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Psalm 46:10
Psalm 46:10 (NIV)
He says, "Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth."Created 4 months ago
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Envy
1 Samuel 18:8 (NIV)
Saul was very angry; this refrain displeased him greatly. "They have credited David with tens of thousands," he thought, "but me with only thousands. What more can he get but the kingdom?"Created 7 months ago
Labels: make it all about success
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Make it All About Sucess
Mark 8:34-36 (NIV)
Then he called the crowd to him along with his disciples and said: "Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.Created 7 months ago
Labels: how to wreck your life
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A purpose for living and a hope for dying
John 3:16 (NIV)
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.Created 7 months ago
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The best verse on giving
John 3:16 (NIV)
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.Created 7 months ago
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Make generosity your first priority
Proverbs 3:9 (NIV)
Honor the lord with your wealth, with the firstfruits of all your crops;Created 7 months ago
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The tithe is holy to God
Leviticus 27:30 (NIV)
"'A tithe of everything from the land, whether grain from the soil or fruit from the trees, belongs to the lord; it is holy to the lord.Created 7 months ago
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The time to start giving is now
Malachi 3:10 (NIV)
Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this," says the lord Almighty, "and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that there will not be room enough to store it.Created 7 months ago
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Made with a need to give
Ephesians 4:28 (NIV)
Anyone who has been stealing must steal no longer, but must work, doing something useful with their own hands, that they may have something to share with those in need.Created 7 months ago
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You will like your life better if you give
Acts 20:35 (NIV)
In everything I did, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words the Lord Jesus himself said: 'It is more blessed to give than to receive.'"Created 7 months ago
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God provides contentment
Philippians 4:12-13 (NIV)
I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want.Created 7 months ago
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Generosity
2 Corinthians 8:2 (NIV)
In the midst of a very severe trial, their overflowing joy and their extreme poverty welled up in rich generosity.Created 7 months ago
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Worry about money
Matthew 6:19-21 (NIV)
"Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.Created 7 months ago
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Greed
Luke 12:15 (NIV)
Then he said to them, "Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; life does not consist in an abundance of possessions."Created 7 months ago
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How to Wreck Your Life - Make It All About Money
Proverbs 14:30 (NIV)
A heart at peace gives life to the body, but envy rots the bones.Created 7 months ago
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Earned a Badge — Shared a Bible Reference
2011-09-23
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Know Your Roots (Remembering 9/11)
The shifting sands of this world are fertile ground for nothing but fear. We see uncertainty all around us, in stock markets, in the comings and goings of military forces, in rapidly spreading pathogens,…
Created 9 months ago
Psalm 92:12 (NIV84), Psalm 92:13 (NIV84), Psalm 92:14 (NIV84), Psalm 92:15 (NIV84)
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Beyond Pettiness
What is it in the human psyche that compels us to pursue a matter straight into the heart of conflict? Do we just enjoy a good fight? For some reason, we frequently feel we must establish truth--as we…
Created 9 months ago
Proverbs 17:14 (NIV84), 2 Timothy 2:23 (NIV84), 2 Timothy 2:24 (NIV84)
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Punishment or Love?
Elihu's observation in Job 37:13 is perspective. The clouds God brings into our lives could be judgement. The could also be mercy. Either way our focus during trials needs to be less about God's intent…
Created 10 months ago
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Isaiah 1:17
Isaiah 1:17 (NIV84)
learn to do right! Seek justice, encourage the oppressed. Defend the cause of the fatherless, plead the case of the widow.Created about 1 year ago
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Isaiah 1:16
Isaiah 1:16 (NIV84)
wash and make yourselves clean. Take your evil deeds out of my sight! Stop doing wrong,Created about 1 year ago
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1 Peter 3:8
1 Peter 3:8 (NIV84)
Finally, all of you, live in harmony with one another; be sympathetic, love as brothers, be compassionate and humble.Created about 1 year ago
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Proverbs 13:3
Proverbs 13:3 (NIV84)
He who guards his lips guards his life, but he who speaks rashly will come to ruin.Created about 1 year ago
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Earned a Badge — Created 10 Bookmarks
2011-05-29
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Proverbs 12:18
Proverbs 12:18 (NIV84)
Reckless words pierce like a sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.Created about 1 year ago
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Taming A Destroyer
Every summer, the news story is repeated. Someone in the western United States fails to completely put out a campfire, and from a single ember, a forest blazes. Firefighters battle the consuming enemy…
Created about 1 year ago
James 3:1 (NIV84), James 3:2 (NIV84), James 3:3 (NIV84), James 3:4 (NIV84), James 3:5 (NIV84), James 3:6 (NIV84), James 3:7 (NIV84), James 3:8 (NIV84), James 3:9 (NIV84), James 3:10 (NIV84), James 3:11 (NIV84), James 3:12 (NIV84)
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Psalm 118:24
Psalm 118:24 (NIV84)
This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.Created about 1 year ago
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Fallen
I order to know him we must face the harsh reality: "There is not a righteous man on earth who does what is right and never sins." We accept this truth as basic, but we hardly live like it. We put our…
Created about 1 year ago
Ecclesiastes 7:20 (NIV84), Romans 3:10 (NIV84), Romans 3:11 (NIV84), Romans 3:12 (NIV84), Romans 3:13 (NIV84), Romans 3:14 (NIV84), Romans 3:15 (NIV84), Romans 3:16 (NIV84), Romans 3:17 (NIV84), Romans 3:18 (NIV84)
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A Heart at Peace
Whatever you are going through--and it is a safe assumption that we are always going through something--it is not to affect your peace. God is above your circumstances, and He is greater than your sin.…
Created about 1 year ago
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How to Honor God
For most of us, caring for the poor is an afterthought. We're not unconcerned; we're just not very intentional about our efforts. For God, caring for the poor is essential. It is an emphatic theme in…
Created about 1 year ago
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Living Martyrs
Take your focus off "the next thing" and invest in "the last thing" -- the Kingdom of God.
Created about 1 year ago
Matthew 16:24 (NIV84), Matthew 16:25 (NIV84), Matthew 16:26 (NIV84), Matthew 16:27 (NIV84)
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A Lowly Mind
Jesus voluntarily accepted pain, humiliation, contempt, and disgrace. Why? Because it is in the very nature of God to serve and to love. And humanity, in our fallenness, needed such love. Jesus' mind…
Created about 1 year ago
Philippians 2:1 (NIV), Philippians 2:2 (NIV), Philippians 2:3 (NIV), Philippians 2:4 (NIV), Philippians 2:5 (NIV), Philippians 2:6 (NIV), Philippians 2:7 (NIV), Philippians 2:8 (NIV), Philippians 2:9 (NIV), Philippians 2:10 (NIV), Philippians 2:11 (NIV)
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The Struggle Toward Godliness
Our natural reaction to rebuke -- from anyone, even God -- is to get offended. We don't want anyone telling us what to do, and we don't think anyone has a right to do so. We know God does, of course,…
Created about 1 year ago
Proverbs 3:1 (NIV), Proverbs 3:2 (NIV), Proverbs 3:3 (NIV), Proverbs 3:4 (NIV), Proverbs 3:5 (NIV), Proverbs 3:6 (NIV), Proverbs 3:7 (NIV), Proverbs 3:8 (NIV), Proverbs 3:9 (NIV), Proverbs 3:10 (NIV), Proverbs 3:11 (NIV), Proverbs 3:12 (NIV)
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A Personal Walk
Anyone claiming an absolute standard of behavior is sure the hear the mantra of the age: "As long as it's not hurting anyone else, it doesn't matter what a person does." God has a direct response: It…
Created about 1 year ago
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A Discipline of Thanks
Establish in your mind a discipline of thanks. Enumerate every aspect of your life and thank God for it. In every circumstance, choose to see it from an angle that will cultivate gratitude. God will be…
Created over 1 year ago
Psalm 100:1 (NIV), Psalm 100:2 (NIV), Psalm 100:3 (NIV), Psalm 100:4 (NIV), Psalm 100:5 (NIV)
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The Exchange of Grace
Grace enables us to resist the power of sin. "For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men. It teaches us to say "No" to ungodliness and worldly passions and to live self-controlled,…
Created over 1 year ago
Romans 6:1 (NIV), Romans 6:2 (NIV), Romans 6:3 (NIV), Romans 6:4 (NIV), Romans 6:5 (NIV), Romans 6:6 (NIV), Romans 6:7 (NIV), Romans 6:8 (NIV), Romans 6:9 (NIV), Romans 6:10 (NIV), Romans 6:11 (NIV), Romans 6:12 (NIV), Romans 6:13 (NIV), Romans 6:14 (NIV), Titus 2:11 (NIV), Titus 2:12 (NIV)
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Understanding Weakness
"We are strongest when we are weakest." This runs contrary to the world's view of power, but God wants His power to be glorified through us; He wants his hands to be visible.
Created over 1 year ago
2 Corinthians 12:7 (NIV), 2 Corinthians 12:8 (NIV), 2 Corinthians 12:9 (NIV), 2 Corinthians 12:10 (NIV)
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Life in the Spirit
We cannot become mature disciples except by supernatural means. Jesus did not come into this world to make us better; He came into this world to make us new. There's a significant difference.
Created over 1 year ago
Galatians 3:1 (NIV), Galatians 3:2 (NIV), Galatians 3:3 (NIV), Galatians 3:4 (NIV), Galatians 3:5 (NIV)
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God With Us - Immanuel
We are so blessed in the coming of Christ that we too have "God With Us" in the form of his Holy Spirit. The helper that Jesus promises to send to us. No longer do we follow holy men per se but we delight…
Created over 1 year ago
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Exodus 33:14
Exodus 33:14 (NIV)
The lord replied, "My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest."Created over 1 year ago
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Proverbs 8:13
Proverbs 8:13 (NIV)
To fear the lord is to hate evil; I hate pride and arrogance, evil behavior and perverse speech.Created over 1 year ago
Labels: fear-of-the-lord
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Proverbs 8:13
Proverbs 8:13 (NIV)
To fear the lord is to hate evil; I hate pride and arrogance, evil behavior and perverse speech.Created over 1 year ago
Labels: evil
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Proverbs 8:13
Proverbs 8:13 (NIV)
To fear the lord is to hate evil; I hate pride and arrogance, evil behavior and perverse speech.Created over 1 year ago
Labels: arrogance
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In Sync With God
He who runs from God in the morning will scarcely find Him during the day. -- John Bunyan
Created over 1 year ago
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The Opinion That Matters
"I'd rather be a fool in the eyes of men than a fool in the eyes of God." -- Anonymous
Created over 1 year ago
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Earned a Badge — Created 10 [Public] Notes
2011-02-07
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Representing Jesus/Displaying Jesus
God is more interested in how we do our work than in what it accomplishes. Your character and His go hand in hand. If other people--believers and non-believers alike--observe godly qualities in you, then…
Created over 1 year ago
Colossians 3:23 (NIV), Colossians 3:24 (NIV), Colossians 3:25 (NIV)
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Our Greatest Need
In everything we are completely dependent on God. There is a reason God allowed David's despatate psalms so much space in His Word. His desparation is like ours. Need provision? It comes from Him. Protection?…
Created over 1 year ago
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Ascribe Glory
In our age of political correctness, we do not attribute successes to God's power. We know that many will not share our faith. Inwardly, we give quiet thanks. Outwardly, we let the misconception lie.…
Created over 1 year ago
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A Heart and a Song
The wait may be long, but the victory is sure. God does not remain silent in His love when we do not remain silent in our worship.
Created over 1 year ago
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Guarded Lives
Where do your affections lie? Do you hear the truth and then turn your heart to other things? We will not retain what we've heard or read unless we dwell on it for a while, turning it over in our minds…
Created over 1 year ago
Proverbs 4:20 (NIV), Proverbs 4:21 (NIV), Proverbs 4:22 (NIV), Proverbs 4:23 (NIV), Proverbs 4:24 (NIV), Proverbs 4:25 (NIV), Proverbs 4:26 (NIV), Proverbs 4:27 (NIV)
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The City with Foundations
We are often afraid that we will not gave enough to take care of our families and ourselves if we live " all out" for God. We wonder if God will lead us to hard fields and violent crosses as He did our…
Created over 1 year ago
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The Obedient Mind of Man
"To ask for God's will as an option to consider rather than a command to obey is to place our intellect above His. We put ourselves in the position of authority, with Him submitting His proposals. But…
Created over 1 year ago
James 1:2 (NIV), James 1:3 (NIV), James 1:4 (NIV), James 1:5 (NIV), James 1:6 (NIV), James 1:7 (NIV)
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Earned a Badge — Created First [Public] Note
2011-01-02
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Earned a Badge — Created Your First Bookmark
2011-01-02
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Earned a Badge — Shared a Reading Plan
2011-01-01
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Earned a Badge — Subscribed to First Reading Plan
2011-01-01