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Saturday, April 25, 2009
Thursday, April 9, 2009
Silly me
I got tangled up in the power cord of hubby's laptop last night and started to fall. I tried really hard to stop myself, but couldn't so I went sliding down the hall on one knee. When i stopped sliding I hit the other knee, a shoulder and both wrists. Sigh. I have almost no skin on the knee I slid on. Hubby's laptop hit the floor also. But amazingly enough it is working fine. And other then sore, I am ok also. Such is a day in my world.
Monday, April 6, 2009
Lesson 7 Miriam, an unrestrained tongue
Numbers 12:1-15
1. How did Miriam want others to see herself and Aaron?
The same as they saw Moses.
2. What lay at the root of Miriam's sin?
Jealousy
3. What statement in verse 2 is so often forgotten by those who gossip?
that God hears when they do
4. How did God view Moses? (v 3-9)
as a faithful servant
5. How did God view the sin of Miriam (v 9-14, pr 6:16-19, 1 tim 5:19-20)?
6. Why does God consider gossiping such a sin?
7. Comment on:
pr 11:9
pr 16:28
pr 17:9
pr 17:20
pr 26:20-23
8. Can you think of a situation where you have been personally hurt by gossip?
9. Can you think of a situation where you have hurt another with gossip?
10. Did you learn anything from the two experiences? explain.
11. What effect did Miriams sin have on the others? (v15)
12. How can you help stop gossip according to:
pr 14:15
pr 15:28
pr 17:27-28
pr 18:13
james 3:2-18
1. How did Miriam want others to see herself and Aaron?
The same as they saw Moses.
2. What lay at the root of Miriam's sin?
Jealousy
3. What statement in verse 2 is so often forgotten by those who gossip?
that God hears when they do
4. How did God view Moses? (v 3-9)
as a faithful servant
5. How did God view the sin of Miriam (v 9-14, pr 6:16-19, 1 tim 5:19-20)?
6. Why does God consider gossiping such a sin?
7. Comment on:
pr 11:9
pr 16:28
pr 17:9
pr 17:20
pr 26:20-23
8. Can you think of a situation where you have been personally hurt by gossip?
9. Can you think of a situation where you have hurt another with gossip?
10. Did you learn anything from the two experiences? explain.
11. What effect did Miriams sin have on the others? (v15)
12. How can you help stop gossip according to:
pr 14:15
pr 15:28
pr 17:27-28
pr 18:13
james 3:2-18
Sunday, April 5, 2009
Lesson 6 Mary and Martha, cumbered and contented
Look over Luke 10:38-42
1. In the passage at hand two sisters desire to please Jesus. Why is Mary praised?
Because she chose to sit and listen to what Jesus had to say before doing anything else. This is strictly my opinion but I believe she discerned how short a time she would have to learn from Him.
2. Why is Martha rebuked? I think (again my opinion) that it was her attitude He was rebuking. She received Him into her home and felt responsible for the preparations for Him and whoever was with Him. But she didn't have a good attitude about working while everyone else, including Mary, were listening to Him. She should have listened and then done the preparations.
3. How might Martha have been different if she had taken the time to listen to Jesus before she served?
Well her attitude would have definitely been different.
4. What charge did Martha make against Jesus in verse 40?
That He didn't care
5. Have you ever felt this way under the pressures of daily work? explain.
yes unfortunately i have. I think all of us can relate to how Martha felt.
6. What charge did Martha make against Mary in verse 40?
Pretty much that Mary was lazy and selfish.
7. Discuss how our self-love leads us into bad attitudes toward others.
We think due to our self-love that others should want to help us, do for us, etc. When they don't, if we aren't careful, we can fall into a bad attitude toward them. The door can be opened to resentment, anger, bitterness.
8. What does verse 40 teach about the prayers of one whose perspective is faulty?
That our prayers will be self centered.
9. Define cumbered.
over occupied with cares, burdens, distracted, to weigh down.
10. Are you ever in this condition? why?
yes and it is always when I am trying to do something without the Lord's help or that is not in His will for me at the time.
11. How can you serve more like Mary?
I can pray and seek the Lord and His help before serving.
12. How does Jesus describe true servitude in Mark 10:42-45?
That true servitude means you serve with everything you have. Jesus laid down His life for us as an act of servitude.
13. Relate this description to the passages in Titus and Proverbs 31 from earlier lessons.
We must joyfully serve others after seeking the Lord's will.
14. Can you think of a situation in your life where effective service came after spiritual worship?
yes, many times and many situations.
1. In the passage at hand two sisters desire to please Jesus. Why is Mary praised?
Because she chose to sit and listen to what Jesus had to say before doing anything else. This is strictly my opinion but I believe she discerned how short a time she would have to learn from Him.
2. Why is Martha rebuked? I think (again my opinion) that it was her attitude He was rebuking. She received Him into her home and felt responsible for the preparations for Him and whoever was with Him. But she didn't have a good attitude about working while everyone else, including Mary, were listening to Him. She should have listened and then done the preparations.
3. How might Martha have been different if she had taken the time to listen to Jesus before she served?
Well her attitude would have definitely been different.
4. What charge did Martha make against Jesus in verse 40?
That He didn't care
5. Have you ever felt this way under the pressures of daily work? explain.
yes unfortunately i have. I think all of us can relate to how Martha felt.
6. What charge did Martha make against Mary in verse 40?
Pretty much that Mary was lazy and selfish.
7. Discuss how our self-love leads us into bad attitudes toward others.
We think due to our self-love that others should want to help us, do for us, etc. When they don't, if we aren't careful, we can fall into a bad attitude toward them. The door can be opened to resentment, anger, bitterness.
8. What does verse 40 teach about the prayers of one whose perspective is faulty?
That our prayers will be self centered.
9. Define cumbered.
over occupied with cares, burdens, distracted, to weigh down.
10. Are you ever in this condition? why?
yes and it is always when I am trying to do something without the Lord's help or that is not in His will for me at the time.
11. How can you serve more like Mary?
I can pray and seek the Lord and His help before serving.
12. How does Jesus describe true servitude in Mark 10:42-45?
That true servitude means you serve with everything you have. Jesus laid down His life for us as an act of servitude.
13. Relate this description to the passages in Titus and Proverbs 31 from earlier lessons.
We must joyfully serve others after seeking the Lord's will.
14. Can you think of a situation in your life where effective service came after spiritual worship?
yes, many times and many situations.
Saturday, April 4, 2009
Lesson 5 Hannah the Fear of the Lord
Sorry it has been awhile, but things have been busy.
I don't really have time to post my answers to all of the questions but will post what a couple.
1 Read ps 31:19; ps 111:10, ps 112:1, ps 147:11, and pr 8:13 and then write a paragrah defining the fear of the Lord.
Fear of God begins with trusting Him above all else. If we have wisdom we will have a reverent fear of God. Not fear as we would have of a bully. That is totally different. God is not a bully. He is our loving Father who desires only the best for us. It is when we make bad choices that He can't bless us. When we have reverent fear we want to do His will. And we hate the things He hates. The word promises many blessings to us if we have a reverent fear of the Lord, but we shouldn't fear Him to receive the blessings, but because we love Him.
2. Next to the following life situations write p if you have battled them in the past, or c if you are battling them currently. For those in the past, how did God grant the victory?
age health
physical appearance children or lack of them
relatives or in-laws lack of ability
spouse or lack of one station in life
death of loved one finances
3. How did Job, the righteous man who suffered innocently, respond to his trials (Job 23:1-12)? What result came out of his suffering (Job 42:12)?
4. Sometimes God uses suffering to deal with His children who are not following Him or fearing Him. Why does He allow trial in the case of disobedient believers (Jer 24:5-7; 29:11-14; 31:10-14)?
5. In each of the following situations, explain how trials can result in God's glory, our benefit and the benefit of others:
grief 2 cor 1:3-4
trials James 1:2-4
troubles 2 cor 4:16-18
illness 2 cor 12:7-10
persecutions 1 Pet 4:12-14
6. Write of an incident in your life where personal difficulty brought about special glory to the Lord.
I don't really have time to post my answers to all of the questions but will post what a couple.
1 Read ps 31:19; ps 111:10, ps 112:1, ps 147:11, and pr 8:13 and then write a paragrah defining the fear of the Lord.
Fear of God begins with trusting Him above all else. If we have wisdom we will have a reverent fear of God. Not fear as we would have of a bully. That is totally different. God is not a bully. He is our loving Father who desires only the best for us. It is when we make bad choices that He can't bless us. When we have reverent fear we want to do His will. And we hate the things He hates. The word promises many blessings to us if we have a reverent fear of the Lord, but we shouldn't fear Him to receive the blessings, but because we love Him.
2. Next to the following life situations write p if you have battled them in the past, or c if you are battling them currently. For those in the past, how did God grant the victory?
age health
physical appearance children or lack of them
relatives or in-laws lack of ability
spouse or lack of one station in life
death of loved one finances
3. How did Job, the righteous man who suffered innocently, respond to his trials (Job 23:1-12)? What result came out of his suffering (Job 42:12)?
4. Sometimes God uses suffering to deal with His children who are not following Him or fearing Him. Why does He allow trial in the case of disobedient believers (Jer 24:5-7; 29:11-14; 31:10-14)?
5. In each of the following situations, explain how trials can result in God's glory, our benefit and the benefit of others:
grief 2 cor 1:3-4
trials James 1:2-4
troubles 2 cor 4:16-18
illness 2 cor 12:7-10
persecutions 1 Pet 4:12-14
6. Write of an incident in your life where personal difficulty brought about special glory to the Lord.
Monday, March 23, 2009
Lesson 4 - Hannah, A tried woman
Read 1 Samuel 1
1. From verses 1-8 describe Hannah's conflict.
She couldn't have children and Peninnah teased her. She wanted to trust God and it caused conflict within her.
2. Who was responsible for her condition?
verse 5 says the Lord had shut her womb.
3. How does God use hardships to bring blessings to our lives?
Without the hardships, we wouldn't seek God sometimes, and we would also not always recognize the blessings if we didn't have the hardship first.
4. How did Hannah first respond to her condition? (vv 6-7)
She cried and wouldn't eat
5. Can you think of a conflict in your own life that affected you in a similar way? Explain.
Last year I was having a great deal of stress over conflict within our family. Thankfully things have settled down alot and I can enjoy having all of my children living close to us again.
6. What did she finally do to overcome her bitterness? (vv 9-19)
She prayed, cried and made a vow. The priest thought she was drunk cause she was quietly pouring her heart out to the Lord. Basically she turned it all over to the Lord and was no longer sad. She allowed the Lord to carry her burden.
7. What principles can we learn from Hannah's prayer? (v 11)
8. Describe the changes in Hannah's attitude toward the Lord and toward her husband. (1:19- 2:1)
9. List some benefits that Hannah experienced as a result of her victory in dealing with her problem of barrenness. (1:27-28, 2:20-21, 3:19-21)
10. In light of 1 Sam 2:17, how do you think Hannah would have reacted at this point if she still did not conceive? Explain.
11. Apply each of the following verses to Hannah's life and to your own life.
Pr 9:10, Pr 15:33, Pr 22:4, Rev 14:7
12. Hannah voluntarily surrendered er most valuable possession to the Lord. Who benefited from this surrender and is what ways?
13. Is there something God has asked you to surrender that is not yet yielded to Him? Write out the reasons why.
Sorry I can't post more of my answers but I forgot I need to meet Stephen at the ortho this morning to bring him to school once the appt is done.
Have a blessed day.
1. From verses 1-8 describe Hannah's conflict.
She couldn't have children and Peninnah teased her. She wanted to trust God and it caused conflict within her.
2. Who was responsible for her condition?
verse 5 says the Lord had shut her womb.
3. How does God use hardships to bring blessings to our lives?
Without the hardships, we wouldn't seek God sometimes, and we would also not always recognize the blessings if we didn't have the hardship first.
4. How did Hannah first respond to her condition? (vv 6-7)
She cried and wouldn't eat
5. Can you think of a conflict in your own life that affected you in a similar way? Explain.
Last year I was having a great deal of stress over conflict within our family. Thankfully things have settled down alot and I can enjoy having all of my children living close to us again.
6. What did she finally do to overcome her bitterness? (vv 9-19)
She prayed, cried and made a vow. The priest thought she was drunk cause she was quietly pouring her heart out to the Lord. Basically she turned it all over to the Lord and was no longer sad. She allowed the Lord to carry her burden.
7. What principles can we learn from Hannah's prayer? (v 11)
8. Describe the changes in Hannah's attitude toward the Lord and toward her husband. (1:19- 2:1)
9. List some benefits that Hannah experienced as a result of her victory in dealing with her problem of barrenness. (1:27-28, 2:20-21, 3:19-21)
10. In light of 1 Sam 2:17, how do you think Hannah would have reacted at this point if she still did not conceive? Explain.
11. Apply each of the following verses to Hannah's life and to your own life.
Pr 9:10, Pr 15:33, Pr 22:4, Rev 14:7
12. Hannah voluntarily surrendered er most valuable possession to the Lord. Who benefited from this surrender and is what ways?
13. Is there something God has asked you to surrender that is not yet yielded to Him? Write out the reasons why.
Sorry I can't post more of my answers but I forgot I need to meet Stephen at the ortho this morning to bring him to school once the appt is done.
Have a blessed day.
Sunday, March 22, 2009
The Virtuous Woman- Lesson 3
Pr 31:10-31
1. Find Titus 2 qualities illustrated in Pr 31:10-31.
Behaviour as becometh holiness control of tongue
self-control, not given to habits love for husband
love for children keeper at home
discreet chaste
teacher of good
2. What does the bible say about virtuous women in Proverbs 31:10 and Ecc 7:28? To what is she compared? What does this tell us about the number of such women in our world?
She is said to be worth more then rare jewels. And she is said to be hard to find.
I have a son who is 19. And I so want him to find a virtuous woman. If you think about him, please pray that God would send him the woman God has chosen as his helpmeet.
3. How can a single girl model the qualities of Pr 31?
4. Discuss one of the qualities of Proverbs 31 you learned from observing the life of an older woman.
5. The "bottom line" quality of the virtuous woman is fearing the Lord (vs 30). How does that trait make all the others possible?
Because without our Lord's help we won't be able to do all of the rest. It would be impossible to do all of them in our own strength, but with His help we can do anything.
6. Make a list of particulars in Pr 31:10-31. If there is not an exact match in today's economy place one next to that on your list (e.g. spindle & distaff - sewing machine). Next grade yourself (A B C D F) as to how your life matches the biblical ideal.
7. Now take the same list and write next to each particular a woman from the bible and a woman you have known personally who exemplified such a trait.
8 What steps can (will) you take to "bring up your grades"?
I will try to keep all of these things in mind daily and try my best to live up to them.
Sorry I don't have more time to post more of my answers but wanted to give you a couple at least each day.
1. Find Titus 2 qualities illustrated in Pr 31:10-31.
Behaviour as becometh holiness control of tongue
self-control, not given to habits love for husband
love for children keeper at home
discreet chaste
teacher of good
2. What does the bible say about virtuous women in Proverbs 31:10 and Ecc 7:28? To what is she compared? What does this tell us about the number of such women in our world?
She is said to be worth more then rare jewels. And she is said to be hard to find.
I have a son who is 19. And I so want him to find a virtuous woman. If you think about him, please pray that God would send him the woman God has chosen as his helpmeet.
3. How can a single girl model the qualities of Pr 31?
4. Discuss one of the qualities of Proverbs 31 you learned from observing the life of an older woman.
5. The "bottom line" quality of the virtuous woman is fearing the Lord (vs 30). How does that trait make all the others possible?
Because without our Lord's help we won't be able to do all of the rest. It would be impossible to do all of them in our own strength, but with His help we can do anything.
6. Make a list of particulars in Pr 31:10-31. If there is not an exact match in today's economy place one next to that on your list (e.g. spindle & distaff - sewing machine). Next grade yourself (A B C D F) as to how your life matches the biblical ideal.
7. Now take the same list and write next to each particular a woman from the bible and a woman you have known personally who exemplified such a trait.
8 What steps can (will) you take to "bring up your grades"?
I will try to keep all of these things in mind daily and try my best to live up to them.
Sorry I don't have more time to post more of my answers but wanted to give you a couple at least each day.
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