"Lyrical Foundations" Contest

November's contest was different from those in the past, in that, we celebrated God's truth in scripture. Jars of Clay's lyrics are deeply rooted in scripture... scripture which speaks God's truth, wisdom and love. This contest was actually a Bible Study within the guise of a contest, which allowed us to climb deeper into Jars' lyrics, but hopefully even more deeper into God's Word.

Listed below are scripture groupings reflecting the message in specific Jars' songs. Below the scriptures is a list of the song titles (1-10, in random order) which correspond with the scripture groupings.   

Congratulations, Derek Antosh!

Derek has won a new Jar of Gems-Jars of Clay's Greatest Hits CD AND a copy of Jars of Clay's joint literary venture with Brother Andrew, "The Narrow Road," a riveting book on the lives of persecuted Christians and their remarkable faith in God.

ANSWERS BELOW


Scripture Groupings:

A. John: 6:63   The Spirit gives life; the flesh counts for nothing. The words I have spoken to you are spirit and they are life.
     Galations 5:16  So I say, live by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the sinful nature.
     Titus 3:5-6  He saved us not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy spirit, whom he poured out on us generously through Jesus Christ our Savior.

B. Psalm 25:16-18,20  Turn to me and be gracious to me, for I am lonely and afflicted. The troubles of my heart have multiplied; free me from my anguish. Look upon my affliction and my distress and take away all my sins. Guard my life and rescue me; let me not be put to shame, for I take refuge in you.
     Zechariah 12:10  They will look on me, the one they have pierced, and they will mourn for him as one mourns for an only child, and grieve bitterly for him as one grieves for a firstborn son.
     Proverbs 16:18  Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall.

C. Romans 6:18  You have been set free from sin and have become slaves to righteousness.
     John 10:3  The watchman opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen to his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.
     1 Peter 4:13  But rejoice that you participate in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed when his glory is revealed.
     Romans 1:20  For since the creation of the world God's invisible qualities - his eternal power and divine nature - have been clearly seen...

D. Hebrews 4:16  Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.
     Ephesians 4:1  As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received.
     Romans 5:17  For if, by the trespass of the one man, death reigned through that one man, how much more will those who receive God's abundant provision of grace and the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man, Jesus Christ.

E. 2 Corinthians 12:9-10  But he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me. That is why, for Christ's sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.
     Ephesians 5:11  Have nothing to do with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them.
     Matthew 26:39  Going a little farther, he fell with his face to the ground and prayed, "My Father, if it is possible, may this cup be taken from me. Yet not as I will, but as you will."

F. John 15:9  As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love. If you obey my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have obeyed my Father's commands and remain in his love.
     I John 3:1  How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are!
     2 Chronicles 7:14  If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land.
     Deuteronomy 4:7  What other nation is so great as to have their gods near them the way the Lord our God is near us whenever we pray to him?

G. 1 John 3:1  How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God!
     Exodus 4:11  The Lord said to him,"Who gave man his mouth? Who makes him deaf or mute? Who gives him sight or makes him blind? Is it not I, the Lord?
     Deuteronomy 3:24  "O Sovereign Lord, you have begun to show to your servant your greatness and your strong hand. For what god is there is heaven or on earth who can do the deeds and mighty works you do?"
     Hebrews 6:10  God is not unjust; he will not forget your work and the love you have shown him as you have helped his people and continue to help them.

H. Mark 10:16  And he took the children in his arms, put his hands on them and blessed them.  1 Thessalonians 5:5  You are all sons of the light and sons of the day. We do not belong to the night or to the darkness.
     Matthew 16:24  Then Jesus said to his disciples, "If anyone would come after me, he must take up his cross and follow me.
     Hebrews 3:8  Do not harden your hearts as you did in the rebellion, during the time of testing in the desert...

I. Zechariah 12:10  They will look on me, the one they have pierced, and they will mourn for him as one mourns for an only child, and grieve bitterly for him as one grieves for a firstborn son.
     1 Corinthians 11:24-25  This is my body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of me... This cup is the new covenant in my blood; do this, whenever you drink it, in remembrance of me."
     Matthew 27:46  About the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice, "Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?" - which means, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?"
     Luke 23: 31  When they came to the place called the Skull, there they crucified him, along with the criminals-one on his right, and the other on his left.

J. Exodus 6:6  Therefore, say to the Israelites: "I am the Lord, and I will bring you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians. I will free you from being slaves to them and I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with mighty acts of judgment."
     John 10:3  The watchman opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen to his voice.
     Psalm 37:24 Though he stumble, he will not fall, for the Lord upholds him with his hand.



Song Titles: *The above scriptures are from the New International Version of The Holy Bible.

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 4.  River Constantine
6.  Worlds Apart
5.  Overjoyed
2.  Grace
7.  Frail
10.  Love Song For a Savior
8.  Unforgetful You
9.  Fade to Grey
3.  Liquid
1.  Hand






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