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  • Jesus Prayed

    We see here (John 17) that the Lord Jesus Christ prayed for us. Armed with this knowledge, we can launch the power inherent in: "The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much" (James 5:16b).…

    Created 1 day ago

    John 17:20 (NLT)

  • The end, shortened

    Matthew 24:22 (AMP)
    And if those days had not been shortened, no human being would endure and survive, but for the sake of the elect (God’s chosen ones) those days will be shortened.

    Created 9 days ago

    Labels: elect saved

  • Inner and outer tabernacle

    Hebrews 9:8 (AMP)
    By this the Holy Spirit points out that the way into the [true Holy of] Holies is not yet thrown open as long as the former [the outer portion of the] tabernacle remains a recognized institution and is still standing,

    Created 10 days ago

    Labels: body spirit

  • Offense

    I recently heard a Christian say "fake it until you make it" alluding to "we call those thing which are not as though they were." But faking is not faith. That's why I prefer the truthful approach of…

    Created 12 days ago

    Matthew 16:23 (AMP)

  • Be deep spirited friends

    Philippians 2:4 (MSG)
    Don't be obsessed with getting your own advantage. Forget yourselves long enough to lend a helping hand.

    Created 17 days ago

    Labels: community of the spirit

  • Show Us

    A prayer for the nation as it struggles to find the right path to unity and collective action. Answer, Almighty Father, as we pray for those in authority to hear from you.

    Created 17 days ago

    Jeremiah 42:3 (KJV)

  • Power of Prayer

    Luke 22:31-32 (AMP)
    Simon, Simon (Peter), listen! Satan has asked excessively that [all of] you be given up to him [out of the power and keeping of God], that he might sift [all of] you like grain,

    Created 25 days ago

    Labels: power prayer

  • Earned a Badge — Completed First Reading Plan

    2012-04-30

  • Go forth in peace

    John 18:9 (AMP)
    Thus what He had said was fulfilled and verified, Of those whom You have given Me, I have not lost even one.

    Created about 1 month ago

    Labels: lost none put the sword away

  • Acquittal!

    The voice of God is distinctive. When He speaks to your spirit, truth resonates and reverberates through you from your core to your extremities. "My sheep know My voice" said the Messiah Jesus Christ,…

    Created about 1 month ago

    Jeremiah 26:16 (MSG)

  • Waiting for fire

    I love the poetry and imagery of the Psalms, yet am truly excited the we are "on the other side of Calvary" with our great High Priest Jesus Christ presiding in glory at the right hand of the Majesty…

    Created about 1 month ago

    Psalm 5:1 (MSG)

  • Fuel up!

    As costs at the pump go up, that's our cue to be even more avid consumers of the free fuel of life which is the Word of God. Fuel up for the journey! Pick up passengers for Romans 10:9-10 and 12:2. Get…

    Created about 1 month ago

    Romans 12:11 (MSG), Romans 12:12 (MSG)

  • Peace

    Everyday is a day of the Lord's peace. If you don't seem to feel it, don't trust your feelings. Put your trust in the Lord and speak His Word to your self: not as the world gives, but as He gives, with…

    Created about 1 month ago

    John 14:27 (MSG)

  • Copy the Master

    The Holy Spirit gives understanding of the Word so that we can be imitators of God, living a blessed life as evidence of Him unfailingly performing the Word in us just as He did with Christ. Oh, taste…

    Created about 1 month ago

    John 13:17 (MSG)

  • Royalty given

    No wonder the Word declares that it is more blessed to give than to receive. Christ gave the Disciples the substance of God (royal authority My Father gave Me). Let's not squander this blessing by refusing…

    Created about 1 month ago

    Luke 22:29 (MSG)

  • Glory

    It seems that we ask for the Father to show His glory independent of our role, and then wonder "where are you God?" and "why are You not showing Yourself strong in my life?" Christ clearly demonstrates…

    Created about 1 month ago

    John 12:28 (MSG)

  • Advantage: Five Planners

    The case for strategic planning is evident right here. Our God is the Master Planner. He made and fully ratified His plan of adoption before the foundation of the world. Our charge is to follow His instruction:…

    Created about 1 month ago

    Matthew 25:7 (MSG), Matthew 25:8 (MSG)

  • Extravagant!

    The widow gave all that she had . . . and gave it without complaining or looking for recognition. Truly, great was hber reward.

    Created about 1 month ago

    Mark 12:44 (MSG)

  • Follow Me

    Matthew 23:3 (MSG)
    You won't go wrong in following their teachings on Moses. But be careful about following them. They talk a good line, but they don't live it. They don't take it into their hearts and live it out in their behavior. It's all spit-and-polish veneer.

    Created about 1 month ago

    Labels: teaching then behavior

  • Cornerstone

    Mark 12:10 (MSG)
    Read it for yourselves in Scripture: That stone the masons threw out is now the cornerstone!

    Created 2 months ago

    Labels: stone

  • Earned a Badge — Shared a Reading Plan

    2012-04-02

  • Earned a Badge — Subscribed to First Reading Plan

    2012-04-02

  • Healing Power

    We know that salvation (solteri in the Greek) is a loaded word. It provides: deliverance, safety, soundness, healing and preservation. Imagine the high degree of the God-kind of faith flowing in Jesus…

    Created 2 months ago

    Psalm 91:16 (AMP)

  • Merciful

    Jesus said "be" merciful and not "attempt to be" merciful. Being merciful is a mindful call to action to deliberately choose to walk in the Earth realm as Jesus did. Love your enemies, give generously,…

    Created 2 months ago

    Luke 6:36 (AMP)

  • Kingdom Keys

    You have to know the King of Heaven, and be part of His church, to use the keys of the kingdom. Be mindful of the things of God: faith, hope, love. Bind "the situation" on earth whenever doubt and destruction…

    Created 2 months ago

    Matthew 16:19 (NKJV)

  • Victory!

    This penultimate victory is ours to live in today; let it give power to your daily walk! This victory is the crown worn right now by the All Time Soul Winner, our chief high priest, the Lord Jesus Christ.…

    Created 2 months ago

    1 Corinthians 15:55 (NKJV)

  • Obey God

    Peter makes an excellent suggestion saying we should obey God and not men. The Word teaches that obedience is better than sacrifice. Be a God pleaser; learn about the promises and adopt the God-kind-of-life…

    Created 3 months ago

    Acts 5:29 (NKJV)

  • Excellence

    To walk (work, worship, live) in excellence, see the Lord as the first recipient of every step (strategy, thought, plan), every "deliverable" we hope to achieve and share. Pleasing Him must be the overarching…

    Created 3 months ago

    Proverbs 16:3 (NKJV)

  • Move forward

    This steward did nothing productive despite knowing the truth. He didn't form an action plan and therefore failed to move forward. Neither did he follow the example of his brother stewards who had been…

    Created 3 months ago

    Matthew 25:18 (NKJV)

  • A Risen Reality

    He rose again on the third day. Not the first; not the second. He took His time and did a perfect work for you and me. He overcame by the testimony of His Father's love . . . "This is My Beloved Son in…

    Created 3 months ago

    1 Corinthians 15:3 (NKJV), 1 Corinthians 15:4 (NKJV)

  • Ever present Father

    Is it any wonder that it all began with God loving us, and that His love makes all things possible to him who believes? Would that you would love, obey and cling to Him this day dwelling in total all-sustaining…

    Created 3 months ago

    Deuteronomy 30:20 (AMP)

  • Speak life to your life

    Speak and release God's word over your life to set your table with His loving grace, wisdom for each day and joy for many generations.

    Created 3 months ago

    Proverbs 18:21 (AMP)

  • Truth

    Only the Lord God can bring "the real you" into being. Seek Him diligently and be rewarded with the truth.

    Created 3 months ago

    John 1:12 (MSG)

  • Forgiveness

    Gives deeper meaning to the adage: to err is human, to forgive is divine.

    Created 3 months ago

    Ephesians 2:2 (MSG)

  • Thy Will be done!

    The Father God caused the stone to be rolled away that blocked the progress of His only begotten Son. So much more then will the Lord Jesus Christ ensure His everlasting and all sustaining peace, safety,…

    Created 3 months ago

    Proverbs 16:3 (AMP)

  • Earned a Badge — Created 10 [Public] Notes

    2012-01-23

  • No shadow or variance

    James 1:17 (NLT)
    Whatever is good and perfect comes down to us from God our Father, who created all the lights in the heavens. He never changes or casts a shifting shadow.

    Created 5 months ago

    Labels: gift god light perfect

  • I am here

    Isaiah 58:9 (NLT)
    Then when you call, the LORD will answer. ‘Yes, I am here,’ he will quickly reply. “Remove the heavy yoke of oppression. Stop pointing your finger and spreading vicious rumors!

    Created 5 months ago

    Labels: god's answer

  • Earned a Badge — Created 10 Bookmarks

    2011-12-09

  • The kingdom of God is within

    Luke 17:21 (AMP)
    Nor will people say, Look! Here [it is]! or, See, [it is] there! For behold, the kingdom of God is within you [in your hearts] and among you [surrounding you].

    Created 6 months ago

    Labels: kingdom within

  • 2 Corinthians 5:5

    2 Corinthians 5:5 (NKJV)
    Now He who has prepared us for this very thing is God, who also has given us the Spirit as a guarantee.

    Created 6 months ago

    Labels: guarantee

  • Lord of lords and King of kings

    Revelation 17:14 (NKJV)
    These will make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb will overcome them, for He is Lord of lords and King of kings; and those who are with Him are called, chosen, and faithful.

    Created 6 months ago

    Labels: defeated enemies faith and loyalty revelation 17

  • Nothing shall be impossible with God.

    Luke 1:37 (AMP)
    For with God nothing is ever impossible and no word from God shall be without power or impossible of fulfillment.

    Created 7 months ago

    Labels: luke 1:37

  • Earned a Badge — Created First [Public] Note

    2011-11-09

  • Earned a Badge — Shared a Bible Reference

    2011-11-08

  • Opens and no one shuts

    Revelation 3:7 (NKJV)
    And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write,

    Created 7 months ago

    Labels: door key

  • Shout of God's mercy

    Psalm 35:27-28 (NKJV)
    Let them shout for joy and be glad, Who favor my righteous cause; And let them say continually, Let the Lord be magnified, Who has pleasure in the prosperity of His servant.

    Created 7 months ago

    Labels: greatly praise his holy name. magnify the name of the lord

  • The undressed wedding guest

    Matthew 22:11-13 (MSG)
    "When the king entered and looked over the scene, he spotted a man who wasn't properly dressed. He said to him, 'Friend, how dare you come in here looking like that!' The man was speechless. Then the king told his servants, 'Get him out of here—fast. Tie him up and ship him to hell. And make sure he doesn't get back in.'

    Created 7 months ago

    Labels: naked refused garment speechless

  • Stones praise

    Luke 19:40 (MSG)
    But he said, "If they kept quiet, the stones would do it for them, shouting praise."

    Created 7 months ago

    Labels: praise

  • Jabez

    1 Chronicles 4:3 (CPDV)
    And this is the stock of Etam: Jezreel, and Ishma, and Idbash. And the name of their sister was Hazzelelponi.

    1 Chronicles 4:10 (CPDV)
    Truly, Jabez called upon the God of Israel, saying, “If only, when blessing, you will bless me, and will broaden my borders, and your hand will be with me, and you will cause me not to be oppressed by evil.” And God granted to him the things for which he prayed.

    Created 7 months ago

    Labels: prayer

  • Earned a Badge — Created Your First Bookmark

    2011-11-04

  • The Lord of peace

    2 Thessalonians 3:16 (AMP)
    Now may the Lord of peace Himself grant you His peace (the peace of His kingdom) at all times and in all ways [under all circumstances and conditions, whatever comes]. The Lord [be] with you all.

    Created 7 months ago

    Labels: peace