The Blue-Collar Bible Scholar

Be a man. Be GOOD! Follow the Leader: 1 Peter 3:8-13 The Man Card Study

1 Peter 3:8-13 To sum up, all of you be harmonious, sympathetic, brotherly, kindhearted, and humble in spirit; not returning evil for evil or insult for insult, but giving a blessing instead; for you were called for the very purpose that you might inherit a blessing. For, “THE ONE WHO DESIRES LIFE, TO LOVE AND SEE GOOD DAYS, MUST KEEP HIS TONGUE FROM EVIL AND HIS LIPS FROM SPEAKING DECEIT. “HE MUST TURN AWAY FROM EVIL AND DO GOOD; HE MUST SEEK PEACE AND PURSUE IT. “FOR THE EYES OF THE LORD ARE TOWARD THE RIGHTEOUS, AND HIS EARS ATTEND TO THEIR PRAYER, BUT THE FACE OF THE LORD IS AGAINST THOSE WHO DO EVIL.” Who is there to harm you if you prove zealous for what is good? -What is your least favorite part? -What is the central theme? -What does zeal mean? Make that one sentence. -What is our biggest barrier to achieving this? Share your answers with us in the comments! Come say hi at facebook.com/follow2lead !!!

Why life should be SIMPLE!!! Follow the Leader: Ecclesiastes 9:9-12 The Man Card Study

Ecclesiastes 9:9-12 Enjoy life with the woman whom you love all the days of your fleeting life which He has given to you under the sun; for this is your reward in life and in your toil in which you have labored under the sun. Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might; for there is no activity or planning or knowledge or wisdom in Sheol where you are going. I again saw under the sun that the race is not to the swift and the battle is not to the warriors, and neither is bread to the wise nor wealth to the discerning nor favor to men of ability; for time and chance overtake them all. Moreover, man does not know his time: like fish caught in a treacherous net and birds trapped in a snare, so the sons of men are ensnared at an evil time when it suddenly falls on them. -What do you think about this? -What's a different way to say this? -Is this meant to convict or encourage? Why? -In light of this, how do we live? Share your answers at facebook.com/follow2lead !!

Should Christians be ASSERTIVE?! Follow the Leader: Titus 2:15, 3:1-3 The Man Card Study

Titus 2:15, 3:1-3 These things speak and exhort and reprove with all authority. Let no one disregard you. Remind them to be subject to rulers, to authorities, to be obedient, to be ready for every good deed, to malign no one, to be peaceable, gentle, showing every consideration for all men. For we also once were foolish ourselves, disobedient, deceived, enslaved to various lusts and pleasures, spending our life in malice and envy, hateful, hating one another. -What comes to mind because of this? -What's one key word here? -How does this encourage us? -Does this convict us? So what will we change? Give me your answers, ask me your questions!!! Come chat over at facebook.com/follow2lead

Hold fast, pray SLOW!!! Follow the Leader: Romans 12:12-15 The Man Cards Study

Romans 12:12-15 rejoicing in hope, persevering in tribulation, devoted to prayer, contributing to the needs of the saints, practicing hospitality. Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse. Rejoice with those who rejoice, and weep with those who weep. -what stuck out the most to you? -What's the key word? -In one sentence, what is this passage about? -What normally stops us from doing these things? -How can we master those obstacles? Give me your answers, or ask some new questions!!! Tell me hi at facebook.com/follow2lead

What does God TASTE LIKE???!!! Follow the Leader: Psalm 34:8-14 The Man Card Study

Psalm 34:8-14 O taste and see that the LORD is good; How blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him! O fear the LORD, you His saints; For to those who fear Him there is no want. The young lions do lack and suffer hunger; But they who seek the LORD shall not be in want of any good thing. Come, you children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the LORD. Who is the man who desires life And loves length of days that he may see good? Keep your tongue from evil And your lips from speaking deceit. Depart from evil and do good; Seek peace and pursue it. -What comes to mind because of this? -What's the central theme? -What does "do good" mean? -What's going to be easy about this? -What's going to be hard about this? Give me your answers! Ask me your questions! Talk to me over at facebook.com/follow2lead

God ordained BBQ!!! Follow the Leader: Genesis 9:1-3 The Man Card Study

Genesis 9:1-3 And God blessed Noah and his sons and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth. “The fear of you and the terror of you will be on every beast of the earth and on every bird of the [fn]sky; with everything that creeps on the ground, and all the fish of the sea, into your hand they are given. “Every moving thing that is alive shall be food for you; I give all to you, as I gave the green plant. -What does this make you think? -What's the main idea? -How do we see this in the world today? -What's the most important takeaway here? -What does this mean for us right now? Give me your answers below! Come talk me and ask questions at facebook.com/follow2lead !!

You have to WORK!!! Follow the Leader: Proverbs 12:10-11, 14 The Man Card Study

Proverbs 12:10 A righteous man has regard for the life of his animal, But even the compassion of the wicked is cruel. 11 He who tills his land will have plenty of bread, But he who pursues worthless things lacks sense. 14 A man will be satisfied with good by the fruit of his words, And the deeds of a man’s hands will return to him. -How do you feel after reading that? -What's on the author's mind here? -Have you heard this same thing somewhere else? -What does this mean for us? Talk to me! Come on over to facebook.com/follow2lead

Men like TREES!!! Follow the Leader: Jeremiah 17:5-8 The Man Card Study

Jeremiah 17:5-8 Thus says the LORD, “Cursed is the man who trusts in mankind And makes flesh his strength, And whose heart turns away from the LORD. “For he will be like a bush in the desert And will not see when prosperity comes, But will live in stony wastes in the wilderness, A land of salt without inhabitant. “Blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD And whose trust is the LORD. “For he will be like a tree planted by the water, That extends its roots by a stream And will not fear when the heat comes; But its leaves will be green, And it will not be anxious in a year of drought Nor cease to yield fruit. -What comes to mind? -What is a good modern analogy for this symbolism? -Where have you seen this in life around you? -What does it mean to trust God? Talk with me! Come on over to facebook.com/follow2lead

The secret to a GREAT LIFE!!! Follow the Leader: Ecclesiastes 12, 13 14 Man Card Study

Ecclesiastes 12:13, 14 The conclusion, when all has been heard, is: fear God and keep His commandments, because this applies to every person. For God will bring every act to judgment, everything which is hidden, whether it is good or evil. -What do you think about this? -What's a different way to say this? -What does it mean to fear God? -How can we fear God? -What does that look like day by day? Tell me what you think! facebook.com/follow2lead

Are you content? Follow the Leader: 1 Timothy 6:6-8 Man Card Study

1 Timothy 6:- 8 NASB But godliness actually is a means of great gain when accompanied by contentment. For we have brought nothing into the world, so we cannot take anything out of it either. If we have food and covering, with these we shall be content. -What thoughts come to mind? -Who is this aimed at? -How important is contentment? -How does being content benefit you? -How can we be more content tomorrow? Share your answers, questions, comments, concerns, or cries of heresy below! Talk with me at http://www.facebook.com/follow2lead !!