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  • The Pain of Leadership

    A leader will often be misunderstood. The Israelites were so deep in their pain & suffering that they couldn't see the future with any sense of hope, no matter how many comforting words Moses spoke to…

    Created 1 day ago

    Exodus 6:9 (AMP)

  • Only one hope

    These verses clearly show there is only one hope for mankind. The heart of man is sick beyond any kind of human repair. The only hope is Jesus. He is the heart-chamger, the life-giver, our sure hope.

    Created 2 days ago

    Mark 7:21 (AMP), Mark 7:22 (AMP), Mark 7:23 (AMP)

  • Response

    In response to God's response to their prayers the people worshipped. We too should do.the same.

    Created 3 days ago

    Exodus 4:31 (AMP)

  • Don't say "no"!

    When God asks you to do something this is not the response to give! God asks you because he knows you can do it in his strength. He also knows what is best for you, what you need to stretch you, and what…

    Created 3 days ago

    Exodus 4:13 (AMP)

  • God himself is enough

    God promised Moses he would be with him. How comforting that today, similarly, God has promised he will be with us and never forsake us! (Heb 13:5)

    Created 4 days ago

    Exodus 3:12 (ESV)

  • God is waiting

    God did not call out to Moses till he saw him turn aside to look at the bush. He didn't use any force or coercion. He simply waited. Then when he had Moses' attention he spoke. He hasn't changed; he is…

    Created 4 days ago

    Exodus 3:4 (ESV)

  • Attention grabber

    Sometimes God has to do something a little out of the ordinary to grab our attention!

    Created 4 days ago

    Exodus 3:2 (ESV), Exodus 3:3 (ESV)

  • Psalm 24:6

    Psalm 24:6 (ESV)
    Such is the generation of those who seek him, who seek the face of the God of Jacob. Selah

    Created 4 days ago

  • Earned a Badge — Created 10 Highlights

    2012-05-27

  • seek

    Jeremiah 29:13 (ESV)
    You will seek me and find me, when you seek me with all your heart.

    Created 4 days ago

  • Psalm 15:1

    Psalm 15:1 (ESV)
    O Lord, who shall sojourn in your tent? Who shall dwell on your holy hill?

    Created 5 days ago

  • Love is paramount

    These verses are related to the previous chapter on the gifts of the Spirit. Paul has urged the Corinthians to seek the higher gifts but here says that even those gifts are practically worthless without…

    Created 6 days ago

    1 Corinthians 13:1 (ESV), 1 Corinthians 13:2 (ESV), 1 Corinthians 13:3 (ESV)

  • Body life

    I love the Body of Christ! Such a diverse mixture, yet together we are complete. Beautiful!

    Created 6 days ago

    1 Corinthians 12:18 (ESV), 1 Corinthians 12:19 (ESV), 1 Corinthians 12:20 (ESV)

  • For the common good

    The giftings of the Spirit are not for personal glory or satisfaction but for the "common good" and thus the glory of God.

    Created 6 days ago

    1 Corinthians 12:7 (ESV)

  • Psalm 11:1

    Psalm 11:1 (ESV)
    In the Lord I take refuge; how can you say to my soul, "Flee like a bird to your mountain,

    Created 7 days ago

  • Doubt is a killer

    When Jesus told Peter to come he jumped out of the boat without hesitation and was immediately able to walk on the water. He only started to sink when he started to doubt. Jesus' words only confirm this.…

    Created 8 days ago

    Matthew 14:29 (ESV), Matthew 14:30 (ESV), Matthew 14:31 (ESV)

  • Earned a Badge — Created 10 Bookmarks

    2012-05-22

  • Psalm 10:1

    Psalm 10:1 (ESV)
    Why, O Lord, do you stand far away? Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble?

    Created 9 days ago

  • Psalm 9:10

    Psalm 9:10 (ESV)
    And those who know your name put their trust in you, for you, O Lord, have not forsaken those who seek you.

    Created 9 days ago

    Labels: security stronghold

  • Safety

    We are always secure in God. He is the God who never fails, in whose arms we are always safe

    Created 9 days ago

    Psalm 9:9 (ESV)

  • God's timing

    Although Joseph had been well & truly alive since Jacob had seen last him, God had not informed Jacob of this. Why so? God's main reason for any apparent (to us) delay is to develop our character. If…

    Created 10 days ago

    Genesis 46:4 (ESV)

  • Keep it fresh!

    We really need to keep a sense of absolute wonder at what Jesus did here. Picture 5000 people spread out over the hillside, in need of food. Then Andrew comes up with a boy who has 5 barley loaves & two…

    Created 11 days ago

    John 6:11 (ESV)

  • Why a test?

    Why was Jesus testing Philip? He wanted to see what was in his heart. See also Deut 8:2, 2 Chron 32:31, Jer 17:10

    Created 11 days ago

    John 6:6 (ESV)

  • Not again!

    Uh oh, bit of favouritism creeping in

    Created 13 days ago

    Genesis 45:22 (ESV)

  • Joseph's Joy

    I can just imagine Joseph's playful attitude as he says this! He was SO glad to have his brothers back

    Created 13 days ago

    Genesis 45:24 (ESV)

  • No courage

    Because of his oaths and his dinner guests Herod went against his own conscience. A more courageous man would have found a better solution rather than doing what he knows in his heart to be wrong. May…

    Created 14 days ago

    Mark 6:23 (ESV), Mark 6:24 (ESV), Mark 6:25 (ESV), Mark 6:26 (ESV), Mark 6:27 (ESV)

  • In anguish yet generous

    Jacob had already lost one son (so he thought), and imagined he was about to lose the other, yet he maintained a generous heart towards the one he thought would bereave him. How easy it is to give in…

    Created 15 days ago

    Genesis 43:11 (ESV), Genesis 43:12 (ESV), Genesis 43:13 (ESV), Genesis 43:14 (ESV)

  • Godly fear

    Godly fear leads to life and blessing. God alone is the one who lengthens our days.

    Created 16 days ago

    Proverbs 9:10 (ESV), Proverbs 9:11 (ESV)

  • Who to give advice to

    Someone who mocks you is not even listening to you. They are only concerned about their own importance and "wisdom". A wise man, on the other hand, is humble enough to listen to advice and take it on…

    Created 16 days ago

    Proverbs 9:8 (ESV), Proverbs 9:9 (ESV)

  • Living by faith

    We need to take Jesus at his word just as the.centurion did. Why oh why are we so slow to learn this? Is it because we live by sight so much? The righteous will live by faith!

    Created 17 days ago

    Luke 7:7 (ESV), Luke 7:8 (ESV)

  • coping with anger

    Ps 4:4-5. We can be angry and not sin. Jesus himself was angry. It's what we do with our anger that makes all the difference.

    Created 22 days ago

  • Attitude matters

    Because God sees our heart, he knows our attitude, good or bad. When we're just working to please man we are simply thinking of ourselves and how we're coming across. Working to please God frees us from…

    Created 25 days ago

    Colossians 3:22 (AMP)

  • Wow!

    If the Spirit knows the thoughts of God, then all we have to do is listen to HIM! Wow!

    Created 25 days ago

    1 Corinthians 2:11 (AMP)

  • Result of division

    Mark 3:25 (AMP)
    And if a house is divided (split into factions and rebelling) against itself, that house will not be able to last.

    Created about 1 month ago

    Labels: division unity

  • Abiding in the Word

    John 8:32 (AMP)
    And you will know the Truth, and the Truth will set you free.

    Created about 1 month ago

  • Earned a Badge — Completed First Reading Plan

    2012-04-10

  • Started Following MostRadicalManEver

    2 months

  • Started Following Theophilus08

    2 months

  • Earned a Badge — Shared a Reading Plan

    2012-03-06

  • Earned a Badge — Subscribed to First Reading Plan

    2012-02-24

  • Earned a Badge — Created 10 [Public] Notes

    2011-12-03

  • Matthew 6:6

    Matthew 6:6 (AMP)
    But when you pray, go into your [most] private room, and, closing the door, pray to your Father, Who is in secret; and your Father, Who sees in secret, will reward you in the open.

    Created 7 months ago

  • Exodus 33:11

    Exodus 33:11 (AMP)
    And the Lord spoke to Moses face to face, as a man speaks to his friend. Moses returned to the camp, but his minister Joshua son of Nun, a young man, did not depart from the [temporary prayer] tent.

    Created 7 months ago

  • James 1:17

    James 1:17 (AMP)
    Every good gift and every perfect (free, large, full) gift is from above; it comes down from the Father of all [that gives] light, in [the shining of] Whom there can be no variation [rising or setting] or shadow cast by His turning [as in an eclipse].

    Created 7 months ago

  • Ephesians 1:18

    Ephesians 1:18 (AMP)
    By having the eyes of your heart flooded with light, so that you can know and understand the hope to which He has called you, and how rich is His glorious inheritance in the saints (His set-apart ones),

    Created 7 months ago

  • Ephesians 1:5

    Ephesians 1:5 (AMP)
    For He foreordained us (destined us, planned in love for us) to be adopted (revealed) as His own children through Jesus Christ, in accordance with the purpose of His will [because it pleased Him and was His kind intent]--

    Created 7 months ago

  • Earned a Badge — Created First [Public] Note

    2011-11-07

  • Earned a Badge — Shared a Bible Reference

    2011-11-07

  • Revelation 19:11

    Revelation 19:11 (AMP)
    After that I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse [appeared]! The One Who was riding it is called Faithful (Trustworthy, Loyal, Incorruptible, Steady) and True, and He passes judgment and wages war in righteousness (holiness, justice, and uprightness).

    Created 7 months ago

  • Earned a Badge — Created Your First Bookmark

    2011-11-06