SimonPeter

We had such a great bible study tonight

We read about Peter denying knowing Jesus three times before the cock crowed  . .

We spent some time discussing how peter must have felt when jesus' eyes met peter's just after Peter adamantly denied knowing Jesus that third time !!

The mood in the room was so somber . . We all considered how horrible peter must have felt . .

But then we read on

Peter didn't go and isolate !!  He caught up with his buddies and they too were feeling horrible. They were able to bring a measure of comfort to each other !!!

The text that we were reading brought out the following scriptures :

Proverbs 18:1
Whoever isolates himself pursues his own selfish desires;He rejects all practical wisdom

Hebrews 10:24 And let us consider one another so as to incite to love and fine works,  25 not forsaking our meeting together, as some have the custom, but encouraging one another . .


The account begins at Mark 14:27
See Luke 22:60

From the reading, "Imitate their faith"the second chapter of Peter, paragraph 20

"Peter showed genuine faith by gathering with his brothers despite his low spirits. When one is burdened by sadness or regret, isolation is tempting but dangerous. (Prov. 18:1) The wise course is to stay close to fellow believers and regain spiritual strength.—Heb. 10:24, 25."

Also from paragraph 20 from the last chapter of the book, the seconfd chapter of Peter in 'Imitate their Faith'

"When a servant of God falls, what matters most is not the depth of his fall but the strength of his determination to get up again, to set matters right. (Read Proverbs 24:16)."

Presumptuously Presumptuous

• Proverbs 16:18  Pride is before a crash,  and a haughty spirit before stumbling.
• Luke 14:8, 9    “When you are invited by someone to a marriage feast, do not recline in the most prominent place. Perhaps someone more distinguished than you may also have been invited.  Then the one who invited you both will come and say to you, ‘Let this man have your place.’ Then you will proceed with shame to take the lowest place.
  • 1 Kings 1:5  Meanwhile, Ad·o·niʹjah the son of Hagʹgith was exalting himself, saying: “I am going to be king!” He had a chariot made for himself with horsemen and 50 men to run before him.

  • Proverbs 11:2  When presumptuousness comes, dishonor will follow,
  • • But wisdom is with the modest ones.

Antithesis

Anti - prefix

Antithesis is a figure of speech which refers to the juxtaposition of opposing or contrasting ideas. It involves the bringing out of a contrast in the ideas by an obvious contrast in the words, clauses, or sentences, within a parallel grammatical structure.

Proverbial Propaganda

Anti - prefix

Anti-Proverb

^{Also from wikipedia: Potent antiauthoritarian proverbs reflected tensions between the Russian people and the Czar. The rollickingly malicious undertone of these folk verbalizations constitutes what might be labeled a ‘paremiological revolt.’ To avoid openly criticizing a given authority or cultural pattern, folk take recourse to proverbial expressions which voice personal tensions in a tone of generalized consent. Thus, personal involvement is linked with public opinion[7] Proverbs that speak to the political disgruntlement include: “When the Czar spits into the soup dish, it fairly bursts with pride”; “If the Czar be a rhymester, woe be to the poets”; and “The hen of the Czarina herself does not lay swan’s eggs.” While none of these proverbs state directly, “I hate the Czar and detest my situation” (which would have been incredibly dangerous), they do get their points across.}

From wikipedia : For the deliberate use of proverbs as a propaganda tool by Nazis, see Mieder 1982



Examples 

Alternative Seuss Titles

OJ Simpson Trial : If the Glove Fits

See  also : Antithesis is a figure of speech which refers to the juxtaposition of opposing or contrasting ideas. It involves the bringing out of a contrast in the ideas by an obvious contrast in the words, clauses, or sentences, within a parallel grammatical structure.

Proverbs

See Heather Forest's lesson plan for student created stories using proverbs from different countries around the world https://www.storyarts.org/lessonplans/lessonideas/index.html#proverbs

See list of proverbs from the different countries
Cambodia : When elephants battle, the ants perish





See also Heather Forest 's "Wisdom Tales"




From Wikipedia:
A proverb (from Latin: proverbium) is a simple and concrete saying, popularly known and repeated, that expresses a truth based on common sense or the practical experience of humanity. They are often metaphorical. A proverb that describes a basic rule of conduct may also be known as a maxim.

Almost every culture has examples of its own unique proverbs.

Proverbs, or portions of them, are used for themes and/or titles of books

Aesop fables are like parables alluding to a proverbial moral

***See the wikipedia entry for proverbs for many many more ideas and information about proverbs

It is safe to say that many proverbs come from the bible book of proverbs

Proverbs 17:12

 Better to meet a bear bereaved of her cubs Than to encounter someone stupid in his foolishness.

Proverbs 26:20

 Where there is no wood, the fire goes out, And where there is no slanderer, quarreling ceases.

Myths or Idioms
King Midas : be careful what you wish for
Steig's "Sylvester and the Magic Pebble"

Like idioms "to open a pandora's box" Rosemary Wells "Max and Ruby  Pandora's box
 "The forbidden fruit"


Poetry

Some sayings used by but many actually come from Shakespeare

Authors like Agatha Christie and Charles Dickens use many proverbial sayings in their stories

For more ideas see http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_proverbial_phrases

• Haste makes waste
• A stitch in time saves nine
• A chain is only as strong as its weakest link
• Don't cry over spilled milk.
• You can catch more flies with honey than you can with vinegar. 
• You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink.
• Those who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.
• A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
• Everyone unto their own.
• Well begun is half done.
• A little learning is a dangerous thing.
• A rolling stone gathers no moss.
• It is better to be smarter than you appear than to appear smarter than you are.
• Good things come to those who wait.
• A poor workman blames his tools.
• A dog is a man's best friend.
• An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
• If the shoe fits, wear it!
• Honesty is the best policy
• Slow and steady wins the race
• Curiosity killed the cat
• Crime does not pay
• Do unto others as you would have them do unto you

• Do not bite the hand that feeds you^[1]
• Do not burn your bridges behind you

From wikipedia:

Another category of proverb is theanti-proverb (Mieder and Litovkina 2002), also called Perverb. In such cases, people twist familiar proverbs to change the meaning. Sometimes the result is merely humorous, but the most spectacular examples result in the opposite meaning of the standard proverb. Examples include, "Nerds of a feather flock together", "Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and likely to talk about it," and "Absence makes the heart grow wander". Anti-proverbs are common on T-shirts, such as "If at first you don't succeed, skydiving is not for you."^[

• Do not cast your pearls before swine^[1]
• Do not cry over spilt milk
• Do not change horses in midstream^[1]
• Do not count your chickens before they are hatched^[1]
• Do not cross the bridge till you come to it^[1]
• Do not cut off your nose to spite your face^[1]
• Do not keep a dog and bark yourself^[1]
• Do not let the bastards grind you down^[1]
• Do not look a gift horse in the mouth^[1]
• Do not make a mountain of a mole hill
• Do not meet troubles half-way^[1]
• Do not put all your eggs in one basket^[1]
• Do not put the cart before the horse^[1]
• Do not put new wine into old bottles^[1]
• Do not rock the boat^[1]
• Do not spoil the ship for a ha'pworth of tar^[1]
• Do not throw pearls to swine^[1]
• Do not teach your Grandmother to suck eggs^[1]
• Do not throw the baby out with the bathwater^[1]
• Do not try to walk before you can crawl^[1]
• Do not upset the apple-cart^[1]
• Do not wash your dirty linen in public^[1]
• Doubt is the beginning, not the end, of wisdom^[1]

Prince On A White Horse

This revelation came to me one day when I was out riding.  Riding my bike, early one morning.  A prince on a white horse is indeed coming for me !

The next time I saw Maggie and Holly, I told them.  "He's coming for you, too!"

Revelation 19

11  And I saw the heaven opened, and, look! a white horse.+ And the one seated upon it is called* Faithful+and True,+ and he judges and carries on war in righteousness.+ 12  His eyes are a fiery flame,+ and upon his head are many diadems.+ He has a name+written that no one knows but he himself, 13  and he is arrayed with an outer garment sprinkled with blood,+and the name he is called is The Word+of God. 14  Also, the armies that were in heaven were following him on white horses, and they were clothed in white, clean, fine linen. 15  And out of his mouth there protrudes a sharp long sword,+ that he may strike the nations with it, and he will shepherd them with a rod of iron.+ He treads too the winepress+ of the anger of the wrath of God+ the Almighty. 16  And upon his outer garment, even upon his thigh, he has a name written, King of* kings and Lord of lords.+

Humility and Obedience

I had a sponsor once, the partnership was brief, she told me that my higher power wanted to give me a Cadillac.  Several years ago this was.  She told me, I was offended, "You're hanging on to a Volkswagen."

I wanted the Volkswagen.

Several years later I learned.  I really learned.  That the Volkswagen didn't want me.
Never did.  Never will.


A Daily Text from Just Love Audio, Sept 26, 2011

Anything at all that God has in mind for me is better than anything at all that I will ever have in mind for me.  Don P.

There was once a teacher who bowed to his students at the beginning of each class. When asked why he did this, he replied. "Right now these young people are students. But God has a plan for each of them, and only God knows what they will one day become. Therefore, I bow to them now in order to honor them - not for what they are, but for what they will become."

God has a plan of greatness for each one of us as well. A great person in the eyes of the Lord is simply the one who aspires to know Him, love Him and serve Him no matter what our circumstances or station in life may be.

Let us aspire to greatness through humility and obedience to God's will.