Angela Schans

6th graders thought about this

Well in this part of the bible what really stood out to me was when the person kept on asking god if only 10 righteous people were in the city would he destroy it and he said no for the sake of the righteous…

6th graders thought about this

well in this passage i read how cain killed his brother because of jelously and i learned that we shouldnt be jelous of something some one else has it also reminded me of a verse that says dont let the…

Jacob returns to his family's land and faces his brother

I was very impressed with Jacob's response to his terror at discovering his brother was on his way to meet him with an army of 400 men. First Jacob rehearsed everything God had said to him about keeping…

Issac blesses Jacob with out being tricked, God blesses Jacob, Jacob makes a promise to God

This is so interesting to me. That Issac, after being so completely tricked by Jacob, blessed him so completely when his wife Rebecca asked him to send him to her relatives to find a wife. I suppose…

Gen 27 Jacob tricks his father into giving him the blessing intended for his older brother...the power of parental blessing.

Wow. When I read this story, I was awed by Jacob's and his mother's desperate efforts to trick Issac into giving Jacob Esau's blessing. And equally impressed with Esau's tears and loud cries of desperation…

6th graders thought about verse 5...

In this verse i learned that you should not be mean to others even if there younger then you I think this verse deserves one more look. Are you sure this is what it means?

Abraham's faith tested...faith and obedience that impresses God!

Wow. It fascinates me that the all knowing God, "tests" his people... Joseph had the dream of everybody bowing to him...and scriptures say that the word tested him all those years until it came to pass.…

Gen 15 The Lord's Covenant with Abraham- God loves to share news with his friends.

I really enjoyed reading this account of God telling Abraham how he would take care of him, give him a son, and many descendants, and even telling him the 400+ years of his descendants future...what they…

6th grader's thought about dating... verse 4

Well this verse didnt have much of an effect on me i didnt really get it, but i learned that just because your young people should not treat you differently Good point. Sometimes people think that age=…

Abrams blessing

Wow. Abram must have really pleased God. God promised to make him rich and famous.

6th grader's thought about dating... verse 3

Today I read about trusting in the lord and he will give you your hearts desire, and also when I was reading this verse I learned that if we do what the lord says and obey him and do well at what he told…

Gen 8 and 9 Noah and the flood

It is interesting to me that after the flood, God said he would never again flood the earth like that, even though all of man's thoughts would be completely evil from his youth... It seems, that thought…

6th grader's thought about dating... verse 2

In this scripture i learned that we should not date for the fun of it and wait until your married and i also learned dont marry for the fun of it either i learned that you need to wait until you find…

Genesis 3

Today I read Genesis 3, about the fall of Adam and Eve; their sin, and God's punishment. I found it greatly encouraging as I considered everything God cursed the man and woman with- was not what He wanted…

6th grader's thought about dating...

In this verse i learned that we should honor and respect our parents and not do anything secretly behind there backs if we want to live long on the Earth and also i learned that we should save our love…

Genesis 1 and 2

I enjoyed listening to the NLT of these chapters this morning as I have completed the 14 day hearing from God reading plan and decided to begin the 100 day Reading Plan of major passages of the Bible.…

Enter His gates with thanksgiving and into his courts with praise- Ps 100:4- Joyce Myer's Hearing God's voice every day Reading Plan

What are the best ways to thank and praise God, when the house is full of sleeping family? I like to journal my praise and thanks as a way to keep my mind focused and active. The down part of this is,…

God Given Gifts

What are you good at? What do you enjoy doing? It is these things often that bring God glory in our work. (Hearing God Daily w/ Joyce Meyer's Reading plan) So....what are you good at? writing, reading…

List the ways you have "heard" God's voice. What was one of your favorite times you heard His voice?

pictures in clouds audible voice repeated phrases from people, dreams, music, sermons, scripture nature-rainbows, birds, heart shapes everywhere scriptures family in my heart/head dreams a song on the…

The Value of a Man

So, what then is the value of a man but his faith and obedience to God. When we walk closely with God in faith our time is very valuable to Him. He is very strategic with the treasure of heaven in our…

John 7:5 (NASB), John 7:6 (NASB)

Loved Pharisees

Jesus loved Nicodemus and answered his question.

John 3:11 (NASB)

Crediting good to God

When ever God's people received a gift from Him, the eyes of natural man attribute that gift as coming from the person God worked through to give it. This is a fallacy. When we receive a gift, any kind…

John 6:32 (NASB), John 6:35 (NASB), John 6:40 (NASB)