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A simple and powerful action
What a seemingly simple thing; declare that Jesus is Lord and believe that he rose from the dead. However, too many people make a declaration without any belief. There is no heart to go with their words.…
Created 3 months ago
Romans 10:9 (NIV), Romans 10:10 (NIV), Romans 10:11 (NIV), Romans 10:12 (NIV), Romans 10:13 (NIV)
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clearing the temple
What is interesting about this story is that Jesus was not reacting to the sale of the animals or the exchange of money, but the fact they were happening in the outer part of the temple itself. These…
Created 3 months ago
John 2:13 (NIV), John 2:14 (NIV), John 2:15 (NIV), John 2:16 (NIV), John 2:17 (NIV), John 2:19 (NIV)
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ONLY THROUGH CHRIST!
I had a discussion with my students today on the differences between Islam, Christianity, and Judaism as we entered the Rise of Islam. Students were asking how Muslims could believe they were worshipping…
Created 3 months ago
John 3:16 (NIV), John 3:17 (NIV), John 3:18 (NIV), John 3:19 (NIV), John 3:20 (NIV), John 3:21 (NIV)
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Confidence in a life well lived
I absolutely love Paul's confidence as he is speaking to Timothy! He knows his life has been Christ centered and that he will enter into eternal communion with Christ. I want to live my life this way!…
Created 3 months ago
1 Corinthians 9:24 (NIV), 2 Timothy 4:6 (NIV), 2 Timothy 4:7 (NIV), 2 Timothy 4:8 (NIV)
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more counter cultural thinking
This is a great passage. Right away it states that a soldier would not worry about civilian affairs, but instead should please their officer. OK, so Christ is our officer and society,or the world, is…
Created 3 months ago
2 Timothy 2:3 (NIV), 2 Timothy 2:4 (NIV), 2 Timothy 2:5 (NIV), 2 Timothy 2:6 (NIV), 2 Timothy 2:7 (NIV)
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counter cultural living
These verses are against everything our cultures preaches and sells. We are told to endure, to find personal pleasures, and to delight in our own happiness. Jesus tells us to pick up a cross and lose…
Created 3 months ago
Luke 9:23 (NIV), Luke 9:24 (NIV), Luke 9:25 (NIV), Luke 9:26 (NIV), Luke 9:27 (NIV)
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THE GREATEST COMANDMENTS
Why does it seem like sometimes the two greatest commandments according to Christ are the last two to be observed. It disheartens me greatly when I have students who barely know each other that say things…
Created 3 months ago
Mark 12:28 (NIV), Mark 12:29 (NIV), Mark 12:30 (NIV), Mark 12:31 (NIV)
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faith to move mountains
Jesus makes it very evident that our faith can accomplish anything if it is strong enough. He also mentions that to accomplish these great things, we cannot have even a shred of doubt, but must truly…
Created 3 months ago
Mark 11:22 (NLT), Mark 11:23 (NLT), Mark 11:24 (NLT), Mark 11:25 (NLT)
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Earned a Badge — Created 100 Highlights
2012-02-18
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Garbage compared to Christ
The ever popular debate about whether or not Christ cares if we have nice cars, houses, and clothes rings true when I see these verses. I don't think it's a question of whether or not we have them, but…
Created 4 months ago
Philippians 3:7 (NIV), Philippians 3:8 (NIV), Philippians 3:9 (NIV), Philippians 3:10 (NIV), Philippians 3:11 (NIV)
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defiled from within
Jesus states that we are defiled by what comes out of our hearts. Food cannot defile us because it goes onto our stomach and then leaves the body. I wonder what Christ would say about the media. I am…
Created 4 months ago
Mark 7:18 (NIV), Mark 7:19 (NIV), Mark 7:20 (NIV), Mark 7:21 (NIV), Mark 7:22 (NIV), Mark 7:23 (NIV)
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Jesus provides
This is such an amazing miracle that we have heard so many times I think we sometimes do not realize what truly happened here. Jesus fed over 5 thousand people (they only mention the number of men present)…
Created 4 months ago
Mark 6:39 (NIV), Mark 6:40 (NIV), Mark 6:41 (NIV), Mark 6:42 (NIV), Mark 6:43 (NIV), Mark 6:44 (NIV)
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The demons ask for permission
First of all, these verses have always frightened me because of the power the demons had over the man and the strength the evil inside him produced. Evil is very real, which is why every evening I petitionGod…
Created 4 months ago
Mark 5:1 (NIV), Mark 5:2 (NIV), Mark 5:3 (NIV), Mark 5:4 (NIV), Mark 5:5 (NIV), Mark 5:6 (NIV), Mark 5:7 (NIV), Mark 5:8 (NIV), Mark 5:9 (NIV), Mark 5:10 (NIV), Mark 5:11 (NIV), Mark 5:12 (NIV), Mark 5:13 (NIV)
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saved by grace, prepared for work
This letter reminds us again that we have done nothing and can do nothing to deserve God's mercy and grace. No matter how hard we work at it, we still wouldn't deserve the eternal gift he has given us.…
Created 4 months ago
Ephesians 2:8 (NIV), Ephesians 2:9 (NIV), Ephesians 2:10 (NIV)
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Go and make disciples
I love that fact that we have been given power and permission to go in the name of our Savior. We are being backed by a man who gave His life for us and then defeated death itself. I mean, what do we…
Created 4 months ago
Matthew 28:16 (NIV), Matthew 28:17 (NIV), Matthew 28:18 (NIV), Matthew 28:19 (NIV), Matthew 28:20 (NIV)
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YOUR WILL BE DONE
I find the fact that Jesus asked his Father three times to remove the certain death that faces him to be very human, which he was. I think I sometimes forget that Jesus was truly a man who would feel…
Created 4 months ago
Matthew 26:39 (NIV), Matthew 26:40 (NIV), Matthew 26:41 (NIV), Matthew 26:42 (NIV), Matthew 26:43 (NIV), Matthew 26:44 (NIV)
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30 pieces of silver
Can you imagine selling someone you have loved for 30 pieces of silver? I have always found this passage to be rather disturbing. How could Judas sell the Savior at all? What have we done recently that…
Created 4 months ago
Matthew 26:14 (NIV), Matthew 26:15 (NIV), Matthew 26:16 (NIV)
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Divorce in the Church
I think it's absolutely crazy that the divorce rate among Christians is as high as the national average. What kind of Christians live in this country??? Clearly, many people have not read and taken to…
Created 4 months ago
Matthew 19:3 (NIV), Matthew 19:4 (NIV), Matthew 19:5 (NIV), Matthew 19:6 (NIV), Matthew 19:7 (NIV), Matthew 19:8 (NIV), Matthew 19:9 (NIV)
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God's children
This passage seems to point to the fact that children have a special place in the Creator's heart and that he is deeply troubled when children are mistreated, abused, forgotten, and killed. God must be…
Created 4 months ago
Matthew 18:10 (NIV), Matthew 18:12 (NIV), Matthew 18:13 (NIV), Matthew 18:14 (NIV)
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Mustard seed faith
I wrote a paper about this passage in college, pondering the popular question of whether or not everything Jesus said could be taken literally. If this passage is taken literally, with even the tiniest…
Created 4 months ago
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PICK UP YOUR CROSS!
One of the most important passages in the Bible teaching us that to follow Christ is to suffer daily with the cross and that we need to take an eternal perspective and understand the dire importance of…
Created 4 months ago
Matthew 16:24 (NIV), Matthew 16:25 (NIV), Matthew 16:26 (NIV), Matthew 16:27 (NIV)
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perseverance in faith
These verses always struck an interesting chord with me because of the fact that it almost seems like Jesus is being rude to the Canaanite woman. However, he is actually referring to his earthly purpose…
Created 4 months ago
Matthew 15:21 (NIV), Matthew 15:22 (NIV), Matthew 15:23 (NIV), Matthew 15:24 (NIV), Matthew 15:25 (NIV), Matthew 15:26 (NIV), Matthew 15:27 (NIV), Matthew 15:28 (NIV)
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why did you doubt?
What an amazing story! Jesus walks an the sea to his disciples as they are being halted by high winds that were common on the Sea of Galilee (learned this yesterday on the virtual tour of Capernaum using…
Created 4 months ago
Matthew 14:22 (NIV), Matthew 14:23 (NIV), Matthew 14:24 (NIV), Matthew 14:25 (NIV), Matthew 14:26 (NIV), Matthew 14:27 (NIV), Matthew 14:28 (NIV), Matthew 14:29 (NIV), Matthew 14:30 (NIV), Matthew 14:31 (NIV)
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Good seed
For some reason even though the explanation of the first verses follows closely in verse 18, I always used to have a problem with connecting the two passages together. When reading them together, the…
Created 4 months ago
Matthew 13:4 (NIV), Matthew 13:5 (NIV), Matthew 13:6 (NIV), Matthew 13:7 (NIV), Matthew 13:8 (NIV), Matthew 13:9 (NIV), Matthew 13:18 (NIV), Matthew 13:19 (NIV), Matthew 13:20 (NIV), Matthew 13:21 (NIV), Matthew 13:22 (NIV), Matthew 13:23 (NIV)
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Earned a Badge — Shared a Bible Reference
2012-02-05
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A stern warning
Why would people return to a life devoid of God after experiencing his grace? The desires of the flesh, the pull of the Evil One can be very string and appealing. But to turn your back on God who has…
Created 4 months ago
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Loving God more than anything
I find this one of the hardest passages in the Bible to digest, especially now that I have a son. God calls us to love him above everything and everyone else, even those closest to our heart. How do we…
Created 4 months ago
Matthew 10:34 (NIV), Matthew 10:35 (NIV), Matthew 10:36 (NIV), Matthew 10:37 (NIV), Matthew 10:38 (NIV), Matthew 10:39 (NIV)
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Earned a Badge — Created 10 [Public] Notes
2012-02-02
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Earned a Badge — Created 10 Highlights
2012-02-01
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Earned a Badge — Shared a Reading Plan
2012-01-31
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Earned a Badge — Subscribed to First Reading Plan
2012-01-31
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Earned a Badge — Created First [Public] Note
2012-01-29
