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Acts 17:28
Acts 17:28 (NASB)
for in Him we live and move and exist, as even some of your own poets have said, 'For we also are His children.'Created 6 months ago
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Acts 17:28
Acts 17:28 (NASB)
for in Him we live and move and exist, as even some of your own poets have said, 'For we also are His children.'Created 6 months ago
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The Kingdom of God
The Kingdom of God (eschatologically) is restoring the broken. Creation is intended for Shalom and the Kingdom of God is the restoration of Shalom.
Created 7 months ago
Luke 4:18 (NLT), Luke 7:18 (NLT), Luke 7:19 (NLT), Luke 7:20 (NLT), Luke 7:21 (NLT), Luke 7:22 (NLT), Luke 7:23 (NLT), Luke 7:24 (NLT), Luke 7:25 (NLT), Luke 7:26 (NLT), Luke 7:27 (NLT), Luke 7:28 (NLT)
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God, the Just King
God was the ultimate king and ultimate judge. These are the governing bodies that David and the psalmists would have known the most. They have had good kings and judges and bad kings and judges, but God…
Created 9 months ago
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Bold
Matthew must have heard about Jesus, seen him teach and do miracles because for him to leave his job and his life behind to follow Jesus would be crazy, but he did it without even hesitating. That's bold.
Created 9 months ago
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Freaky
How freaky would it have been to thinking something or talking in private about something and having a man across the room know exactly what you were thinking?
Created 9 months ago
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Jesus' Mission Was Not Primarily to Heal People
Here Jesus heals the leper and tells him not to tell anyone. Then when the crowds came Jesus often ran away from the crowds in order to be filled by the Father. This tells us a little bit about the focus…
Created 9 months ago
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Promotion
Here Jesus shows his disciples that if they follow his instruction they will be successful fishermen. But at the end of the story, they get a promotion. They are no longer just fishing for fish. They…
Created 9 months ago
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Romans 5:12
Romans 5:12 (NLT)
When Adam sinned, sin entered the world. Adam’s sin brought death, so death spread to everyone, for everyone sinned.Created 9 months ago
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Looking Back
Its interesting that as the Israelites read the Chronicles, they now admit that the reason that they were exiled was because they were unfaithful to the Lord. But they never realized it at the time and…
Created 12 months ago
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Sin Nature and Knowledge
God said to himself (interesting), everything they think or imagine is bent toward evil from childhood. This is talking about our sin nature, but this is because Adam and Eve ate the fruit and gained…
Created 12 months ago
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Jesus Quiets the Demons
It is interesting that Jesus silenced the demons becaus they were claiming his Deity and role as the Son of God and Messiah. But Jesus must not have wanted people to know that yet. Jesus was probably…
Created 12 months ago
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Jesus Ran Away and then Stopped
This is an interesting picture. The people got up and mobbed him. I could see Jesus running from them until they get to the cliff and then Jesus turns around and walks back through the crowd and was never…
Created 12 months ago
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Jesus Hits a Touchy Subject
They loved Jesus when he read the scriptures but hated him because he insulted them by telling the stories about Elijah and Elisha serving and healing Gentiles and not Jews. This was a quick turn around…
Created 12 months ago
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The Holy Spirit Speaks
Jesus, after leaving the desert where he was tempted began to teach in the synagogues through the power of the Holy Spirit. The trinity is at work again in Jesus' teaching.
Created 12 months ago
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Bold Prayer
This is a very bold prayer. I would probably not have the courage to pray something like this out of fear that I have done something wrong. But David prays freely that God would be just and allow his…
Created 12 months ago
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Jesus and The Holy Spirit
The Holy Spirit filled Jesus, just like the Holy Spirit filled and fills humanity. Since Jesus was man he needed the Holy Spirit to fill him, but since Jesus was God, he already was one with the Holy…
Created 12 months ago
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Jesus, Son of Joseph
Even while Jesus began his ministry, even after the miracle of his birth, even after the revealing of him as the son of God, Joseph was still known as the son of Joseph. Jesus was really human and everyone…
Created 12 months ago
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How did they get the door shut?
The LORD closed the door. How cool is that? God is confirming over and over again that Noah is not crazy. God is working and doing his part.
Created 12 months ago
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God's Provision
Not only does God provide for Noah and save his life. But God planned out what they were going to eat while on the boat. God knew how long the flood was going to last because he knew how many animals…
Created 12 months ago
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Expectant
The Psalmist is expecting God to answer his prayers declaring that the LORD willanswer his prayer. How often do I pray like that. How often do I have confidence that God heard my prayer much less, will…
Created 12 months ago
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Jesus, came from Adam
This genealogy is different than other ones. This genealogy links Jesus with Adam and not with David. Luke is trying to link Jesus as the one to defeat the sin of Adam. Jesus is the new Adam. While linkage…
Created about 1 year ago
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Jews Aren't Safe Anymore
This had to have been a huge shocker. Since God made a promise to Abraham, the Jews have been God's chosen people. They had some bumps along the way, but they had never had to think if the Messiah was…
Created about 1 year ago
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Noah, the Only Blameless Person
It's hard to believe that in all the earth, the only blameless person on it was Noah. What is interesting is that if Noah was the only blameless person on the earth then his wife and sons and their wives…
Created about 1 year ago
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Prayer Requests
I struggle with the role of prayer in my life. On one hand, I want prayer to be a time when I am fully in relationship building mode. But on the other hand, I have prayer requests that I want answered.…
Created about 1 year ago
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Following the Right Path
David asks God to lead him so that he does not fail. But often times as Christians we say that any decision we make or any path we are on is God's path. But I think God leads us down the right path but…
Created about 1 year ago
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Jesus' Childhood Development
Really the only thing we know about Jesus in the years between his childhood and his ministry is found in Luke 2:52. Jesus grew in wisdom, stature, and in favor with God and people. Or in other words,…
Created about 1 year ago
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Jesus, the Word of God.
In John 1 Jesus is referred to as the Word and in Hebrews 4:12 the Word of God is referred to as a sword that exposes our innermost thoughts and desires. It is interesting that in Luke 2:35 Simeon refers…
Created about 1 year ago
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Earned a Badge — Created 10 [Public] Notes
2011-05-16
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Earned a Badge — Created First [Public] Note
2011-05-09
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Earned a Badge — Completed First Reading Plan
2011-05-02
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Earned a Badge — Subscribed to First Reading Plan
2011-05-02
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Earned a Badge — Created Your First Bookmark
2011-02-20
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2 Corinthians 5:17
2 Corinthians 5:17 (NIV)
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!Created over 1 year ago
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