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Dangerous Religion
In Mark 7 Jesus says to the Pharisees that Isaiah prophecies about them when he said they "honoureth (God) with their lips but their heart is far from (God)". Consider with me, in context if Isaiah 29,…
Created 3 months ago
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Earned a Badge — Created 10 Highlights
2012-02-18
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Moses blamed God
Moses was a great man of faith but even he had his moments of struggle. Here Moses struggles with the fact that Israelites are being punished for the message that Moses brings with him. What can we…
Created 4 months ago
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They will not believe me
Moses is so often criticized for his conversation with God on Mt Horeb; but I think Moses was not as fearful, faithless, and frustrating as we often believe him to be. Here in Ex 4:1-3 Moses says they…
Created 4 months ago
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who am I?
Moses' answer is not in my opinion a bad response. Was Moses questioning God? I think not. Moses' response showed his understanding of his own insufficiency. This is a good thing. God does not use the…
Created 4 months ago
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the God of ... Moses
Look at Moses. Here he is on Mt Horeb meeting God. God draws Moses in and calls him by name and gives him a mission. Amazing right? Hold on, let's take a look at Moses at this point. Moses is basically…
Created 4 months ago
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Joseph remembered his dream he couldn't interpret
Joseph was the most favored of Jacob's 11 sons. Joseph was a special child who God spoke to through dreams. Until, seemingly out of nowhere, his life took some heartbreaking turns. Joseph has been hated…
Created 4 months ago
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Son of Jonathan and son to David
The King returned to Mephibosheth, the life that he was originally meant for, the son of a king" King David said he desired to "shew the kindness of God". So what is that? In one word, grace. David in…
Created 4 months ago
2 Samuel 9:1 (KJV), 2 Samuel 9:2 (KJV), 2 Samuel 9:3 (KJV), 2 Samuel 9:4 (KJV), 2 Samuel 9:5 (KJV), 2 Samuel 9:6 (KJV), 2 Samuel 9:7 (KJV), 2 Samuel 9:8 (KJV), 2 Samuel 9:9 (KJV), 2 Samuel 9:10 (KJV), 2 Samuel 9:11 (KJV), 2 Samuel 9:12 (KJV), 2 Samuel 9:13 (KJV)
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Who hath hardened himself against God and prospered?
Job is speaking about God to a man he had considered a friend. It is interesting that Job has much to say about Gods character. Even more interesting is Jobs statements were true about who God is. Why…
Created 4 months ago
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Job worshipped
What is jobs reaction when "everything" goes wrong? Job loses his livestock, his crops, and his children in a matter of minutes. What would be his response? What would your response be? Job mourned the…
Created 5 months ago
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blame God?
Isn't this just like us? Far to often we are unwilling to acknowledge our own sin. We tend to believe that we are a victim even when our sorrow is a direct result of our own actions. We deceive ourselves…
Created 5 months ago
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"Let there be light" ideas and observations
Q: What was there before light was? A: God, darkness, heaven, and earth. God was alone without heaven and earth, or light and dark. 1.God said, "let there be light" because there was no light. 2.God…
Created 5 months ago
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law of sin and death
What is the law of sin and death? This is the power of sin (law of sin) and penalty of sin (law of death). I am now free by the working of God in me through my faith in Jesus' person and work. It is…
Created 6 months ago
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Not Careful?
Political correctness is not bad within the proper context. As these 3 Jews stood before the King of the known world, they chose not to be politically correct. Why? They chose to be "not careful" because…
Created 6 months ago
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what are these wounds
What are these wounds? I was wounded in the house of my ... Friends. What love, that God would identify those responsible (us) for His wounds as friends. When Jesus says forgive seven times seventy,…
Created 6 months ago
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John 17:17-18
John 17:17-18 (KJV)
Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.Created 7 months ago
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the same is known
Knowledge or understanding tends to make us proud. For example, many educated people often reference their scholarly achievements in conversation. Why? Because they have studied, gained knowledge, and…
Created 7 months ago
1 Corinthians 8:1 (KJV), 1 Corinthians 8:2 (KJV), 1 Corinthians 8:3 (KJV)
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Romans 12:1
Romans 12:1 (KJV)
I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.Created 7 months ago
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Earned a Badge — Created 10 Bookmarks
2011-10-24
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1 Peter 1:22
1 Peter 1:22 (KJV)
Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently:Created 7 months ago
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Revelation 3:14-22
Revelation 3:14-22 (KJV)
And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God;Created 7 months ago
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James 5:16
James 5:16 (KJV)
Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.Created 7 months ago
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Colossians 4:12
Colossians 4:12 (KJV)
Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ, saluteth you, always labouring fervently for you in prayers, that ye may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God.Created 7 months ago
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Ecclesiastes 9:10
Ecclesiastes 9:10 (KJV)
Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.Created 7 months ago
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Romans 12:11
Romans 12:11 (KJV)
Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;Created 7 months ago
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Jeremiah 20:9
Jeremiah 20:9 (KJV)
Then I said, I will not make mention of him, nor speak any more in his name. But his word was in mine heart as a burning fire shut up in my bones, and I was weary with forbearing, and I could not stay.Created 7 months ago
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Psalm 39:3
Psalm 39:3 (KJV)
My heart was hot within me, while I was musing the fire burned: then spake I with my tongue,Created 7 months ago
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Earned a Badge — Created Your First Bookmark
2011-10-24
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Luke 24:32
Luke 24:32 (KJV)
And they said one to another, Did not our heart burn within us, while he talked with us by the way, and while he opened to us the scriptures?Created 7 months ago
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Revelation 3:14
Revelation 3:14 (KJV)
And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God;Created 7 months ago
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Matthew 24:12
Matthew 24:12 (KJV)
And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.Created 7 months ago
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let's go deeper
You know the story, Jesus enters Peters boat and asks to use it as a floating platform to teach the crowd from. Then when Jesus has finished teaching He asks Peter to thrust out into the deep to catch…
Created 9 months ago
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God Heard
The Israelites were a nation without a place to call home. They were a nation in bondage. Israel was a nation who had one hope. Their only hope would be the God of their Fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.…
Created 10 months ago
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plead for me
Job has lost all. Job has lost his children, possessions, and health. His wife has turned her back on his God and his friends accuse him of being judged by God for some sinfulness he has kept hidden.…
Created 10 months ago
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faith is not preference
1 Cor 2:5 As Christians we are believers of truth. We love the truth. We base our entire lives on the idea of truth. We echo Jesus' words in John 17:17, "thy word is truth". We understand that truth is…
Created 10 months ago
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when the Brook Dries Up by Bud Olsen
Trials of life Grew up in murfeesboro tn, dad was a youth pastor. Life seemed perfect. My uncle called, a pastor in palm springs. Uncle wanted dad to hire him as youth pastor. My heart sank. It was like…
Created 12 months ago
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The Gospel of Mark part 1
The Gospel of Mark: Jesus on a Mission What is the Gospel? Mark 1:1 The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God; The first 4 books of the New Testament are called gospels. The book…
Created 12 months ago
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4 Indicators of a Growing Church by Larry Chappell
The Church is not man's idea but the Church is Gods idea 1. Committed to Truth Eph 4:14 John 17:17 - God's Word is truth 2. Motivated by Love Eph 4:16 Truth w/ out love is brutality but love w/ out…
Created about 1 year ago
Ephesians 4:14 (KJV), Ephesians 4:16 (KJV), Ephesians 4:17 (KJV), Ephesians 4:18 (KJV), Ephesians 4:23 (KJV)
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mistakes of the mind
Peter, James, and John meant well. However they made a mistake. The mistake was in their thinking. Often, "mistakes of the mind" are not easily fixed. The reason of course is because many of us believe…
Created about 1 year ago
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do I warreth?
Scripture is my ultimate authority. So then, am I entangled with the affairs of this life? Do I care much about the affairs of this life? What car should I have? What clothes should I wear? How much…
Created about 1 year ago
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the Hands of Jesus by Dr Don Sisk
1. Human hands He did not separate Himself, but lived among the people who need Him. Hands involved in ministry day after day. Hands were gentle but not weak. Jesus hated sin but loved sinners, often…
Created about 1 year ago
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Earned a Badge — Created 10 [Public] Notes
2011-02-26
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Earned a Badge — Created First [Public] Note
2011-02-07
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Earned a Badge — Shared a Bible Reference
2011-02-02
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Earned a Badge — Subscribed to First Reading Plan
2011-01-27
Aaron Irlbacher
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- Yelm, Washington
