"The Eleventh Hour"
Lyrical Foundations

God's Word is His gift to us. Scripture is the mirror we look into as we try to model our life after the life of Christ. Last year, we tried our first Lyrical Foundation contest and it actually turned out to be a Bible Study of Jars of Clay's lyrics. As before, we hoped as you climbed deeper into Jars' lyrics, you climbed even deeper into God's Word.

Listed below are scripture groupings reflecting the messages in the songs from The Eleventh Hour. Below the scriptures is a list of the song titles (1-11, in random order) which correspond with the scripture groupings. We asked you to match the songs to the best corresponding scripture grouping.   

The winning entry came from Joanne and Ted Sabourin, (tedandjoanne@netzero.net) They have won an autographed Jar of Gems-Jars of Clay's Greatest Hits. CD CONGRATULATIONS!!



Scripture Groupings:  (Answers Are Below)

A.  Revelation 22:12  Behold, I am coming soon! My reward is with me, and I will give to everyone according to what he has done.
      John 14:26  But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you.
      Philippians 1:6  Being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.
      2 Peter 1:16  We did not follow cleverly invented stories when we told you about the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty.

B. 2 Corinthians 10:3-4  For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world.
      I Corinthians 9:26  Therefore I do not run like a man running aimlessly: I do not fight like a man beating the air.
      1 Peter 3:11  He must turn from evil and do good: he must seek peace and pursue it.

C. 2 Corinthians 12:7  To keep me from becoming conceited because of these surpassingly great revelations, there was given me a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment me.
      1 Corinthians 2:27  But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise: God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong.
      James 3:16  For where you have envy and selfish ambition, there you find disorder and every evil practice.
      Proverbs 31:30  Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting.

D. Matthew 27:46  My God, my god, why have you forsaken me?
      Psalm 28:1  For if you remain silent, I will be like those who have gone down to the pit.
      Deuteronomy 4:29  But if from there you seek the Lord your God, you will find him if you look for him with all your heart and with all your soul.
      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.

E. 1 John 3:1  How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God!
      1 Timothy 3:16  Beyond all question, the mystery of godliness is great...
      1 Peter 3:12  For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous and his ears and attentive to their prayer.

F. Romans 8:39  Neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
      Isaiah 1:18  Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow.
      Revelation 22:6  The angel said to me. "These words are trustworthy and true.
      Isaiah 40:11  ...He gathers the lambs in his arms and carries them close to his heart.

G. Psalm 73:23  Yet I am always with you; you hold me by my right hand.
      Matthew 11:30  For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.
      Isaiah 40:31  But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles...
      John 14:23  "If anyone loves me, he will obey my teaching. My Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him."
      2 Corinthians 5:8  We are confident, I say, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord.

H. Psalm 139:23  Search me ,O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts.
      I Corinthians 15:24  Then the end will come, when he hands over the kingdom to God the Father after he has destroyed all dominion, authority and power.
      Daniel 3:17  If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God we serve is able to save us from it, and he will rescue us from your hand, O king.
      Luke 15:24  For this son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.

I. Psalm 91:4  He will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you will find refuge.
      James 1:4  Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.
      Romans 12:1  ...in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to god - this is your spiritual act of worship.
      Isaiah 61:3  To bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning.

J.  Proverbs 3:7  Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord and shun evil.
      John 4:35  I tell you; open your eyes and look at the fields! They are ripe for harvest.
      Hebrews 3:19  So we see that they were not able to enter, because of their unbelief.
      Isaiah 59:2  But your iniquities have separated you from your God; your sins have hidden his face from you.
      Genesis 3:8  ...And they hid from the Lord God among the trees of the garden.

K.  Psalm 116:1  I love the Lord, for he heard my voice; He heard my cry for mercy. Because he turned his ear to me, I will call on him as long as I live.
      1 Chronicles 29:18  O Lord, God of our fathers Abraham, Isaac and Israel, keep the desire in the hearts of your people forever, and keep their hearts loyal to you.
      Psalm 27  The Lord is my light and my salvation-whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life.
      Philipppians 3:10  I want to know Christ and the power of his resurrection and the fellowship of sharing in his sufferings...
      2 Timothy 1:12  Yet I am not ashamed, because I know whom I have believed, and am convinced that he is able to guard what I have entrusted to him for that day.


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


Scripture Verses with Answers:

A. Edge of Water
     Revelation 22:12  Behold, I am coming soon! My reward is with me, and I will give to everyone according to what he has done.
      John 14:26  But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you.
      Philippians 1:6  Being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.
      2 Peter 1:16  We did not follow cleverly invented stories when we told you about the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty.

B. Revolution
     2 Corinthians 10:3-4  For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world.
      I Corinthians 9:26  Therefore I do not run like a man running aimlessly: I do not fight like a man beating the air.
      1 Peter 3:11  He must turn from evil and do good: he must seek peace and pursue it.

C. Whatever She Wants
     2 Corinthians 12:7  To keep me from becoming conceited because of these surpassingly great revelations, there was given me a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment me.
      1 Corinthians 2:27  But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise: God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong.
      James 3:16  For where you have envy and selfish ambition, there you find disorder and every evil practice.
      Proverbs 31:30  Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting.

D. Silence
     Matthew 27:46  My God, my god, why have you forsaken me?
      Psalm 28:1  For if you remain silent, I will be like those who have gone down to the pit.
      Deuteronomy 4:29  But if from there you seek the Lord your God, you will find him if you look for him with all your heart and with all your soul.
      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.

E. These Ordinary Days
     1 John 3:1  How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God!
      1 Timothy 3:16  Beyond all question, the mystery of godliness is great...
      1 Peter 3:12  For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous and his ears and attentive to their prayer.

F. Scarlet
     Romans 8:39  Neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
      Isaiah 1:18  Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow.
      Revelation 22:6  The angel said to me. "These words are trustworthy and true.
      Isaiah 40:11  ...He gathers the lambs in his arms and carries them close to his heart.

G. Fly
     Psalm 73:23  Yet I am always with you; you hold me by my right hand.
      Matthew 11:30  For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.
      Isaiah 40:31  But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles...
      John 14:23  "If anyone loves me, he will obey my teaching. My Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him."
      2 Corinthians 5:8  We are confident, I say, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord.

H. The Eleventh Hour
     Psalm 139:23  Search me ,O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts.
      I Corinthians 15:24  Then the end will come, when he hands over the kingdom to God the Father after he has destroyed all dominion, authority and power.
      Daniel 3:17  If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God we serve is able to save us from it, and he will rescue us from your hand, O king.
      Luke 15:24  For this son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.

I. Something Beautiful
     Psalm 91:4  He will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you will find refuge.
      James 1:4  Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.
      Romans 12:1  ...in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to god - this is your spiritual act of worship.
      Isaiah 61:3  To bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning.

J. Disappear
     Proverbs 3:7  Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord and shun evil.
      John 4:35  I tell you; open your eyes and look at the fields! They are ripe for harvest.
      Hebrews 3:19  So we see that they were not able to enter, because of their unbelief.
      Isaiah 59:2  But your iniquities have separated you from your God; your sins have hidden his face from you.
      Genesis 3:8  ...And they hid from the Lord God among the trees of the garden.

K. I Need You
     Psalm 116:1  I love the Lord, for he heard my voice; He heard my cry for mercy. Because he turned his ear to me, I will call on him as long as I live.
      1 Chronicles 29:18  O Lord, God of our fathers Abraham, Isaac and Israel, keep the desire in the hearts of your people forever, and keep their hearts loyal to you.
      Psalm 27  The Lord is my light and my salvation-whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life.
      Philipppians 3:10  I want to know Christ and the power of his resurrection and the fellowship of sharing in his sufferings...
      2 Timothy 1:12  Yet I am not ashamed, because I know whom I have believed, and am convinced that he is able to guard what I have entrusted to him for that day.





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