Category: Ministry

the work or vocation of a minister of religion

When to Keep Your Mouth Shut According to the Bible

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In the heat of anger ~ Proverbs 14:17


When you don’t have all the facts ~ Proverbs 18:13.

When you haven’t verified the story ~ Deuteronomy 17:6.

If your words will offend a weaker brother ~ 1 Corinthians 8:11.

When you are tempted to joke about sin ~ Proverbs 14:9.

When you would be ashamed of your words later ~ Proverbs 8:8

When you’re tempted to make light of holy things ~ Ecclesiastes 5:2

If your words would convey a wrong impression ~ Proverbs 17:27

If the issue is none of your business ~ Proverbs 14:10

When you are tempted to tell an outright lie ~ Proverbs 4:24

If your words will damage someone’s reputation ~ Proverbs 16:27

If your words will destroy a friendship ~ Proverbs 25:28

When you are feeling critical ~ James 3:9

When it is time to listen ~ Proverbs 13:1

If you may have to eat your words later ~ Proverbs 18:21

If you have already said it more than one time ~ Proverbs 19:13

When you are tempted to flatter a wicked person ~ Proverbs 24:24

When you are supposed to be working instead ~ Proverbs 14:23

Something Just For You….

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If you have been betrayed, God can be trusted (Proverbs 3:5-6)

If you are sick, God can heal you. (Isaiah 53:5)

If you have a need, God can supply it for you. (Philippians 4:19)

If you are hurting, God can mend it. (Acts 18:10)

If you are weak, seek God for strength. (II Corinthians 12:9-10)

If you are under attack, God can protect you. (Psalms 91:1)

If you feel all alone, God is always there. (Hebrews 13:5)

If you need peace, God can grant it. (Philippians 4:7)

If others doubt you, God believes in you. (Jeremiah 29:11)

If others do not know what you can do, God has a plan just for you. (Jeremiah 1:5)

If you wonder why, know God has a purpose for you. (Romans 8:28)

If you desire direction, God has your steps ordered. (Psalms 37:23)

Purpose To Remember:

No matter what you endure throughout the day, God is able to be whatever you need Him to be.

Why Did Jesus Fold The Napkin

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The Gospel of John 20:7 tells us that the napkin , which was placed over the face of Jesus , was just not thrown aside like the grave clothes.

The Bible takes an entire verse to tell us that the napkin was neatly folded and was placed separate from the grave clothes. Early Sunday morning, while it was still dark , Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and found that the stone had been rolled away from the entrance. She ran and found Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved. She said, “They have taken the Lord’s body out of the tomb, and I don’t know where they have put Him!”

Peter and the other disciple ran to the tomb to see. The other disciple outran Peter and got there first.  He stooped and looked in and saw the linen cloth lying there, but he didn’t go in. Then Simon Peter arrived and went inside. He also noticed the linen wrapping lying there, while the cloth that had covered Jesus’ head was folded up and lying to the side.

In order to understand the significance of the folded napkin, you have to understand a little bit about Hebrew tradition of that day. The folded napkin had to do with the Master and Servant and every Jewish boy knew this tradition. 
 
When the servant set the dinner table for the master, he made sure that it was exactly the way the master wanted it. The table was furnished perfectly, and the servant would wait, just out of sight, until the master had finished eating and the servant would not dare touch that table until the master was finished.

Now if the master were done eating, he would rise from the table, wipe his fingers, his mouth and clean his beard, and would wad up that napkin and toss it onto the table. The servant would then know to clear the table. For in those days, the “wadded napkin meant, “I’m done! “.

But if the master got up from the table, and folded his napkin, and laid it beside his plate, the servant would not dare touch the table, because… The folded napkin means,  ‘I’m coming back! ‘