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clear conscience
Paul doesn't care what other people think of him or even what he cares about himself. He is imperfect but also has a clear conscience because God is the only just judge and He has already decided to judge…
Created 16 days ago
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Quarreling over Opinions
Lord, help me not to think that I have the exclusive view of the truth. Help me to encourage and affirm the believers around me. Protect me from despising or passing judgement. Lord, you are able to make…
Created 23 days ago
Romans 14:1 (ESV), Romans 14:2 (ESV), Romans 14:3 (ESV), Romans 14:4 (ESV)
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Psalm 68:19-20
Psalm 68:19-20 (NIV84)
Praise be to the Lord, to God our Savior, who daily bears our burdens. SelahCreated 30 days ago
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Romans 9:32
Romans 9:32 (NIV84)
Why not? Because they pursued it not by faith but as if it were by works. They stumbled over the “stumbling stone.”Created 30 days ago
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Earned a Badge — Created 10 Highlights
2012-04-30
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Mark 14:56
Mark 14:56 (ESV)
For many bore false witness against him, but their testimony did not agree.Created about 1 month ago
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Choose who you will serve
Joshua 24:15-24 (ESV)
And if it is evil in your eyes to serve the Lord, choose this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your fathers served in the region beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you dwell. But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord."Created about 1 month ago
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Mark 8:12
Mark 8:12 (NIV84)
He sighed deeply and said, “Why does this generation ask for a miraculous sign? I tell you the truth, no sign will be given to it.”Created about 1 month ago
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Commanding for your own good
Deuteronomy 10:12-13 (ESV)
"And now, Israel, what does the Lord your God require of you, but to fear the Lord your God, to walk in all his ways, to love him, to serve the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul,Created 2 months ago
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God disciplines like a father
Deuteronomy 8:5-7 (NIV84)
Know then in your heart that as a man disciplines his son, so the Lord your God disciplines you.Created 2 months ago
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What is the meaning of the law?
Deuteronomy 6:20-25 (NIV84)
In the future, when your son asks you, “What is the meaning of the stipulations, decrees and laws the Lord our God has commanded you?”Created 2 months ago
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Deuteronomy 5:23-29
Deuteronomy 5:23-29 (NIV84)
When you heard the voice out of the darkness, while the mountain was ablaze with fire, all the leading men of your tribes and your elders came to me.Created 2 months ago
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Numbers 23:12
Numbers 23:12 (NIV84)
He answered, “Must I not speak what the Lord puts in my mouth?”Created 3 months ago
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Psalm 39:4-9
Psalm 39:4-9 (ESV)
"O Lord, make me know my end and what is the measure of my days; let me know how fleeting I am!Created 3 months ago
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We Are All Undone
Everyone who comes near to the tabernacle of the Lord shall die. We are all undone and cannot approach God's perfection. Are we all to perish? No! Christ has perished on our behalf, but was risen again…
Created 3 months ago
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Between the Dead and the Living
When God's wrath came upon Israel in a plague, Aaron made an atonement for the people. On the cross, Christ stood between the dead and the living, and the deserved plague of God's wrath for my sin has…
Created 3 months ago
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Slumber
Wake on up from your slumber, open up your eyes!
Created 3 months ago
Proverbs 6:9 (ESV), Proverbs 6:10 (ESV), Proverbs 6:11 (ESV)
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Luke joins the team
"They" turns to "we" and Luke joins Paul, Silas, and Timothy
Created 3 months ago
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God's Spirit on Moses and others
Moses spoke of an ideal situation where "all the Lord's people were prophets, that the Lord would put his Spirit on them!" Thank you God for putting your Spirit within me.
Created 3 months ago
Numbers 11:17 (ESV), Numbers 11:25 (ESV), Numbers 11:26 (ESV), Numbers 11:29 (ESV)
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Psalm 37:3-7
Psalm 37:3-7 (ESV)
Trust in the Lord, and do good; dwell in the land and befriend faithfulness.Created 3 months ago
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On the Way
Paul and Barnabas were in transition to Jerusalem, but even the trip itself was not without fruit, as the constantly described conversions and brought joy.
Created 3 months ago
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Acts 11:17
Acts 11:17 (ESV)
If then God gave the same gift to them as he gave to us when we believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I that I could stand in God's way?"Created 3 months ago
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Philip: Teaching, Sharing the Gospel, Baptizing, Teleporting
Awesome.
Created 3 months ago
Acts 8:27 (KJV), Acts 8:28 (KJV), Acts 8:29 (KJV), Acts 8:30 (KJV), Acts 8:31 (KJV), Acts 8:32 (KJV), Acts 8:33 (KJV), Acts 8:34 (KJV), Acts 8:35 (KJV), Acts 8:36 (KJV), Acts 8:37 (KJV), Acts 8:38 (KJV), Acts 8:39 (KJV), Acts 8:40 (KJV)
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Earned a Badge — Created 10 Bookmarks
2012-02-12
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Psalm 29:2
Psalm 29:2 (ESV)
Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name; worship the Lord in the splendor of holiness.Created 4 months ago
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What Christianity Can Look Like
After being cut to the heart, repenting, being baptized, and receiving the Holy Spirit, here is how the new Christians at Pentecost lived: - devoted to apostle's teaching - devoted to fellowship - devoted…
Created 4 months ago
Acts 2:37 (KJV), Acts 2:42 (KJV), Acts 2:43 (KJV), Acts 2:44 (KJV), Acts 2:45 (KJV), Acts 2:46 (KJV), Acts 2:47 (KJV)
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Earned a Badge — Shared a Bible Reference
2012-02-04
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Willing and Weak
Lord, strengthen my flesh so that I would not fall into temptation.
Created 4 months ago
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No longer "far off"
Thank you God for sending Jesus to intercede. Like Moses, He bridges the eternal gulf between the thick darkness of God's perfection and me, standing far off in my iniquities. Thank you for creating a…
Created 4 months ago
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Psalm 19:14
Psalm 19:14 (NIV84)
May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, O Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer.Created 4 months ago
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Finger of God
Exodus 8:19 (ESV)
Then the magicians said to Pharaoh, "This is the finger of God." But Pharaoh's heart was hardened, and he would not listen to them, as the Lord had said.Created 4 months ago
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power against evil
With God, any enemy can be destroyed, even the devil or the selfishness of my heart
Created 4 months ago
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Second Guessing
Moses did what God said, made one attempt, and it didn't go like God promised. Moses immediately got pretty desperate and God was patient and willing to reassure him.
Created 5 months ago
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Exodus 4:24-26
Exodus 4:24-26 (ESV)
At a lodging place on the way the Lord met him and sought to put him to death.Created 5 months ago
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Let Our Eyes Be Opened
Jesus felt pity, immediately the blind men could see. And their response was also immediate - to follow him. Lord, let my eyes be opened.
Created 5 months ago
Matthew 20:32 (NIV84), Matthew 20:33 (NIV84), Matthew 20:34 (NIV84)
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Trust in the Lord!
Trust, Acknowledge, Fear, Turn He will make straight, heal, refresh
Created 5 months ago
Proverbs 3:5 (NIV84), Proverbs 3:6 (NIV84), Proverbs 3:7 (NIV84), Proverbs 3:8 (NIV84)
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He reproves whom he loves
Discipline and reproof are marks of God's love, like a father and son. It is a deeper love than the immediate pleasure of getting away with it.
Created 5 months ago
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Matthew 19:25-26
Matthew 19:25-26 (ESV)
When the disciples heard this, they were greatly astonished, saying, "Who then can be saved?"Created 5 months ago
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Sovereignty: Meant for Good
Joseph's brothers meant evil against Joseph when they sold him into slavery, but God meant it for good. Potiphar's wife meant evil against Joseph when she tried tempting him and eventually slandered him,…
Created 5 months ago
Genesis 39:11 (ESV), Genesis 39:12 (ESV), Genesis 39:13 (ESV), Genesis 39:14 (ESV), Genesis 39:15 (ESV), Genesis 39:16 (ESV), Genesis 39:17 (ESV), Genesis 39:18 (ESV), Genesis 39:19 (ESV), Genesis 39:20 (ESV), Genesis 50:20 (ESV)
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Earned a Badge — Created 10 [Public] Notes
2012-01-16
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Sovereignty: Necessary but Woeful
Another mystery of the sovereignty of God: Jesus deems temptations "necessary" (??) but woe upon whoever does the tempting. God doesn't tempt, but in some way our evil temptings of each other are both…
Created 5 months ago
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Poor Check For Understanding
Jesus said "do you get it?" and the disciples said, "yes." As a teacher, I know that this is a terrible way to see if they understand. But Jesus doesn't make mistakes... so why ask it? And why let their…
Created 5 months ago
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Light up my eyes
Psalm 13:3 (ESV)
Consider and answer me, O Lord my God; light up my eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death,Created 5 months ago
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Genesis 29:20
Genesis 29:20 (ESV)
So Jacob served seven years for Rachel, and they seemed to him but a few days because of the love he had for her.Created 5 months ago
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What is man?
Psalm 8:3-4 (ESV)
When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place,Created 5 months ago
Labels: humbling
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Short or Long, Yes!
Paul had many intentions - he wanted to state his case and be freed, but above all else he wanted to give everyone around him the saving hope he knew in Jesus Christ. For the benefit of the kingdom, he…
Created almost 1 year ago
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Refining your Testimony
Paul has repeated the story of his conversion multiple times in Acts and it seems to only get better with age. His arguments become crisper, more passionate, more efficient... As his audience changes,…
Created almost 1 year ago
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Christ in the Israeli-Palistinian conflict
The middle east is polarizing, but Christ is unifying. The Palestinian Christian has been brought near to the Messianic Jew in Israel through the blood of Christ and both are my brothers in the cross.…
Created about 1 year ago
Romans 10:12 (NIV84), Romans 10:13 (NIV84), Romans 10:14 (NIV84), Ephesians 2:11 (NIV84), Ephesians 2:12 (NIV84), Ephesians 2:13 (NIV84), Ephesians 2:14 (NIV84), Ephesians 2:15 (NIV84), Ephesians 2:16 (NIV84)
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Do you still have no faith?!
I give the disciples a hard time in my heart. They saw Jesus heal people, drive out evil spirits, and preach some mad truth. Why was it so surprising that he had dominion over the natural world to calm…
Created about 1 year ago
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Mark 4:1
Mark 4:1 (NIV84)
Again Jesus began to teach by the lake. The crowd that gathered around him was so large that he got into a boat and sat in it out on the lake, while all the people were along the shore at the water's edge.Created about 1 year ago
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Ephesians 1:23
Ephesians 1:23 (NIV84)
which is his body, the fullness of him who fills everything in every way.Created about 1 year ago
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Earned a Badge — Created Your First Bookmark
2011-04-29
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Earned a Badge — Created First [Public] Note
2011-04-16
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Earned a Badge — Subscribed to First Reading Plan
2011-03-27