Saturday, September 29, 2018

GOD'S PROMISES - STEPPING UP

There may be times when it seems like everything is going good in your life and then something happens to set you back or knock you off track.

Don't get discouraged! Ask God to help you keep the faith. Sometimes you have to take a step back before you can step up to your blessing.

Bible Trivia Questions
1.    Where was Jesus mostly raised as a child?
2.    Who was promised by the Holy Spirit that he wouldn't die until he saw the Messiah?
3.    "And Jesus grew, and waxed strong in the spirit, filled with wisdom: and the ______ of God was upon him."
4.    What event brought Joseph and Mary to Jerusalem once a year?
5.    How old was Jesus when his parents lost Him in Jerusalem?

Inspirational Bible Verse of the Week
Isaiah 26:3
You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you.

Bible Trivia Questions Answers
1.    Nazareth
2.    Simeon
3.   Grace
4.    The feast of the passover
5.    12

Sunday, September 16, 2018

GOD'S PROMISES - RECORDINGS

Don't let negative things people say about you or negative thoughts you have about yourself play as a bad recording in your head and hold you back from God's plan for your life.

Turn off those negative recordings by replacing them with positive recordings of the good things God has said about you. 

  • You are wonderfully and fearfully made.
  • You are a child of the most high God.
  • You are marvelous.
God does not want you to be down on yourself. Especially when He only has positive things to say about you.

Bible Trivia Questions
1.    What plant did Rachel beg of her sister Leah because it was said to help with fertility?
2.    Prior to His crucifixion, what piece of attire was placed on Christ's body to humiliate Him?
3.    What did Jacob give Esau in exchange for his birthright?
4.    Christ taught that even as the ______ of the field are cared for by God. He will take care of His people.
5.    Christ called Himself the true ______ and His apostles the branches.

Inspirational Bible Verse of the Week
Proverbs 2:7
He holds success in store for the upright, he is a shield to those whose walk is blameless.

Bible Trivia Questions Answers
1.    Mandrakes
2.    A crown of thorns
3.    Some pottage of lentils
4.    Lillies
5.    Vine

Sunday, September 9, 2018

GOD'S PROMISES - TALENTS

God has given each and every one of us our own individual talents. We are meant to use these talents and not bury them or hide them away. 

Maybe you are a good writer, singer, or have a good business idea that you are afraid to pursue for fear of failure. 

Pray and ask God to help you not to hide your talents but to give you the strength to pursue your dreams.

Bible Trivia Questions
1.    What happened when Moses cast a tree into the waters of Marah?
2.    Paul compare the Gentiles to the wild branches grafted into a good and healthy______ tree.
3.   Jesus compared the kingdom of heaven to a ______ seed, which would grow from the tiniest seed into a huge tree.
4.    In a parable, Christ compared the separation of the righteous from the wicked to the harvesting of _______ from the tares.
5.    The Pharisees ridiculed Christ because His disciples plucked and ate _______ on the Sabbath.

Inspirational Bible Verse of the Week
Hebrews 3:6
But Christ is faithful as the Son over God's house. And we are his house, if indeed we hold firmly to our confidence and the hope in which we glory.

Bible Trivia Questions Answers
1.    The waters were made sweet.
2.    Olive
3.    Mustard
4.    Wheat
5.    Corn