You Don't Buy Me Flowers Anymore

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Compared to flowers that fade, what does the Bible say will never fade?

The needs of the poor
The word of God
The reign of Israel
The time of the prophets

What book of the Bible has the phrase 'Rose of Sharon'?

Matthew
Revelation
Song of Solomon
2nd Samuel

What flower are we to consider when we worry?

The lilies
The brambles
The iris
The rose

Psalm 103 compares what to the flowers of the field?

The days of our life
The young and restless
The bold and beautiful
Our guiding light

What prophet was so upset a plant had died he wished he was dead?

Elijah
Micah
Jonah
Eli

What king had a man slandered and killed just so he could make a vegetable garden?

Solomon
Jehu
Onan
Ahab

What type of plant did Jesus curse?

Olive branch
Fig tree
Grain field
Mustard seed

What two herbs did Jesus say the Pharisees tithed?

Sage & Rosemary
Mint & Dill
Frankincense & Myrrh
Rue & Mint

What men were the priest of Zeus trying to make sacrifices of garland to?

Peter & James
Paul & Silas
Paul & Barnabas
Mark & Timothy

What judge used to work under a palm tree?

Gideon
Samson
Deborah
Tola

Comments

Until Midnight

In Acts 20, there is the tragicomic event surrounding a young man by the name of Eutychus. He did what a lot of folks before and after him did, he fell asleep during a sermon. Unfortunately, he was setting in in the third story window at the time. So instead of nodding off and hitting the pew in front of him, he fell to his death. The good news was the apostle Paul was delivering the sermon and had the ability to bring him back. I don’t know, however, if we can judge Eutychus too harshly. The sermon had gone on till midnight. Paul wouldn’t finish it up till daybreak. That’s a long lesson. I know some folks that might want to jump out of a window if I had a lesson that long, yet these Christians wanted to be there to hear Paul. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not pushing for all night sermons but I think we might need to adopt these folks' dedication. They knew that Paul was only in town for a limited time only and they were determined to ...

The Gift You Give Yourself

I always hated buying gifts for my Mom. If I got her something like a new set of pans, it was like saying “Here’s something you can use to go make me something to eat”. A gift for her was seemingly a gift for me. There are however gifts you give that benefit you more than the receiver. For example, forgiveness. When you give it, you are giving it to yourself as much as you are giving it to them. Jesus said that when we forgive others it means God is forgiving us our wrongs (Matthew 6:14-15). I once read: “ Heaven is where everyone's forgiven. Hell is where nobody's forgiven. So, when we forgive we pull heaven down into our lives. When we withhold forgiveness, we pull hell up into our lives ” Give yourself something nice today, Forgive.

The Name Written On It

There was a rancher in Oregon named Bill Brown. He was known for often writing checks on any paper available. This included things like envelopes, soup can labels, and newspaper margins. Now, most banks wouldn’t accept his kind of check, but Bill Brown was a very rich, therefore very important customer, so the banks in his area would cash the checks without question. It wasn’t the surface the name was written on that mattered, but the name written on the surface. In 2 nd Corinthians 4, Paul speaks about the privilege we have because of our involvement in the ministry of Christ. Yet he warns us that we, “ do not preach ourselves but Christ Jesus as Lord, and ourselves as your bond-servants for Jesus' sake . In fact, he tells us “But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, so that the surpassing greatness of the power will be of God and not from ourselves ” It is not about the person the message is written on but the person that has written the message....

Ecclesiastes 12:10

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