Amanda Burrow

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  • Sacrifice

    God does not need our sacrifice, He wants our thankfulness. How easy this sounds, yet we sometimes neglect this request.

    Created 2 months ago

    Psalm 50:9 (NLT), Psalm 50:10 (NLT), Psalm 50:11 (NLT), Psalm 50:12 (NLT), Psalm 50:13 (NLT), Psalm 50:14 (NLT), Psalm 50:15 (NLT)

  • worry vs. encouragement

    Proverbs 12:25 (NLT)
    Worry weighs a person down; an encouraging word cheers a person up.

    Created 2 months ago

  • Peace

    This would be a great scripture if a child cannot sleep from fear.

    Created 3 months ago

    Psalm 4:8 (NLT)

  • Earned a Badge — Completed 3 Reading Plans

    2012-02-12

  • Words to live by

    Paul gives very simple instructions that we can live out loud. Read these and think on them daily. Yes, daily. If only more people lived this out....what would this world be like? Would they see Christ…

    Created 5 months ago

    1 Thessalonians 5:12 (NLT), 1 Thessalonians 5:13 (NLT), 1 Thessalonians 5:14 (NLT), 1 Thessalonians 5:15 (NLT), 1 Thessalonians 5:16 (NLT), 1 Thessalonians 5:17 (NLT), 1 Thessalonians 5:18 (NLT), 1 Thessalonians 5:19 (NLT), 1 Thessalonians 5:20 (NLT), 1 Thessalonians 5:21 (NLT), 1 Thessalonians 5:22 (NLT)

  • Earned a Badge — Created 100 Highlights

    2012-01-19

  • the Bereans

    They searched the Scriptures day and night and therefore believed. Amen! Be a Berean!

    Created 5 months ago

    Acts 17:11 (NLT)

  • Scars for Christ

    Paul is putting and end to this nonsense of circumcision. He is Jewish and could cling to the law, but his last words are deeper if you can hear what he's saying. He says, "I bare the scars to show that…

    Created 5 months ago

    Galatians 6:17 (NLT)

  • the Law

    Paul is desperately trying to show the Galatians that if you cling to the smallest part of the Law of Moses, you are not clinging to Christ, and therefore you forfeit your freedom from the Law that Christ…

    Created 5 months ago

    Galatians 5:4 (NLT)

  • Not making salvation difficult

    Here James is pleading that we should not make the road to salvation any more difficult than it already is. Circumcision was/is a hot topic for the church. It was too heavy of a "Yoke" (as Peter says)…

    Created 5 months ago

    Acts 15:19 (NLT), Acts 15:20 (NLT)

  • Faith - Good Deeds

    Faith should also produce good deeds. There should be action behind your faith, otherwise, it is worthless.

    Created 5 months ago

    James 2:17 (NLT)

  • Leadership blessing

    Here the apostles pray over the newly selected men, who were chosen to oversee the food distribution. This is where we get this from!

    Created 5 months ago

    Acts 6:6 (NLT)

  • Holy Spirit- gift of boldness

    Here the disciples asked for boldness, knowing their very lives would be on the line, to share the Good News with all who would listen. The Holy Spirit then cam AGAIN, and they were filled with the very…

    Created 5 months ago

    Acts 4:29 (NLT), Acts 4:30 (NLT), Acts 4:31 (NLT)

  • Prayer

    God is NEVER more than a prayer away.

    Created 5 months ago

    Jonah 2:7 (NASB)

  • Inside then outside

    Jesus uses an image of a cup here to show that we should first be concerned with the heart of a person before we are concerned about his actions. When the heart is pure, so will the actions become pure.…

    Created 5 months ago

    Matthew 23:26 (NLT)

  • Understanding the scriptures

    Jesus open their mind so they could understand the scriptures. We should pray that he does the same for us.

    Created 5 months ago

    Luke 24:45 (NLT)

  • Worry

    Jesus says here that worry dulls your heart just like carousing and. drunkenness.

    Created 5 months ago

    Luke 21:34 (NLT)

  • Jesus is troubled

    Jesus is troubled knowing he faces death. He says here that he is laying down his desire to not go through these circumstances, so that God's Will is done. Do we ever do the same? Do we ask God to take…

    Created 5 months ago

    John 12:27 (NLT), John 12:28 (NLT)

  • Earned a Badge — Created 10 [Public] Notes

    2012-01-09

  • Started Following Jennsforever29

    5 months

  • Earned a Badge — Created First [Public] Note

    2012-01-09

  • Children even acknowledge Jesus

    Here even the children call Jesus the Son of David, and yet people didn't believe. Are we doing this to our children? Do we dumb them down simply because we are adults and they are mere children?

    Created 5 months ago

    Matthew 21:15 (NLT)

  • Jesus talks end of days

    Luke 17:22-35 (NLT)
    Then he said to his disciples, “The time is coming when you will long to see the day when the Son of Man returns, but you won’t see it.

    Luke 17:37 (NLT)
    “Where will this happen, Lord?” the disciples asked. Jesus replied, “Just as the gathering of vultures shows there is a carcass nearby, so these signs indicate that the end is near.”

    Created 5 months ago

    Labels: end of days jesus

  • Earned a Badge — Created 10 Highlights

    2012-01-08

  • God's Will Revealed

    God's Will is that not one little one should perish.

    Created 5 months ago

    Matthew 18:14 (NLT)

  • Angels

    Here Jesus says "their angels". This reveals we all have angels.

    Created 5 months ago

    Matthew 18:10 (NLT)

  • Selfishness

    Many sins and emotions can be boiled down to a root of Selfishness. Jesus said, turn from your selfish ways. Selfishness can lead to so much.

    Created 5 months ago

    Luke 9:23 (NLT)

  • Idle Talk

    We will all answer for our idle words, whether they are good or not.

    Created 5 months ago

    Matthew 12:7 (NLT), Matthew 12:36 (NLT)

  • Worship in spirit

    We worship not in a defined location, but in our spirits!

    Created 5 months ago

    John 4:24 (NLT)

  • Worship as a sacrifice.

    The sacrifice is worship. Worship is bound to the alter.

    Created 6 months ago

    Psalm 118:27 (NLT)

  • Mary

    Mary not only risked her finances, but she also was risking social acception because women would not let down their hair in public, it was only something they did for their husband.

    Created 7 months ago

    John 12:3 (NLT)

  • Explanation: Nard

    Nard was a spice found in India

    Created 7 months ago

    John 12:3 (NLT)

  • The Body

    1 Corinthians 12:14-26 (NLT)
    Yes, the body has many different parts, not just one part.

    Created 8 months ago

  • Jeremiah 17:14

    Jeremiah 17:14 (NLT)
    OLORD, if you heal me, I will be truly healed; if you save me, I will be truly saved. My praises are for you alone!

    Created 9 months ago

    Labels: healing

  • STRIFE

    Comes from our own hearts.

    Created 11 months ago

    James 4:1 (NLT)

  • Wisdom's curse

    Ecclesiastes 1:18 (NLT)
    The greater my wisdom, the greater my grief. To increase knowledge only increases sorrow.

    Created about 1 year ago

  • Proverbs 29:22

    Proverbs 29:22 (NLT)
    An angry person starts fights; a hot-tempered person commits all kinds of sin.

    Created about 1 year ago

    Labels: anger

  • Proverbs 29:11

    Proverbs 29:11 (NLT)
    Fools vent their anger, but the wise quietly hold it back.

    Created about 1 year ago

    Labels: anger

  • Proverbs 25:28

    Proverbs 25:28 (NLT)
    A person without self-control is like a city with broken-down walls.

    Created about 1 year ago

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  • Proverbs 25:15

    Proverbs 25:15 (NLT)
    Patience can persuade a prince, and soft speech can break bones.

    Created about 1 year ago

    Labels: patience soft speech

  • Proverbs 25:9

    Proverbs 25:9 (NLT)
    When arguing with your neighbor, don’t betray another person’s secret.

    Created about 1 year ago

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  • Proverbs 24:10

    Proverbs 24:10 (NLT)
    If you fail under pressure, your strength is too small.

    Created about 1 year ago

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  • Proverbs 21:26

    Proverbs 21:26 (NLT)
    Some people are always greedy for more, but the godly love to give!

    Created about 1 year ago

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  • Proverbs 20:30

    Proverbs 20:30 (NLT)
    Physical punishment cleanses away evil; such discipline purifies the heart.

    Created about 1 year ago

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  • Proverbs 18:19

    Proverbs 18:19 (NLT)
    An offended friend is harder to win back than a fortified city. Arguments separate friends like a gate locked with bars.

    Created about 1 year ago

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  • Proverbs 14:9

    Proverbs 14:9 (NLT)
    Fools make fun of guilt, but the godly acknowledge it and seek reconciliation.

    Created about 1 year ago

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  • Proverbs 13:10

    Proverbs 13:10 (NLT)
    Pride leads to conflict; those who take advice are wise.

    Created about 1 year ago

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  • Proverbs 11:26

    Proverbs 11:26 (NLT)
    People curse those who hoard their grain, but they bless the one who sells in time of need.

    Created about 1 year ago

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  • Proverbs 11:25

    Proverbs 11:25 (NLT)
    The generous will prosper; those who refresh others will themselves be refreshed.

    Created about 1 year ago

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  • Proverbs 11:24

    Proverbs 11:24 (NLT)
    Give freely and become more wealthy; be stingy and lose everything.

    Created about 1 year ago

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  • Proverbs 11:13

    Proverbs 11:13 (NLT)
    A gossip goes around telling secrets, but those who are trustworthy can keep a confidence.

    Created about 1 year ago

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  • Proverbs 11:12

    Proverbs 11:12 (NLT)
    It is foolish to belittle one’s neighbor; a sensible person keeps quiet.

    Created about 1 year ago

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  • Proverbs 10:19

    Proverbs 10:19 (NLT)
    Too much talk leads to sin. Be sensible and keep your mouth shut.

    Created about 1 year ago

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  • Proverbs 10:18

    Proverbs 10:18 (NLT)
    Hiding hatred makes you a liar; slandering others makes you a fool.

    Created about 1 year ago

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  • Proverbs 10:16

    Proverbs 10:16 (NLT)
    The earnings of the godly enhance their lives, but evil people squander their money on sin.

    Created about 1 year ago

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  • Earned a Badge — Completed First Reading Plan

    2011-05-09

  • Earned a Badge — Created 10 Bookmarks

    2011-04-22

  • Luke 22:66

    Luke 22:66 (NLT)
    At daybreak all the elders of the people assembled, including the leading priests and the teachers of religious law. Jesus was led before this high council,

    Created about 1 year ago

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  • Earned a Badge — Shared a Reading Plan

    2011-04-08

  • Earned a Badge — Created Your First Bookmark

    2011-02-05

  • Earned a Badge — Shared a Bible Reference

    2011-02-04

  • Earned a Badge — Subscribed to First Reading Plan

    2011-02-04