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  • Earned a Badge — Created 10 Highlights

    2012-02-24

  • Earned a Badge — Shared a Bible Reference

    2012-02-22

  • Earned a Badge — Created 10 Bookmarks

    2012-02-22

  • Luke 12:34

    Luke 12:34 (NLT)
    Wherever your treasure is, there the desires of your heart will also be.

    Created 3 months ago

  • God will be my guide

    It is good to have a guide - then you don't have to think, plan or worry about everything that you might encounter. Your guide takes you on the best route and the best places to camp. Much like a shepherd…

    Created 3 months ago

    Psalm 48:14 (NIV)

  • Psalm 7:9

    Psalm 7:9 (NLT)
    End the evil of those who are wicked, and defend the righteous. For you look deep within the mind and heart, Orighteous God.

    Created 3 months ago

  • Boldness, courage and power

    If we lack courage, boldness and power, could it be that we are not filled with the Holy Spirit? I'm sure courage and boldness aren't just spiritual gifts for some with that 'gift' but for every believer.…

    Created 4 months ago

    Acts 4:31 (TNIV)

  • The disciples had one chief concern on their minds…

    The disciples had one chief concern on their minds which was about the kingdom of Israel. God's plan was so much bigger than they could imagine - it included not just the Jews but the gentiles as well.…

    Created 4 months ago

    Acts 1:6 (MSG), Acts 1:7 (MSG), Acts 1:8 (MSG)

  • Jesus is truth, he speaks truth

    When we encounter Jesus who is truth and we take in (believe, act upon, trust) Jesus' revelations and embrace his directive for living, we will enjoy true freedom and live truly free. As far as sin…

    Created 4 months ago

    John 8:32 (NLT), John 8:34 (NLT), John 8:36 (NLT)

  • God's words are trustworthy

    When God declares something and promises something, it happens! God is trustworthy, good, reliable and totally dependable and a promise-keeper.  No word from God will ever fail or come to pass! 

    Created 4 months ago

    Luke 1:37 (TNIV)

  • Shining ever more brightly

    Unlike stars that eventually die and fade, those who pursue the path of righteousness and 'right-living' (The Message) keep getting brighter! I imagine a light in me with a dimmer switch on it - except…

    Created 4 months ago

    Proverbs 4:18 (MSG)

  • Proverbs 4:18

    Proverbs 4:18 (MSG)
    The ways of right-living people glow with light; the longer they live, the brighter they shine. But the road of wrongdoing gets darker and darker— travelers can't see a thing; they fall flat on their faces.

    Created 4 months ago

  • Proverbs 4:18

    Proverbs 4:18 (NLT)
    The way of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, which shines ever brighter until the full light of day.

    Created 4 months ago

  • Proverbs 14:30

    Proverbs 14:30 (NLT)
    A peaceful heart leads to a healthy body; jealousy is like cancer in the bones.

    Created 4 months ago

  • Earned a Badge — Completed First Reading Plan

    2012-02-06

  • Earned a Badge — Shared a Reading Plan

    2012-02-06

  • Numbers 6:24-26

    Numbers 6:24-26 (NLT)
    ‘May the LORD bless you and protect you.

    Created 4 months ago

  • Ephesians 5:1

    Ephesians 5:1 (NLT)
    Imitate God, therefore, in everything you do, because you are his dear children.

    Created 4 months ago

  • Acts 20:35

    Acts 20:35 (NLT)
    And I have been a constant example of how you can help those in need by working hard. You should remember the words of the Lord Jesus: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”

    Created 4 months ago

  • 5 words of wisdom

    Be a good example Help others Work hard Give to/share with others Remember God's words

    Created 4 months ago

    Acts 20:35 (TNIV)

  • Anger management

    A fruit of the Holy Spirit is self-control. Without self-control, we'd behave like fools more often - acting impulsively, irrationally and also saying things without thinking. Therefore, with the Holy…

    Created 4 months ago

    Proverbs 29:11 (TNIV)

  • Proverbs 29:11

    Proverbs 29:11 (TNIV)
    Fools give full vent to their rage, but the wise bring calm in the end.

    Created 4 months ago

  • Have a good grip on the Message

    I like the way the Message bible puts this:   have a good grip on the Message, knowing how to use the truth to either spur people on in knowledge or stop them in their tracks if they oppose it.  Yes,…

    Created 4 months ago

    Titus 1:9 (KJV)

  • Earned a Badge — Created Your First Bookmark

    2012-01-28

  • Titus 1:9

    Titus 1:9 (MSG)
    and have a good grip on the Message, knowing how to use the truth to either spur people on in knowledge or stop them in their tracks if they oppose it.

    Created 4 months ago

  • Counted ready for battle

    There comes an age when one is considered ready for battle. What in our lifestyle, culture and spiritual disciplines do we undertake to instil into our young people that they can be ready for 'battle'…

    Created 4 months ago

    Numbers 1:24 (KJV)

  • When work is hard

    God knows the burdens we bear in our lives. He knows, hears and sees our heavy loads. He will come to our aid. 

    Created 4 months ago

    Exodus 1:14 (MSG)

  • I will be with you

    When God sends us out on a task/mission/project, he promises to go with us. Without his presence, we will not be successful. Hardship, suffering, obstacles sure, but if God is on our side, we can be sure…

    Created 4 months ago

    Exodus 3:12 (MSG), Exodus 3:13 (MSG)

  • A spiritual inheritance of blessing and of curses

    We all have an inheritance in the spiritual realm whether we know it or not. These can be ones of blessings and of curses. We are connected to our 'ancestors' by our bloodlines as well as through our…

    Created 4 months ago

    Deuteronomy 5:9 (NIV), Deuteronomy 5:10 (NIV)

  • petitions, prayers, intercession, thanksgiving

    There are different types of prayers that we can offer to God. Not only is God our friend whom we can talk to and chat about all kinds of things, he is powerful and able to help us in supernatural ways…

    Created 4 months ago

    1 Timothy 2:1 (KJV), 1 Timothy 2:2 (KJV)

  • whole heart and soul

    Following, serving and loving God wholeheartedly is the call of discipleship and the only way to live. Half-hearted obedience ends up being disobedience in the end. It is all or nothing. A giving of our…

    Created 4 months ago

    Deuteronomy 10:12 (NIV)

  • Being a servant leader

    Leaders need to have a servant's heart and attitude - that requires one to be humble and to be attentive. without attentiveness a lot will just pass us by that we could have done something about but didn't.…

    Created 5 months ago

    Luke 22:26 (KJV)

  • Take heart

    We can get discouraged by many things. But we can take heart/courage when we remember that Jesus had many opportunities to be discouraged and to have given up on humanity and creation, but he hasn't.…

    Created 5 months ago

    John 16:33 (KJV)

  • Do it as if you're doing it for Jesus

    Whatever we do to the needy in the world, we are doing it for Jesus. Jesus loves these people and has identified with humanity, and esp the hurting, humiliated, downtrodden, alienated ones of the world.…

    Created 5 months ago

    Matthew 25:40 (KJV)

  • Price for freeing others

    There is a price for freedom. And it has always been the same. We enjoy today the freedom of Christ because of the sacrifice that someone else has paid. we have the words in modern english because Tyndale…

    Created 5 months ago

    Mark 10:45 (NIV)

  • praying with thanksgiving

    Praying with thanksgiving must go together. Our thoughts turn too inward and selfish if our prayers consisted of nothing but requests of the 'gimme' sort ... we are returned to a rightful posture of dependence…

    Created 5 months ago

    Colossians 4:2 (KJV)

  • praying for me

    I would so love to have people who will continually pray for me without ceasing that I be filled with the knowledge of God's will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding ...  whom can I pray for that…

    Created 5 months ago

    Colossians 1:9 (KJV)

  • Following Jesus

    Being where Jesus is and being ready to serve as the opportunity arises. Jesus is at work today in many situations, as we abide in him and keep a close walk with him, we will be open to the promptings…

    Created 5 months ago

    John 12:26 (KJV)

  • Being given over to God first

    We need to order our priorities rightly - given over to God first before tasks that seem good and worthwhile even. When we have God as our first priority and first love, we will be able to engage with…

    Created 5 months ago

    2 Corinthians 8:5 (KJV)

  • Spirit of thanksgiving

    What if we were to take an attitude of praise and thanksgiving throughout our day ... how will our outlook be changed?  What if we kept in our minds that we are in God's courts and presence as we engaged…

    Created 5 months ago

    Psalm 100:4 (KJV)

  • If you want it, ask!

    Well, you don't have because you don't ask. So ASK! And don't give up asking and praying to God about that thing that you really really want or see happen in your life. Be prepared though for God to bring…

    Created 5 months ago

    James 4:2 (KJV)

  • Earned a Badge — Created 10 [Public] Notes

    2011-12-28

  • Earned a Badge — Created First [Public] Note

    2011-12-27

  • Earned a Badge — Subscribed to First Reading Plan

    2011-11-27