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Prayer Requests 12-1-20
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Psalm 112
1 Praise the Lord.
Blessed are those who fear the Lord,
who find great delight in his commands.
2 Their children will be mighty in the land;
the generation of the upright will be blessed.
3 Wealth and riches are in their houses,
and their righteousness endures forever.
4 Even in darkness light dawns for the upright,
for those who are gracious and compassionate and righteous.
5 Good will come to those who are generous and lend freely,
who conduct their affairs with justice.
6 Surely the righteous will never be shaken;
they will be remembered forever.
7 They will have no fear of bad news;
their hearts are steadfast, trusting in the Lord.
8 Their hearts are secure, they will have no fear;
in the end they will look in triumph on their foes.
9 They have freely scattered their gifts to the poor,
their righteousness endures forever;
their horn will be lifted high in honor.
10 The wicked will see and be vexed,
they will gnash their teeth and waste away;
the longings of the wicked will come to nothing.
Peter’s Pack of Pickled Pigskin Picks 2020- Week 13
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! How about a little Pickled Pigskin to go along with the turkey and dressing/stuffing? (BTW- It’s dressing outside the turkey, stuffing in it.) By that I mean that the first game is Thursday evening. So after that first round and before you decide between the pumpkin and apple pies, pick the winners of these games. Once again, there is a secondary tie breaker, along with the main one, chosen by Moi (Peter) since I won last week, along with three alternate games in case of cancelations.
So get those guesses in before 7:00PM EST Thursday, Nov. 26, 2020.
Thursday 7:00PM EST
1. #13 Iowa State @ #17 Texas
2. Rutgers @ Purdue
3. #15 Oregon @ Oregon State
4. Texas Tech @ #23 Oklahoma State
5. Penn State @ Michigan
6. Vanderbilt @ Mizzou (alternate tie breaker- pick winner and final score)
7. #22 Auburn @ #1 Alabama
8. San José State @ Boise State
9. Pillow Fight: (New Mexico (0-4) @ Utah State (0-4)
10. Tie Breaker (pick the winner and the final score): Nebraska @ #24 Iowa
Prayer Requests 11-24-20
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Psalm 105:1-7
1 Give praise to the Lord, proclaim his name;
make known among the nations what he has done.
2 Sing to him, sing praise to him;
tell of all his wonderful acts.
3 Glory in his holy name;
let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice.
4 Look to the Lord and his strength;
seek his face always.
5 Remember the wonders he has done,
his miracles, and the judgments he pronounced,
6 you his servants, the descendants of Abraham,
his chosen ones, the children of Jacob.
7 He is the Lord our God;
his judgments are in all the earth.
Peter’s Pack of Pickled Pigskin Picks 2020- Week 12
Twelve is a dozen. But here at Pickled Pigskins, we’re offering a baker’s dozen of the finest (and some not so fine) college football teams trying to gain honor and glory. It’s an odd year, when traditional losers like Indiana are in the Top Ten, and traditional power houses, like LSU and Auburn, are not. So, friends, pick your winners, including the extra 3 that are there just in case the virus that won’t go away claims another team and causes a cancelation.
Kevin won last week, but decided to defer to second place to choose the tie breaker. So, Janice gets to pick, unless she decides to defer to AJ. Whatever. There is an alternate tie breaker, so choose the winner and score of both of those games. Just get those guesses in by NOON EST Saturday, Nov. 21, 2020.
1. Michigan State @ Maryland
2. #9 Indiana @ #3 Ohio State
3. Iowa @ Penn State
4. Mizzou @ South Carolina
5. LSU @ Arkansas
6. #10 Wisconsin @ #19 Northwestern
7. Arizona @ Washington (This is the alternate Tie Breaker- pick the final score and winner)
8. #14 Oklahoma State @ #18 Oklahoma
9. B1G Ten Pillow Fight: Illinois (1-3) @ Nebraska (1-2)
10. Tie Breaker (pick the winner and final score) #21 Liberty @ North Carolina State
Optional picks: #7 Cincinnati @ Central Florida; Appalachian State @ #15 Coastal Carolina; Virginia Tech @ Pittsburgh
Prayer Requests 11-17-20
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Psalm 98
A psalm.
1 Sing to the Lord a new song,
for he has done marvelous things;
his right hand and his holy arm
have worked salvation for him.
2 The Lord has made his salvation known
and revealed his righteousness to the nations.
3 He has remembered his love
and his faithfulness to Israel;
all the ends of the earth have seen
the salvation of our God.
4 Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth,
burst into jubilant song with music;
5 make music to the Lord with the harp,
with the harp and the sound of singing,
6 with trumpets and the blast of the ram’s horn—
shout for joy before the Lord, the King.
7 Let the sea resound, and everything in it,
the world, and all who live in it.
8 Let the rivers clap their hands,
let the mountains sing together for joy;
9 let them sing before the Lord,
for he comes to judge the earth.
He will judge the world in righteousness
and the peoples with equity.
Peter’s Pack of Pickled Pigskin Picks 2020- Week 11
Since last week there were 3 games that weren’t played, this week there are 13 games to pick, but 3 of them are “just on case”. Also, pick the score of two tie breakers, both chosen by Kevin, but only one of them will count. There you have it. Pandemic Period Pickled Picks preparing for possible postponements.
These are due the Saturday after Friday the 13th by NOON EST.
1. #23 Northwestern @ Purdue
2. Army @ Tulane
3. Utah @ UCLA
4. TCU @ West Virginia
5. South Carolina @ Ole Miss
6. #20 USC @ Arizona
7. Baylor @ Texas Tech
8. Fresno State @ Utah State
9. Tie Breaker (pick the winner and the final score): #10 Indiana @ Michigan State
10. #13 Wisconsin @ Michigan (alternate tie breaker: Pick this score also just in case of a cancelation)
Optional picks in case of cancelations or postponements:
Florida State @ NC State; Penn State @ Nebraska; Wake Forest @ North Carolina
Prayer Requests 11-10-20
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Psalm 92
A psalm.
1 It is good to praise the Lord
and make music to your name, O Most High,
2 proclaiming your love in the morning
and your faithfulness at night,
3 to the music of the ten-stringed lyre
and the melody of the harp.
4 For you make me glad by your deeds, Lord;
I sing for joy at what your hands have done.
5 How great are your works, Lord,
how profound your thoughts!
6 Senseless people do not know,
fools do not understand,
7 that though the wicked spring up like grass
and all evildoers flourish,
they will be destroyed forever.
8 But you, Lord, are forever exalted.
9 For surely your enemies, Lord,
surely your enemies will perish;
all evildoers will be scattered.
10 You have exalted my horn like that of a wild ox;
fine oils have been poured on me.
11 My eyes have seen the defeat of my adversaries;
my ears have heard the rout of my wicked foes.
12 The righteous will flourish like a palm tree,
they will grow like a cedar of Lebanon;
13 planted in the house of the Lord,
they will flourish in the courts of our God.
14 They will still bear fruit in old age,
they will stay fresh and green,
15 proclaiming, “The Lord is upright;
he is my Rock, and there is no wickedness in him.”
Peter’s Pack of Pickled Pigskin Picks 2020- Week 10
Okay, football fans. Get ready. The PAC-12 has arrived on the scene so everyone is playing now. Next week the Bowl Championship Committee chooses which teams get to compete for the National Championship by ranking them. It won’t be easy since that ranking will depend on some teams playing one or two games and others playing 9 or 10.
But your task is much easier. Pick which teams you think will win this week’s games. No pressure, as the College Football Universe isn’t paying attention to the Pickled Pigskin Picks. Think you can beat Janice, the two-time-in-a-row winner?
This week, you need to get your guesses in earlier, as there is a game playing on Friday night. It’s the B_U game of the West: BYU at BSU.
Enter your picks by 9:45PM EST Friday, November 13.
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#9 BYU @ #21 Boise State
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Air Force @ Army (This one will probably decide who gets the Commander -in-Chief trophy.)
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#23 Michigan @ #13 Indiana (When was the last time Indiana was ranked higher than Michigan?)
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Tulsa @ Navy
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Michigan State @ Iowa
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#8 Florida @ #5 Georgia
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Arizona @ Utah
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UCLA @ Colorado
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Pillow Fight: Vanderbilt (0-4) @ Mississippi State (1-4)
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Tiebreaker pick the winner and the final score: #1 Clemson @ #4 Notre Dame
Prayer Requests 11-3-20
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Psalm 84
1 How lovely is your dwelling place,
Lord Almighty!
2 My soul yearns, even faints,
for the courts of the Lord;
my heart and my flesh cry out
for the living God.
3 Even the sparrow has found a home,
and the swallow a nest for herself,
where she may have her young—
a place near your altar,
Lord Almighty, my King and my God.
4 Blessed are those who dwell in your house;
they are ever praising you.
5 Blessed are those whose strength is in you,
whose hearts are set on pilgrimage.
6 As they pass through the Valley of Baka,
they make it a place of springs;
the autumn rains also cover it with pools.
7 They go from strength to strength,
till each appears before God in Zion.
8 Hear my prayer, Lord God Almighty;
listen to me, God of Jacob.
9 Look on our shield, O God;
look with favor on your anointed one.
10 Better is one day in your courts
than a thousand elsewhere;
I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God
than dwell in the tents of the wicked.
11 For the Lord God is a sun and shield;
the Lord bestows favor and honor;
no good thing does he withhold
from those whose walk is blameless.
12 Lord Almighty,
blessed is the one who trusts in you.
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