Shanara Sanders

  • The CircleMaker

    The Talmoud explains the scripture. When bold prayers honor God, God honors bold prayers. The bigger we draw in the sand, the better, for God to do great things for us. Most likely we are only one prayer…

    Created 14 days ago

  • Lessons from this Side of the Well

    This is 1 of the rare moments in scripture where Jesus isn't the "star" of the story. Ironically this "star" is a "nameless" woman. She is the star b/c she can teach us something. That must be our demand/…

    Created 28 days ago

    John 4:9 (MSG)

  • Wednesday Night Service Notes

    What makes you a Christian is that you believe that something dead on Friday can come alive on Sunday. No other religion is articulated in death such as Christianity. So much that there is no way that…

    Created 2 months ago

    Luke 19:1 (MSG)

  • I Am The Truth

    What type of truth is Jesus? Ma'at was a feminine entity that would dispense truth to the world (according to Kemet). The same thing happens as Mary brings Jesus aka Truth into the world. The sacredness…

    Created 2 months ago

    John 14:6 (MSG)

  • The Souls of Black Folk

    Every body should read 'The Souls of Black Folk' by W.E. Dubois. We struggle with our Africanism and our Americanism. America is the "Land of the thief & the home of the slave". We must learn how not…

    Created 4 months ago

    John 4:42 (NIV)

  • Imagine A New World- "A Love Supreme"

    If you spend too much time with your enemy, you could die with the same disease of your enemy. So don't spend any time or energy on your enemy! Love has the power to restore our relationships and communities.…

    Created 5 months ago

    Matthew 5:43 (NIV)

  • Proverbs 12:27

    Proverbs 12:27 (NIV)
    The lazy do not roast any game, but the diligent feed on the riches of the hunt.

    Created 5 months ago

  • This Will Not Be Easy

    If you read carefully, it took Noah 120 years to build what would save them. 1 of the most important things in life is when you realize that nobody is coming to save you! This story of Noah teaches us…

    Created 5 months ago

    Genesis 6:7 (NIV)

  • Proverbs 13:4

    Proverbs 13:4 (NIV)
    A sluggard's appetite is never filled, but the desires of the diligent are fully satisfied.

    Created 5 months ago

  • Proverbs 12:24

    Proverbs 12:24 (NIV)
    Diligent hands will rule, but laziness ends in forced labor.

    Created 5 months ago

  • Proverbs 10:4

    Proverbs 10:4 (NIV)
    Lazy hands make for poverty, but diligent hands bring wealth.

    Created 5 months ago

  • Proverbs 21:5

    Proverbs 21:5 (NIV)
    The plans of the diligent lead to profit as surely as haste leads to poverty.

    Created 5 months ago

  • The Year of Never Before

    In this year of Never Before, God is going to use things he's never done before to do things He's never done before. If you're in trouble and God sends trouble to get you out of trouble, then you're really…

    Created 5 months ago

    Exodus 10:14 (NIV)

  • Necessary Endings

    All things MUST come 2 an end. 2nite may be the enemy of your 2morrow. Triumph has ALREADY been written on your script of life. It is your choice to make whether you will stop making excuses and move…

    Created 5 months ago

    2 Samuel 5:8 (NIV)

  • Savior, Christ, Lord

    There are correlations between the Christmas story's beginning & the ending of the story of Dr. King. (The 1st story starts w/ a message to some shepherds, while the 2nd ends w/ a message 2 some garbagemen.)…

    Created 5 months ago

    Luke 2:12 (NIV)

  • Christmas Is Not Your Burthday - "Fear & Favor"-Pt 2

    There is a demonic spirit, LITERALLY, that is seeking 2 keep you from ever reaching your full potential. It is the spirit of fear. However, happiness, peace & fear canNOT coexist in the same 'building'/body.…

    Created 6 months ago

    Luke 1:31 (NIV)

  • Christmas Aint Your Birthday!

    Does the God we serve reflect in the Christmas we celebrate? 'Santazation'- we view God as a cosmic Santa. We assume that if tragedy or loss comes into our life, it's because we "didn't have enough faith".…

    Created 6 months ago

    Isaiah 9:1 (MSG)

  • God Bless The Child that Got His Own

    The era/error of big government and entitlement is over! This was predicted years ago by Clinton. Somehow there is the idea that the only way out of this dire economic disaster, is to continue to cut/…

    Created 6 months ago

    Matthew 25:30 (NIV)

  • Colossians 1:25

    Colossians 1:25 (MSG)
    When I became a servant in this church, I experienced this suffering as a sheer gift, God's way of helping me serve you, laying out the whole truth.

    Created 6 months ago

  • Letter to the Church in Smyrna

    This church had lived for 50 yrs thru much political corruption. It came to a head, in which the church was faced with calling either Christ of Caesar, Lord. 3 of the probs were listed in the text:poverty,…

    Created 6 months ago

    Revelation 2:10 (GNTD)

  • Total Praise

    Worship is a matter of life and death. Its an act of public vulnerability. We proclaim that we desire more. No Holy Spirit=no worship. God must be at the center of our gathering. Worship is our response…

    Created 7 months ago

    Revelation 7:13 (MSG)

  • 1 Corinthians 12:4

    1 Corinthians 12:4 (NIV)
    There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit distributes them.

    Created 7 months ago

  • 1 Corinthians 3:6,7

    1 Corinthians 3:6-7 (NIV)
    I planted the seed, Apollos watered it, but God has been making it grow.

    Created 7 months ago

  • Romans 12:1

    Romans 12:1 (NIV)
    Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship.

    Created 7 months ago

  • Earned a Badge — Created 10 Highlights

    2011-11-07

  • James 1:19

    James 1:19 (NIV)
    My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry,

    Created 7 months ago

  • Jeremiah 20:5

    Jeremiah 20:5 (MSG)
    Everything worth anything in this city, property and possessions along with everything in the royal treasury-I'm handing it all over to the enemy. They'll rummage through it and take what they want back to Babylon.

    Created 7 months ago

  • Earned a Badge — Created 10 Bookmarks

    2011-10-27

  • Leviticus 18:1

    Leviticus 18:1 (MSG)
    god spoke to Moses: "Speak to the People of Israel. Tell them, I am god, your God. Don't live like the people of Egypt where you used to live, and don't live like the people of Canaan where I'm bringing you. Don't do what they do. Obey my laws and live by my decrees. I am your god. Keep my decrees and laws: The person who obeys them lives by them. I am god.

    Created 7 months ago

  • 1 Thessalonians 4:13

    1 Thessalonians 4:13 (MSG)
    And regarding the question, friends, that has come up about what happens to those already dead and buried, we don't want you in the dark any longer. First off, you must not carry on over them like people who have nothing to look forward to, as if the grave were the last word. Since Jesus died and broke loose from the grave, God will most certainly bring back to life those who died in Jesus.

    Created 7 months ago

  • Psalm 37:17

    Psalm 37:17 (MSG)
    For the wicked are moral weaklings but the righteous are God-strong.

    Created 8 months ago

  • 1 Corinthians 12:23

    1 Corinthians 12:23 (MSG)
    When it's a part of your own body you are concerned with, it makes no difference whether the part is visible or clothed, higher or lower. You give it dignity and honor just as it is, without comparisons.

    Created 8 months ago

  • James 4:1

    James 4:1 (MSG)
    Where do you think all these appalling wars and quarrels come from? Do you think they just happen? Think again. They come about because you want your own way, and fight for it deep inside yourselves. You lust for what you don't have and are willing to kill to get it. You want what isn't yours and will risk violence to get your hands on it.

    Created 8 months ago

  • Power in the Black Church

    There is a real concern regarding the power of the black church. In the Japanese culture, the samurai works for the master. The samurai is alotted land and prepare daily for attacks. However, he prays…

    Created 8 months ago

    Mark 3:7 (NIV)

  • This is Your Day

    We do not live our lives by logic but by the light of faith. God will not leave you incomplete. He will not let everybody on the planet get what they need and then leave you without. We must stand on…

    Created 8 months ago

    John 5:10 (MSG)

  • A Double Sided Love

    Love is not only received but also given. Most of us have only experienced a 1 sided love. However, love can only start from the heart, not physical attraction or external stats. The strongest force of…

    Created 8 months ago

  • When God Makes No Sense

    When God makes no sense, have some personal honesty in your private prayers. Failure is always a better teacher than success. Stay connected to the Source of your power.

    Created 9 months ago

    Psalm 22:31 (MSG)

  • Digging a Ditch To Your Destiny

    Humans are strange in the fact we would rather be damaged than changed. We want maximum results w/ minimum investment/ work involved. - cheap grace.

    Created 9 months ago

    2 Kings 3:19 (MSG)

  • So U Wanna Be VIP?

    Why do we settle for less, when we have such a great God? Low aim is a sin! Whenever you take a text out of context, you're trying to con ppl w/ your pretext! In the text, the disciples are basically…

    Created 9 months ago

    Mark 10:46 (MSG)

  • Dig A Ditch to Your Destiny

    We say we want the power of God in our lives but despise the work that WE have to do to achieve it. We want maximum benefits/results with minimal investments. In the text, it appears that this is a theological…

    Created 9 months ago

    2 KINGS 3:24 (CEV)

  • A Nations Priorities

    Although we have progressed on the surface in our country, something is still wrong here. In the text, Hiel has been given the task of rebuilding Jericho's walls. This is a huge economic endeavor that…

    Created 9 months ago

    1 Kings 16:33 (NIV)

  • Identity Crisis

    If you dont know who you are, anyone can tell you who you are. You canNOT define yourself by temporal things. When those things change (and they surely will), you will have an identity crisis. Remember…

    Created 10 months ago

    Romans 12:2 (NIV)

  • When Brooks Dry Up

    Life droughts are certain. Anything temporal will eventually dry up. In the text,Elijah is fed by ravens. Ravens are considered unclean in the Levitical laws. God can use "unclean" things to sustain us.…

    Created 10 months ago

    1 Kings 17:10 (NIV)

  • Earned a Badge — Created 10 [Public] Notes

    2011-07-23

  • Earned a Badge — Created First [Public] Note

    2011-07-23

  • Colossians 3:12

    Colossians 3:12 (MSG)
    So, chosen by God for this new life of love, dress in the wardrobe God picked out for you: compassion, kindness, humility, quiet strength, discipline. Be even-tempered, content with second place, quick to forgive an offense. Forgive as quickly and completely as the Master forgave you. And regardless of what else you put on, wear love. It's your basic, all-purpose garment. Never be without it.

    Created about 1 year ago

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  • Matthew 21:1

    Matthew 21:1 (ASV)
    And when they drew nigh unto Jerusalem, and came unto Bethphage, unto the mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples,

    Created about 1 year ago

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    2011-04-05

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    2011-03-20

  • James 2:26

    James 2:26 (MSG)
    The very moment you separate body and spirit, you end up with a corpse. Separate faith and works and you get the same thing: a corpse.

    Created about 1 year ago

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  • Earned a Badge — Shared a Bible Reference

    2010-12-25

  • John 1:3

    John 1:3 (NIV)
    Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made.

    Created over 1 year ago

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  • Luke 2:11

    Luke 2:11 (NIV)
    Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord.

    Created over 1 year ago

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