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The Star

The Star Look up and see if you can answer these celestial questions What was the name of the star that would strike the earth in Revelation? Wormwood Argammedon Abaddon Hale Bop The star of what god did Stephen say Israelites worshiped? Molech Baal Remphan Oneder Who was promised by God 'descendants as the stars of the heavens'? David Adam Noah Abraham Who had a dream of eleven stars were bowing down to him? Joseph Daniel The Cupbearer King Saul Who was caught in a storm that caused neither sun nor stars to appear for many days? Luke Peter Jonah Elijah What animal feature grew large enough to knock some stars from the sky in Daniel's vision? Camel's back Goats Horn Dragon's Tail Beasts snout Who is called the 'bright morning star'? Lucifer Jesus Judah The church Who used the term wandering stars (or planets) to describe false teachers? Paul John Jude Peter Who used the time of an appearance of a star ...

Learning Not To Like It

  I have a friend that has a food aversion to eggs. He is not allergic but he still can’t eat them.  When he was young, he almost choked to death while eating an egg.  Now, when he even smells eggs cooking, his throat closes up and he feels that panic of choking.   I can hardly imagine his fate. I love eggs. I think of them like Forrest Gump’s friend Bubba thought about shrimp. Fry them, boil them, scramble them make a sandwich out of them, I don’t care I will eat them! If I couldn’t eat eggs it would be a tragedy.   I guess that is unless they almost killed me…   Therefore consider the members of your earthly body as dead to immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and greed, which amounts to idolatry . Colossians 3:5   There are lots of behaviors that the world engages in that could be enjoyed, in a perverse way. For some new (and some not so new) Christians, there is a draw back into those old ways. We crave the sin like I...

Gold, Frankincense & Myrrh

Gold, Frankincense, and Myrrh Answer these questions about the valuable items Where do the prophets Jeremiah and Isaiah say frankincense came from? Sheba Eqypt France India How much myrrh did Nicodemus use in preparing Jesus body for burial? one pound ten pounds one hundred pounds one thousand pounds What man was described as 'very rich in livestock, in silver and in gold'. Joseph, husband of Mary Abram Lazarus Daniel Who taught swearing by the gold of temple obligated you to keep your vow? Jesus Moses The Pharisees The Romans What offering was to have frankincense place on it? Sin Offering Grain Offering Peace Offering New Moon Offering What golden item was in the ark? A jar filled with manna A shield The sword of David Moses Staff On what occasion did Jesus refuse to drink wine mixed with myrrh? A wedding feast In the house of Jarius At his crucifixion When he meets his disciple after his resurrection Accordin...

Has Left The Building

  If I use the name Ichabod, what pops into your mind? Chances are it will be the gangly schoolmaster chased by the headless horseman in Washington Irving’s  Legend of Sleepy Hollow .   However, the name is actuality Biblical in origin. It is the name of the grandson of the priest Eli. His name comes from the fact when his mother is giving birth to him she finds out about the death of her husband and the capture of the ark by the Philistines (1 st  Samuel 4:19). The name means ‘ The glory has departed from Israel ’.  The capture of the ark is devastating news. It kills Eli (vs. 18) and signals that the presence of God has gone away from Israel. Not until the time of David would the ark return to Jerusalem.   The ark was a symbol of God presence but that had not meant that God had been with them before Ichabod was born. The sins of the people had moved them away from God. In those days “ And word from the LORD was rare in those days, visions wer...

No Room At The Inn And No Innkeeper

No Room At The Inn and No Innkeeper Although he often referred to, there is no innkeeper mentioned in the birth story of Jesus. Pick the other things that aren't mentioned in the Scriptures in the following. The Garden of Eden A snake Adam A Tree An Apple Popular Sayings Pride goes before fall God helps those that help themselves Man doesn't work he shall not eat Do not boast about tomorrow. Common idioms Apple of The Eye By the skin of my teeth A fly in the ointment Raining cats and dogs Angelic Names Micheal Gaberiel cherubim Raphael Theology terms Rapture Grace Regeneration Paradise Things that Save Us Baptism Faith Sinner's Prayer Grace Animals Stork Cat Dog Goat Proverbs Cleanliness is next to Godliness Train up a child in the way he should go, Even when he is old he will not depart from it. Keep your heart with all diligence, For out of it spring the issues of life. A bribe is a charm in the sight of its owne...

Whatca Gonna Do Brother?

  It all came down to a missed phone call.   Hulk Hogan, the famous wrestling star, missed a call from his agent about a possible endorsement deal.  Now the story has shifted over the years, but basically, his agent had set up some potential sponsorship on some kitchen items. These companies felt a celebrity name on their product could rocket them to success. Hulk favored a meatball maker but the agent had another product in mind.  So he rang up Hogan. But he never answered.   So the agent moved on to his next client to see if he wanted to put his name on a personal grilling machine. That client, ex-boxer George Forman, took the call and the offer.  Currently 100 million George Foreman Lean Mean Fat-Reducing Grilling Machines have now been sold worldwide. It is estimated that Forman has made over 500 million dollars from that deal, more than he made in his entire boxing career.  I bet the Hulk wishes he had answered his phone. ...

Three 'Wise" Men

Three 'Wise' Men I'll give you a group of three people, you pick the most fitting description. Adino the Eznite, Eleazar & Shammah Priests at Nob Amorite Kings Mightiest of David's Mighty Men Shem, Ham, & Japheth Sons of Noah Judges of Israel Priest of Levi Korah, Dathan & Abiram People Paul greeted in Phillippians Men who rebelled against Moses Shepherds that were told about Birth of Jesus Eliab, Abinadab, & Shammah. Older Brothers of David High Priests Guards that betrayed King Xeres Hananiah, Mishael & Azariah David's Wives Daniel's Friends Philistine gods Eliphaz, Bildad, & Zophar False Prophets Job's Friends Door Keepers of Temple Peter, James & John Three disciple at the cross Three disciples at Jesus baptism Three disciples on the Mount of Transfiguration Nebuchadnezzar, Belshazzar & Darius Kings Daniel served under Rulers of Babylon People that lived as animals Rahab...