Points To Ponder 1/11/2014

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Points To Ponder 01/09/2014

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"Everyone who got to where they are had to begin where they were." - Richard Paul Evans

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BIBLE QUIZ:  FOOTSTEPS OF JESUS [FILL IN THE BLANKS]   Matthew 10:2-4 Mark 2:14

 

One of the 12 disciples was originally a tax collector. He wrote one of the Gospels. What was his name? _ _ _ _ _ _ _. By what other names do we know him? _ _ _ _ son of Alphaeus.

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Points To Ponder 01/08/2014

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Heaven is not the default destination for everyone. It is only the destination of Born Again believers - Greg Laurie

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BIBLE QUIZ:  FOOTSTEPS OF JESUS  Matthew 6:9-15

 

In the "model prayer" where Jesus gave us instructions on how to pray he said we are to forgive men when they sin against us. What did He say will happen if we do NOT forgive those that sin against us?

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Points To Ponder 01/07/2014

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I can always pray for someone when I don't have the strength to help him in some other way.       

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BIBLE QUIZ:  FOOTSTEPS OF JESUS [FILL IN THE BLANK] Luke 3:23 NIV

 

23 Now Jesus himself was about ________ years old when he began his ministry.

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Photo For 01/06/2014

Okay……..enough winter for now, let’s look at some photos taken this fall on a trip to the Michigan Upper Peninsula and other scenic areas close by. One of the places we went was Mackinac Island State Park. The only way to get there is via boat. It looks a lot like Eureka Springs, Arkansas except that every lawn, house and building is pristine. No automobiles are allowed on the island (only bicycles, horses and wagons) everything is done via horse and carriage or wagon etc. Even the trash is picked up with wagons. All goods are delivered to the stores via wagons etc. There are incredible flowers and a huge fort dating from 1780 etc. A LOT of walking but we rented me an electric cart to ride and I went several miles with it. Motive power on Main Street at Mackinac….

Points To Ponder 01/06/2014

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Being kind is more important than being right.                         
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BIBLE QUIZ:  FOOTSTEPS OF JESUS [FILL IN THE BLANK] Luke 4:9-13

9 The devil led him to Jerusalem and had him stand on the highest point of the _________. "If you are the Son of God," he said, "throw yourself down from here. 10 For it is written: "'He will command his angels concerning you to guard you carefully;

11 they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.'"

12 Jesus answered, "It says: 'Do not put the Lord your God to the test.'" 

13 When the devil had finished all this tempting, he left him until an opportune time.

 See Deuteronomy 6:16 to see the passage Jesus was quoting....

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Photo For 01/05/2014

Okay……..enough winter for now, let’s look at some photos taken this fall on a trip to the Michigan Upper Peninsula and other scenic areas close by. One of the places we went was Mackinac Island State Park. The only way to get there is via boat. It looks a lot like Eureka Springs, Arkansas except that every lawn, house and building is pristine. No automobiles are allowed on the island (only bicycles, horses and wagons) everything is done via horse and carriage or wagon etc. Even the trash is picked up with wagons. All goods are delivered to the stores via wagons etc. There are incredible flowers and a huge fort dating from 1780 etc. A LOT of walking but we rented me an electric cart to ride and I went several miles with it. Motive power on Main Street at Mackinac….

Points To Ponder 01/05/2014

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I wish I could have told my Dad that I loved him one more time before he passed away.                                        
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BIBLE QUIZ:  FOOTSTEPS OF JESUS [FILL IN THE BLANK] Luke 4:5-8

5 Then the devil, taking Him up on a high mountain, showed Him all the kingdoms of the ________ in a moment of time. 6 And the devil said to Him, "All this authority I will give You, and their glory; for this has been delivered to me, and I give it to whomever I wish. 7 Therefore, if You will worship before me, all will be Yours."

8 And Jesus answered and said to him,  "Get behind Me, Satan! For it is written, 'You shall worship the LORD your God, and Him only you shall serve.'"  NKJV

See Deuteronomy 6:13 to see the passage Jesus was quoting....

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Photo For 01/04/2014

Okay……..enough winter for now, let’s look at some photos taken this fall on a trip to the Michigan Upper Peninsula and other scenic areas close by. One of the places we went was Mackinac Island State Park. The only way to get there is via boat. It looks a lot like Eureka Springs, Arkansas except that every lawn, house and building is pristine. No automobiles are allowed on the island (only bicycles, horses and wagons) everything is done via horse and carriage or wagon etc. Even the trash is picked up with wagons. All goods are delivered to the stores via wagons etc. There are incredible flowers and a huge fort dating from 1780 etc. A LOT of walking but we rented me an electric cart to ride and I went several miles with it. Main Street at Mackinac….

Points To Ponder 01/04/2014

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When I was young I had to walk all the way to the TV to change to anyone of three possible channels…and there was generally something good on any one of the three channels…. Now I can sit in my easy chair and flip through a thousand channels and not find anything worth watching.

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BIBLE QUIZ:  FOOTSTEPS OF JESUS [FILL IN THE BLANK] Luke 4:1-13

How did Jesus resist the temptations of the devil?

4:1 Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the desert, 2 where for forty days he was tempted by the devil. He ate nothing during those days, and at the end of them he was hungry.

3 The devil said to him, "If you are the Son of God, tell this stone to become bread."

4 Jesus answered, "It is written: 'Man does not live on ________ alone.'"

See Deuteronomy 8:1-5 to see the passage Jesus was quoting....

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Photo For 01/03/2014

Okay……..enough winter for now, let’s look at some photos taken this fall on a trip to the Michigan Upper Peninsula and other scenic areas close by. One of the places we went was Mackinac Island State Park. The only way to get there is via boat. It looks a lot like Eureka Springs, Arkansas except that every lawn, house and building is pristine. No automobiles are allowed on the island (only bicycles, horses and wagons) everything is done via horse and carriage or wagon etc. Even the trash is picked up with wagons. All goods are delivered to the stores via wagons etc. There are incredible flowers and a huge fort dating from 1780 etc. A LOT of walking but we rented me an electric cart to ride and I went several miles with it. Shown above is one ferry boats one can ride to get to the island.

Points To Ponder 01/03/2014

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BIBLE QUIZ:  FOOTSTEPS OF JESUS [FILL IN THE BLANK] Mark 1:9-11

9 At that time Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. 10 As Jesus was coming up out of the water, he saw heaven being torn open and the Spirit descending on him like a dove. 11 And a voice came from _________: "You are my Son, whom I love; with you I am well pleased."

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Photo For 01/02/2014

Icy barbed wire near Shawnee Mission Park…

Points To Ponder 01/02/2014

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If I do my own things, my own way, Satan's happy to ignore me. If I do the things of God, God’s way, all hell breaks loose.

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BIBLE QUIZ:  FOOTSTEPS OF JESUS [FILL IN THE BLANK] Mark 1:7-8

 

7 And this was his message: "After me will come one more powerful than I, the thongs of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and untie. 8 I baptize you with water, but he will baptize you with the ___________ __________."

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