Green Zone Ministries

09/19/2023

Backpacks
We recently donated backpacks to under privileged kids. We filled them with school/art supplies.

09/19/2023

Proverb 20
Wine Is a Mocker

1Wine is a mocker, strong drink is a brawler,

and whoever is led astray by them is not wise.

2The terror of a king is like the roar of a lion;

whoever provokes him forfeits his own life.a

3It is honorable for a man to resolve a dispute,

but any fool will quarrel.

4The slacker does not plow in season;

at harvest time he looks, but nothing is there.

5The intentions of a man’s heart are deep waters,

but a man of understanding draws them out.

6Many a man proclaims his loving devotion,

but who can find a trustworthy man?

7The righteous man walks with integrity;

blessed are his children after him.

8A king who sits on a throne to judge

sifts out all evil with his eyes.

9Who can say, “I have kept my heart pure;

I am cleansed from my sin”?

10Differing weights and unequal measuresb—

both are detestable to the LORD.

11Even a young man is known by his actions—

whether his conduct is pure and upright.

12Ears that hear and eyes that see—

the LORD has made them both.

13Do not love sleep, or you will grow poor;

open your eyes, and you will have plenty of food.

14“Worthless, worthless!” says the buyer,

but on the way out, he gloats.

15There is an abundance of gold and rubies,

but lips of knowledge are a rare treasure.

16Take the garment of the one who posts security for a stranger;

get collateral if it is for a foreigner.c

17Food gained by fraud is sweet to a man,

but later his mouth is full of gravel.

18Set plans by consultation,

and wage war under sound guidance.

19He who reveals secrets is a constant gossip;

avoid the one who babblesd with his lips.

20Whoever curses his father or mother,

his lamp will be extinguished in deepest darkness.

21An inheritance gained quickly

will not be blessed in the end.

22Do not say, “I will avenge this evil!”

Wait on the LORD, and He will save you.

23Unequal weights are detestable to the LORD,

and dishonest scales are no good.

24A man’s steps are from the LORD,

so how can anyone understand his own way?

25It is a trap for a man to dedicate something rashly,

only later to reconsider his vows.

26A wise king separates out the wicked

and drives the threshing wheel over them.

27The spirite of a man is the lamp of the LORD,

searching out his inmost being.

28Loving devotion and faithfulness preserve a king;

by these he maintains his throne.

29The glory of young men is their strength,

and gray hair is the splendor of the old.

30Lashes and wounds scour evil,

and beatings cleanse the inmost parts.

08/22/2023

Here are some of the school supplies and back packs that we have donated to under privileged kids. Looking forward to donating again next school year. Please donate if y.ou would like to participate. Go to www.greenzoneministries.com. thank you

07/05/2023

If you would like to donate to our cause, please go to our website. Visit greenzoneministries.com. Click on donate. Thank you for your support.

Green Zone Ministries is a nonprofit organization founded upon Christianity, sustainability, stewardship, and core principles derived from the seven Blue Zones around the globe where small communities of people have been found to consistently have greater longevity and life expectancy.

07/04/2023

07/03/2023

Proverbs 4
Listen, my sons, to a father’s instruction; pay attention and gain understanding.
2 I give you sound learning, so do not forsake my teaching.
3 For I too was a son to my father, still tender, and cherished by my mother.
4 Then he taught me, and he said to me, “Take hold of my words with all your heart; keep my commands, and you will live.
5 Get wisdom, get understanding; do not forget my words or turn away from them.
6 Do not forsake wisdom, and she will protect you; love her, and she will watch over you.
7 The beginning of wisdom is this: Get wisdom. Though it cost all you have, get understanding.
8 Cherish her, and she will exalt you; embrace her, and she will honor you.
9 She will give you a garland to grace your head and present you with a glorious crown.”
10 Listen, my son, accept what I say, and the years of your life will be many.
11 I instruct you in the way of wisdom and lead you along straight paths.
12 When you walk, your steps will not be hampered; when you run, you will not stumble.
13 Hold on to instruction, do not let it go; guard it well, for it is your life.
14 Do not set foot on the path of the wicked or walk in the way of evildoers.
15 Avoid it, do not travel on it; turn from it and go on your way.
16 For they cannot rest until they do evil; they are robbed of sleep till they make someone stumble.
17 They eat the bread of wickedness and drink the wine of violence.
18 The path of the righteous is like the morning sun, shining ever brighter till the full light of day.
19 But the way of the wicked is like deep darkness; they do not know what makes them stumble.
20 My son, pay attention to what I say; turn your ear to my words.
21 Do not let them out of your sight, keep them within your heart;
22 for they are life to those who find them and health to one’s whole body.
23 Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.
24 Keep your mouth free of perversity; keep corrupt talk far from your lips.
25 Let your eyes look straight ahead; fix your gaze directly before you.
26 Give careful thought to the paths for your feet and be steadfast in all your ways.
27 Do not turn to the right or the left; keep your foot from evil.

06/22/2023

Proverb 21
In the LORD’s hand the king’s heart is a stream of water that he channels toward all who please him.
2 A person may think their own ways are right, but the LORD weighs the heart.
3 To do what is right and just is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.
4 Haughty eyes and a proud heart— the unplowed field of the wicked—produce sin.
5 The plans of the diligent lead to profit as surely as haste leads to poverty.
6 A fortune made by a lying tongue is a fleeting v***r and a deadly snare.
7 The violence of the wicked will drag them away, for they refuse to do what is right.
8 The way of the guilty is devious, but the conduct of the innocent is upright.
9 Better to live on a corner of the roof than share a house with a quarrelsome wife.
10 The wicked crave evil; their neighbors get no mercy from them.
11 When a mocker is punished, the simple gain wisdom; by paying attention to the wise they get knowledge.
12 The Righteous One takes note of the house of the wicked and brings the wicked to ruin.
13 Whoever shuts their ears to the cry of the poor will also cry out and not be answered.
14 A gift given in secret soothes anger, and a bribe concealed in the cloak pacifies great wrath.
15 When justice is done, it brings joy to the righteous but terror to evildoers.
16 Whoever strays from the path of prudence comes to rest in the company of the dead.
17 Whoever loves pleasure will become poor; whoever loves wine and olive oil will never be rich.
18 The wicked become a ransom for the righteous, and the unfaithful for the upright.
19 Better to live in a desert than with a quarrelsome and nagging wife.
20 The wise store up choice food and olive oil, but fools gulp theirs down.
21 Whoever pursues righteousness and love finds life, prosperity and honor.
22 One who is wise can go up against the city of the mighty and pull down the stronghold in which they trust.
23 Those who guard their mouths and their tongues keep themselves from calamity.
24 The proud and arrogant person—“Mocker” is his name— behaves with insolent fury.
25 The craving of a sluggard will be the death of him, because his hands refuse to work.
26 All day long he craves for more, but the righteous give without sparing.
27 The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable— how much more so when brought with evil intent!
28 A false witness will perish, but a careful listener will testify successfully.
29 The wicked put up a bold front, but the upright give thought to their ways.
30 There is no wisdom, no insight, no plan that can succeed against the LORD.
31 The horse is made ready for the day of battle, but victory rests with the LORD.

06/12/2023

Proverb 13
Those who guard their lips preserve their lives,
but those who speak rashly will come to ruin.
Proverbs 13:3

05/07/2023

Proverb 8
The Excellence of Wisdom

1Does not wisdom call out,

and understanding raise her voice?

2On the heights overlooking the road,

at the crossroads she takes her stand.

3Beside the gates to the city,

at the entrances she cries out:

4“To you, O men, I call out,

and my cry is to the sons of men.

5O simple ones, learn to be shrewd;

O fools, gain understanding.a

6Listen, for I speak of noble things,

and the opening of my lips will reveal right.

7For my mouth will speak the truth,

and wickedness is detestable to my lips.

8All the words of my mouth are righteous;

none are crooked or perverse.

9They are all plain to the discerning,

and upright to those who find knowledge.

10Receive my instruction instead of silver,

and knowledge rather than pure gold.

11For wisdom is more precious than rubies,

and nothing you desire compares with her.

12I, wisdom, dwell together with prudence,

and I find knowledge and discretion.

13To fear the LORD is to hate evil;

I hate arrogant pride, evil conduct, and perverse speech.

14Counsel and sound judgment are mine;

I have insight and strength.

15By me kings reign,

and rulers enact just laws;

16By me princes rule,

and all nobles who govern justly.b

17I love those who love me,

and those who seek me early shall find me.

18With me are riches and honor,

enduring wealth and righteousness.

19My fruit is better than gold, pure gold,

and my harvest surpasses choice silver.

20I walk in the way of righteousness,

along the paths of justice,

21bestowing wealth on those who love me

and making their treasuries full.

22The LORD created me as His first course,c

before His works of old.

23From everlasting I was established,

from the beginning, before the earth began.

24When there were no watery depths, I was brought forth,

when no springs were overflowing with water.

25Before the mountains were settled,

before the hills, I was brought forth,

26before He made the land or fields,

or any of the dust of the earth.

27I was there when He established the heavens,

when He inscribed a circle on the face of the deep,

28when He established the clouds above,

when the fountains of the deep gushed forth,

29when He set a boundary for the sea,

so that the waters would not surpass His command,

when He marked out the foundations of the earth.

30Then I was a skilled craftsman at His side,

and His delightd day by day,

rejoicing always in His presence.

31I was rejoicing in His whole world,

delighting together in the sons of men.

32Now therefore, my sons, listen to me,

for blessed are those who keep my ways.

33Listen to instruction and be wise;

do not ignore it.

34Blessed is the man who listens to me,

watching daily at my doors,

waiting at the posts of my doorway.

35For whoever finds me finds life

and obtains the favor of the LORD.

36But he who fails to find me harms himself;

all who hate me love death.”

05/05/2023

We at Green zone ministries are getting ready to post a go fund me page for the back pack back to school program. Watch for details. Thank you.

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