WORD up!

  First, I would like to extend a heartfelt “Thank you” to Susan May Warren and her publisher for sending me a copy of "Sunrise" to review for them. I am truly grateful for this generosity. I really appreciate the time, effort and expense it takes to make a reviewer copy available to me. I just finished reading “Sunrise” by Susan May Warren.   It is the first installment in her brand new Sky King Ranch series.   Susie took me to Alaska in these pages for an adventure that had me crying out for the next book as I closed the back cover!   This book has everything: hockey and poachers and bears, oh my! Sky King Ranch was Dodge Kingston’s home growing up.   He had it all: youth, a plan for the future and a great girl.   But one event changed everything and set Dodge’s life on a different course.   Ten years later, he reluctantly returns to his childhood home to find lots of changes.   And things he thought were changed, like his feelings for the g...

Content: 1.Phar/Sad>J tested by asking Him show sign;He: ”evening, fair weather, sky red”(1-2) 2.”morning, stormy, sky red/overcast, know interp appearance sky, cannot interp signs of times”(3) 3.”wicked, adultrs gen looks for sign, none given except sign Jonah,” J left(4) 4.went across lake, disc forgot bread(5) 5.J: guard v yeast Phar/Sad;discussed among selves: bec bring bread(6-7) 6.aware discussion, J:you little faith, why talking about having bread (8) 7.still understd ? Remem 5 loaves - 5000, basketfuls gathered;7 loaves - 4000,basketfuls gathered(9-10) 8.how undstd I talking about bread? Guard v yeast P/S;then undstood he:guard v teaching P/S(11-12)   9.J came region Caes Phil, asked: who ppl say SoM is;they: John Bap,Elijah,Jere,one of proph(13-14) 10.what about you;SP: Mess, Son of living G;J: blessed you Simon, revealed by flesh, but by Fr(15-17) 11.you Peter, on this rock build church, gates Hades overcome (18) 12.I give you keys koh wha...

There's so much about eating in this chapter!!!  Content ( not sentence, direct verbiage from Scripture, fit on one line ): 1.Phar/tol from Jerus asked: why disc break tradition don’t wash hands(15:1-2) 2.J: why you break cmd God for sake of tradition? G said: honor fr/mother(15:3-4) 3.you say any1 declares what might’ve help fr/mr devoted2G; honor fr/mr,nullify wd G 4 trad(15:5-6) 4.hypocrites Isaiah rt abt you;honor me lips,hearts far;worship in vain, teachings human rules(15:7-9) 5.J called crowd: Listen/undstd;what goes into mouth defile , what comes out defiles(15:10-11) 6.disc: do you know Phar offended? He:every plant Fr planted pulled up(15:12-13) 7.leave them, blind lead blind, both fall pit;Peter:explain parable;Are you still so dull?(15:14-16) 8.whatever enters mouth goes stomach>out body;things come out mouth from heart(15:17-18) 9.out heart cm evil thoughts-murder,adultry,sex imm,theft,false testmny,slander;these defile(15:19-20)   10.J ...

Content ( not sentence, direct verbiage from Scripture, fit on one line ): 1.Herod heard about Jesus;”This=Jn Baptist risen miraculous pwrs@wk in him”(1-2) 2.Herod had arrested Jn bec Herodias, bro Phil wife;Jn: lawful you have her(3-4) 3.Herod wanted kill Jn but afraid ppl bec considered Jn prophet(5) 4.Herod’s b’day dtr Herodias danced, pleased Herod;promised give whatever(6-7) 5.prompted by mother:give head Jn:king distressed but bec oaths/guests,ordered request granted(8-9) 6.Jn beheaded; brought on platter > girl > mother;Jn’s disc came,took body, buried, told Jesus(10-12)   7.Jesus heard, withdrew boat privately, crowds followed on foot(13) 8.Jesus landed,saw lg crowd,compassion,healed sick(14) 9.eve approached,disc:getting late,send crowds food;J:you give them something(15-16) 10.disc:only hv 5 loaves,2 fish; J: bring them;directed ppl sit,gave thanks, broke loaves>disc>ppl(17-19) 11.all ate, were satisfied,12 basketfuls left over;5000 me...

  The Word (Step 1) : Amazed (Astonished)   Definition (Step 2) :   amazed - greatly surprised; astonished.   Astonished - greatly surprised or impressed; amazed.   Discover Bible Usage (Step 3) :   o    attached   Scripture verses (Blue Letter Bible) amazed – 13x in 13 verses according to lexicon; 40x in 40 verses in Blue Letter Bible search; astonished – 19x in 19 verses o    (topical bible) o    Amazed (astonished) - “ ἐκπλήσσω ” (ek-place-o) in Greek (Blue Letter Bible) – Strong’s G1605 o    (Vine Dictionary) Amaze, Amazement - from  ek , "out of,"  plesso , "to strike," lit., "to strike out," signifies "to be exceedingly struck in mind, to be astonished" ( ek , intensive). The English "astonish" should be used for this verb, and "amaze" for  existemi , as in the RV; see  Mat 19:25 ;  Luk 2:48 ;  9:43 . o    (Webster 1828 Dictionary) amazed – astonishe...

 Following in the footsteps of women wiser than I am has led me to take up the habit of choosing a word for the year to guide my walk with God.   This year, my word is stillness . I usually take life at a run - trying to get to the next thing instead of savoring the now.  I need to make sure I complete all my tasks for the day to feel fulfilled.  I've been this way for as long as I can remember.  Always did my homework on Friday afternoon so I could enjoy the whole weekend without any "have tos" that needed to be accomplished at the last minute before Monday came back around.  I live the same way now: Homiletics on Sunday afternoon before I start my BSF lesson questions on Monday so I have the whole week to work through them in preparation for the leaders' meeting on Friday night or Saturday morning. I have a feeling my word for 2022 is about to disrupt my comfort zone!  I want to allow God to untangle my rigid practices that aren't acts of worshi...

Word Study ·          Five Steps for a Word Study: o    Step 1 – Choose a word to study- start with a limited word, ie. surrender, obey, not something like Messiah or Lord o    Step 2 – Define the word with a modern definition from a dictionary. o    Step 3 – Discover Bible usages of the word (use a concordance to write out Scripture references, use a Bible dictionary to discover deeper meanings to the word, find alternate words used (synonyms) in other translations for the word, take notes of the context of each scripture where the word is used – book, writer, concepts, etc.) Choose 3 of the references for your word and any comments or notes you have associated with those references. o    Step 4 – Summarize what you have learned about the word from your study. o    Step 5 – Apply the word study – to your relationship with God, to your life, your relationships and the church.  ...