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Monday, June 24, 2024

Books of the Bible Sketches Index

Are you broken? 

 

What is the purpose of life?

 

Being born into a sinful world means that all of us are broken, flawed and imperfect. 

Naturally, we don’t like to admit the truth of our condition. We’re hard pressed on every side, yet not crushed; perplexed, yet not in despair; distressed, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed—at least not now during this time of grace. 

By the treasured gift from our Creator, the faith supplied for us, we’re free to explore His desire for us to be helped to repent and receive forgiveness which keeps us from being destroyed in eternity. In this process, we gain empathy and compassion for others. Grace is provided at the cross of Christ who finished the work for us. The Holy Spirit puts things together for us to be healed. Only by God’s love in Christ are we mercifully restored with strength for each day, given joy and gratitude. In all things, through the most unexpected ways, He purposely calls those who love Him. The extraordinary work, power and purpose belongs to Him; not to us. Baptism saves us, not as a removal of dirt from the body but as an appeal to God for a good conscience, through the resurrection of Jesus.

Compare God’s love to my broken, yet repaired kintsugi style, plate with Romans 8:28 

Broken plate kinsugi style. And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose. Romans 8:28 Romans 8:28
A few days after throwing in the trash a broken Pfaltzgraff Winterberry® plate I’d inherited, I heard a sermon at church which spoke of Japanese kintsugi, an art of restoring ceramic pottery to make it beautiful and purposeful. Again, it was mentioned in the Bible study and, later, a friend texted me the name of the art I’d already forgotten! I was inspired to salvage my plate, so I dug deep, pulled the pieces up out of the sticky peanut butter/banana mess and washed the dirty garbage from it. Putting it together, I think the cracked image resembles the cross on Mount Calvary where Jesus was crucified to take away the sin of the world. I used Krazy® Glue and a metallic gold Sharpie® to imitate the kintsugi style. Using an oil-based green to hand-letter, I chose a Bible verse reminder, “And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.” Romans 8:28
 

Bible books list, links and scrolls


Bible Sketches and Scrolls
Books of the Bible bookmarks, scrolls and favors at Etsy and Amazon

Bible Sketches Series Index

Thanks for visiting the index page of my 66 Bible Sketches combined with research, insight and pondering on each book of the Bible linked below. Within the posts are links to theological writings, Bible studies, commentaries, sermons, podcasts, and sacred music. 

Old Testament

  1. Genesis
  2. Exodus
  3. Leviticus
  4. Numbers
  5. Deuteronomy
  6. Joshua
  7. Judges
  8. Ruth
  9. 1 Samuel
  10. 2 Samuel
  11. 1 Kings
  12. 2 Kings
  13. 1 Chronicles
  14. 2 Chronicles
  15. Ezra
  16. Nehemiah
  17. Esther
  18. Job
  19. Psalms
  20. Proverbs
  21. Ecclesiastes
  22. Song of Solomon
  23. Isaiah
  24. Jeremiah
  25. Lamentations
  26. Ezekiel
  27. Daniel
  28. Hosea
  29. Joel
  30. Amos
  31. Obadiah
  32. Jonah
  33. Micah
  34. Nahum
  35. Habakkuk
  36. Zephaniah
  37. Haggai
  38. Zechariah
  39. Malachi

New Testament

  1. Matthew
  2. Mark
  3. Luke
  4. John
  5. Acts
  6. Romans
  7. 1 Corinthians
  8. 2 Corinthians
  9. Galatians
  10. Ephesians
  11. Philippians
  12. Colossians
  13. 1 Thessalonians
  14. 2 Thessalonians
  15. 1 Timothy
  16. 2 Timothy
  17. Titus
  18. Philemon
  19. Hebrews
  20. James
  21. 1 Peter
  22. 2 Peter
  23. 1 John
  24. 2 John
  25. 3 John
  26. Jude
  27. Revelation 


Bible books list as scrolls, bookmarks, gifts and favors. 

Parchment style paper with options: printed or blank, and flat with separate bands or rolled. Check out the photos and description of fun ideas of how to use and give these at


199 Bible verse sketches bookmarks scrolls & favors
Books of the Bible bookmarks, scrolls and favors at Etsy and Amazon

Do you want encouragement to get into the Bible?

Scroll through my sketches, explore the links within the posts, begin with a good devotional Bible or open the Bible you already have. Instead of starting with Genesis in the Old Testament, consider to first visit John and then Romans in the New Testament; more about reading the Bible.

For helpful inspiration, feel free to bookmark, refer friends, share and pin images or the sketches within any of my posts. Thank you.

God bless you with His purpose and give you peace.


66 books of the Bible sketches & scrolls
66 books of the Bible bookmarks, scrolls and favors at Etsy and Amazon

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