Post by broncbuster2 on Dec 7, 2007 18:35:55 GMT -5
Bible Study Verse
Matthew 25:34-35a
Then the King will
say to
those on
his right, "Come, you who are blessed by
my
Father;
take your inheritance, the kingdom
prepared
for you
since the creation of the world. For I was
hungry and
you gave me something to eat . . .." (NIV)
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Thoughts
My father was a carpenter. He never
owned his own
business; but always worked for someone
else and
earned an honest wage. Money was
sometimes
hard to come by. We often had hard
times, and scraped to get by. One year,
when I was about
five or six, the tough times hit our home
right
around Christmas. There were few
presents under
the tree. Though our cabinets were
stocked with
canned fruit and vegetables from our
ample garden,
there was little meat. Daddy wasn't around
much. He was spending lots of time on the
road
looking for odd jobs, trying to scrape up a
little extra
money for Christmas. That year, a couple
of days before Christmas, we
had some unexpected visitors. It was early
evening,
just after dark, on a Saturday; and I
remember that
Daddy still wasn't home yet from a full day
of looking
for work. I heard the rumble of an engine in
our
driveway, and looked out into the darkness
under our
carport to see two men carrying something
and place it
on our steps. One of them gently tapped
on our door;
but before we could answer, they hopped
back in their
truck and left. I opened the door and there
on our
steps lay six beautiful, fat mallard ducks,
courtesy of
some local duck hunters. I will never forget
how
Mama cried. Nor will forget that hot, tasty
pan
of duck and dressing we feasted upon that
Christmas day. (GGB)
Action Point
Most of us hunt and fish for sport and fun;
but we must never forget that there are still
hungry
people in
our communities. Talk to your church
about starting a
ministry for feeding the hungry in your
hometown; and get your sportsmen
involved. God can use
our sport
and passion as a way to bless those in
need.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Sportsmen's Tip of the Day
Some states have programs for involving
hunters in
hunger relief. The commonwealth of
Kentucky has an
incredible program called Kentucky
Hunters
for the
Hungry, which has provided meat for over
two-million
meals throughout its history. Check out
their web site
at
kentuckyhuntersforhungry.org. Find
out if there is
a similar program in your state. If there is
none,
consider networking and starting one.
Matthew 25:34-35a
Then the King will
say to
those on
his right, "Come, you who are blessed by
my
Father;
take your inheritance, the kingdom
prepared
for you
since the creation of the world. For I was
hungry and
you gave me something to eat . . .." (NIV)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Thoughts
My father was a carpenter. He never
owned his own
business; but always worked for someone
else and
earned an honest wage. Money was
sometimes
hard to come by. We often had hard
times, and scraped to get by. One year,
when I was about
five or six, the tough times hit our home
right
around Christmas. There were few
presents under
the tree. Though our cabinets were
stocked with
canned fruit and vegetables from our
ample garden,
there was little meat. Daddy wasn't around
much. He was spending lots of time on the
road
looking for odd jobs, trying to scrape up a
little extra
money for Christmas. That year, a couple
of days before Christmas, we
had some unexpected visitors. It was early
evening,
just after dark, on a Saturday; and I
remember that
Daddy still wasn't home yet from a full day
of looking
for work. I heard the rumble of an engine in
our
driveway, and looked out into the darkness
under our
carport to see two men carrying something
and place it
on our steps. One of them gently tapped
on our door;
but before we could answer, they hopped
back in their
truck and left. I opened the door and there
on our
steps lay six beautiful, fat mallard ducks,
courtesy of
some local duck hunters. I will never forget
how
Mama cried. Nor will forget that hot, tasty
pan
of duck and dressing we feasted upon that
Christmas day. (GGB)
Action Point
Most of us hunt and fish for sport and fun;
but we must never forget that there are still
hungry
people in
our communities. Talk to your church
about starting a
ministry for feeding the hungry in your
hometown; and get your sportsmen
involved. God can use
our sport
and passion as a way to bless those in
need.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Sportsmen's Tip of the Day
Some states have programs for involving
hunters in
hunger relief. The commonwealth of
Kentucky has an
incredible program called Kentucky
Hunters
for the
Hungry, which has provided meat for over
two-million
meals throughout its history. Check out
their web site
at
kentuckyhuntersforhungry.org. Find
out if there is
a similar program in your state. If there is
none,
consider networking and starting one.