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  • Pride

    Saul's pride - to me at least - has taken him to the breaking point. He not only insults his son and wife, he then tries to kill his son in the same manner as he tried to kill David; one of Saul's servants.…

    Created 3 months ago

    1 Samuel 20:33 (NLT)

  • 1 Samuel 20:13

    Even though we are told earlier that David has the spirit of the LORD upon him, from this verse it seems as if no one else knows it. Interesting. Although it seems that the old cliche, "The Lord works…

    Created 3 months ago

    1 Samuel 20:13 (NLT)

  • We are changed.

    We are not the ones who are changing ourselves, God is the one who is changing us as we trust and love him more and more. The fact that we read "we are changed" rather than "as we change ourselves" show…

    Created 9 months ago

    2 Corinthians 3:18 (NLT)

  • Ephesians 1:17

    It is God who gives us wisdom in what is right and wrong, not our own perverted system of righteousness.

    Created 9 months ago

    Ephesians 1:17 (NASB)

  • Ephesians 1:7

    In him-it is God who forgives me. It is God who redeems my sinfulness. It is not my "sinning less."

    Created 9 months ago

    Ephesians 1:7 (NASB)

  • Ephesians 1:1

    To the saints-what God has made me. Who are faithful-what is already happening in my life.

    Created 9 months ago

    Ephesians 1:1 (NASB)

  • All Things to All People

    This is a very easy concept to follow for the things we like. Even for the things that we don't necessarily LOVE, but are OK with anyway. I like sports. I can becone a baseball player to the baseball…

    Created 10 months ago

    1 Corinthians 9:22 (ESV)

  • Being Embraced

    Luke 15:20-24 Are we accepting the embrace of Jesus or pushing him away like the prodigal?

    Created 10 months ago

    Luke 15:20 (ESV)

  • King Forever

    In spite of how God feels distant and appears apathetic towards his concerns, the Psalmist declares God king forever. This the faith I long and strive for.

    Created 11 months ago

    Psalm 10:16 (ESV)

  • Luke 6

    Luke 6:20 (ESV)
    And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said: "Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.

    Created 11 months ago

  • Earned a Badge — Created 10 Highlights

    2011-06-17

  • In What Do We Rejoice? (Rom 5.2)

    I find it interesting that we, in hope, do not rejoice because of what God is doing in us. We instead rejoice in the hope of the glory of God.

    Created 12 months ago

    Romans 5:2 (ESV)

  • In What Do We Rejoice? (Rom 5.2)

    I find it interesting that we, in hope, do not rejoice because of what God is doing in us. We instead rejoice in the hope of the glory of God.

    Created 12 months ago

    Romans 5:2 (ESV)

  • "And the power of the Lord was with him to heal"

    I think this is the perfect passage that describes how Jesus was fully man and God at the same time. The power of the Lord is what allowed Jesus to heal others. It is an interesting picture of Jesus'…

    Created about 1 year ago

    Luke 5:8 (ESV), Luke 5:17 (ESV)

  • Peter's Response

    I wonder what made Peter respond to Jesus the way he did after the miraculous catch of fish? I can only assume it was God revealing who Jesus was to Peter. I need to better be looking for what God is…

    Created about 1 year ago

    Luke 5:8 (ESV)

  • Did Noah Ever Doubt?

    By my very poor math, Noah waited almost a year for the earth to dry out. I wonder if he ever doubted he would set foot on dry land again? If not, I'm amazed how he kept his faith in God. Shoot, even…

    Created about 1 year ago

    Genesis 8:5 (ESV), Genesis 8:14 (ESV)

  • Confidence in God (Ps 6)

    I am amazed by the confidence we see that David has in God and his answering of David's prayers. The majority of the Psalm is spent in frustration at God's silence and a longing to hear from him. But…

    Created about 1 year ago

    Psalm 6:9 (ESV)

  • Frightening (Lk 3.9)

    Luke 3.9 should frighten us all. Those that do not produce good fruit are thrown into the fire? We should all be motivated to action from this verse! Granted, Jesus and his grace are the only things that…

    Created about 1 year ago

    Luke 3:5 (ESV), Luke 3:9 (ESV)

  • Equality (Lk 3.4-6)

    The prophecy that was given to John should be one that we still follow today. There's an old cliche that states, "the ground is level at the foot of the cross." As many times as I have heard that cliche,…

    Created about 1 year ago

    Luke 3:5 (ESV)

  • A Morning Prayer (Ps 5.3)

    I love how in Psalm 4 David is closing out his day crying out to God and asking him for peace, and immediately in the next Psalm, he awakes once again crying out to God. This is a great reminder that…

    Created about 1 year ago

    Psalm 5:3 (ESV)

  • Knowing Jesus (Lk 2.38)

    When we see how the baby Jesus was affecting those in the temple--primarily Anna and Simeon--we should be affected all the more; we know how the story ends! If a baby, 8 days out of the womb, can make…

    Created about 1 year ago

    Luke 2:38 (ESV)

  • The Importance of Faith (1 Chron 5.26)

    It's interesting to see that as strong, numerous, and mighty as Mannesah was, as soon as their faith in God waned, they were immediately overtaken by the Assyrians. God is the one who will ultimately…

    Created about 1 year ago

    1 Chronicles 5:26 (ESV)

  • Being No More (Gen 5.24)

    Isn't this something we should all long for? To "walk with God and be no more." If we are truly here for God's glory, then we need to very seriously be like Enoch. Most likely will won't be taken up…

    Created about 1 year ago

    Genesis 5:24 (ESV)

  • Bedtime (Ps 4)

    I think this is a great Psalm to remember before turning in for the night. To remember that God sustains us daily. To remember that our joy is made complete in Him. To remember that he is the one watching…

    Created about 1 year ago

    Psalm 4:8 (ESV)

  • Judgment (Rom 2.3)

    This is a pretty stern rebuke to those who are hypocrites. It almost sounds as if their judgment will be more harsh than the ones who are practicing the acts so willfully. I don't know the severity of…

    Created about 1 year ago

    Romans 2:3 (ESV)

  • Unrighteousness and Foolishness (Rom 1.18, 21-22)

    Gos reveals ALL unrighteousness in the end. I thank the Lord for his grace, but that does not mean my unrighteous deeds don't go unnoticed. If I claim to know God but continue on in my unrighteousness,…

    Created about 1 year ago

    Romans 1:18 (ESV), Romans 1:21 (ESV), Romans 1:22 (ESV)

  • Obedience (Rom 1.5)

    It's interesting the way Paul describes our obedience to God here. We don't do it to get on God's "good side" or out of fear of punishment, but for the sake of Jesus' reputation. Too often I am guilty…

    Created about 1 year ago

    Romans 1:5 (ESV)

  • Luke 2:13

    Luke 2:13 (ESV)
    And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying,

    Created about 1 year ago

  • Genesis 4:6

    Genesis 4:6 (ESV)
    The Lord said to Cain, "Why are you angry, and why has your face fallen?

    Created about 1 year ago

  • Genesis 4:7

    Genesis 4:7 (ESV)
    If you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, sin is crouching at the door. Its desire is for you, but you must rule over it."

    Created about 1 year ago

  • Psalm 3:3

    Psalm 3:3 (ESV)
    But you, O Lord, are a shield about me, my glory, and the lifter of my head.

    Created about 1 year ago

  • Psalm 3:5

    Psalm 3:5 (ESV)
    I lay down and slept; I woke again, for the Lord sustained me.

    Created about 1 year ago

  • 1 Chronicles 3:22

    1 Chronicles 3:22 (ESV)
    The son of Shecaniah: Shemaiah. And the sons of Shemaiah: Hattush, Igal, Bariah, Neariah, and Shaphat, six.

    Created about 1 year ago

  • Genesis 3:20

    Genesis 3:20 (ESV)
    The man called his wife's name Eve, because she was the mother of all living.

    Created about 1 year ago

  • Genesis 3:17

    Genesis 3:17 (ESV)
    And to Adam he said, "Because you have listened to the voice of your wife and have eaten of the tree of which I commanded you, 'You shall not eat of it,' cursed is the ground because of you; in pain you shall eat of it all the days of your life;

    Created about 1 year ago

  • Genesis 3:6

    Genesis 3:6 (ESV)
    So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate, and she also gave some to her husband who was with her, and he ate.

    Created about 1 year ago

  • Earned a Badge — Created 10 Bookmarks

    2011-03-27

  • Luke 1:27

    Luke 1:27 (ESV)
    to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. And the virgin's name was Mary.

    Created about 1 year ago

  • Earned a Badge — Created 10 [Public] Notes

    2011-03-27

  • Genesis 2:15

    Genesis 2:15 (ESV)
    The Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to work it and keep it.

    Created about 1 year ago

  • John 14:1

    John 14:1 (ESV)
    "Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me.

    Created about 1 year ago

  • Genesis 2:7

    Genesis 2:7 (ESV)
    then the Lord God formed the man of dust from the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living creature.

    Created about 1 year ago

  • Genesis 2:3

    Genesis 2:3 (ESV)
    So God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it God rested from all his work that he had done in creation.

    Created about 1 year ago

  • Luke 1:7

    Luke 1:7 (ESV)
    But they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and both were advanced in years.

    Created about 1 year ago

  • Genesis 1:27

    Genesis 1:27 (ESV)
    So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.

    Created about 1 year ago

  • Genesis 1:2

    Genesis 1:2 (ESV)
    The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.

    Created about 1 year ago

  • Genesis 1:12

    Genesis 1:12 (ESV)
    The earth brought forth vegetation, plants yielding seed according to their own kinds, and trees bearing fruit in which is their seed, each according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.

    Created about 1 year ago

  • Genesis 1:15

    Genesis 1:15 (ESV)
    and let them be lights in the expanse of the heavens to give light upon the earth." And it was so.

    Created about 1 year ago

  • Earned a Badge — Created Your First Bookmark

    2011-03-23

  • Earned a Badge — Created First [Public] Note

    2011-03-12

  • Earned a Badge — Subscribed to First Reading Plan

    2011-01-05