Bing Yao

  • bingyao
  • Houston, TX
  • Started Following shebber

    3 months

  • And Joseph will close your eyes...

    Jacob thought he had outlived one of his own children, Joseph. This is one of the worst things a parent can face. Now God had essentially brought Joseph back into Jacobs life, bright Joseph back to life,…

    Created 4 months ago

    Genesis 46:4 (NASB)

  • Earned a Badge — Subscribed to First Reading Plan

    2012-01-01

  • Earned a Badge — Created 10 Highlights

    2011-10-23

  • Psalm 71

    Psalm 71:1 (NIV)
    In you, lord, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame.

    Created 8 months ago

  • Romans 1

    Romans 1:1 (NIV)
    Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle and set apart for the gospel of God—

    Created 8 months ago

  • Do not be anxious

    Philippians 4:6 (NIV)
    Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.

    Created 9 months ago

  • The spirit is willing

    But the flesh is weak. Jesus warns us not to fall asleep. Stay alert, stay focused. Stay on task. Remember the goal and purpose. Romans 7&8.

    Created 10 months ago

    Mark 14:37 (NIV), Mark 14:38 (NIV)

  • Man and woman discerned

    Not only is this the first time 'woman' is used, it is also the first time 'man is used. Adam is discovering himself in relationship to his wife

    Created 10 months ago

    Genesis 2:23 (ESV)

  • Always is always

    In all circumstances. Rejoice. Give thanks. God is with us always.

    Created 10 months ago

    1 Thessalonians 5:16 (ESV)

  • Matthew 11:28

    Matthew 11:28 (NIV)
    "Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.

    Created 10 months ago

  • Romans 8:7

    Romans 8:7 (NIV)
    The mind governed by the flesh is hostile to God; it does not submit to God's law, nor can it do so.

    Created 10 months ago

  • Lost cause

    Herod tries to defy God's promise as conveyed by the prophet Micah. This seems to be the most blatant of heresies; direct defiance against God's will. Yet how many times have I known what God's will has…

    Created 12 months ago

    Matthew 2:6 (ESV)

  • Inconvenient people

    Joseph is facing the burden of an inconvenient relationship. It would be easier to avoid this burden all together. In fact it would be within his rights to do so. However God has plans for this burden…

    Created 12 months ago

    Matthew 1:20 (ESV)

  • May 29th sermon

    1 Peter 2:4-12 (ESV)
    As you come to him, a living stone rejected by men but in the sight of God chosen and precious,

    Created about 1 year ago

  • 1 Timothy 5:3

    1 Timothy 5:3 (NIV)
    Give proper recognition to those widows who are really in need.

    Created about 1 year ago

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  • 1 Timothy 5:4

    1 Timothy 5:4 (NIV)
    But if a widow has children or grandchildren, these should learn first of all to put their religion into practice by caring for their own family and so repaying their parents and grandparents, for this is pleasing to God.

    Created about 1 year ago

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  • 1 Timothy 5:5

    1 Timothy 5:5 (NIV)
    The widow who is really in need and left all alone puts her hope in God and continues night and day to pray and to ask God for help.

    Created about 1 year ago

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  • 1 Timothy 5:6

    1 Timothy 5:6 (NIV)
    But the widow who lives for pleasure is dead even while she lives.

    Created about 1 year ago

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  • 1 Timothy 5:7

    1 Timothy 5:7 (NIV)
    Give the people these instructions, so that no one may be open to blame.

    Created about 1 year ago

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  • 1 Timothy 5:8

    1 Timothy 5:8 (NIV)
    Anyone who does not provide for their relatives, and especially for their own household, has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.

    Created about 1 year ago

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  • Pains of disciplemaking

    No such thing as one size fits all. Must be customized. Often frustrating.

    Created about 1 year ago

    Galatians 4:19 (NIV), Galatians 4:20 (NIV)

  • Earned a Badge — Created 10 [Public] Notes

    2011-02-08

  • Earned a Badge — Created First [Public] Note

    2011-02-08

  • Reproducing fruit

    Plants that bear fruit with seeds according to their kind. The fruit of the spirit should be seed bearing

    Created over 1 year ago

    Genesis 1:11 (NIV), Genesis 1:12 (NIV)

  • Earned a Badge — Created 10 Bookmarks

    2011-01-04

  • Earned a Badge — Created Your First Bookmark

    2011-01-04

  • 1 Peter 1:3

    1 Peter 1:3 (NIV)
    Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

    Created over 1 year ago

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  • 1 Peter 1:4

    1 Peter 1:4 (NIV)
    and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade. This inheritance is kept in heaven for you,

    Created over 1 year ago

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  • 1 Peter 1:5

    1 Peter 1:5 (NIV)
    who through faith are shielded by God's power until the coming of the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time.

    Created over 1 year ago

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  • 1 Peter 1:6

    1 Peter 1:6 (NIV)
    In all this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials.

    Created over 1 year ago

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  • 1 Peter 1:7

    1 Peter 1:7 (NIV)
    These have come so that the proven genuineness of your faith—of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed.

    Created over 1 year ago

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  • James 1:20

    James 1:20 (NIV)
    because human anger does not produce the righteousness that God desires.

    Created over 1 year ago

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  • Psalm 91:14

    Psalm 91:14 (NIV)
    "Because he loves me," says the lord, "I will rescue him; I will protect him, for he acknowledges my name.

    Created over 1 year ago

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  • Psalm 91:15

    Psalm 91:15 (NIV)
    He will call on me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble, I will deliver him and honor him.

    Created over 1 year ago

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  • Psalm 91:16

    Psalm 91:16 (NIV)
    With long life I will satisfy him and show him my salvation."

    Created over 1 year ago

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  • Romans 14:1

    Romans 14:1 (NIV)
    Accept the one whose faith is weak, without quarreling over disputable matters.

    Created over 1 year ago

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  • Romans 14:2

    Romans 14:2 (NIV)
    One person's faith allows them to eat anything, but another, whose faith is weak, eats only vegetables.

    Created over 1 year ago

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  • Romans 14:3

    Romans 14:3 (NIV)
    The one who eats everything must not treat with contempt the one who does not, and the one who does not eat everything must not judge the one who does, for God has accepted them.

    Created over 1 year ago

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  • Romans 14:11

    Romans 14:11 (NIV)
    It is written: "'As surely as I live,' says the Lord, 'every knee will bow before me; every tongue will acknowledge God.'"

    Created over 1 year ago

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  • Cleansing Healing

    Here Jesus heals again, but the type of healing is worth noting. A leper comes to Jesus and says that if Jesus is willing, he can make the leper clean. The use of the word 'clean' is interesting here…

    Created almost 2 years ago

    Mark 1:40 (ASV), Mark 1:41 (ASV), Mark 1:42 (ASV)

  • Moving on

    Simon and the others disciples find Jesus praying and tell him that lots of people are waiting for him to continue doing what he was doing the day before. They all assume he will continue to teach the…

    Created almost 2 years ago

    Mark 1:36 (ASV), Mark 1:37 (ASV), Mark 1:38 (ASV)

  • Spiritual Discipline

    Jesus goes out to pray in the morning. Over the course of the book of Mark, we learn that Jesus does this a lot. He is demonstrating the critical need for time with the Father, no matter how busy or crazy…

    Created almost 2 years ago

    Mark 1:35 (ASV)

  • Supernatural healing

    Here the people discover that Jesus has another talent (adding to his growing list of abilities). He can heal the sick. He heals Simon's mother-in-law of a severe fever (severe enough to keep her bedridden).…

    Created almost 2 years ago

    Mark 1:30 (ASV), Mark 1:31 (ASV), Mark 1:32 (ASV), Mark 1:33 (ASV), Mark 1:34 (ASV)

  • Word starts to spread

    Here in verse 28, begins officially the public dissemination of information about Jesus. It is with these first two supernatural acts (teaching with authority and casting out the spirits) that he catches…

    Created almost 2 years ago

    Mark 1:28 (ASV)

  • Supernatural man

    Before the people can even catch their breath reacting to his teaching with authority (Mark 1:21-22), Jesus reveals that he has power over demon spirits. The first act of teaching with authority already…

    Created almost 2 years ago

    Mark 1:23 (ASV), Mark 1:24 (ASV), Mark 1:25 (ASV), Mark 1:26 (ASV), Mark 1:27 (ASV)

  • Jesus as Teacher or Rabbi

    The very first public thing that Jesus does, after choosing the first few apostles, is to go to the synagogue and teach. And he doesn't just teach, but he seems to be quite wise in his teaching of God's…

    Created almost 2 years ago

    Mark 1:21 (ASV), Mark 1:22 (ASV)

  • Declaration

    Jesus very efficiently declares the Why, What and How of His mission. He pretty much lays it all out. Straightforward, to the point. Easy to understand. Yet it will take the next three years of His life…

    Created about 2 years ago

    Mark 1:15 (NASB)

  • Tested Immediately

    As soon as God affirms to the world that Jesus is His Son, Christ is tested in the wilderness. Satan immediately attacks Him. In what ways did the angels minister to Him? What kinds of animals were…

    Created about 2 years ago

    Mark 1:11 (NASB), Mark 1:12 (NASB), Mark 1:13 (NASB)

  • Jesus Foretold

    Mark begins by establishing precedent. He very quickly establishes a link from Isaiah of the Old Testament to John the Baptist in the New Testament to Jesus. Isaiah foretold of John the Baptist, who foretold…

    Created about 2 years ago

    Mark 1:2 (NASB), Mark 1:3 (NASB), Mark 1:4 (NASB)

  • Revealing the Character of Jesus Christ

    Mark sets about revealing the person of Christ. It is best to approach this gospel with no preconceived notions of who Jesus was. To erase what we know about Jesus, so that we can learn afresh who he…

    Created about 2 years ago

    Mark 1:1 (NASB)

  • ...and there came a lion

    Be on the lookout God's opportunity in disguise. Even the lion that came and took the lamb was an opportunity for David. If David had faltered or failed, he would have missed an opportunity from God to…

    Created over 3 years ago

    1 Samuel 17:34 (NIV), 1 Samuel 17:35 (NIV), 1 Samuel 17:36 (NIV)