Post by broncbuster2 on Dec 23, 2007 6:46:32 GMT -5
Bible Study Verse
Proverbs 12:18
Reckless words
pierce like a sword,
but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
(NIV)
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Thoughts
We have a paintball ministry in my church,
stumbled onto by a small
group of our men. It started out as a tiny
paintball battlefield in one guy's
yard. But as the numbers of men coming
for "battle"
each weekend grew, the battlefield has
expanded.
The group has now cleared out a few
acres of
underbrush in some woods adjacent to
their original
paintball field. As many as twenty guys "do
battle"
there each Saturday.
This ministry
has provided an awesome opportunity
for fellowship, excitement, and adrenaline
for the men and their friends. The
awesome part
about paintball "battle" is that, when done
correctly with the proper equipment, no
one gets hurt. A
paintball wound is superficial, never deep.
You may get a bruise from time to time;
but among
men, that is considered a "trophy" of the
battle. When a paintball hits, it simply
bursts on your
clothing or protective gear. A
paintball "wound" is
always a "kill". Once hit, you simply raise
your gun over
your head and declare yourself "dead;" but
you always get to "come back to life" for
the next battle.
Some of the best times are the laughter
and the battle
stories that are exchanged between
skirmishes during water breaks. (GGB)
Action Point
Unlike the superficial wound of a paintball,
the
wounds inflicted by our words go much
deeper. We are often reckless with words;
and reckless
words have the same capacity to wound
as that of a deeply piercing sharp
sword. Instead of harming people with our
words, we
need to follow the counsel given in
Proverbs 12:18--to speak thoughtful, wise
words that
bring encouragement and healing.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Sportsmen's Tip of the Day
If you have never experienced the thrill of
paintball
battle, consider putting together an outing
for your
friends. Local paintball fields usually
welcome private
groups; and there's no need to invest in a
lot of
expensive equipment to enjoy the sport.
Most fields
have ample equipment for rent and
ammunition for
sale.
Proverbs 12:18
Reckless words
pierce like a sword,
but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
(NIV)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Thoughts
We have a paintball ministry in my church,
stumbled onto by a small
group of our men. It started out as a tiny
paintball battlefield in one guy's
yard. But as the numbers of men coming
for "battle"
each weekend grew, the battlefield has
expanded.
The group has now cleared out a few
acres of
underbrush in some woods adjacent to
their original
paintball field. As many as twenty guys "do
battle"
there each Saturday.
This ministry
has provided an awesome opportunity
for fellowship, excitement, and adrenaline
for the men and their friends. The
awesome part
about paintball "battle" is that, when done
correctly with the proper equipment, no
one gets hurt. A
paintball wound is superficial, never deep.
You may get a bruise from time to time;
but among
men, that is considered a "trophy" of the
battle. When a paintball hits, it simply
bursts on your
clothing or protective gear. A
paintball "wound" is
always a "kill". Once hit, you simply raise
your gun over
your head and declare yourself "dead;" but
you always get to "come back to life" for
the next battle.
Some of the best times are the laughter
and the battle
stories that are exchanged between
skirmishes during water breaks. (GGB)
Action Point
Unlike the superficial wound of a paintball,
the
wounds inflicted by our words go much
deeper. We are often reckless with words;
and reckless
words have the same capacity to wound
as that of a deeply piercing sharp
sword. Instead of harming people with our
words, we
need to follow the counsel given in
Proverbs 12:18--to speak thoughtful, wise
words that
bring encouragement and healing.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Sportsmen's Tip of the Day
If you have never experienced the thrill of
paintball
battle, consider putting together an outing
for your
friends. Local paintball fields usually
welcome private
groups; and there's no need to invest in a
lot of
expensive equipment to enjoy the sport.
Most fields
have ample equipment for rent and
ammunition for
sale.