Card of the Week - The City on the Hill

Verse:  Matthew 5:14

Text: “Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.”

Verse Rule: Unique, ALSO, ABILITY: When you play any other verse, you may set another chosen verse into the same chapter.
Sacrifice Cost: 3
Markers: Pearl
Icons: Pearl

This scripture is a great one, where Jesus, in the Sermon on the Mount, tells his followers to go out and do good, and flavor the world (verse 13) or light it up (verse 15,16). The point is summed up in verse 16, to “glorify your Father which is in Heaven”. It’s interesting that we increase God’s glory by serving his children.

This card is a powerful one, that can really speed up your chapter-building. You play it, and from that point on, you set a verse every time you play a verse. That can accelerate things quickly.

To keep things from getting too out of hand, however, we made it unique, so that it can’t be played again. So, if your opponent plays it, close out the chapter it’s in as soon as you can, or play something that removes verses from the tabletop!

This verse may be found in the Scripture Mastery Set!

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Mark has a lifelong testimony of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (the Mormon Church). Mark also has other sites and blogs, including MarkHansenMusic.com and his Dutch Oven blog.

Verse Database: Looking Deep

Verse Database: Looking Deep
ID: PRO-SM-014 BSC SM2014 Learning

Verse:  OT, 1 Samuel 16:7

Text: “...For the LORD seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart.”

Verse Rule: EFFECT: Look at the top five verses of a chosen player's deck. Restack them on his/her deck in any order.
Sacrifice Cost: 2
Markers: Faith
Icons:   F  

It was kind of tricky finding an image for this one, but I’m really pleased with the one I found. It’s a pic of a person’s chest, or heart, but it’s not a drawing or an abstraction, but includes the dress and style of the person as well. We look at the face, the shirt, the suit, but God looks past that.

Combos, tips:  It’s actually a pretty powerful effect. You get to “look deeper”. In play, that means that you can know what’s coming, or you can bury an opponent’s good verse, or bring less valuable ones to the front.
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Mark has a lifelong testimony of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (the Mormon Church). Mark also has other sites and blogs, including MarkHansenMusic.com and his Dutch Oven blog.

Verse Database: Joshua's Stand

Verse Database: Joshua's Stand
ID: PRO-SM-013 BSC SM2014 Learning

Verse:  OT, Joshua 24:15

Text: “Choose you this day whom ye will serve… but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.”

Verse Rule: EFFECT: Seek: "Serve/Service/Servant"
Sacrifice Cost: 1
Markers: Strength
Icons: S  F  T

This is another really good seek verse. It could play really well in a preconstructed deck, as long as you make sure there are a lot of “service” texts available, like Helping Man, Helping God, or Which to Serve?

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Errata:  Verse Rule previously read: EFFECT: Keyword: "Serve/Service/Servant"

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Mark has a lifelong testimony of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (the Mormon Church). Mark also has other sites and blogs, including MarkHansenMusic.com and his Dutch Oven blog.

Verse Database: The Ninth Commandment

Verse Database: The Ninth Commandment
ID: PRO-SM-008 BSC SM2014 Learning

Verse:  OT, Exodus 20:16

Text: “Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.”

Verse Rule:
Sacrifice Cost: 1
Markers: Strength, Law
Icons: S    T

Here’s another verse from the 10 Commandments. It’s a Law verse, because, of course, Moses is The Lawgiver. There are other verses (like Know the Law) that let you seek or set Law verses, so it could be a good basis for a deck!

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Mark has a lifelong testimony of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (the Mormon Church). Mark also has other sites and blogs, including MarkHansenMusic.com and his Dutch Oven blog.

Verse Database: The Sixth Commandment

Verse Database: The Sixth Commandment
ID: PRO-SM-007 BSC SM2014

Verse:  OT, Exodus 20:13

Text: “Thou shalt not kill”

Verse Rule: DISCARD:Negate the effect of a chosen verse that removes one verse from the tabletop. OR, ABILITY: No verse effect can remove a “Law” verse from the table
Sacrifice Cost: 2
Markers: Strength, Law
Icons: S    

This verse’s rule keeps an opponent from “killing” one of your key verses. This would be a good one for a Law deck, with a lot of the other 10 Commandments.

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Mark has a lifelong testimony of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (the Mormon Church). Mark also has other sites and blogs, including MarkHansenMusic.com and his Dutch Oven blog.

Verse Database: The Fifth Commandment

Verse Database: The Fifth Commandment
ID: PRO-SM-006 BSC SM2014 Learning

Verse:  OT, Exodus 20:12

Text: “Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land”

Verse Rule:
Sacrifice Cost: 1
Markers: Life, Law
Icons: S     L

I usually quote this one at my kids. Most of the time, one of my sons is getting ornery at me, and talking back, and I’ll say, “Honour thy father and thy mother...” then I pause and get more menacing... “That thy days may be LONG in the land the Lord thy God giveth thee.”

It usually doesn’t work, but I think it’s funny.

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Mark has a lifelong testimony of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (the Mormon Church). Mark also has other sites and blogs, including MarkHansenMusic.com and his Dutch Oven blog.

Verse Database: A Holy Nation

Verse Database: A Holy Nation
ID: PRO-SM-005 BSC SM2014 Learning

Verse:  OT,    Exodus 19:6

Text: “And ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and an holy nation.”

Verse Rule: EFFECT: You may set another chosen Priesthood verse from your hand
Sacrifice Cost: 1
Markers: Life, Priesthood
Icons: S     L

As The Lord was instituting his law with Moses, he clearly saw a need for organization. He established those that were authorized to act in His name. This has always been through the Priesthood.

There are a number of verses with the Priesthood marker. If you’re building a deck and using this verse, have a few more of them, and several copies each. That way, when you play this verse, you’ll likely have one in your hand to drop.

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Mark has a lifelong testimony of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (the Mormon Church). Mark also has other sites and blogs, including MarkHansenMusic.com and his Dutch Oven blog.

Verse Database: A Peculiar Treasure

Verse Database: A Peculiar Treasure ID: PRO-SM-004 BSC SM2014 Learning Verse: OT, Exodus 19:5 Text: “...ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the earth is mine: ” Verse Rule: EFFECT: Draw a verse Sacrifice Cost: 1 Markers: Life Icons: L Those that believe have always been a bit peculiar from those around them. In this verse The Lord describes them as a “Peculiar Treasure”. So, if you play this verse, you can draw another verse. Combos, tips: Rulings: Errata: Seeker’s Quest! It’s the most fun you can have with your scriptures! To get the game, and get in on the fun, go to https://www.thegamecrafter.com/games/seeker-s-quest-scripture-mastery-set

Mark has a lifelong testimony of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (the Mormon Church). Mark also has other sites and blogs, including MarkHansenMusic.com and his Dutch Oven blog.

Verse Database: Joseph's Temptation

Verse Database: Joseph's Temptation
ID: PRO-SM-003 BSC SM2014 Learning

Verse:  OT, Genesis 39:9

Text: “Thou art his wife: how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?”

Verse Rule:
Sacrifice Cost: 1
Markers: Trials
Icons:    H TT

This is a great story. The art for the card came from a classic painting of Joseph running and Potiphar’s wife grabbing his cloak. Not only was the temptation a trial for Joseph, but it started his time in prison, another trial! In play, this verse will give you two Trials icons for only a 1-drop sacrifice cost.

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Mark has a lifelong testimony of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (the Mormon Church). Mark also has other sites and blogs, including MarkHansenMusic.com and his Dutch Oven blog.

Verse Database: Man and Wife

Verse Database: Man and Wife
ID: PRO-SM-002 BSC SM2014 Learning

Verse:  OT, Genesis 2:24

Text: “Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.”

Verse Rule:
Sacrifice Cost: 1
Markers: Histories
Icons:    H  L

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Mark has a lifelong testimony of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (the Mormon Church). Mark also has other sites and blogs, including MarkHansenMusic.com and his Dutch Oven blog.

Verse Database: The First Man

Verse Database: The First Man
ID: PRO-SM-001 BSC SM2014

Verse:  OT, Genesis 1:27

Text: “So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.”

Verse Rule: DISCARD: Set up to two chosen verses from your hand
Sacrifice Cost: 2
Markers: Histories, Event
Icons:    HH  L

This one is based on the idea that God created Adam and Eve. In like manner, you get to set two verses into a chapter. It’s a good way to get a few additional icons into a chapter without a lot of cost!

The cool thing about this is that you can do it in a gap, even in an opponent’s turn. Is he or she about to close up a book that you have no verses in? Drop a couple! Maybe he or she has more icons in it than you do. You can even it up or surpass, and get the extra blessing!

Or maybe your opponent ends his turn, and you’re about to start with too many verses in your hand! Yikes! You don’t want to add those to your blessing stack. In the gap between turns, discard this one, set two more, and suddenly you’ve dropped three verses from your hand, and you’re under the 7-verse limit!

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Mark has a lifelong testimony of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (the Mormon Church). Mark also has other sites and blogs, including MarkHansenMusic.com and his Dutch Oven blog.