The WORDY BIRDIE

1.  The WORDY BIRDIE: (TALK LESS, LISTEN MORE)

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PRIMARY SCRIPTURE/S:

JAMES 1:19:

• 19 [a]So then, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath;

 

SUPPORTING SCRIPTURES:

PROVERBS 21:23:

• 23 Whoever guards his mouth and tongue Keeps his soul from troubles.

PROVERBS 18:2:

• 2 A fool has no delight in understanding, But in expressing his own heart.

PROVERBS 12:15:

• 15 The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, But he who heeds counsel is wise.

PROVERBS 29:20:

• 20 Do you see a man hasty in his words? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

PROVERBS 10:19:

• 19 In the multitude of words sin is not lacking, But he who restrains his lips is wise.

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The FINCH in the WINCH

2.  The FINCH in the WINCH: (ANTI-BULLYING & KINDNESS)

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PRIMARY SCRIPTURE/S:

MICAH 6:8:

• 8 He has shown you, O man, what is good; And what does the Lord require of you
  But to do justly, To love [a]mercy, And to walk humbly with your God?

 

SUPPORTING SCRIPTURES:

PHILIPPIANS 2:3:

• 3 Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself.

MATTHEW 7:12:

• 12 Therefore, whatever you want men to do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets.

MARK 12:31:

• 31 And the second, like it, is this: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.”

PSALMS 82:4:

• 4 Deliver the poor and needy;
  Free them from the hand of the wicked.

1 CORINTHIANS 16:14:

• 14 Let all that you do be done with love.

1 PETER 3:8-9:

• 8 Finally, all of you be of one mind, having compassion for one another; love as brothers, be tenderhearted, be [a]courteous; 9 not returning evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary blessing, knowing that you were called to this, that you may inherit a blessing.

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The PIG in a WIG

3.  The PIG in a WIG: (OVER-VALUING PHYSICAL APPEARANCE, & TRYING TO BE SOMEONE YOU’RE NOT)

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PRIMARY SCRIPTURE/S:

1 PETER 3:3-4:

• 3 Do not let your adornment be merely outward—arranging the hair, wearing gold, or putting on fine apparel— 4 rather let it be the hidden person of the heart, with the [a]incorruptible beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is very precious in the sight of God.

SONG OF SONGS 4:7

• 7 You are all fair, my love, And there is no spot in you.

GALATIANS 6:3

• 3 For if anyone thinks himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceives himself.

 

SUPPORTING SCRIPTURES:

PROVERBS 31:30

• 30 Charm is deceitful and beauty is passing,
  But a woman who fears the Lord, she shall be praised.

1 SAMUEL 16:7

• 7 But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not look at his appearance or at his physical stature, because I have [a]refused him. For[b] the Lord does not see as man sees; for man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.”

1 TIMOTHY 4:4

• 4 For every creature of God is good, and nothing is to be refused if it is received with thanksgiving;

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The YAK with a HACK

4.  The YAK with a HACK: (HELPING STRANGERS)

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PRIMARY SCRIPTURE/S:

GALATIANS 6:2

• 2 Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.

ROMANS 12:13

• 13 distributing to the needs of the saints, given[a] to hospitality.

PROVERBS 3:27

• 27 Do not withhold good from [a]those to whom it is due,
  When it is in the power of your hand to do so.

 

SUPPORTING SCRIPTURES:

PHILIPPIANS 2:3-4

• 3 Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself. 4 Let each of you look out not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of others.

HEBREWS 13:16

• 16 But do not forget to do good and to share, for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.

JOHN 15:12

• 12 This is My commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.

MATTHEW 25:44-45

• 44 “Then they also will answer [a]Him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to You?’ 45 Then He will answer them, saying, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to Me.’

PROVERBS 11:25

• 25 The generous soul will be made rich,
  And he who waters will also be watered himself.

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The ALIEN CANADIAN/AMERICAN

5A & 5B.  The ALIEN CANADIAN/AMERICAN: (FIGHTING RACISM/PROMOTING UNITY/MULTI-CULTURALISM)

 

PRIMARY SCRIPTURE/S:

LEVITICUS 19:34

• 34 The stranger (“Alien” in NRSV version) who dwells among you shall be to you as [a]one born among you, and you shall love him as yourself; for you were strangers in the land of Egypt: I am the Lord your God.

DEUTERONOMY 10:19

• 19 Therefore love the stranger, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt.

ZECHARIAH 7:9-10

• 9 “Thus says the Lord of hosts: ‘Execute true justice,
  Show [a]mercy and compassion Everyone to his brother.
  10 Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, The alien or the poor.
  Let none of you plan evil in his heart Against his brother.’

 

SUPPORTING SCRIPTURES:

DEUTERONOMY 27:19

• 19 ‘Cursed is the one who perverts the justice due the stranger, the fatherless, and widow.’“And all the people shall say, ‘Amen!’

GENESIS 23:4

• 4 “I am a foreigner and a visitor among you. Give me property for a burial place among you, that I may bury my dead out of my sight.”

JOHN 15:12

• 12 This is My commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.

MATTHEW 25:35

• 35 for I was hungry and you gave Me food; I was thirsty and you gave Me drink; I was a stranger and you took Me in;

ACTS 10:34

• 34 Then Peter opened his mouth and said: “In truth I perceive that God shows no partiality.

JEREMIAH 7:5-7

• 5 “For if you thoroughly amend your ways and your doings, if you thoroughly execute [a]judgment between a man and his neighbor, 6 if you do not oppress the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, and do not shed innocent blood in this place, or walk after other gods to your hurt, 7 then I will cause you to dwell in this place, in the land that I gave to your fathers forever and ever.

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The BEAVER with a CLEAVER

6.  The BEAVER with a CLEAVER: (PERSEVERANCE)

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PRIMARY SCRIPTURES:

GENESIS 37-45

• I recommend looking up this long passage that tells the story of Joseph.

JAMES 1:2-4

• 2 My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, 3 knowing that the testing of your faith produces [a]patience. 4 But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be [b]perfect and complete, lacking nothing.

2 CHRONICLES 15:7

• 7 But you, be strong and do not let your hands be weak, for your work shall be rewarded!”

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SUPPORTING SCRIPTURES:

ROMANS 12:12

• 12 rejoicing in hope, patient[a] in tribulation, continuing steadfastly in prayer;

LAMENTATIONS 3:22-24

• 22 Through the Lord’s mercies we are not consumed,
  Because His compassions fail not.
  23 They are new every morning; Great is Your faithfulness.
  24 “The Lord is my portion,” says my soul, “Therefore I hope in Him!”

JOB 42:2

• 2 “I know that You can do everything,
  And that no purpose of Yours can be withheld from You.

1 CHRONICLES 16:11

• 11 Seek the Lord and His strength; Seek His face evermore!

PSALMS 27:14

• 11 Seek the Lord and His strength; Seek His face evermore!

ISAIAH 46:4

• 4 Even to your old age, I am He, And even to gray hairs I will carry you!
  I have made, and I will bear; Even I will carry, and will deliver you.

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The GIRAFFE with a LAUGH

7. The GIRAFFE with a LAUGH: (REMEMBERING TO HAVE FUN)

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PRIMARY SCRIPTURES:

PROVERBS 15:13

• 13 A merry heart makes a cheerful [a]countenance,
  But by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.

PROVERBS 17:22

• 22 A merry heart [a]does good, like medicine,
  But a broken spirit dries the bones.

ECCLESIASTES 2:24

• 24 Nothing is better for a man than that he should eat and drink, and that his soul should enjoy good in his labor. This also, I saw, was from the hand of God.

 

SUPPORTING SCRIPTURES:

ECCLESIASTES 3:13

• 13 and also that every man should eat and drink and enjoy the good of all his labor—it is the gift of God.

PSALMS 126:2

• 2 Then our mouth was filled with laughter, And our tongue with singing.
  Then they said among the [a]nations, “The Lord has done great things for them.”

JAMES 1:2-3

• 2 My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, 3 knowing that the testing of your faith produces [a]patience.