Philippians 3:13-14 (NKJV): Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.
THESE are GOD’sWORD Awards:
Outstanding Winners:
Best Trinity: God, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit
Best Father, Provider, Healer, Protector, Ruler, Author, Creator, Designer, Potter, Builder, Architect, and Sovereign King: GOD
Best Word, Son, Prophet, Teacher, Preacher, Savior, Counselor, Redeemer, Mediator, Lord, Prince, Shepherd, Bridegroom, Husband, King, and Judge: JESUS, the CHRIST
Best Comforter, Indweller, Gift-Giver, Teacher, Administrator, Intercessor, and Advocate: the HOLY SPIRIT
Nominees for Faith, Spirit & Truth Awards:
Best Gardeners: Adam and Eve; Best Offering: Abel, Abraham, and the Poor Widow; Best Boat Builder and Sea Dweller: Noah; Best Father of Nations: Abraham; Best Laugh: Sarah; Best Tither: Abraham; Best Family Man: Isaac; Best Wrestler and Son-in-Law: Jacob; Best Name Changes: Abraham, Sarah, Israel, Peter, and Paul; Best Twins: Jacob and Esau (via Rebekah), Perez and Zerah (via Tamar); Best Coat of Many Colors: Joseph; Best Dreamers: Joseph and Daniel; Best Lawgiver and Mediator: Moses; Best Water Crossovers: Moses (Red Sea), Joshua (Jordan River), Elijah (Jordan River); Best Spies: Joshua and Caleb; Best Nazarites: Samson and John, the Baptist; Best Negotiators: Abraham (with God), Moses (with God), and Rahab (with Israelite spies); Best Daughter-in-Law: Ruth; Best Family Redeemer: Boaz; Best Queen: Esther; Best Lion Tamer: Daniel; Best Barren Mothers: Sarah, Hannah, and Elizabeth; Best Virgin Mother: Mary; Best Tribe of Kings: Judah; Best Shepherd, Warrior, Musician, Worshipper, and King: David; Best Friends: Jonathan (David) and Peter (Jesus); Best Priestly and Prophetic Advisors: Samuel and Nathan; Best Wise Man: Solomon; Best Prophetic Battle: Elijah (Mount Carmel); Best Exit from Earth: Enoch, Elijah, Jesus; Best Follow-up: Joshua (for Moses) and Elisha (for Elijah); Best Young Prophet: Jeremiah; Best Escape: Jonah; Best Godly Kings: David, Hezekiah, and Josiah; Best Prophetess for a King: Huldah (Josiah); Best Prophetic Ministry: Isaiah, Ezekiel, Elijah, Elisha, Jeremiah, Daniel; Best Husbands: Hosea and Joseph the Carpenter; Best Warriors: Deborah, Jael, Samson, and David; Best Hostess: Woman of Zarephath (Elijah) and the Shunammite Woman (Elisha); Best Angelic Messenger: Gabriel; Best Preacher, Cousin and Forerunner: John the Baptist; Best Winemaker, Humanitarian, Teacher, and Healer: JESUS; Best Fishermen: Simon (Peter), Andrew, James, and John; Best Waterwalkers: Peter and JESUS; Best Mass Feeding: Elisha (100 men) and JESUS (5000 men); Best Commander in Faith: the Centurion; Best Recovery: Woman with the Issue of Blood; Best Newscasters: Woman at the Well and Mary Magdalene; Best Transfiguration: JESUS; Best Sons of Thunder: James and John; Best Witnesses: Peter, James, and John; Best Tree climber: Zacchaeus; Best Tax Collector: Matthew; Best Pardon from Execution: Woman Caught in Adultery; Best Blind Men: Bartimaeus and Saul of Tarsus; Best Sacrifice: JESUS; Best Resurrections: Shunammite Woman’s Son, Lazarus, Jairus’ daughter, JESUS, and Eutycus; Best of the Twelve Apostles: (1) Simon (Peter), (2) Andrew, (3) James, son of Zebedee, (4) John, (5) Philip, (6) Bartholomew, (7) Thomas, (8) Matthew, (9) James, son of Alphaeus, (10) Lebbaeus (Thaddaeus), (11) Simon the Cananite, and (12) Judas Iscariot the Betrayer; Best Physician: Luke; Best Entrance: the HOLY SPIRIT; Best Martyr: Stephen; Best Roadside Conversions: Ethiopian Eunuch (via Philip) and Saul of Tarsus (via JESUS); Best Evangelist: Paul; Best Sermons: Moses, JESUS, Peter, Stephen, and Paul; Best Son in Ministry: JESUS, Timothy; Best Church Leader: James; Best Brothers in the Ministry: Simon (Peter) and Andrew, James and John, and James and Jude; Best Prison Breaks: Peter and Paul; Best House Arrest: Paul and John the Apostle; Best Visionary and Revelator: John the Apostle; Best AUTHOR and FINISHER of FAITH: JESUS, the Son of GOD; Best Bride: the CHURCH; Best Best-selling Book: the HOLY BIBLE.
