THE WORD OF THE WEEK - WOW - PRESENTED BY EXHORTATION MINISTRIES

Send us Fan Mail Definition : a day of festivity or recreation when no work is done: a time when you are allowed not to make a regular payment such as a mortgage payment . Scriptures: Hebrews 4:11  “Let us, therefore, make every effort to enter that rest, so that no one will perish by following their example of disobedience.” Genesis 2:2-3 “By the seventh day God had finished the work he had been...

Send us Fan Mail Definition : "Yahweh is salvation" or "God saves". Scriptures: Luke 2:8-11 “And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will...

Send us Fan Mail Definition :to take or clasp in the arms; press to the bosom; hug . to take or receive gladly or eagerly; accept willingly: to submit to or undergo Scriptures: Proverbs 4:7-8 The beginning of wisdom is this: Get wisdom. Though it cost all you have, get understanding. Cherish Wisdom, and she will exalt you; embrace her, and she will honor you. Ecclesiastes 3: 1-5 There is a time fo...

Send us Fan Mail Definition : December is the twelfth and last month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. Scriptures:   ISAIAH 9:2-7 The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of deep darkness a light has dawned. You have enlarged the nation and increased their joy; They rejoice before you as people rejoice at the harvest, as warriors rejoice...

Send us Fan Mail Definition : Survive means to remain alive or in existence. It can also mean to continue to function or prosper Scriptures: Acts 2:42 - They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. 1 Corinthians 3:16 - Don’t you know that you yourselves are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit dwells in your midst? Luke 5:37-39 - And no...

Send us Fan Mail Definition : be the property of:  be a member or part of a particular group,organization, or class: to be placed in a specified position. Scriptures: Ecclesiastes 4:9-11 - "Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their toil. For if they fall, one will lift up his fellow. But woe to him who is alone when he falls and has not another to lift him up! Again,...

Send us Fan Mail Definition : to make someone more likely to do something, or to make something more likely   to happen : to talk or behave in a way that gives someone confidence to do something Scriptures: Joshua 1:9 “Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.” John 16:33 “I have said these t...

Send us Fan Mail Definition : the way in which people, groups, or countries behave toward each other or deal with each other Scriptures:  1 John 4:20 “If a man says, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?” Matthew 22:37-40 Jesus said to him, “‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your h...

Send us Fan Mail Definition : The ninth month of the Roman calendar; the 11th month of the Gregorian calendar; the last month of autumn in the northern hemisphere; the month in Catholic tradition where prayers are given for the Holy Souls in purgatory. Scriptures: Numbers 6:24-26 “The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you; the Lord lift up his...

Send us Fan Mail Definition : origin, source; first or the first part; start Scriptures:  Genesis  1:26-27 “Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.”  So God created man in his own image,...

Send us Fan Mail Definition : a sound or combination of sounds that has a meaning and is spoken or written; a command, password, or signal: one’s account of the truth. Scriptures:  Proverbs 16:24 - “Pleasant words are a honeycomb, Sweet to the soul and healing to the bones” Matthew 12:37 - “For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.” James 3:2 - ‘We all stumb...

Send us Fan Mail Definition : comes from the Latin word, Octo meaning eight.  Scriptures: 2 Corinthians 9:10: “Now He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your seed for sowing and increase the harvest of your righteousness.” Galatians 6:9 : "Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest." Exodus 34:21 “Six days...

Send us Fan Mail Definition : Hubris is an exaggerated pride or self-confidence, often leading to dangerous overconfidence and arrogance . Scriptures: Psalm 10:4 In his pride the wicked man does not seek him; in all his thoughts there is no room for God. Jeremiah 49:16 The terror you inspire and the pride of your heart have deceived you, you who live in the clefts of the rocks, who occupy the heig...

Send us Fan Mail Definition : teach (a person or animal) a particular skill or type of behavior through practice and instruction over a period of time: point or aim something, typically a gun or camera, at:  A succession of vehicles or pack animals traveling in the same direction: a long piece of material attached to the back of a formal dress or robe that trails along the ground: Scriptures: 2 Ti...

Send us Fan Mail Definition : the regard that something is held to deserve, the importance, worth or usefulness of something; a persons’ standards of behavior based on what they determine is important; or the estimate of the monetary worth of something. Scriptures: Genesis 1:27 - “So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them. Ephesia...

Send us Fan Mail Definition : The name September comes from the Latin Septem, meaning seven, since it was the seventh month of the Roman calendar and is the ninth month of the Gregorian calendar.  Scriptures: Hosea 10:12 “Sow for yourselves righteousness; reap steadfast love; break up your fallow ground, for it is the time to seek the Lord, that he may come and rain righteousness upon you.” Leviti...

Send us Fan Mail Definition :  the act or state of applying the mind to something:  sympathetic consideration of the needs and wants of others:  a position assumed by a soldier with heels together, body erect, arms at the sides, and eyes to the front. Scriptures: Hebrews 2:2 - “We must pay the most careful attention, therefore, to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away. For since the mes...

Send us Fan Mail Definition : the descendants of a common ancestor: a group of people sharing a common cultural, geographical, linguistic, or religious origin or background; or a contest of speed; a person's progression through life or through a period in life. Scriptures: 1 Corinthians 9:24 Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a w...

Send us Fan Mail Definition : come into or be in contact with:  to reach; attain: that sense by which anything material is perceived by means of physical contact; the quality of something that imparts a sensation: Scriptures: Genesis 3:3 - “but God did say, ‘You must not eat fruit from the tree that is in the middle of the garden, and you must not touch it, or you will die.” Matthew 20:34 - “Jesus...

Send us Fan Mail Definition : Refers to the eighth month of the year in the Gregorian calendar, typically considered the last month of summer in the Northern Hemisphere; It is the time of refreshing and a new beginning; It also describes something that is respected and impressive, often associated with dignity and grandeur. Scriptures:  Psalms 8:1   “O Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in...

Send us Fan Mail Definition :  the state of being free or at liberty rather than in confinement or under physical restraint; exemption from external control, interference, regulation, etc: the power to exercise choice and make decisions without constraint from within or without. Scriptures: John 8:31-32 “If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples, and you will know the truth, and the trut...

Send us Fan Mail Definition :One attached to another by affection or esteem: one that is not hostile: one that is of the same nation, party, or group; one that favors or promotes something (such as a charity); a favored companion: a person included in a list of one's designated connections. Scriptures: Proverbs 18:24 A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend th...

Send us Fan Mail Definition : July is the seventh month of the Gregorian calendar and is considered the second month of summer in the northern hemisphere. The name comes from the Latin word “Julius”, after the Roman emperor Gaius Julius Caesar. Scriptures: Philippians 4:13 : “I can do all things through him who gives me strength.” Joshua 1:9 : “Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. D...

Send us Fan Mail DEFINITION:  The phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for Scriptures: Isaiah 32:17 The fruit of that righteousness will be peace; its effect will be quietness and confidence forever Psalms 116:7 Return to your rest, my soul, for the Lord has been good to you. 2 Kings 3:15 But now bring me a harpist. While the harpist was playing, the hand of the Lord came...

Send us Fan Mail Definition : an act of slaughtering an animal or person or surrendering a possession as an offering to God or to a divine or supernatural figure: a loss incurred in selling something below its value: the thing, person or animal so surrendered or offered. Scriptures:  Psalm 51:17  The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; A broken and a contrite heart, O God, You will not despise....