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Make Our Thoughts Count
The last part of this verse really grabbed me. "...we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ." EVERY THOUGHT! Wow. We think our ACTIONS are important but what is an action without…
Created about 1 month ago
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Earned a Badge — Shared a Bible Reference
2012-04-08
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Death is at Work In Me
Try reading verses 8-12 with the personal pronoun 'I' rather than 'you'. "I am hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; I am perplexed, but not in despair; I am persecuted, but not abandoned; I…
Created about 1 month ago
2 Corinthians 4:8 (TNIV), 2 Corinthians 4:9 (TNIV), 2 Corinthians 4:10 (TNIV), 2 Corinthians 4:11 (TNIV), 2 Corinthians 4:12 (TNIV)
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3/31/12
Psalm 49:8 (TNIV)
the ransom for a life is costly, no payment is ever enough—Created 2 months ago
Labels: entitlement
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Hebrews 4:13
Hebrews 4:13 (TNIV)
Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight. Everything is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of him to whom we must give account.Created 2 months ago
Labels: addiction
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Psalm 69:5
Psalm 69:5 (TNIV)
You, God, know my folly; my guilt is not hidden from you.Created 2 months ago
Labels: addiction
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3/31/12 Forgiveness
Mark 11:24 (TNIV)
Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.Mark 11:2526 (TNIV)
And when you stand praying, if you hold anything against anyone, forgive them, so that your Father in heaven may forgive you your sins.”Created 2 months ago
Labels: forgiveness
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3/25/12 Possession of the Land
Psalm 44:3 (TNIV)
It was not by their sword that they won the land, nor did their arm bring them victory; it was your right hand, your arm, and the light of your face, for you loved them.Created 2 months ago
Labels: possession of the land
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3/25/12 Possession of the Land
Joshua 23:4-5 (TNIV)
Remember how I have allotted as an inheritance for your tribes all the land of the nations that remain—the nations I conquered—between the Jordan and the Mediterranean Sea in the west.Created 2 months ago
Labels: possession of the land
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Do it all for the glory of God
1 Corinthians 10:31 (NIV)
So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.Created 2 months ago
Labels: glorify god
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Idolatry
1 Corinthians 10:23-24 (NIV)
"I have the right to do anything," you say—but not everything is beneficial. "I have the right to do anything"—but not everything is constructive.Created 2 months ago
Labels: idolatry
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Idolatry
1 Corinthians 10:21-22 (NIV)
You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons too; you cannot have a part in both the Lord's table and the table of demons.Created 2 months ago
Labels: idolatry
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Flee from idolatry
1 Corinthians 10:14 (NIV)
Therefore, my dear friends, flee from idolatry.Created 2 months ago
Labels: idolatry
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3/24/12 Gave them land ...
Joshua 21:43 (NIV)
So the lord gave Israel all the land he had sworn to give their ancestors, and they took possession of it and settled there.Created 2 months ago
Labels: possession of the land
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3/23-24/11 They will be like oaks...
Isaiah 61:1-11 (NIV)
The Spirit of the Sovereign lord is on me, because the lord has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners,Created 2 months ago
Labels: muskogee oaks
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3/24/12 Stephanas house devoted to serving the Lord
1 Corinthians 16:15 (NIV)
You know that the household of Stephanas were the first converts in Achaia, and they have devoted themselves to the service of the Lord's people. I urge you, brothers and sisters,Created 2 months ago
Labels: muskogee oaks
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3/21/12 Possession of the Land
Joshua 14:9 (NLT)
So that day Moses solemnly promised me, ‘The land of Canaan on which you were just walking will be your grant of land and that of your descendants forever, because you wholeheartedly followed the LORD my God.’Created 2 months ago
Labels: possession of the land
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Honoring God with Our Bodies
Paul's focus here is on sexual immorality. We ARE becoming more & more lax in our standards of what is & isn't appropriate to do & to display sexually. 'Dancing w/ the Stars' comes to mind. This is considered…
Created 2 months ago
1 Corinthians 6:18 (NIV), 1 Corinthians 6:19 (NIV), 1 Corinthians 6:20 (NIV)
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All One in Christ Jesus
Galatians 3:28 (NIV)
There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.Created 2 months ago
Labels: in-church apologetics
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3/17/12 Inherit the Land
Psalm 37:3 (NIV)
Trust in the lord and do good; dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture.Psalm 37:9 (NIV)
For those who are evil will be destroyed, but those who hope in the lord will inherit the land.Psalm 37:11 (NIV)
But the meek will inherit the land and enjoy peace and prosperity.Psalm 37:18 (NIV)
The blameless spend their days under the lord's care, and their inheritance will endure forever.Psalm 37:22 (NIV)
those the lord blesses will inherit the land, but those he curses will be destroyed.Psalm 37:27 (NIV)
Turn from evil and do good; then you will dwell in the land forever.Psalm 37:29 (NIV)
The righteous will inherit the land and dwell in it forever.Psalm 37:34 (NIV)
Hope in the lord and keep his way. He will exalt you to inherit the land; when the wicked are destroyed, you will see it.Created 3 months ago
Labels: possession of the land
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3/17/12 Possession of the Land
Joshua 1:2-3 (NIV)
"Moses my servant is dead. Now then, you and all these people, get ready to cross the Jordan River into the land I am about to give to them—to the Israelites.Joshua 1:5-6 (NIV)
No one will be able to stand against you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so I will be with you; I will never leave you nor forsake you.Joshua 1:11 (NIV)
"Go through the camp and tell the people, 'Get your provisions ready. Three days from now you will cross the Jordan here to go in and take possession of the land the lord your God is giving you for your own.'"Joshua 1:13-15 (NIV)
"Remember the command that Moses the servant of the lord gave you after he said, 'The lord your God will give you rest by giving you this land.'Created 3 months ago
Labels: possession of the land
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Possession of land 3/15/12
Deuteronomy 31:3 (NIV)
The lord your God himself will cross over ahead of you. He will destroy these nations before you, and you will take possession of their land. Joshua also will cross over ahead of you, as the lord said.Created 3 months ago
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3/15/12 Possession of Land
Deuteronomy 31:3 (NIV)
The lord your God himself will cross over ahead of you. He will destroy these nations before you, and you will take possession of their land. Joshua also will cross over ahead of you, as the lord said.Created 3 months ago
Labels: possession of land
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That I Might Preach...
Sometime the Holy Spirit will highlight only certain portions of text to deliver a message specifically to me. In this case, He highlighted: "For you have heard of my previous way of life...how intensely…
Created 3 months ago
Galatians 1:13 (NIV), Galatians 1:15 (NIV), Galatians 1:16 (NIV), Galatians 1:24 (NIV)
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Approval of Others
Oh how convicted I am be these words!! And how often lately I have seen my sin in this regard. I have wanted people to think I'm important because of my studies; I've wanted them to be impressed with…
Created 3 months ago
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Possession of the land
Deuteronomy 11:8-14 (NIV)
Observe therefore all the commands I am giving you today, so that you may have the strength to go in and take over the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess,Deuteronomy 11:16 (NIV)
Be careful, or you will be enticed to turn away and worship other gods and bow down to them.Deuteronomy 11:18-25 (NIV)
Fix these words of mine in your hearts and minds; tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads.Deuteronomy 11:29 (NIV)
When the lord your God has brought you into the land you are entering to possess, you are to proclaim on Mount Gerizim the blessings, and on Mount Ebal the curses.Deuteronomy 11:31-32 (NIV)
You are about to cross the Jordan to enter and take possession of the land the lord your God is giving you. When you have taken it over and are living there,Created 3 months ago
Labels: possession of the land
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ROOLS
Often when I read the phrase 'fear God', in my head I replace the word 'fear' with the word 'revere' (which is one of the Biblical definitions of fear). When I read this passage yesterday morning, it…
Created 3 months ago
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Earned a Badge — Created 10 [Public] Notes
2012-03-07
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Let Me Live in Continual Reverence
Mark 15:16-39 How humbling it is to read even just these few details of His crucifixion. Imagine if we were there?! No wonder the centurion experienced conversion! How easy it is to get on w/ our busy…
Created 3 months ago
Mark 15:16 (NIV), Mark 15:17 (NIV), Mark 15:18 (NIV), Mark 15:19 (NIV), Mark 15:20 (NIV), Mark 15:21 (NIV), Mark 15:22 (NIV), Mark 15:23 (NIV), Mark 15:24 (NIV), Mark 15:25 (NIV), Mark 15:26 (NIV), Mark 15:27 (NIV), Mark 15:28 (NIV), Mark 15:29 (NIV), Mark 15:30 (NIV), Mark 15:31 (NIV), Mark 15:32 (NIV), Mark 15:33 (NIV), Mark 15:34 (NIV), Mark 15:35 (NIV), Mark 15:36 (NIV), Mark 15:37 (NIV), Mark 15:38 (NIV), Mark 15:39 (NIV)
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Obey
Deuteronomy 5:32-33 (NIV)
So be careful to do what the lord your God has commanded you; do not turn aside to the right or to the left.Created 3 months ago
Labels: obedience
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Blessing
Deuteronomy 1:11-12 (NIV)
May the lord, the God of your ancestors, increase you a thousand times and bless you as he has promised!Created 3 months ago
Labels: blessing
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Possession of the land
Deuteronomy 1:8 (NIV)
See, I have given you this land. Go in and take possession of the land the lord swore he would give to your fathers—to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob—and to their descendants after them."Created 3 months ago
Labels: possession of the land
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Defilement
Num 35:34 says "Do not defile the land where you live & where I dwell." This must also apply to our bodies, for surely He dwells there too! This verse makes me sensitive to all the ways I 'defile' my…
Created 3 months ago
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The Power of Our Words & Submission to Authority
Wow! This chapter is really about the power of our words, isn't it? And submission to authority. God takes our words seriously. When we say we're going to do a thing, He really expects us to do it. (Stop…
Created 3 months ago
Numbers 30:1 (NIV), Numbers 30:2 (NIV), Numbers 30:3 (NIV), Numbers 30:4 (NIV), Numbers 30:5 (NIV), Numbers 30:6 (NIV), Numbers 30:7 (NIV), Numbers 30:8 (NIV), Numbers 30:9 (NIV), Numbers 30:10 (NIV), Numbers 30:11 (NIV), Numbers 30:12 (NIV), Numbers 30:13 (NIV), Numbers 30:14 (NIV), Numbers 30:15 (NIV), Numbers 30:16 (NIV)
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Laying Hands, Burden of Commission
Two things struck me about this passage: the laying on of hands & the commissioning. The laying on of hands signifies communication & reception - the person doing the laying is communicating something,…
Created 3 months ago
Numbers 27:18 (NIV), Numbers 27:19 (NIV), Numbers 27:20 (NIV), Numbers 27:21 (NIV), Numbers 27:22 (NIV), Numbers 27:23 (NIV), Matthew 11:29 (NIV)
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He Came to Serve
Never, perhaps, is Matt 20:28 "the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve" more apparent than in Mark 6:30-56. Jesus was tired (V31) so they went away to rest. But a crowd of people beat them…
Created 3 months ago
Mark 6:30 (NIV), Mark 6:31 (NIV), Mark 6:32 (NIV), Mark 6:33 (NIV), Mark 6:34 (NIV), Mark 6:35 (NIV), Mark 6:36 (NIV), Mark 6:37 (NIV), Mark 6:38 (NIV), Mark 6:39 (NIV), Mark 6:40 (NIV), Mark 6:41 (NIV), Mark 6:42 (NIV), Mark 6:43 (NIV), Mark 6:44 (NIV), Mark 6:45 (NIV), Mark 6:46 (NIV), Mark 6:47 (NIV), Mark 6:48 (NIV), Mark 6:49 (NIV), Mark 6:50 (NIV), Mark 6:51 (NIV), Mark 6:52 (NIV), Mark 6:53 (NIV), Mark 6:54 (NIV), Mark 6:55 (NIV), Mark 6:56 (NIV)
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His Promise
Isaiah 19:21-22 (NIV)
So the lord will make himself known to the Egyptians, and in that day they will acknowledge the lord. They will worship with sacrifices and grain offerings; they will make vows to the lord and keep them.Created 3 months ago
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Prophecy of Jesus' Coming
Isaiah 19:20 (NIV)
It will be a sign and witness to the lord Almighty in the land of Egypt. When they cry out to the lord because of their oppressors, he will send them a savior and defender, and he will rescue them.Created 3 months ago
Labels: prophecy
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Kicking Against the Goad
In Acts 26:14 the Lord is speaking to Saul, "It is hard for you to kick against the goads." I wondered what on earth that meant! A goad was a tool used by the Syrian farmer. Was usually a straight branch…
Created 3 months ago
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Wrongly Accused
It's interesting that Tertullus assumed that if others examined Paul that they would see the same things that he did. How often do we do the very same thing - think that we can see something about someone…
Created 4 months ago
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Keep His Commands
How quick I am to skip over the words 'Keep my commands' thinking "Yeah, yeah. I do that." But If I take the time to stop & really look at the 10 commandments even for just a moment, I am convicted. I…
Created 4 months ago
Leviticus 22:31 (NIV), Leviticus 22:32 (NIV), Leviticus 22:33 (NIV)
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Saved By Grace
Been reading about this in my Church History class this week. Evidently this was an argument that went on for centuries - are only certain people saved by grace, or is salvation available to everyone?
Created 4 months ago
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Earned a Badge — Created First [Public] Note
2012-02-08
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Uzziah's Downfall
After Uzziah became powerful, his pride led to his downfall. Praying that God continues to keep my pride in check, & that I will continue to ever humbly seek Him.
Created 4 months ago
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Earned a Badge — Created 100 Highlights
2012-01-19
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Earned a Badge — Created 10 Bookmarks
2011-11-29
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Earned a Badge — Created 10 Highlights
2011-10-18
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Earned a Badge — Created Your First Bookmark
2011-09-25
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Earned a Badge — Subscribed to First Reading Plan
2011-09-19