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Know what you are getting into
Luke 14:27 NASB "Whoever does not carry his own cross and come after Me cannot be My disciple. Luke 14:28 NASB "For which one of you, when he wants to build a tower, does not first sit down and calculate…
Created 9 months ago
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Not me not me
Galatians 2:20 CPDV 20 I live; yet now, it is not I, but truly Christ, who lives in me. And though I live now in the flesh, I live in the faith of the Son of God, who loved me and who delivered himself…
Created 10 months ago
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Wisdom over knowledge
Ecclesiastes 12:12 CPDV 12 You should require no more than this, my son. For there is no end to the making of many books. And excessive study is an affliction to the flesh. Lord keep me from the accumulation…
Created 10 months ago
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Peace, order and balance over pleasure
Ecclesiastes 11:10 CPDV 10 Remove anger from your heart, and set aside evil from your flesh. For youth and pleasure are empty. Solomon is pointing out that the inner peace we obtain from purging ourselves…
Created 10 months ago
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Gossip
Ecclesiastes 10:11 CPDV 11 Whoever slanders in secret is nothing less than a snake that bites silently. The author Stephen Covey has a great principle he follows regarding how he speaks about others…
Created 10 months ago
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Stay intensely in the moment
Ecclesiastes 10:4 CPDV 4 If the spirit of one who holds authority rises over you, do not leave your place, because attentiveness will cause the greatest sins to cease. Lord when I am confronted with…
Created 10 months ago
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Life consists mainly of trivialities
Ecclesiastes 1:2 CPDV Ecclesiastes said: Vanity of vanities! Vanity of vanities, and all is vanity! Don't take this world or your dear self too seriously. It is a terrific thing when we finally see…
Created 10 months ago
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Working together with one mind
Philippians 2:2 NLT Then make me truly happy by agreeing wholeheartedly with each other, loving one another, and working together with one mind and purpose. We don't always have to go around taking…
Created 10 months ago
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Lose yourself for his sake
“Whoever desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me. For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake and the gospel’s…
Created 10 months ago
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Amen amen amen
Philippians 4:6-7 NKJV Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding,…
Created 10 months ago
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Philippians 2:13
Philippians 2:13 (NLT)
For God is working in you, giving you the desire and the power to do what pleases him.Created 10 months ago
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Christian attitude
Philippians 2:3 GWT Don’t act out of selfish ambition or be conceited. Instead, humbly think of others as being better than yourselves. Philippians 2:4 GWT Don’t be concerned only about your own interests,…
Created 10 months ago
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Keep your mind fixed on the good
Philippians 4:8 GWT Finally, brothers and sisters, keep your thoughts on whatever is right or deserves praise: things that are true, honorable, fair, pure, acceptable, or commendable. We must be careful…
Created 10 months ago
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A powerful statement of faith
Romans 8:38-39 GWT I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God’s love which Christ Jesus our Lord shows us. We can’t be separated by death or life, by angels or rulers, by anything in the…
Created 10 months ago
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Love God, love, live his plan
Romans 8:28 GWT We know that all things work together for the good of those who love God—those whom he has called according to his plan. This is a good two step plan for staying out of trouble. We…
Created 10 months ago
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Earned a Badge — Created 10 Highlights
2011-08-08
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Sorrow, loss and joy
Ecclesiastes 7:3 GWT Sorrow is better than laughter because, in spite of a sad face, the heart can be joyful. This passage reminds me of one of the Beatitudes. In it Jesus says, 'Blessed are those who…
Created 10 months ago
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Non attachment
Ecclesiastes 7:2 NCV It is better to go to a funeral than to a party. We all must die, and everyone living should think about this. On the face of it this sound so depressing. But this is actually a…
Created 10 months ago
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Acceptance
Ecclesiastes 7:14 NCV When life is good, enjoy it. But when life is hard, remember:God gives good times and hard times,and no one knows what tomorrow will bring. When life is good we deceive ourselves…
Created 10 months ago
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Keep it simple
Ecclesiastes 5:2 GWT Don’t be in a hurry to talk. Don’t be eager to speak in the presence of God. Since God is in heaven and you are on earth, limit the number of your words. The bible tells us time…
Created 10 months ago
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Pursuing the vanity of knowing more and better
Ecclesiastes 1:9, . With a lot of wisdom comes a lot of heartache. The greater your knowledge, the greater your pain. Becoming preoccupied with knowing more and better will not give us the peace that…
Created 10 months ago
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Chasing away worries
1 John 4:18 CEV A real love for others will chase those worries away. The thought of being punished is what makes us afraid. It shows that we have not really learned to love. Love, concern for others…
Created 11 months ago
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We all have average limitations
1 John 1:8 CEV If we say that we have not sinned, we are fooling ourselves, and the truth isn’t in our hearts. We are all sinners and fall short of the glory of God. When we take the total view of our…
Created 11 months ago
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Vanity and victory
Luke 18:14 DRA I say to you, this man went down into his house justified rather that the other: because every one that exalteth himself, shall be humbled:and he that humbleth himself, shall be exalted.…
Created 11 months ago
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Love and fear
1 John 4:18 GWT No fear exists where his love is. Rather, perfect love gets rid of fear, because fear involves punishment. The person who lives in fear doesn’t have perfect love. Fear involves punishment…
Created 11 months ago
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What we say matters
Matthew 12:35 TNIV Good people bring good things out of the good stored up in them, and evil people bring evil things out of the evil stored up in them. We really need to employ a lot of discipline…
Created 11 months ago
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Dual and divided will
Matthew 12:25 GWT Since Jesus knew what they were thinking, he said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself is ruined. And every city or household divided against itself will not last. Any kingdom…
Created 11 months ago
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Ecclesiastes 3:11
Ecclesiastes 3:11 (NCV)
God has given them a desire to know the future. He does everything just right and on time, but people can never completely understand what he is doing.Created 12 months ago
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Ecclesiastes 7:5
Ecclesiastes 7:5 (NCV)
It is better to be criticized by a wise person than to be praised by a fool.Created 12 months ago
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Ecclesiastes 6:9
Ecclesiastes 6:9 (NCV)
It is better to see what you have than to want more. Wanting more is useless— like chasing the wind.Created 12 months ago
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Ecclesiastes 4:6
Ecclesiastes 4:6 (NCV)
Maybe so, but I say it is better to be content with what little you have. Otherwise, you will always be struggling for more, and that is like chasing the wind.Created 12 months ago
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Ecclesiastes 1:18
Ecclesiastes 1:18 (NCV)
With much wisdom comes much disappointment; the person who gains more knowledge also gains more sorrow.Created 12 months ago
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James 2:1
James 2:1 (NCV)
My dear brothers and sisters, as believers in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ, never think some people are more important than others.Created about 1 year ago
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James 1:19
James 1:19 (NCV)
My dear brothers and sisters, always be willing to listen and slow to speak. Do not become angry easily,Created about 1 year ago
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James 1:7
James 1:7 (NCV)
Such doubters are thinking two different things at the same time, and they cannot decide about anything they do. They should not think they will receive anything from the Lord.Created about 1 year ago
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James 1:2
James 1:2 (NCV)
My brothers and sisters, when you have many kinds of troubles, you should be full of joy,Created about 1 year ago
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Hebrews 11:1
Hebrews 11:1 (NCV)
Faith means being sure of the things we hope for and knowing that something is real even if we do not see it.Created about 1 year ago
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John 6:63
John 6:63 (NIV)
The Spirit gives life; the flesh counts for nothing. The words I have spoken to you—they are full of the Spirit and life.Created about 1 year ago
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Romans 12:3
Romans 12:3 (NLT)
Because of the privilege and authority God has given me, I give each of you this warning: Don’t think you are better than you really are. Be honest in your evaluation of yourselves, measuring yourselves by the faith God has given us.Created about 1 year ago
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Isaiah 55:7
Isaiah 55:7 (NIV)
Let the wicked forsake their ways and the unrighteous their thoughts. Let them turn to the lord, and he will have mercy on them, and to our God, for he will freely pardon.Created about 1 year ago
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Matthew 28:20
Matthew 28:20 (NIV)
and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age."Created about 1 year ago
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John 5:30
John 5:30 (DRA)
I cannot of myself do any thing. As I hear, so I judge: and my judgment is just; because I seek not my own will, but the will of him that sent me.Created about 1 year ago
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John 5:19
John 5:19 (DRA)
Then Jesus answered, and said to them: Amen, amen, I say unto you, the Son cannot do any thing of himself, but what he seeth the Father doing: for what things soever he doth, these the Son also doth in like manner.Created about 1 year ago
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Mark 7:6
Mark 7:6 (NIV)
He replied, "Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you hypocrites; as it is written: "'These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me.Created about 1 year ago
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Mark 7:14
Mark 7:14 (NIV)
Again Jesus called the crowd to him and said, "Listen to me, everyone, and understand this.Created about 1 year ago
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Matthew 6:24
Matthew 6:24 (NASB)
"No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and wealth.Created over 1 year ago
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John 5:30
John 5:30 (ASV)
I can of myself do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is righteous; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of him that sent me.Created over 1 year ago
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Ecclesiastes 5:19
Ecclesiastes 5:19 (GWT)
It is a gift from God when God gives some people wealth and possessions, the power to enjoy them, the ability to accept their lot in life, and the ability to rejoice in their own hard work.Created over 1 year ago
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Earned a Badge — Created 10 [Public] Notes
2011-01-23
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Ecclesiastes 2:25
Ecclesiastes 2:25 (GWT)
Who can eat or enjoy themselves without God?Created over 1 year ago
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Earned a Badge — Created First [Public] Note
2011-01-23
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Ephesians 4:29
Ephesians 4:29 (NASB)
Let no unwholesome word proceed from your mouth, but only such a word as is good for edification according to the need of the moment, so that it will give grace to those who hear.Created over 1 year ago
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Earned a Badge — Created 100 Bookmarks
2011-01-13
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Earned a Badge — Created 10 Bookmarks
2011-01-13
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Earned a Badge — Created Your First Bookmark
2011-01-13
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Ephesians 4:17
Ephesians 4:17 (NASB)
So this I say, and affirm together with the Lord, that you walk no longer just as the Gentiles also walk, in the futility of their mind,Created over 1 year ago
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