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Sexual sin
1 Corinthians 6:18 (NIV)
Flee from sexual immorality. All other sins a person commits are outside the body, but whoever sins sexually, sins against their own body.Created 3 days ago
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Protecting our minds by guarding what we perceive
Luke 11:34 (NIV)
Your eye is the lamp of your body. When your eyes are healthy, your whole body also is full of light. But when they are unhealthy, your body also is full of darkness.Created 3 days ago
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Entitlement
Here is a great Biblical example of how we don't always get to do what we want to do simply because we want to do it. We get to do whatever God calls us to and whatever task for which he has equipped…
Created 12 days ago
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Wisdom from God
I've heard and read this story many times--usually in the context of "look how wise Solomon was; let's use his wise principles for our lives today!" I think verse 28 provides the perspective we are to…
Created 12 days ago
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God's calling upon Israel
Exodus 19:6 (NIV)
you will be for me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.' These are the words you are to speak to the Israelites."Created 27 days ago
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Galatians 6:2, Galatians 6:5
Galatians 6:2 (NIV)
Carry each other's burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.Galatians 6:5 (NIV)
for each one should carry their own load.Created 28 days ago
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Acts 13:47-48
Acts 13:47-48 (NIV)
For this is what the Lord has commanded us: "'I have made you a light for the Gentiles, that you may bring salvation to the ends of the earth.'"Created 29 days ago
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Psalm 16:7-8
Psalm 16:7-8 (NIV)
I will praise the lord, who counsels me; even at night my heart instructs me.Created 29 days ago
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What does it mean to be saved by Jesus?
When Jesus becomes the center and drive of our temporal lives, he saves us from the eternal detriment that is caused by the sin of allowing anything else to become the center and drive of our lives. In…
Created 30 days ago
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inspired example
Do you think it's possible that (in addition to Christ's example) seeing so many Christians before him choose suffering over blasphemy is what inspired Paul to live his life (after conversion) by that…
Created about 1 month ago
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Acts 26:17-18
Acts 26:17-18 (NIV)
I will rescue you from your own people and from the Gentiles. I am sending you to themCreated about 1 month ago
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Acts 26:6
Acts 26:6 (NIV)
And now it is because of my hope in what God has promised our ancestors that I am on trial today.Created about 1 month ago
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Acts 24:16
Acts 24:16 (NIV)
So I strive always to keep my conscience clear before God and man.Created about 1 month ago
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A lead pastor's call
1 Peter 5:1-4 (NIV)
To the elders among you, I appeal as a fellow elder and a witness of Christ's sufferings who also will share in the glory to be revealed:Created about 1 month ago
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1 Peter 5:8-9
1 Peter 5:8-9 (NIV)
Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.Created about 1 month ago
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1 Peter 5:6-7
1 Peter 5:6-7 (NIV)
Humble yourselves, therefore, under God's mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time.Created about 1 month ago
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1 Peter 4:19
1 Peter 4:19 (NIV)
So then, those who suffer according to God's will should commit themselves to their faithful Creator and continue to do good.Created about 1 month ago
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1 Peter 4:16
1 Peter 4:16 (NIV)
However, if you suffer as a Christian, do not be ashamed, but praise God that you bear that name.Created about 1 month ago
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Peter can relate
If anyone understands the shame and guilt that comes upon us when we deny Christ to save ourselves from insult, ridicule, or torment, Peter does. His words carry the impact of sorrow and a warning full…
Created about 1 month ago
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1 Peter 4:11
1 Peter 4:11 (NIV)
If anyone speaks, they should do so as one who speaks the very words of God. If anyone serves, they should do so with the strength God provides, so that in all things God may be praised through Jesus Christ. To him be the glory and the power for ever and ever. Amen.Created about 1 month ago
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Honoring the Emperor
Knowing how much the emperor persecuted Christians, Peter's command holds a heavy weight and a high standard for us today. Just because we don't like how those in authority over us are treating us, doesn't…
Created about 1 month ago
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1 Peter 2:17
1 Peter 2:17 (NIV)
Show proper respect to everyone, love the family of believers, fear God, honor the emperor.Created about 1 month ago
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1 Peter 2:15
1 Peter 2:15 (NIV)
For it is God's will that by doing good you should silence the ignorant talk of foolish people.Created about 1 month ago
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1 Peter 2:11
1 Peter 2:11 (NIV)
Dear friends, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from sinful desires, which wage war against your soul.Created about 1 month ago
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1 Peter 1:14
1 Peter 1:14 (NIV)
As obedient children, do not conform to the evil desires you had when you lived in ignorance.Created about 1 month ago
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1 Peter 1:3-4
1 Peter 1:3-4 (NIV)
Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,Created about 1 month ago
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1 John 3:23-24
1 John 3:23-24 (NIV)
And this is his command: to believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and to love one another as he commanded us.Created about 1 month ago
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Proverbs 3:5
Proverbs 3:5 (NASB)
Trust in the Lord with all your heart And do not lean on your own understanding.Created about 1 month ago
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Revelation 12:11
Revelation 12:11 (NASB)
And they overcame him because of the blood of the Lamb and because of the word of their testimony, and they did not love their life even when faced with death.Created about 1 month ago
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1 John 3:1
1 John 3:1 (NIV)
See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him.Created about 1 month ago
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Consider this...
Consider this every time you think about justifying lust, adultery, pornography, or any greedy/covetous desire.
Created about 1 month ago
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Streetfight Verse
My youth pastor used to talk about "streetfight verses". When trained fighters go into battle or when they are attacked, they have certain moves they instinctively rely upon to fight back. In the same…
Created about 1 month ago
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Great example of believers living out their calling
1 John 1:3 (NIV)
We proclaim to you what we have seen and heard, so that you also may have fellowship with us. And our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ.Created about 1 month ago
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Jesus walks among us
The voice just declared that the seven golden lamp stands are the churches in this letter. Therefore we can conclude that Jesus walks among His churches.
Created about 1 month ago
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everyone has value
In a culture when men were held in high prominence, this small detail validates everyone's value and participation in God's Kingdom.
Created about 1 month ago
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Pay Attention!
These are strong words for those of us who choose to make saviors out of ungodly idols like money and destiny.
Created about 1 month ago
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worldly view
How often do we let our worldly view of people shape how we live them or don't love them? Great thought Chris Curry
Created 3 months ago
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powerful prayer
Love the sense of confidence, desperation, humility, and trust.
Created 3 months ago
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Assyrian King's Speech
Doesn't Satan cause doubt in our minds in the very same way?
Created 3 months ago
Isaiah 36:16 (NIV), Isaiah 36:17 (NIV), Isaiah 36:18 (NIV), Isaiah 36:19 (NIV), Isaiah 36:20 (NIV)
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rich imagery
Maybe I've seen too many movies and read too many comic books, but I can picture this scene...and it's awesome!
Created 4 months ago
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Earned a Badge — Created 100 Bookmarks
2012-01-30
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Holy Spirit's influence
How did Luke arrive at this conclusion and how did the Holy Spirit "stop them"? If you take this to verse 10, Luke gives us a picture of the Trinity at work.
Created 5 months ago
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Earned a Badge — Created 100 Highlights
2012-01-17
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trusting God
Even a man whose faith was credited to him as righteousness struggled to trust God with honesty when he felt his life might be threatened. The damage we cause and the hurt we inflict is only something…
Created 5 months ago
Genesis 12:1 (NIV), Genesis 12:2 (NIV), Genesis 12:3 (NIV), Genesis 12:4 (NIV), Genesis 12:5 (NIV), Genesis 12:6 (NIV), Genesis 12:7 (NIV), Genesis 12:8 (NIV), Genesis 12:9 (NIV), Genesis 12:10 (NIV), Genesis 12:11 (NIV), Genesis 12:12 (NIV), Genesis 12:13 (NIV), Genesis 12:14 (NIV), Genesis 12:15 (NIV), Genesis 12:16 (NIV), Genesis 12:17 (NIV), Genesis 12:18 (NIV), Genesis 12:19 (NIV), Genesis 12:20 (NIV)
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Humiliated for God's Word
"God, I acknowledge my unwillingness to cast aside all dignity so that the world can see your truth in my bare, naked, and vulnerable soul. I commit to following you and trusting you as you call me to…
Created 5 months ago
Isaiah 20:1 (NIV), Isaiah 20:2 (NIV), Isaiah 20:3 (NIV), Isaiah 20:4 (NIV), Isaiah 20:5 (NIV), Isaiah 20:6 (NIV)
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Psalm 4
A psalm of David that Jesus could have easily prayed that we're allowed to pray today.
Created 5 months ago
Psalm 4:1 (NIV), Psalm 4:2 (NIV), Psalm 4:3 (NIV), Psalm 4:4 (NIV), Psalm 4:5 (NIV), Psalm 4:6 (NIV), Psalm 4:7 (NIV), Psalm 4:8 (NIV)
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entitlement
How many of us confuse what we need from God as something we think we deserve from Him?
Created 5 months ago
Luke 7:1 (NIV), Luke 7:2 (NIV), Luke 7:3 (NIV), Luke 7:4 (NIV), Luke 7:5 (NIV), Luke 7:6 (NIV), Luke 7:7 (NIV)
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Earned a Badge — Created 10 [Public] Notes
2011-12-31
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Earned a Badge — Created 10 Highlights
2011-09-19
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Earned a Badge — Subscribed to First Reading Plan
2011-06-08
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Earned a Badge — Created First [Public] Note
2011-04-11
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Earned a Badge — Shared a Bible Reference
2011-02-17
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Earned a Badge — Created 10 Bookmarks
2011-02-17
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Earned a Badge — Created Your First Bookmark
2011-02-17