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Spiritual Freedom Isn't Free
When Israel made their own choices, they thought they were gaining freedom, but they quickly became enslaved. Every time God bailed them out of slavery, they freely chose to return to the evil practices…
Created 2 months ago
Judges 2:10 (NIV84), Judges 2:11 (NIV84), Judges 2:12 (NIV84), Judges 2:13 (NIV84)
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You Are Not Able
Joshua is basically saying, "You are not able to serve the Lord because you are not able to keep yourselves from committing idolatry. And He will not put up with that."And we are just as idolatrous today…
Created 2 months ago
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The Truth About God's Promises
The God of the Old Testament is the same God of the New Testament and beyond. God's promises are reliable. There is nothingyou or I - believers in Jesus - can do to make God go back on His Word. If He…
Created 2 months ago
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What Does God Want From Us?
In short, God asks us to respect Him, to imitate His goodness, to love Him, to worship Him with passion, and to obey His Word. Essentially, God is concerned with ourhearts. Yes, He wants our actions to…
Created 3 months ago
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How to Misunderstand God
Why would God say such a thing? Because He knows man's innate desire to control. When we add to and subtract from the Word of God, what we are really doing is trying to make God whowewant Him to be.…
Created 3 months ago
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Retroactive Obedience
God is never pleased with doing the right thing the wrong way. The good, beneficial, godly ends never justify disobedient, hurtful, hateful, or otherwise corrupt means. God does not care for delayed obedience.…
Created 3 months ago
Deuteronomy 1:40 (NIV84), Deuteronomy 1:41 (NIV84), Deuteronomy 1:42 (NIV84), Deuteronomy 1:43 (NIV84), Deuteronomy 1:44 (NIV84), Deuteronomy 1:45 (NIV84)
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When Are We Forgiven?
WHEN atonement is made, we are forgiven. For those of us whose atonement was made by Christ, we were forgiven WHEN He was sacrificed on the cross for us. He died for ALL of our sins THAT day. Therefore,…
Created 3 months ago
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Dare to Be Different
Lord, give me "a different spirit", that I might follow you wholeheartedly, even when those around me don't. Read more here (http://kellylevatino.com) .
Created 3 months ago
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Choose to Believe
Remember all the Lord has done for you - literally, sit down and write out a history of how He has come through for YOU in the past - and choose to believe in Him in your current trial. Read more here…
Created 3 months ago
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Consult God
What a novel idea! And one so infrequently employed by other Israelite leaders... When we are unsure of what God wants us to do, we should refrain from acting and ask Him. Read more here (http://wp.me/pdTSX-ov)…
Created 3 months ago
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How We Worship Matters
Aaron'ssonsknewwhat the Law said. They knewthe proper way to approach the Lord. That was their job. But they made the same mistake Saul did - the same mistake you and I make - and decided to worship on…
Created 3 months ago
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Earned a Badge — Created 10 [Public] Notes
2012-02-10
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You are not able
This reality check isn't just for the Israelites. It's for us, too.You and I are not able to serve the Lord.As much as we may want to, as committed as we may think we are, His standards of holiness and…
Created 4 months ago
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God is in the Details
God is in the details. He cared about every last ounce of oil, every drip of animal fat, every article of clothing that was worn. And if He cared about the details back then, He certainly cares aboutourdetails…
Created 5 months ago
Leviticus 6:8 (NIV84), Leviticus 6:9 (NIV84), Leviticus 6:10 (NIV84), Leviticus 6:11 (NIV84), Leviticus 6:12 (NIV84), Leviticus 6:13 (NIV84)
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We Suck at Waiting
All it took was a 40 day "spell of waiting" for the Israelites to exchange their relationship with the One True God for a vastly inferior substitute. And the irony is that they actually thought they were…
Created 5 months ago
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How to Make a Difference
Whenwe are open +whenGod moves = otherswillsee how awesome He is! You and I do not accomplishanythingfor the Lord. It isalwaysHim workingthroughus to accomplish things for Himself. We are roads; He is…
Created 5 months ago
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The Meaning of Life
Like Pharoah, we are here for a two-fold purpose - so God can show us His power and to be agents through which God's name is proclaimed in all the earth. Read more here: http://wp.me/pdTSX-jc
Created 5 months ago
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By Faith
Abraham believed God would honor His promise to preserve the Israelites through Isaac some way, some how, even if it meant God would have to resurrect Isaac to do so. Abraham took responsibility forhisown…
Created 5 months ago
Genesis 22:1 (NIV84), Genesis 22:2 (NIV84), Genesis 22:3 (NIV84)
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An Act of Mercy
Once Adam and Eve ate the forbidden fruit, their innocence was forever destroyed. Sin had entered their lives, their beings. And if they had also eaten from the tree of life, that sin problem would have…
Created 5 months ago
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An Act of Grace
God felt compassion for them. He knew they were embarrassed of their nakedness, and, out of His empathy, He remedied that problem. Read more here: http://wp.me/pdTSX-kH
Created 5 months ago
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Prosperity Gospel
Here is a health and wealth verse, clearly being the wrong way to think about God.
Created 5 months ago
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The Gospel Hidden in Job
These verses scream GRACE! They foreshadow the Gospel beautifully - saved by grace through faith in Jesus. Read more here: http://kellylevatino.com/2012/01/01/well-looky-here/ (http://kellylevatino.com/2012/01/01/well-looky-here/)…
Created 5 months ago
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Discipline as a Blessing
Correction is a good thing. By definition, correction teaches me how to do something better than I am currently doing it. Better for me. Better for those affected by me. Better for God. Win-win-win.…
Created 5 months ago
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Earned a Badge — Created First [Public] Note
2011-12-21
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Worship as a response to tragedy
Could it be that the greatest of tragedies are supposed to drive us to praise God?Read more here: http://t.co/7iuQ6b30 (http://t.co/7iuQ6b30)
Created 5 months ago
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Earned a Badge — Subscribed to First Reading Plan
2011-12-21
