Points To Ponder 12/01/2007

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PTP: The real art of conversation is not only to say the right thing in the right place, but to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.
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BIBLE QUIZ: Genesis 2:10 (NIV)
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A river watering the garden flowed from Eden; from there it was separated into four headwaters

1. The name of the first is the Pishon
2. The name of the second river is the Gihon
3. The name of the third river is the Tigris
4. The fourth river is the Euphrates

One of these rivers flowed through a land where there is gold…Which was it?
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Photo for 11/30/2007

Sunset at Shawnee Mission Park on 11/22/2007…

Points To Ponder 11/30/2007

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PTP: The only joy some people get out of the truth is stretching it.
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BIBLE QUIZ: Fill in the blanks. Genesis 21:1-5 (NIV)
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21:1 Now the LORD was gracious to Sarah as he had said, and the LORD did for Sarah what he had promised. 2 Sarah became pregnant and bore a son to Abraham in his old age, at the very time God had promised him. 3 Abraham gave the name ____________ to the son Sarah bore him. 4 When his son Isaac was eight days old, Abraham circumcised him, as God commanded him. 5 Abraham was a ____________years old when his son Isaac was born to him.
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Photo for 11/29/2007

The last apple...

Points To Ponder 11/29/2007

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PTP: Whenever a man is ready to uncover his sins, God is always ready to cover them.
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BIBLE QUIZ: Pick the correct answer…..Genesis 19:15-16 (NIV)
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When God destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah how many lives were spared?
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BONUS POINT: Who were they?
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Photo for 11/28/2007

Maple leaf....

Points To Ponder 11/28/2007

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PTP: This is the time of year when retailers make or break their financial year. Unfortunately many retailers are taking the word “Christmas” out of their ads and replacing it with other words. Some won’t even call their trees “Christmas trees"............ Following is a link to a pdf file from Focus On The Family about the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly retailers out there this Christmas season. Please support your retailers that still use the word “Christmas”. Cut and paste the following into your browser......

http://www.citizenlink.org/pdfs/fosi/Attack_on_Christmas_2007.pdf

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BIBLE QUIZ: Fill in the blanks. Eph 2:1-6 (NIV)
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2:1 As for you, you were _______ in your transgressions and sins, 2 in which you used to live when you followed the ways of this world and of the ruler of the kingdom of the air, the spirit who is now at work in those who are ____________. 3 All of us also lived among them at one time, gratifying the cravings of our sinful nature and following its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature objects of wrath. 4 But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, 5 made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions-it is by grace you have been saved.
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Photo for 11/27/2007

The colors of fall...

Points To Ponder 11/27/2007

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PTP: Sympathy sees and says, "I'm sorry." Compassion sees and says, "I'll help."
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BIBLE QUIZ: Fill in the blanks. Matt 20:26-28 (NIV)
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Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your _______, and whoever wants to be first must be your slave - just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to ______, and to give his life as a ransom for many."
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Photo for 11/26/2007

Last year at Shawnee Mission Park….

Points To Ponder 11/26/2007

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PTP: Circumstances are like a mattress: When we are on top, we rest in comfort; when we are underneath, we are smothered.
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BIBLE QUIZ: Fill in the blank. 1 Peter 4:10-11 (NIV)
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Each one should use whatever __________ he has received to serve others, faithfully administering God's grace in its various forms.
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Photo for 11/25/2007

Last year at Shawnee Mission Park….

Points To Ponder 11/25/2007

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PTP: We exist temporarily through what we take, but we live forever through what we give. Douglas M. Lawson
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BIBLE QUIZ: Fill in the blank. Psalm 145:18-20a (NIV)
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But those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like _________; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.
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Photo for 11/24/2007

Last year at Shawnee Mission Park….

Points To Ponder 11/24/2007

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PTP: The average American spends:

· 1.2 years waiting on hold
· 5.6 years waiting in traffic
· 7.8 years waiting in line

You can turn much of this time into productive time if you would spend it praying, praising and/or thanking God
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BIBLE QUIZ: Genesis 5:22-24 & 2 Kings 2:11-12
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According to the Bible there have been only been two people, in past history, that did not die a physical death. Pick the correct two answers:

1. Elisha
2. Elijah
3. Samuel
4. Able
5. Saul
6. Enoch
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Photo for 11/23/2007

Last year at Shawnee Mission Park….

Points To Ponder 11/23/2007

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PTP: God doesn't want shares of your life, He wants controlling interest!
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BIBLE QUIZ: Fill in the blank. 1 Thess 5:16-18 NIV
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16 Be joyful always; 17 pray continually; 18 give ________ in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus.
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Points To Ponder 11/22/2007

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“A modern world with no need of God produces modern people with no sense of gratitude.” - Os Guinness
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Ps 118:29 NIV
Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good;
His love endures forever.
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Photo for 11/21/2007

At Shawnee Mission Park…

Points To Ponder 11/21/2007

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PTP: He who is thankful for little enjoys much.
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BIBLE QUIZ: Fill in the blank. Matt 6:31-34 NKJV
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31 "Therefore do not worry, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?' 32 For after all these things the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. 33 But seek first the ___________ of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. 34 Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.
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Photo for 11/20/2007

Maple leaf in our backyard…..

Points To Ponder 11/20/2007

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PTP: Don't grumble because you don't have what you want...rather be exceedingly grateful you don't get what you deserve!
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BIBLE QUIZ: Fill in the blank. Matt 6:28-34NIV
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28 "So why do you worry about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin; 29 and yet I say to you that even _______________ in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. 30 Now if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?
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Photo for 11/19/2007

At Weston, Missouri...

Points To Ponder 11/19/2007

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PTP: God wants spiritual fruit, not religious nuts.
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BIBLE QUIZ: Fill in the blank. 1 John 4:1-3 NIV
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1 Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world. 2 This is how you can recognize the Spirit of God: Every spirit that acknowledges that Jesus Christ has come in the __________ is from God, 3 but every spirit that does not acknowledge Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you have heard is coming and even now is already in the world.
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Photo for 11/18/2007

Vicki got this shot of a fair sized buck out at Shawnee Mission Park just after sunset on 11/17/2007. Handheld at 1/13th of a second at f/5.6 with an ISO of 1600. Telephoto set to 480 mm. Shot at 5:20 P.M.

Points To Ponder 11/18/2007

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PTP: The wind of anger blows out the lamp of intelligence.
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BIBLE QUIZ: Fill in the blank. 2 Cor 5:15 NIV
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And he died for all, that those who live should no longer live for ___________________ but for him who died for them and was raised again.
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Photo for 11/17/2007

At Weston Bend State Park, Missouri….Summer and fall photo of the same shot….

Points To Ponder 11/17/2007

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PTP: A skeptic is a person who when he sees the handwriting on the wall, claims it's a forgery.
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BIBLE QUIZ: Fill in the blank. 2 Corinthians 3:18 TLB
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But we Christians have no veil over our faces; we can be mirrors that brightly reflect the _____________ of the Lord. And as the Spirit of the Lord works within us, we become more and more like him.
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Photo for 11/16/2007

At Weston Bend State Park, Missouri….

Points To Ponder 11/16/2007

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PTP: Happiness is the result of circumstances, but joy endures in spite of circumstances.
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BIBLE QUIZ: Fill in the blanks. Ps 66:1-4 NIV
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Shout with joy to God, all the earth! Sing the ________ of his name; make his praise glorious! Say to God, "How ________ are your deeds! So great is your power that your enemies cringe before you. All the earth bows down to you; they sing praise to you, they sing praise to your name."
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Photo for 11/15/2007

The three maples out at Shawnee Mission Park…

Points To Ponder 11/15/2007

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PTP: Let your math be at its best when counting your blessings.
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BIBLE QUIZ: Fill in the blank. 1 Chron 16:23-24 NKJV
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Sing to the LORD, all the earth; Proclaim the good news of His salvation from day to day. Declare His _________ among the nations, His wonders among all peoples.
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Photo for 11/14/2007

A few days ago out at Shawnee Mission Park…

Points To Ponder 11/14/2007

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PTP: Talking is sharing, but listening is caring.
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BIBLE QUIZ: Fill in the blanks Rev 4:11 (NIV)
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"You are worthy, our Lord and God, to receive ________ and ___________ and power, for you created all things, and by your will they were created and have their being."
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Photo for 11/13/2007

A path out at Black Swan Lake, Shawnee, Kansas…

Points To Ponder 11/13/2007

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PTP: Getting you into hot water is often God's way of keeping you clean.
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BIBLE QUIZ: Fill in the blank 2 John 6 (NIV)
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And this is _________: that we walk in obedience to his commands. As you have heard from the beginning, his command is that you walk in love.
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Photo for 11/12/2007

Out near DeSoto, Kansas….

Points To Ponder 11/12/2007

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PTP: The best way to forget your own problem is to help someone else solve his.
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BIBLE QUIZ: Fill in the blank Romans 11:36 (NIV)
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For from Him and through Him and to Him are all things. To Him be the ___________ forever! Amen.
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Photo for 11/11/2007

Just before sunset out at Shawnee Mission Park - Shawnee, Kansas - 11/06/2007…..

Points To Ponder 11/11/2007

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PTP: Your date book reveals a lot about you. What you believe in, you make time for.
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BIBLE QUIZ: Fill in the blank Acts 8:35-39 (NIV)
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Then Philip began with that very passage of Scripture and told him the good news about Jesus. As they traveled along the road, they came to some water and the eunuch said, "Look, here is water. Why shouldn't I be _________?" And he gave orders to stop the chariot. Then both Philip and the eunuch went down into the water and Philip __________ him. When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord suddenly took Philip away, and the eunuch did not see him again, but went on his way rejoicing.
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Photo for 11/10/2007

At the Zielinski Farm (near DeSoto, Kansas) on November 4, 2007…

Points To Ponder 11/10/2007

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PTP: You are only as big as the things that annoy you.
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BIBLE QUIZ: Fill in the blank 2 Cor 6:2 (NIV)
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For he says, "In the time of my favor I heard you, and in the day of salvation I helped you." I tell you, now is the time of God's favor, now is the day of _______________.
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Photo for 11/09/2007

At the Zielinski Farm (near DeSoto, Kansas) on November 4, 2007…

Points To Ponder 11/09/2007

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PTP: If we could forget our troubles as easily as we forget our blessings, how different things would be.
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BIBLE QUIZ: Fill in the blank. John 1:12 (NIV)
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Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become _______________ of God--
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Photo for 11/08/2007

Out at Shawnee Mission Park - Shawnee, Kansas - 11/06/2007…..Haven’t seen any really big bucks yet this year…but here is medium sized one…

Points To Ponder 11/08/2007

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PTP: When you are tired and want to complain about your job - Think of the unemployed, the disabled, and those who wish they had your job.
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BIBLE QUIZ: Fill in the blank. Romans 10:9-10 (NIV)
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That if you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from the ________, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved.
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Photo for 11/07/2007

Out at Black Swan Lake - Shawnee, Kansas - 11/03/2007…..

Points To Ponder 11/07/2007

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PTP: Jesus did not come to explain away suffering or remove it. He came to fill it with His presence.
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BIBLE QUIZ: Fill in the blank Ephesians 2:8-9 (NIV)
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For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith-- and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God--not by ________, so that no one can boast.
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Photo for 11/06/2007

Out at Black Swan Lake - Shawnee, Kansas - 11/03/2007…..

Points To Ponder 11/06/2007

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PTP: God has a purpose for my life. No other person can take my place. It isn't a big place to be sure, but for years I have been molded in a peculiar way to fill a peculiar niche in the world's work.
-Charles Stelzle
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BIBLE QUIZ: Fill in the blanks. John 3:16-18 (NIV)
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"For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have ___________ life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to ______ the world through him. Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because he has not believed in the name of God's one and only Son.
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Photo for 11/05/2007

Out at Black Swan Lake - Shawnee, Kansas - 11/03/2007…..

Points To Ponder 11/05/2007

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PTP: God uses men who are weak and feeble enough to lean on Him.
-Hudson Taylor
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BIBLE QUIZ: Fill in the blank…… Romans 6:23 (NIV)
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For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is ___________ life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
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Photo for 11/04/2007

Out at Black Swan Lake - Shawnee, Kansas - 11/03/2007…..

Points To Ponder 11/04/2007

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PTP: Life is like an ice-cream cone: Just when you think you've got it licked, it drips all over you!
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BIBLE QUIZ: Fill in the blank…… Romans 3:21-24 (NIV)
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21 But now a righteousness from God, apart from law, has been made known, to which the Law and the Prophets testify.
22 This righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no difference,
23 for all have __________ and fall ________ of the glory of God,
24 and are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus.
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Photo for 11/03/2007

Out at Shawnee Mission Park…10/30/2007…..

Points To Ponder 11/03/2007

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PTP: Christianity has nothing to offer to the person who is completely happy with the way things are. - John Eldredge
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BIBLE QUIZ: Fill in the blank……Matthew 25:37-40 (NIV)
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"Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?’ "The King will reply, ‘I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the _________ of these brothers of mine, you did for me.’
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Photo for 11/02/2007

Out at Shawnee Mission Park…10/30/2007…..

Points To Ponder 11/02/2007

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PTP: No matter how good things are in your life, there is always something bad that needs to be worked on. And no matter how bad things are in your life, there is always something good you can thank God for. - Rick Warren
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BIBLE QUIZ: Genesis 24:1-27 (NIV)
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What did Abraham do to get a wife for his son Isaac? (pick one)

1) He took out an ad in the “Desert Times”
2) He sent the chief servant in his household back home to his own relatives to get a wife for his son Isaac.
3) He had all his relatives come from Haran to a great banquet which he gave in honor of Isaac. The sole purpose of the banquet was to find a wife for Isaac.
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