the one who will lead these people to possess all the land I swore to their ancestors I would give them.  Be strong and very courageous.  Be careful to obey all the instructions Moses gave you.  Do not deviate from them, turning either to the right or to the left.  Then you will be successful in everything you do.  Study this Book of Instruction continually. 
Meditate on it day and night so you will be sure to obey everything written in it.  Only then will you prosper and succeed in all you do. This is my command --be strong and courageous!

Bible Trivia Questions Answers
(Look in the Verses listed below to find the answers.)
1.    Leviticus 14:10
2.    2 Thessalonians 3:6
3.    Matthew 4:6
4.    Genesis 2:5-6
5.    Luke 19:8
6.    Luke 2:37
7.    Genesis 31:19
8.    Psalm 58:8
9.    Psalm 96:9
10.  Proverbs 4:1

Sunday, September 20, 2015

GOD'S PROMISES - COMFORT

God will help us when our hearts are troubled and we are in need of comfort.

The eternal God is thy refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms:  and he shall thrust out the enemy from before thee; and shall say, Destroy them.  Deuteronomy 33:27

Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil:  for thou are with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.  Psalms 23:4

Surely, he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence.  Psalm 91:3

Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop:  but a good word maketh it glad.  Proverbs 12:25

A wholesome tongue is a tree of life:  but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit.  Proverbs 15:4

Bible Trivia Questions
1.    What relation was Lois to Timothy?
2.    In the parable of the Good Samaritan, who was the second man to pass by the robbed man?
3.    What was the name of the city where Lydia was converted?
4.    Against which enemy did Jephithat lead Israel?
5.    What was the name of the prophet who prophesied that Paul would be bound at Jerusalem?
6.    How did King Zimri commit suicide?
7.    In the parable of the laborers in the vineyard how much was each person paid in work?
8.    Whose wife went into labor and gave birth on hearing the news that the Ark of God was captured and that her father-in-law and husband were dead?
9.    In Luke's account of the Beatitudes who does Jesus say the Kingdom of God belongs to?
10.  For what reason did Isaac say he loved Esau?

Inspirational Bible Verse of the Week
Psalm 71:6
From birth I have relied on you; you brought me forth from my mother's womb.  I will ever praise you.

Bible Trivia Questions Answers
(Look in the Verses listed below to find the answers.)
1.    2 Timothy 1:5
2.    Luke 10:30-32
3.    Acts 16:11-14
4.    Judges 11:9-11
5.    Acts 21:10-11
6.    1 Kings 16:18
7.    Matthew 20:2
8.    1 Samuel 4:19
9.    Luke 6:20
10.  Genesis 25:28

Saturday, September 12, 2015

GOD'S PROMISES - ABUNDANCE

God promises to supply all our needs according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.  Pray and ask God for everything you have need of and he will bless you according to what is His will for your life.

And you, be ye fruitful, and multiply; bring forth abundantly in the earth, and multiply therein.  Genesis 9:7

Therefore God give thee of the dew of heaven, and the fatness of the earth, and plenty of corn and wine.  Genesis 27:28

Behold, there come seven years of great plenty throughout all the land of Egypt:  And there shall arise after them seven years of famine; and all the plenty shall be forgotten in the land of Egypt; and the famine shall consume the land; And the plenty shall not be known in the land by reason of that famine following; for it shall be very grievous.  Genesis 41:29-31

And the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty; and the land was filled with them.  Exodus 1:7

They shall call the people unto the mountain; there they shall offer sacrifices of righteousness:  for they shall suck of the abundance of the seas, and of treasures hid in the sand.  Deuteronomy 33:19

Bible Trivia Questions
1.    Whose house did Paul go to in Caesarea?
2.    Who went to sleep during one of Paul's sermons and fell out of the window?
3.    Which prophet of God told Naaman to wash in the river Jordan to cure his leprosy?
4.    What occupation did Priscilla have?
5.    One title of God is El Shaddai, which means what?
6.    What is the seventh commandment?
7.    How many cities of refuge were on the east side of Jordan?
8.    What was the name of Joseph's (son of Jacob) first born son?
9.    According to the Bible what sort of man was Noah?
10.  How many tribes inherited land on the east of Jordan?

Inspirational Bible Verse of the Week
Proverbs 17:9
Love prospers when a fault is forgiven, but dwelling on it separates close friends.

Bible Trivia Questions Answers
(Look in the Verses listed below to find the answers.)
1.    Acts 21:8
2.    Acts 20:9
3.    2 Kings 5:10
4.    Acts 18:2-3
5.    Genesis 17:1
6.    Exodus 20:14
7.    Deuteronomy 4:41-43
8.    Genesis 41:51
9.    Genesis 6:9
10.  Joshua 18:7



Saturday, September 5, 2015

GOD'S PROMISES - ENVY

It is easy to become envious of the things that you see other people have when you are lacking.  Ask God to help you and provide you with the blessings that He has for you and not to envy what others have.

Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy?  Proverbs 27:4

Again, I considered all travail, and every right work, that for this a man is envied of his neighbor.  This is also vanity and vexation of spirit.  Ecclesiastes 4:4

Set me as the seal upon thine heart, as a seal upon thine arm:  for love is strong as death; jealousy is cruel as the grave:  the coals thereof are coals of fire, which hath a most vehement flame.  Song of Solomon 8:6

Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying. Romans 13:13

For ye are yet carnal:  for whereas there is among you envying, and strife, and division are ye not carnal, and walk as men?  1 Corinthians 3:3

Bible Trivial Questions
1.    Which bird does Job say is "lacking in wisdom", due to the fact she leaves her eggs on the floor?
2.    Whose mother found him a wife from Egypt?
3.    Noah was a "preacher" of what?
4.    Which of the twelve sons of Jacob had a name that means "praise"?
5.    What is the message of the parable that Jesus told Simon the Pharisee?
6.    How many men and women were in the temple to watch Samson entertain them?
7.    Who escorted the slave with the letter to Philemon?
8.    Who was Paul writing to when he wrote "I will receive you and will be a Father unto you and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty"?
9.    What was the name of the servant who had his ear cut off at the arrest of Jesus?
10.  What did Samson carry to the top of the hill overlooking Hebron?

Inspirational Bible Verse of the Week
1 John 3:18
Dear children, let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth.

Bible Trivia Questions Answers
(Look in the Verses listed below to find the answers.)
1.    Job 39:13-17
2.    Genesis 21:21
3.    2 Peter 2:5
4.    Genesis 29:35
5.    Luke 7:42-43
6.    Judges 16:27
7.    Colossians 4:7-9
8.    2 Corinthians 6:17-18
9.    John 18:10
10.  Judges 16:3