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  • Earned a Badge — Completed First Reading Plan

    2012-04-15

  • Earned a Badge — Created 100 Highlights

    2012-03-26

  • Earned a Badge — 21-Day Challenge

    2012-02-24

  • God's Omniscience

    Isaiah 55:8-9 (NIV)
    "For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways," declares the lord.

    Created 4 months ago

    Labels: his thoughts

  • Running the Race

    Romans 8:17-18 (NIV)
    Now if we are children, then we are heirs—heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, if indeed we share in his sufferings in order that we may also share in his glory.

    Created 4 months ago

    Labels: temporal suffering vs eternal glory

  • Running the Race

    2 Corinthians 4:17-18 (NIV)
    For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all.

    Created 4 months ago

    Labels: momentary afflictions

  • Runners in the race

    1 Corinthians 9:24-27 (NIV)
    Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize.

    Created 4 months ago

  • Earned a Badge — Created 10 Highlights

    2012-01-03

  • Earned a Badge — Subscribed to First Reading Plan

    2011-11-18

  • It is what's on the inside the counts .....

    It is what's on the inside the counts ... The heart is the strongest tool that God can use from Man. This is so contrary to the things that we often look at for spiritual leaders - charisma, presence,…

    Created 8 months ago

    1 Samuel 16:6 (NIV), 1 Samuel 16:7 (NIV), 1 Samuel 16:8 (NIV)

  • Seeking Gods Direction

    One thing that is very noticeable with David is his continual seeking of Gods direction. He could've figured due to his military experience ur knew when to attack how enemies. Instead however he always…

    Created 8 months ago

    1 Samuel 23:2 (NIV)

  • Fighting Gods Season

    Saul was afraid of David, because the Lord was with David but had departed from Saul. So he sent David away from him and gave him command over a thousand men, and David led the troops in their campaigns.…

    Created 9 months ago

    1 Samuel 20:31 (NIV)

  • Earned a Badge — Created 10 [Public] Notes

    2011-09-06

  • Earned a Badge — Created First [Public] Note

    2011-09-06

  • Haters (1 Samuel 17:28-30)

    When Eliab, David's oldest brother, heard him speaking with the men, he burned with anger at him and asked, "Why have you come down here? And with whom did you leave those few sheep in the wilderness?…

    Created 9 months ago

    1 Samuel 17:28 (NIV), 1 Samuel 17:29 (NIV), 1 Samuel 17:30 (NIV)

  • Perspective on the battle

    David asked the men standing near him, "What will be done for the man who kills this Philistine and removes this disgrace from Israel? Who is this uncircumcised Philistine that he should defy the armies…

    Created 9 months ago

    1 Samuel 17:26 (NIV)

  • Rejoicing for Another

    How must Davids brothers have felt to see him be anointed by Saul after all of them were declined and rejected. From the context you can see that all the people had great reverence for Saul and had an…

    Created 10 months ago

    1 Samuel 16:13 (NIV)

  • Divine Set ups

    God will begin positioning us in places to prepare us for the call in our lives. Too often after we hear the call we want to jump and immediately begin to walk in the fulfillment without realizing that…

    Created 10 months ago

    1 Samuel 16:17 (NIV), 1 Samuel 16:18 (NIV)

  • Example/Principles of poor Leadership

    Partial vs complete obedience Sauls rationalizing vs His obedience fear/pressure to follow the people instead of obeying God making excuses and blaming others for our lack of obedience disobeying…

    Created 10 months ago

    1 Samuel 15:10 (NIV)

  • Position & Pride

    Though he started out humble it did not take long for pride and self to take over. Saul focuses on self and his revenge not the Lord. As a result his men must suffer until he gets what he desires. Leaders…

    Created 10 months ago

    1 Samuel 14:24 (NIV)

  • Faith sees victory when physical eyes see defeat

    Contrary to his father, Jonathan saw through the eyes of faith. There was evidence of defeat all around but Jonathan believed God a plan of deliverance in-spite of the odds and what he could see.

    Created 10 months ago

    1 Samuel 14:6 (NIV)

  • Our own rationalizing vs obeying God (1 Samuel 13)

    He waited seven days, the time set by Samuel; but Samuel did not come to Gilgal, and Saul's men began to scatter. So he said, "Bring me the burnt offering and the fellowship offerings." And Saul offered…

    Created 10 months ago

    1 Samuel 13:1 (NIV), 1 Samuel 13:8 (NIV), 1 Samuel 13:9 (NIV), 1 Samuel 13:11 (NIV), 1 Samuel 13:12 (NIV), 1 Samuel 13:14 (NIV)

  • Sauls call & favor with God

    God granted ability for Saul to prophesy...temporarily as a sign. Did this gave him a sense that he had some rights as a priest?

    Created 10 months ago

    1 Samuel 10:6 (NIV), 1 Samuel 10:7 (NIV)

  • Earned a Badge — Shared a Bible Reference

    2011-05-16

  • Earned a Badge — Created Your First Bookmark

    2011-04-13