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Earned a Badge — Completed First Reading Plan
2012-04-07
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What Really Glorifies God?
In His sovereign wisdom, God reserves for Himself the right to define what glorifies Him and what doesn't. We have clear ideas--in our minds--what glorifies God and what doesn't. Strangely enough, they…
Created 2 months ago
John 12:23 (ESV), John 12:24 (ESV), John 12:25 (ESV), John 12:26 (ESV), John 12:27 (ESV), John 12:28 (ESV)
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Earned a Badge — Shared a Reading Plan
2012-03-12
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Responsibility is God's Policy
"That's just the way it is." It's the white flag of surrender we wave in the face of a broken, sinful world. Jesus acknowledged that broken world in which enticement to sin was constant and inevitable.…
Created 4 months ago
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How To Always Recognize Evil
These two men, whose entire lives had been taken over by evil forces and powers, screamed at Jesus when He came onto their turf. In particular, they accused of being an interloper, a trespasser, someone…
Created 5 months ago
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God's Call To The Strange
When God gave the command about circumcision to Abram, it was not with the benefit of thousands of years of familiar practice. Think about that. There was nothing familiar about it. It was totally new.…
Created 5 months ago
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Zombies and the Day of the Lord
Attached to a description of the coming Day of the Lord, extremely apocalyptic in nature, is included a description of what we might refer to as zombies. Depicted in graphic terms, they are "walking corpses."…
Created 5 months ago
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Small Beginnings
Perhaps the reason that God tells us not to despise small beginnings is because even the smallest action carries more weight than the greatest thought upon which is not acted. Because we are impatient…
Created 5 months ago
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Weighed Down
The people of Israel had become idolatrous, the essence of which is placing ultimate trust in a created thing rather than God. The divine response to idolatry is always judgment, which is not initially…
Created 6 months ago
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Characteristics of Wise Leaders
Thom Rainer (1) They learn from trials (2) They ask God for wisdom (3) They believe that God will give it to them (4) They are decisive
Created 6 months ago
James 1:2 (HCSB), James 1:3 (HCSB), James 1:4 (HCSB), James 1:5 (HCSB), James 1:6 (HCSB), James 1:7 (HCSB), James 1:8 (HCSB)
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The Right Order
Know Him. Serve Him. That's the right order. I don't serve God in order to know Him. If I try to do that, it distorts my view of Him. I begin to see myself as deserving of His favor because I have done…
Created 7 months ago
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Going Down The Road of Wisdom
Whenever you make an alliance with someone or something, ask yourself, "Down what road will this take me?" Every idol we worship and every god we serve demands our presence on certain paths. Bind yourself…
Created 7 months ago
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Perfect Courtesy
Politeness is not an admired virtue today. It has been relegated to a distant era, right there along with carbon copies and bobbie curls. Maybe old people like our grandparents still practice it but we…
Created 7 months ago
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Earned a Badge — Subscribed to First Reading Plan
2011-10-27
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Memory Verse
Philippians 2:3-4 (NIV84)
Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves.Created 8 months ago
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Ask This Question Before Judging
"Have you not sins of your own against the Lord your God?" What a great question! If we will ask it more frequently, we would find ourselves less inclined to become judgmental in our hearts and words…
Created 8 months ago
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Earned a Badge — Shared a Bible Reference
2011-10-06
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Is This What You Think?
Jesus cares whether what we think about Him is our conviction or simply reflective what someone else thinks about Him. Today's church lives in the aftermath of a cultural Christianity that dominated…
Created 9 months ago
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The Spirit Within, not just Without
The Holy Spirit "clothed" one of David's key soldiers, Amasai, and he spoke inspired words. Before the coming of Christ, this was the ministry of the Holy Spirit. He came "upon" people, empowered them,…
Created 9 months ago
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A Sure Sign of a Bad Leader
Though they appeared to be holy and devout in appearance, the Jewish religious leaders in the time of Jesus were, in the final analysis, self-serving. One of their main objections to Jesus' ministry was…
Created 9 months ago
John 11:47 (ESV), John 11:48 (ESV), John 11:49 (ESV), John 11:50 (ESV), John 11:51 (ESV), John 11:52 (ESV), John 11:53 (ESV)
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No Gods but God
The people of Israel, the ten northern tribes, were taken captive by the Assyrian Empire for one reason and one reason alone. It was because they would not serve the one true God and serve Him alone.…
Created 9 months ago
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A View of Sin and a View of a Savior
The Pharisees who were blind to the work of God in their very midst (John 9:30-33). Unlike the man standing before them whose sight had been restored, they were in the dark. Yet they had a very strong…
Created 10 months ago
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The Tattoo of Truth
A young man I know quite well is getting the Babylonian word for freedom as a tattoo. It is always enlightening to ask anyone with a tattoo why they picked that particular one. You can learn a lot about…
Created 10 months ago
John 8:31 (ESV), John 8:32 (ESV), John 8:33 (ESV), John 8:34 (ESV), John 8:35 (ESV), John 8:36 (ESV), John 8:37 (ESV), John 8:38 (ESV), John 8:39 (ESV), John 8:40 (ESV), John 8:41 (ESV), John 8:42 (ESV), John 8:43 (ESV), John 8:44 (ESV), John 8:45 (ESV), John 8:46 (ESV), John 8:47 (ESV)
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Earned a Badge — Created 10 [Public] Notes
2011-08-12
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Can You Repeat The Question?
God asked Elijah the same question for a second time. Elijah gave Him the same answer. You have to wonder if that doesn't indicate an obstinacy or arrogance. When the Creator of the Universe isn't satisfied…
Created 10 months ago
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The Pressure of Visibility, The Lure of Opportunity
Jesus' brothers believed if that people don't see it, then it doesn't matter. Image and appearance mattered to them. They might fit pretty well with our culture today. What happens behind the camera doesn't…
Created 10 months ago
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Servant Leadership brings Unity
Rehoboam was poised to take the throne of Israel following the death of Solomon. The question was not whether he would rule but only how. He sought advice from older men who advised him to take the approach…
Created 10 months ago
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Leadership Before Location
We're told that "location, location, location" is the key to success. I would suggestion that even more important than that is "leadership, leadership, leadership." Before God chose a place to manifest…
Created 10 months ago
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The Office of... Friend?
As you read 1 Kings 4 and the list of Solomon's "cabinet," it is striking to notice that one of the offices listed, filled by a priest named Zabud, was that of "friend to the King." Interesting, isn't?…
Created 10 months ago
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Changing the Course of Things
Joab took steps to change the course of things. Many of us do; some don't. The question is, "Should we?" Should we resign ourselves to what the secularist perceives as chance or fate or to what the believer…
Created 11 months ago
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Passivity as the Most Dangerous Thing
Jonathan's test of the Philistines basically consisted of this, whether they said, "We're coming after you" or "We dare you to come and try to defeat us." The first is proactive and action-based; the…
Created 11 months ago
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Earned a Badge — Created Your First Bookmark
2011-07-08
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1 Samuel 14:9
1 Samuel 14:9 (ESV)
If they say to us, 'Wait until we come to you,' then we will stand still in our place, and we will not go up to them.Created 11 months ago
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Earned a Badge — Created First [Public] Note
2011-07-01
