WTilleman

  • wonderful, yet awful

    Realizing the history of Israel some may question if being God's choice to set them apart is a good thing. On the other hand realizing that the God of the Creation chose one specific people to be his…

    Created 3 months ago

    Leviticus 20:26 (KJV)

  • Untitled Note

    holiness is defined in ethical and justice terms.

    Created 3 months ago

    Leviticus 19:2 (NLT)

  • Truth of Scripture

    The gospel is the fulfillment of Scripture. This is not something new; it had been promised and now we have its fulfillment.

    Created 4 months ago

    Mark 1:2 (NLT)

  • Dwelling in the Presence of God

    With my recent diagnosis and prognosis I can only say how true the Psalmist is speaking - my joy is to sit in God's presence, meditating and praying. There is contentment there; there is safety.

    Created 4 months ago

    Psalm 27:4 (NLT)

  • Untitled Note

    Enoch lived in close fellowship with God and yet he only lived 365 years. Today we think that those who have short life spans die under judgment, what did I do wrong.

    Created 5 months ago

    Genesis 5:21 (NLT)

  • Untitled Note

    Note how God places those who practice injustice in the same category as sorcerers, adulterers and liars. God is against those who oppress people with their power.

    Created 5 months ago

    Malachi 3:5 (NLT)

  • our part in the great Revival

    While God is the one to bring peace to a City through revival those who are planted as seeds in that City must be people of truth and social justice advocates.

    Created 5 months ago

    Zechariah 8:16 (KJV)

  • Impactful salvation

    Note that personal salvation is meant to have a social impact - the City will change.

    Created 5 months ago

    Zechariah 8:4 (NLT)

  • Repentance

    Whether it is grace or judgment the world does not repent. How sad!

    Created 5 months ago

    Revelation 16:9 (NLT)

  • Individuals from nations to becoming a kingdom

    Often the Scriptures indicates how God deals with nations (Mt 25, Rev. 21:24) but here it says that Jesus redeemed individuals from every nation and formed a new nation: a kingdom of priests. The church…

    Created 6 months ago

    Revelation 5:9 (NLT)

  • Earned a Badge — Completed First Reading Plan

    2011-12-08

  • wisdom

    Wisdom will help us know the difference between Caesar and God in everyday life.

    Created 6 months ago

    Mark 12:17 (KJV)

  • Hardest question

    This is the hardest question Jesus faces from his disciples, "don't you care." They had faith that he could, but they didn't believe that he cared!

    Created 6 months ago

    Mark 4:38 (NLT)

  • Contrast of leadership and humility

    Like Matthew 16 and Psalm 8 Luke places side by side our calling/dignity and our humility. Peter and the other apostles are told of their leadership position and then Peter is told he will be sifted.…

    Created 6 months ago

    Luke 22:30 (KJV), Luke 22:31 (KJV)

  • Three types of faith

    I love this story for it demonstrates three types of faith: Peter had a pro-active faith; the disciples had a reactive faith and the crowds had a self-interest faith.

    Created 6 months ago

    Matthew 14:28 (KJV), Matthew 14:33 (KJV), Matthew 14:35 (KJV)

  • Untitled Note

    Wow! If people didn't believe Jesus' miracles how can we expect them to believe us? Surely, broad is the way that leads to destruction and narrow the way that leads to life.

    Created 7 months ago

    John 12:37 (KJV)

  • God's glory through sickness/healing

    very interesting, Lazarus was raised from the dead to demonstrate God's glory - same as the blind man in John 8. How many of our sicknesses are meant to really be for God's glory?

    Created 7 months ago

    John 11:1 (KJV)

  • Prayer

    The church should spend more time praying for workers than imploring Christians to become workers. Missionaries are called by God; the church's part is prayer.

    Created 7 months ago

    Matthew 9:38 (KJV)

  • Response to healing

    The healed blind man must now grappled with the identity of Jesus. Our good works in our communities force people to respond to our actions - they must grapple with who we are. What an evangelistic tool.

    Created 7 months ago

    John 9:34 (KJV)

  • The work of Jesus' followers

    The work of Jesus' followers appears to be work so that God's power can be demonstrated. This work must be accomplished now before the night comes. Interesting that the work Jesus does is to bring healing…

    Created 7 months ago

    John 9:1 (KJV)

  • Examples of "perfection"

    Jesus says we must be "perfect" as our heavenly father is perfect. Perfect is complete, fulfilling our purpose. Chapter 6 highlights what that perfection would look like.

    Created 7 months ago

    Matthew 6:1 (KJV)

  • Earned a Badge — Created 10 [Public] Notes

    2011-11-13

  • Examples of greater righteousness

    Following Jesus' statement that our righteousness needs to exceed that of the Pharisees he proceeds to give examples of that kind of righteousness.

    Created 7 months ago

    Matthew 5:20 (KJV)

  • Power of testimony

    Isn't this the hope of all our witnessing encounters? First, to have people respond to Jesus because of our witness. Then, to encounter Jesus themselves. Wow.

    Created 7 months ago

    John 4:42 (KJV)

  • Renewal

    Jesus was filled with the Spirit; yet the angels ministered to him. Is that our experience today? Believers have the HS, but angels minister to us??

    Created 7 months ago

    Matthew 4:1 (KJV)

  • Temptation

    Jesus had a Job experience - God releasing him into Satan's sphere for temptation - testing on the part of God, tempting on the part of Satan.

    Created 7 months ago

    Matthew 4:1 (KJV)

  • Ethical requirements

    To demonstrate true repentance JB gives an ethical requirement.

    Created 7 months ago

    Luke 3:1 (KJV)

  • Earned a Badge — Created First [Public] Note

    2011-11-09

  • Earned a Badge — Subscribed to First Reading Plan

    2011-11-02