Sermon Notes
I may be old, but I'm not that old!
Dead Poets Society
O Wise Ones
It's the end of the world as we know it...
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This psalm describes the wise person as being like a tree planted by streams of water.

What is Psalm 1?

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He is the believed author of the Pentateuch, the first five books of our Bible.

Who is Moses?

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This Psalmist is second to David in the number of Psalms written.

Who is Asaph?

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According to Proverbs 1:7, this is the beginning of knowledge.

What is the fear of the Lord?

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This is the name of the place where John had his famous vision that is the book of Revelation.

What is the island of Patmos?

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After the introduction in verse 1, Matthew's genealogy of Jesus begins with this person.

Who is Abraham?

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As the longest-living person in human history he probably knew both Adam and Noah and may have even helped in the early stages of building the ark.

Who is Methuselah?

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This young friend of Job actually had some decent advice.

Who is Elihu?

200

According to Proverbs 6:6, lazy people are told to consider the ways of this small insect and be wise.

What is the ant?

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This is the number of elders John saw around the throne.

What is 24?

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This Moabite widow chose not to follow her mother-in-law to Bethlehem.

Who is Orpah?

300

The Veggietales version of this Old Testament story claims that a young asparagus with no hands took down an overgrown boxing pickle.

What is David and Goliath?

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The writers of Psalm 119 used this literary feature based on the Hebrew alphabet.

What is an acrostic?

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Proverbs 17:22 says that this kind of heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.

What is a joyful (or cheerful) heart?

300

Jesus said being this will cause him to "spit you out of my mouth."

What is lukewarm?

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This recipient of John's third letter is praised for his love of the brothers.

Who is Gaius?

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This Old Testament person must have spent a mint on shaving cream, although he probably saved a fortune on bear food. Think about it...

Who is Elisha?

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This woman sang a song in Judges 5 after the Israelites defeated Sisera.

Who is Deborah?

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In Proverbs 31, King Lemuel’s mother gives advice about a woman whose worth is far above this precious stone.

What are rubies (or jewels)?

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This is what John saw in Revelation 5, which gave him hope after he wept that no one was worthy to open the scroll.

What is a lamb as if it had been slain?

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This book, preached in our Advent series, is actually a collection of 5 poems, each written in an acrostic pattern.

What is Lamentations?

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Jesus primarily quoted this Old Testament book when resisting the Devil’s temptations.

What is Deuteronomy?

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This co-author of Solomon penned a profound poetic prayer near the end of the book of Proverbs.

Who is Agur?

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Proverbs 26:4-5 presents what seems like a contradiction, instructing both not to answer and to answer this kind of person, depending on the situation.

What is a fool?


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This is what was written on Jesus' thigh tattoo.

What is the "King of Kings and Lord of Lords"?