Routes in Branson

Branson Map (PDF)

This map is color coded and it will help you to use the outer roads and miss the traffic on Highway 76. It shows Theaters, Attractions, Hotels, Retail Shopping, Golf Courses and Eating Spots.

This main route runs from Interstate 65, the way most visitors arrive in Branson on Highway 76, through the Entertainment District and toward Silver Dollar City. It’s best to avoid traveling directly on the Green Route during peak seasons in Branson, especially before and after live shows. Most show times are 10 a.m., 2 p.m., and 8 p.m. and last around two hours.

The “fast track” through Branson, this route runs approximately parallel to the Entertainment District along the north. Most of the Red Route is on State Highway 248, which is also called the Shepherd of the Hills Expressway within the city limits.

Running parallel to the strip along the south, this route takes visitors along Green Mountain Drive, Wildwood Drive, and Fall Creek Road. There are also several Branson condos and motels located along the Yellow Route, as well as restaurants and attractions that are off the main drag and may be less crowded.

The least straightforward of Branson’s color-coded routes (but still clearly labeled), the Blue Route starts and ends on the Entertainment District and runs east to west between the Red and Green Routes. If you’re headed for a particular point on the Entertainment District but traffic is heavy, the Blue Route is the way to go. There are several cross streets that connect it with the Entertainment District.

A Real Christian

Many Christians today believe you are a Christian if you believe that Jesus lived and died for us and rose from the dead. Scriptures cited for this idea are Romans 10:9, 1 Corinthians 2:2, and John 3:16. Now let me be clear, I agree with these scriptures, but what does it mean to believe in someone or something?

Well, think about it from this perspective: if you genuinely love someone, do you act on your love? Do you do things for the other person to help them in your relationship? I’m sure you do, as I’m about to run to the grocery store to pick up something my wife has asked me to buy. I drove my daughter to school this morning and will pick her up this afternoon for the same reason. Love is not just a feeling or emotion; it is an action for the other.

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All Things Branson

We just created a new Link “All Things Branson” that is located below FOT Branson and Feast Updates. This link takes you to Explore Branson and will help you in getting to know Branson before you arrive for the Feast of Tabernacles. The town has plenty to offer whether its Things to Do (some are free), Live Shows, and Restaurants, Best Pies in town or shopping you will find it on this site.

Here’s some shortcut links for you if you don’t have time to explore on your own just click on the link that you are interested in and it will connect you to the Explore Branson site directly for that particular item. We will post more information in the “Feast Updates” about Branson as we get closer to the Feast of Tabernacles so stay tuned.

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Lying Spirit From God?

by Mike James

There is an interesting scripture in 1 Kings 22:19-23 that says the following: “And he said, Hear thou therefore the word of the Lord: I saw the Lord sitting on his throne, and all the host of heaven standing by him on his right hand and on his left. And the Lord said, Who shall persuade Ahab, that he may go up and fall at Ramoth Gilead? And one said on this manner, and another said on that manner. And there came forth a spirit, and stood before the Lord, and said, I will persuade him. And the Lord said unto him, Wherewith? And he said, I will go forth, and I will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And he said, Thou shalt persuade him, and prevail also: go forth, and do so. Now therefore, behold, the Lord hath put a lying spirit in the mouth of all these thy prophets, and the Lord hath spoken evil concerning thee.”

Some have an issue with this because it seems like God is sending a lying spirit to influence certain prophets to lead King Ahab to his death in battle.

The question would be, could God allow an angel or spirit under His control to force prophets to lie to the king? This does not make sense because lying is a sin, and God cannot sin!

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