Donna Leissner

  • DonnaLee1208
  • Carmel, ME
  • Your Prayer Pleases The Lord

    We are only made upright and righteous in Christ! As we choose to accept and receive the price He paid on the cross for our sins and healing, He gives us His righteousness. This is THE GREAT EXCHANGE!…

    Created 2 days ago

    Proverbs 15:8 (NIV)

  • Have You Taken Your Stand?

    Are you willing to die for the TRUTH of the word of God? This is a question I have been asking myself a lot lately! Especially since the Word says "by His wounds I HAVE been healed" (1 Peter 2:24), and…

    Created 3 days ago

    1 Corinthians 15:1 (NIV)

  • Do You Prophesy?

    Prophecy = something that is declared by a prophet, especially a divinely inspired prediction, instruction or exhortation, divinely inspired utterance or revelation. Speaking the Word of God classifies…

    Created 4 days ago

    1 Corinthians 14:3 (NIV)

  • Twice as Long

    Dr. Frankel responds to a very sensitive element embedded in our text this week, which certainly raises the ire of women today. That is, specifically, the fact that a woman remains in a state of ritually…

    Created 7 days ago

    Leviticus 12:5 (NIV)

  • Where is the Power?

    Wherever Jesus went, power was demonstrated either through miracles or healings. In the western "civilized" world, there seems to be little "power". Man has become too independent of God and self-sufficient.…

    Created 10 days ago

    1 Corinthians 4:20 (NIV)

  • Have You Been Through the Fire?

    Everyone who comes to Christ by faith will go through the fire. It is in the fire that WE come to know how deep our "faith-roots" have gone. The fire of our trials will either strengthen us as we persevere…

    Created 11 days ago

    1 Corinthians 3:13 (NIV)

  • The Weakness of God

    Here Paul declares the "weakness" of God to be stronger than human strength! What is the weakness of God? When I asked that question in my mind, the immediate thought that came back at me was "love"!…

    Created 11 days ago

    1 Corinthians 1:25 (NIV)

  • An Appetite for Violence

    What is this verse saying and how can it be applied to our lives today? S = Scripture: From the fruit of their lips people enjoy good things, but the unfaithful have an appetite for violence. O = Observation:…

    Created 14 days ago

    Proverbs 13:2 (NIV)

  • Earned a Badge — Created 500 Highlights

    2012-05-15

  • The Culmination

    How often we have been taught that The Christ "fulfilled" The Law and therefore we do not have to concern ourselves with "keeping" The Law! While this is true in part, it is important to remember we…

    Created 14 days ago

    Romans 10:4 (NIV)

  • It's All in the Mind

    What thoughts am I thinking? If they are peaceful, loving thoughts, chances are highly probable the Holy Spirit is getting His way in me. If they are negative, tormented or fearful or anxious, my flesh…

    Created 15 days ago

    Romans 8:6 (NIV)

  • Advice of the wicked

    Whom does the Word call "wicked"? Those with evil thoughts Gen. 6:5 Men of Sodom Gen. 13:13 Those not righteous Gen. 18:13 Those that sin Gen. 19:7, 38:7 and 39:9.., Selfishness Deut. 15:9 Basically…

    Created 17 days ago

    Proverbs 12:5 (NIV)

  • Do you wash?

    Aaron and his sons washed every time they approached the altar! Do I? Those that partake of communion and do so in an unworthy manner eat themselves into sickness and death! (1 Cor. 11:27, 29). God…

    Created 17 days ago

    Exodus 40:32 (NIV)

  • What is the Sign of Your Righteousness?

    Here we read that Abraham received the SIGN of circumcision AFTER he believed God and trusted in His Promise. It was his faith in God that caused God to credit him with righteousness. Today, our SIGN…

    Created 18 days ago

    Romans 4:9 (NIV), Romans 4:10 (NIV), Romans 4:11 (NIV)

  • Acacia wood

    From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acacia Symbolism and ritual Egyptian goddess Isis The Acacia is used as a symbol in Freemasonry, to represent purity and endurance of the soul, and as funerary symbolism…

    Created 19 days ago

    Exodus 38:1 (NIV)

  • Green Tree versus Dry Tree

    Several Commentary notes on this verse: People's New Testament 23:31 If they do these things, etc. A proverb, meaning here, If the rulers and the Romans crucify the Messiah of the nation, the Hope of…

    Created 20 days ago

    Luke 23:31 (NIV)

  • How to Increase Your Faith

    Most every sermon I have heard on these verses pertains to talents, gifts or material possessions, but God would say to me it also has to do with faith! Faith the size of a mustard seed can grow as big…

    Created 21 days ago

    Luke 19:26 (NIV)

  • Where the body is

    My translation based on Strong's is when they asked where the ones who were taken, were taken to! "Where there is a body (of believers-a faith community), there the "eagles" will gather. The eagle first…

    Created 25 days ago

    Luke 17:37 (NIV)

  • Take Him at His Word

    Faith without action (works/deeds) is dead (of no effect), but ACTING upon His Word spoken to you gets results! When God told me I could CHOOSE to walk in health and I asked Him how, He said, "One day…

    Created 26 days ago

    Luke 13:13 (NIV)

  • Heal the sick...

    This statement is spoken to ALL of us who follow Christ. According to what I have studied in the Word, none of us are exempt from this "command" so the question that must be asked is why is this not happening?…

    Created 27 days ago

    Luke 10:9 (NIV)

  • Lambs Among Wolves

    We do not wish to be a lamb among wolves as they tend to get devoured! The ONLY protection a lamb among wolves has is the Shepherd. The ONLY way a lamb can survive among wolves is if the Shepherd keeps…

    Created 27 days ago

    Luke 10:3 (NIV)

  • Salvation Depends on Belief

    Salvation is a free gift to ALL but does not come to all because not all will choose to believe. Those that do choose to belief will encounter a battle in maintaining their belief because the devil will…

    Created about 1 month ago

    Luke 8:12 (NIV)

  • Do Not Bow Down

    The Old Testament is filled with very applicable guidelines for us today. Did you know when the devil puts fear or doubt in your thoughts and if you do not immediately reject them, you are, in a sense…

    Created about 1 month ago

    Exodus 23:24 (NIV)

  • Earned a Badge — Created 100 [Public] Notes

    2012-04-25

  • Sin and Sickness Go Hand in Hand

    This Scripture makes clear, at least to me that sin and sickness are related. Illness and disease have sin as there root cause UNLESS, like Job, God decides to brag on you to the devil! In that case,…

    Created about 1 month ago

    Luke 5:24 (NIV)

  • Piercing the Ear

    I have heard teachings that stated the ear "lobe" being pierced with an awl, but what if what is meant is the "eardrum" bring pierced with an awl? First it would cause great pain and secondly the servant…

    Created about 1 month ago

    Exodus 21:6 (NIV)

  • Chaff Burned Up

    What is the chaff in one's life? For me it is when I struggle with taking God at His Word and resting in it. I lose His peace when fears and doubts assail me and wrong thinking and beliefs fill my thoughts.…

    Created about 1 month ago

    Luke 3:17 (NIV)

  • Earned a Badge — Shared a Bible Reference

    2012-04-08

  • Earned a Badge — Completed First Reading Plan

    2012-02-28

  • Earned a Badge — 21-Day Challenge

    2012-02-24

  • Started Following bethschmitt

    4 months

  • Earned a Badge — Created 10 [Public] Notes

    2012-01-08

  • Earned a Badge — Created 100 Highlights

    2012-01-05

  • Earned a Badge — Created 10 Highlights

    2011-12-19

  • Earned a Badge — Created First [Public] Note

    2011-12-14

  • Earned a Badge — Created Your First Bookmark

    2011-12-13

  • Genesis 3:5

    Genesis 3:5 (MSG)
    God knows that the moment you eat from that tree, you'll see what's really going on. You'll be just like God, knowing everything, ranging all the way from good to evil."

    Created 6 months ago

  • Earned a Badge — Subscribed to First Reading Plan

    2011-12-13