May 5
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annefleetwood added a text contribution Nunchuck Skills Needed?‘Our feelings of love and desire dictate to a certain extent how we live. Concentrate on the desires that will keep you on the right path. Put boundaries on your desires: don’t go after everything you see.’ – study notes c/o my lovely NIV If you let your guard down – you loose. I suggest keeping your nunchuck skills up-to-date just incase their are needed! Read more » -
annefleetwood added a text contribution Secrets‘God offers intimate and lasting friendship to those who revere him, who hold him in the highest honour. What relationship could ever compare to having the Lord of creation for a friend? Your everlasting friendship with God will grow as you respect and honour him.’ – study notes c/o my lovely NIV I love this verse - to think that the King of the universe will tell me his secrets - incomprehensible!!! Read more »
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annefleetwood added a text contribution The Rod and StaffThe rod and staff are the shepherd’s weapons against the death of the sheep, they also keep the sheep in line when they start to go astray. When we rebel against God, we’re actually rebelling against our own best interests. Read more »
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annefleetwood added a text contribution How much faith do I need??‘This verse is not a guarantee that we can get anything we want simply by asking Jesus and believing. God does not grant requests that would hurt us or others or that would violate his own nature or will. Jesus’ statement isn’t a blank cheque.’ – study notes c/o my lovely NIV Jesus healed all kinds of people – some with a lot of faith, some with none. Read more »
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annefleetwood added a text contribution Just Do It‘Because God has forgiven all our sins, we should not withhold our forgiveness from others. Realizing how completely Christ has forgiven us should produce a free and generous attitude of forgiveness towards others. When we don’t forgive others, we are setting ourselves outside and above Christ’s law of love.’ – study notes c/o my lovely NIV This reminds me of this verse: NLT Matt. 6:12 ‘and forgive us our sins, as we have forgiven those who sin against us.’ – if we don’t forgive, we are playin… Read more »
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annefleetwood added a text contribution Free Gold?‘The kingdom of heaven is more valuable than anything else we can have, and a person must be willing to give up everything to obtain it. The man who discovered the treasure hidden in the field stumbled upon it by accident but knew its value when he found it. Although the transaction cost the man everything, he paid nothing for the treasure itself.’ – study notes c/o my lovely NIV Read more »
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annefleetwood added a text contribution Nice n' Easy‘the yoke emphasises the challenges, work and difficulties of partnering with Christ in life. Responsibilities weigh us down, even the effort to stay true to God, but Jesus’ yoke remains easy compared to the crushing alternative. Jesus doesn’t offer a life of luxurious ease – the yoke is still an oxen’s tool for hard work. But its a shared yoke with the weight falling on bigger shoulders than yours.’ – study notes c/o my lovely NIV Read more »
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annefleetwood added a text contribution Attitude‘Jesus condemned the attitude of his generation. No matter what he said or did, they took the opposite view. They were cynical and sceptical because he challenged their comfortable, secure, and self-centered lives. Too often we justify our inconsistencies because listening to God may require us to change the way we live.’ – study notes c/o my lovely NIV Read more »
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annefleetwood added a text contribution Clinging to This Life‘clinging to this life may cause us to forfeit the best from Christ in this world and in the next. The more we love this life’s rewards (leisure, power, popularity, financial security), the more we will discover how empty they really are.’ – study notes c/o my lovely NIV Read more »