Ecclesiastes 12:10

  Reggie Miller is one of my all-time favorite basketball players. All my buddies loved Michael Jordan but I was a Reggie man. I think it was his ability to shoot the three. He had the high arching shot that seemed to rain down into the basket. The reason for his shot was his sister, it was the only way he could get over her.   Reggie was the younger sibling to his big-time basketball star sister, Cheryl Miller. She was an All-America for four straight years at Riverside Polytechnic High School. Reggie was just known as Cheryl’s little brother.   Finally, in high school, he had his chance to shine.  Midway through his sophomore year, he became a starter on the varsity team. On that first night he got the start, he had a big game. His family had gone to Cheryl’s game, so when they picked him up it was time to brag.   Reggie recapped the victory. “I got to start, even went for forty”. Cheryl was happy for him. “That’s great” she exclaimed! The...

Cross Examination What was the name of the man that carried Jesus' cross? Nicodemus Joseph of Arimathea Simon of Cyrene Rufus Who asked Pilate for the body of Jesus? Nicodemus Joseph of Arimathea Simon of Cyrene Rufus Who provided about 100 lbs of myrrh and aloes for Jesus' burial? Nicodemus Joseph of Arimathea Mary Magdalena Martha and Mary, Lazarus sisters What apostle was spoken to at the cross of Jesus? Peter James John Judas What strange phenomenon did NOT occur at the crucifixion of Jesus? Veil of the temple was torn in two Bodies of saints came from tombs An earthquake Lighting hit the area around the hill What did Jesus refuse to drink while on the cross? Wine mixed with gall Sour wine Water A rag soaked in vinegar Who placed the sign above his head that read 'King of the Jews'? His disciples The Pharisees The chief Priest Pilate What item of Jesus did the soldiers cast lots for? His sandals His cloak His ...

  Maya Lin wanted to build a wall. Her wall was not practical but a monument. She created it as part of a college architecture class that challenged students to make an entry for the national design competition for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. Her professor only gave her a B-. The politicians didn’t care much for it. They claimed it was too simple and an affront to the soldiers. Yet it stands today as one of the most powerful memorials. It’s not just the wall, it’s what is on it. Names. 58,000 half-inch-high names of the dead in chronological order.  Lin wanted people to know the names of those that never came back.   Nehemiah wanted to build a wall. It wasn’t a monument but a practical necessity. Not only to protect his hometown but to unify the people in it. The politicians didn’t care much for his efforts. They undermined and intimidated the effort. But Nehemiah didn’t stop till the work was done even after the wall was built. The book of the Bible that bear...

Opening Statements Name the book of the Bible by the first words in it There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was... Ezra Job Malachi 1st Samuel In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.  John Mark Romans Revelation What was from the beginning, what we have heard, what we have seen with our eyes,... Genesis Luke 1st John 1st Peter How lonely sits the city that was full of people! Job Nehemiah Judges Lamentations Inasmuch as many have undertaken to compile an account of the things accomplished among us, Matthew Mark Luke John Now it came about after the death of Joshua.... Joshua Exodus Ruth Judges Now it came about in the days when the judges governed, that there was a famine in the land. Judges Ruth 1st Samuel Esther .....which God gave Him to show to His bond-servants, the things which must soon take place Revelation Ezekiel Daniel Acts In the beginning God created the heavens a...

  He was a good man. He had a good family. He prayed. He gave. He treated those different than him well. He served his country. His community respected him. He was “ a righteous and God-fearing man ”   Yet there was still something he needed to do to be saved. Now there was a man at Caesarea named Cornelius, a centurion of what was called the Italian cohort, a devout man and one who feared God with all his household, and gave many alms to the Jewish people and prayed to God continually . Acts 10:1-2    So when the word of God came to him, he listened. He didn’t just listen, he obeyed. He went searching for the answer he needed. He found it in Joppa in a man named Simon. So he brought him to his house and gathered his family to hear “ all that you have been commanded by the Lord " (Acts 10:33). So Simon Peter told the story of Jesus and the need to believe in him for salvation.   Cornelius knew the words Peter spoke to him would be the ...

You're Not God What god of the Ammonites require sacrifices of human children to be burned in fires? Baal Marduk Moloch Rephen What fish god of the Philistines was found broken when housed with the ark of the Covenant? Baal Dagon Ashtoreth Zeus The alter to what god did Paul mention in his speech at Athens? The chief god Jupiter The god of the city Athena The god of the sea Poseidon The unknown god Priests of what god did Elijah battle on Mt. Carmel? Baal Moloch Chemosh Dagon What healed leper ask for forgiveness when he bowed before the god Rimmon? Naaman Gehazi Uzziah Jabel What goddess had a temple in Ephesus that the locals made money from? Hera Demeter Artemis Venus What Greek god was Paul mistaken for in Lystra? Hermes Zeus Aries Hades What goddess of Cannan temple was the armor of Saul placed in after his death? Zemal Shiva Hestia Ashtaroth Who was killed for his pride when a crowd said he had the "voice of a god ...

  Ever read one of those program descriptions for a movie or TV show that is completely true yet somehow completely inadequate. Oh, it may show some elements of the plot yet it doesn’t come close in encapsulating the whole. It may fill the space, but it doesn’t seem to make you want to stop down and watch.  I guess since you have only a few lines, it hard to get everything in. Could you imagine doing it so something as complex as God?   Yet in Exodus 34 we see the just that. In verses 6 and 7 we read: "The LORD, the LORD God, compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in lovingkindness and truth; who keeps lovingkindness for thousands, who forgives iniquity, transgression and sin; yet He will by no means leave the guilty unpunished, visiting the iniquity of fathers on the children and on the grandchildren to the third and fourth generations."   God who made the worlds and is so far beyond us in every way, is somehow summed up ...

We Deliver For You What judge delivered a message from God by stabbing a fat king in the belly? Ehud Eglon Samson Gideon Because of Moses, Pharaoh required the Israelite to deliver the quota of bricks without providing what needed item? Clay Mules Straw Fire Who said, " The LORD who delivered me from the paw of the lion and from the paw of the bear, He will deliver me from the hand of this Philistine. "? Moses Samson Abraham David Who delivered the letter to Joab that David wanted Uriah killed in battle? Nathan Uriah Abjaiah Bathsheba The letter from what town did Paul want the church in Colossae to read? Philippi Rome Laodicea. Sardis Of what church did Paul say " You are our letter, written in our hearts, known and read by all men ;"? Rome Corinth Jerusalem Antioch Claudius Lysias wrote a letter to whom about the apostle Paul and the charges against him? Festus Felix Herod Caesar Who wrote letters in Ahab's na...