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  • Tell Your Story

    We are called to be witnesses, but not expert witnesses. We can only tell "our story", what we have seen/experienced about Jesus. The Holy Spirit prepares us and gives us the courage we need to be witnesses.…

    Created 2 months ago

    Acts 1:8 (NIV)

  • You Will....!

    Jesus says that YOU WILL receive power (i.e. the Holy Spirit) and YOU WILL witness to the ends of the earth! Neither are optional, YOU WILL!

    Created 2 months ago

    Acts 1:8 (NIV)

  • Reach the unreached

    At the end of the age, when Jesus returns, every nation, race and language will be represented in the heavenly choir that shouts "Salvation belongs to our Lord". We need to reach every people group with…

    Created 2 months ago

    Revelation 7:9 (NIV), Revelation 7:10 (NIV)

  • The waiting is over

    You don't need to wait, Jesus has been glorified (exalted - Acts 2), so we don't need to wait like the apostles for the Holy Spirit. If you are thirsty, drink at the source of life and be filled by the…

    Created 3 months ago

    John 7:37 (NIV), John 7:38 (NIV), John 7:39 (NIV)

  • I need the power you have

    Elisha knew that he could not take Elijah's place without the same power, i.e. the Holy Spirit, so he requests double portion of Elijah's Spirit. Pre-pentecost the Holy Spirit was poured on specific individuals…

    Created 3 months ago

    2 Kings 2:9 (NIV)

  • Our Decision

    From todays devotional: In three back-to-back parables, in Luke 15, Jesus pointed out that the shepherd went looking for his lost sheep, the woman went looking for her lost silver, but nobody went looking…

    Created 8 months ago

    Luke 15:4 (NIV), Luke 15:8 (NIV), Luke 15:17 (NIV), Luke 15:18 (NIV)

  • Digging Ditches

    The Kings of Israel, Judah and Edom marched through the desert to attack the king if Moab. They run out of water and seek the prophet Elisha. He tells them to "make the valley full if ditches". This is…

    Created 9 months ago

    2 Kings 3:15 (NIV), 2 Kings 3:16 (NIV), 2 Kings 3:17 (NIV), 2 Kings 3:18 (NIV), 2 Kings 3:19 (NIV), 2 Kings 3:20 (NIV)

  • Isaiah 41:10, Isaiah 41:13

    Isaiah 41:10 (NIV)
    So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.

    Isaiah 41:13 (NIV)
    For I am the lord your God who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, Do not fear; I will help you.

    Created 10 months ago

  • Deuteronomy 30:6

    Deuteronomy 30:6 (NIV)
    The lord your God will circumcise your hearts and the hearts of your descendants, so that you may love him with all your heart and with all your soul, and live.

    Created 11 months ago

  • Jesus Knew

    Peter explains that Jesus knew not only about the crucifiction, but the resurrection as well. This is because it is foretold on the OT. David is clearly referring to Christ, not himself. Jesus studied…

    Created 11 months ago

    Acts 2:22 (NIV), Acts 2:23 (NIV), Acts 2:24 (NIV), Acts 2:25 (NIV), Acts 2:26 (NIV), Acts 2:27 (NIV), Acts 2:28 (NIV), Acts 2:29 (NIV), Acts 2:30 (NIV), Acts 2:31 (NIV), Acts 2:32 (NIV), Acts 2:33 (NIV), Acts 2:34 (NIV), Acts 2:35 (NIV), Acts 2:36 (NIV)

  • Perseverance

    This section is all about one idea, persevering, not about us saying one prayer and God sorting out everything. No we have to persevere, even if things don't seem to be improving. While God may give wisdom,…

    Created 12 months ago

    James 1:2 (NIV), James 1:3 (NIV), James 1:4 (NIV), James 1:5 (NIV), James 1:6 (NIV), James 1:12 (NIV)

  • Ecclesiastes 4:12

    Ecclesiastes 4:12 (NIV)
    Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken.

    Created 12 months ago

  • It's all about the Groom

    Normally weddings are seen as the Bride's special day. However, this wedding is all about the Groom,Jesus! As the Bride of Christ we should be making sure we are prepared and ready for this wonderful…

    Created 12 months ago

    Revelation 19:7 (NIV)

  • Romans 12:2

    Romans 12:2 (NIV)
    Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.

    Created 12 months ago

  • Salt equals love

    Salt is like love; it can heal, purify, preserve and enrich, but it's useless if it's kept in a shaker and not sprinkled around. The truth is that all of life is tasteless without love. From UCB Word…

    Created about 1 year ago

    Matthew 5:13 (NIV)

  • Instructions for daily life

    It's easy to miss verses 6 to 9 when reading Deuteronomy 6 and focus on verse 5 instead, which Jesus quotes in Matthew 22 verse 37. However, these verses give practical instruction on how we should all…

    Created about 1 year ago

    Deuteronomy 6:7 (NIV), Deuteronomy 6:8 (NIV), Deuteronomy 6:9 (NIV)

  • Deuteronomy 6:7

    Deuteronomy 6:7 (NIV)
    Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.

    Created about 1 year ago

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  • Deuteronomy 6:11

    Deuteronomy 6:11 (NIV)
    houses filled with all kinds of good things you did not provide, wells you did not dig, and vineyards and olive groves you did not plant—then when you eat and are satisfied,

    Created about 1 year ago

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  • 1 John 3:2

    1 John 3:2 (NIV)
    Dear friends, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been made known. But we know that when Christ appears, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is.

    Created about 1 year ago

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  • Firm Foundation

    As David fell into the slimy pit, so can we all drift away from God and end up somewhere we shouldn't be. So what should we do? We should cry out for help! This is accepting that we can't solve the problem…

    Created about 1 year ago

    Psalm 40:1 (NIV), Psalm 40:2 (NIV), Psalm 40:3 (NIV)

  • Nehemiah 4:14

    Nehemiah 4:14 (NIV)
    After I looked things over, I stood up and said to the nobles, the officials and the rest of the people, "Don't be afraid of them. Remember the Lord, who is great and awesome, and fight for your families, your sons and your daughters, your wives and your homes."

    Created about 1 year ago

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  • Nehemiah 4:16

    Nehemiah 4:16 (NIV)
    From that day on, half of my men did the work, while the other half were equipped with spears, shields, bows and armor. The officers posted themselves behind all the people of Judah

    Created about 1 year ago

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  • Romans 12:10

    Romans 12:10 (NIV)
    Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves.

    Created about 1 year ago

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  • Psalm 70:1

    Psalm 70:1 (NIV)
    Hasten, O God, to save me; come quickly, lord, to help me.

    Created about 1 year ago

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  • Earned a Badge — Created 100 Bookmarks

    2011-05-04

  • James 4:3

    James 4:3 (NIV)
    When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your pleasures.

    Created about 1 year ago

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  • James 4:7

    James 4:7 (NIV)
    Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

    Created about 1 year ago

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  • 1 John 4:7

    1 John 4:7 (NIV)
    Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.

    Created about 1 year ago

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  • 1 John 4:19

    1 John 4:19 (NIV)
    We love because he first loved us.

    Created about 1 year ago

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  • John 14:6

    John 14:6 (NIV)
    Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.

    Created about 1 year ago

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  • John 3:16

    John 3:16 (NIV)
    For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.

    Created about 1 year ago

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  • Romans 10:9

    Romans 10:9 (NIV)
    If you declare with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.

    Created about 1 year ago

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  • Romans 6:23

    Romans 6:23 (NIV)
    For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

    Created about 1 year ago

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  • Romans 3:23

    Romans 3:23 (NIV)
    for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,

    Created about 1 year ago

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  • But I get up again!

    This verse reminds me of the chorus of a song called Tubthumping. It's by a band called Chumbawamba and is about drinking culture, but the lyrics are "I get knocked down, but I get up again, your never…

    Created about 1 year ago

    Proverbs 24:16 (NIV)

  • Negative Mindset

    It's interesting that while God said "explore the land...., which I am giving", Moses sends them out with a host of questions, such as "is (the soil) fertile or poor?". This shows us that Moses also had…

    Created about 1 year ago

    Numbers 13:17 (NIV), Numbers 13:18 (NIV), Numbers 13:19 (NIV), Numbers 13:20 (NIV)

  • Hold onto the Rock

    Through good times and bad, peaks and troughs, mountains and valleys, there is one Rock. He is Jesus, our Lord and Saviour. Hold onto the Rock no matter what happens and maintain His perfect peace throughout…

    Created about 1 year ago

    Isaiah 26:3 (NIV), Isaiah 26:4 (NIV)

  • Isaiah 26:3

    Isaiah 26:3 (NIV)
    You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you.

    Created about 1 year ago

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  • Isaiah 26:4

    Isaiah 26:4 (NIV)
    Trust in the lord forever, for the lord, the lord himself, is the Rock eternal.

    Created about 1 year ago

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  • 2 Chronicles 20:9

    2 Chronicles 20:9 (NIV)
    'If calamity comes upon us, whether the sword of judgment, or plague or famine, we will stand in your presence before this temple that bears your Name and will cry out to you in our distress, and you will hear us and save us.'

    Created about 1 year ago

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  • Luke 15:7

    Luke 15:7 (NIV)
    I tell you that in the same way there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who do not need to repent.

    Created about 1 year ago

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  • Luke 15:10

    Luke 15:10 (NIV)
    In the same way, I tell you, there is rejoicing in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents."

    Created about 1 year ago

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  • What's in your storeroom?

    In chapter 13 Jesus tells a number of parables describing the kingdom of heaven. This is exciting, as Jesus came down from heaven, so he is clearly the only person who lived who can do this with authority.…

    Created about 1 year ago

    Matthew 13:52 (NIV)

  • Mission Statement

    Reading this makes me think New Testament, not only is the Holy Spirit on Isaiah, but Jesus has tasked him to preach the good news to the usual suspects. It's quite a mission statement for us and foretells…

    Created about 1 year ago

    Isaiah 61:1 (NIV), Isaiah 61:2 (NIV), Isaiah 61:3 (NIV)

  • Take your problems to God

    I love this verse, because Hezekiah does exactly what we should all do when we receive bad news or come across a problem. Hezekiah receives a letter from the King of Assyria boasting about his victories…

    Created about 1 year ago

    Isaiah 37:14 (NIV), Isaiah 37:15 (NIV)

  • One verse, more than one interpretation

    These verses are known as the Shema Yisrael (Hear Israel) and are said daily by Jews, they form the basis of monotheistic belief in Judaism. In Matthew 22: 37-39 and Mark 12: 29-31, Jesus quotes the Shema…

    Created about 1 year ago

    Deuteronomy 6:4 (NIV), Deuteronomy 6:5 (NIV)

  • Earned a Badge — Created 10 [Public] Notes

    2011-03-30

  • Believing this has consequences

    Believing this means that your relationship with God is transformed and not only can you do anything the Bible says you can, but you must do everything God asks of you through the Bible. That will have…

    Created about 1 year ago

    Numbers 23:19 (NIV)

  • Cultivate your family

    The headline message here is to fear the Lord, walk his ways and you will be blessed and prosper. So how do we walk his ways? Verses 2 and 3 suggest that we need to cultivate our family, this means to…

    Created about 1 year ago

    Psalm 128:1 (NIV), Psalm 128:2 (NIV), Psalm 128:3 (NIV), Psalm 128:4 (NIV), Psalm 128:5 (NIV), Psalm 128:6 (NIV)

  • Blessing in God's words

    Moses receives this blessing directly from God and is told to instruct Aaron to use it to bless the Israelites. How simple the words and how wonderful the image of God's face shining on you. Incredible!…

    Created about 1 year ago

    Numbers 6:24 (NIV), Numbers 6:25 (NIV), Numbers 6:26 (NIV)

  • God of provision and the second chance

    Verses 1 to 3 indicate that Simon Peter and some of the other disciples had returned to the fishing business. This was just a few days after Jesus was crucified. However, they had not been successful,…

    Created about 1 year ago

    John 21:1 (NIV), John 21:2 (NIV), John 21:3 (NIV), John 21:4 (NIV), John 21:5 (NIV), John 21:6 (NIV), John 21:7 (NIV), John 21:8 (NIV), John 21:9 (NIV), John 21:10 (NIV), John 21:11 (NIV), John 21:12 (NIV), John 21:13 (NIV), John 21:14 (NIV), John 21:15 (NIV), John 21:16 (NIV), John 21:17 (NIV), John 21:18 (NIV), John 21:19 (NIV)

  • We Are Not Strong Enough

    We are not strong enough, but it's ok, God provides us with all the energy we need. His energy is sufficient for us to do all things for His glory. God is the power supply and we are the machines/vehicles…

    Created about 1 year ago

    Colossians 1:29 (AMP)

  • Earned a Badge — Completed 3 Reading Plans

    2011-02-28

  • Earned a Badge — Created First [Public] Note

    2011-02-18

  • Earned a Badge — Completed First Reading Plan

    2011-01-26

  • Earned a Badge — Created 10 Bookmarks

    2011-01-20

  • Earned a Badge — Subscribed to First Reading Plan

    2011-01-19

  • Earned a Badge — Created Your First Bookmark

    2011-01-19