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What does this passage convey?
Proverbs 27:23-27 (HCSB)
Know well the condition of your flock, and pay attention to your herds,Created 8 days ago
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Patience and Endurance
James exhorts us to be patient as the prophets were. They suffered and endured for the Lord, as we are called to also. Note that verse 9 specifically cites we aren't to complain about our fellow brothers.…
Created 9 days ago
James 5:7 (HCSB), James 5:8 (HCSB), James 5:9 (HCSB), James 5:10 (HCSB), James 5:11 (HCSB)
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Our lives under God's direction
Note the implication of a life with clear purpose (straight path) . Also pay note to the level ground upon which we walk. This indicates a life without turbulence and instability. Finally, notice that…
Created 10 days ago
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Worldly plans
Our vision is often one of our own creation (not God's) . It is enticing to make plans based upon our desires for the future. But we should rely on God to provide for our needs and let tomorrow bring…
Created 12 days ago
Proverbs 27:1 (HCSB), James 4:13 (HCSB), James 4:14 (HCSB), James 4:15 (HCSB), James 4:16 (HCSB), James 4:17 (HCSB)
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Pride and grace
James 4:6 (HCSB)
But He gives greater grace. Therefore He says: God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble.Created 12 days ago
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Controlling our tongue
James 3:18 (HCSB)
And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who cultivate peace.Created 27 days ago
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Joshua 24:24
Joshua 24:24 (HCSB)
So the people said to Joshua, "We will worship the Lord our God and obey Him."Created 29 days ago
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Laziness
Proverbs 24:30-34 (HCSB)
I went by the field of a slacker and by the vineyard of a man lacking sense.Created about 1 month ago
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Earned a Badge — Created 10 Bookmarks
2012-05-02
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Treat others as we wish to be treated
Proverbs 24:29 (HCSB)
Don't say, "I'll do to him what he did to me; I'll repay the man for what he has done."Created about 1 month ago
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Peace not of this world
Justice comes from the Lord and in His time. Our faith is that God will deliver justice to the wicked and evil.
Created about 1 month ago
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Rescuing our lost brethren
We are called (in love) to share our salvation with the lost.
Created about 1 month ago
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Separation from God
Our sin obscures our relationship with God. This results in shame and guilt. The light in this passage is the salvation of Christ. The cost of our "secret" sins is the peace that Christ alone offers.
Created about 1 month ago
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Any sin separates from God
James 2:10 (HCSB)
For whoever keeps the entire law, yet fails in one point, is guilty of [breaking it] all.Created about 1 month ago
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Spirit of man
We are made in the image of God, and one aspect of God is that He has a spirit, just as He created us with a spirit. This verse reveals the duality of man and his spirit, perhaps similar to God and His…
Created 3 months ago
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Isaiah prophecy of Jesus
We see here examples of Isaiah predicting Jesus (a descendant of David) ruling on His throne.
Created 3 months ago
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Protecting later generations
In order to be good, as stated in this verse, we should be frugal and considerate of our descendants.
Created 4 months ago
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Blasphemy against the Spirit
God condemns blasphemy against the Spirit so strongly and deems it as unforgivable because the Spirit is here to work through man, glorifying God. But the Spirit is unique in that it is God's divine intervention…
Created 4 months ago
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Earned a Badge — Created 10 [Public] Notes
2012-02-02
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Earned a Badge — Created 100 Highlights
2012-02-02
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A wonderful example of charity
This verse is a wonderful example of the spirit of Christian charity, which has been repeated so often and continues to this day. Thank God for blessing us with His Spirit and mercy!
Created 4 months ago
Acts 11:27 (HCSB), Acts 11:28 (HCSB), Acts 11:29 (HCSB), Acts 11:30 (HCSB)
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The hollowness of materialism.
How fitting is God's perfect description here of an "empty wage". Not only does His word reflect the shallow nature of possessions, but also it conveys the rich fulfillment of one who walks in His ways.
Created 4 months ago
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Curse of our nation
This verse really speaks to me in the tragic state of our great nation today. So many are trained to "deconstruct" truth, and this verse may well be an accurate description, if not, the definition of…
Created 4 months ago
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The Lord provides all we need
Adding to God's blessing is not necessary and is in vain.
Created 4 months ago
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Choose your words wisely
Learn to be brief and don't blather on. For when we talk excessively, not only does that lead inevitably to our sin (Proverbs 10:19), but also it diminishes the value of our words with others (Proverbs…
Created 4 months ago
Proverbs 10:19 (HCSB), Proverbs 10:20 (HCSB), Proverbs 10:32 (HCSB)
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Sin leading to Death
These verses tell us our sinful actions lead to death.
Created 4 months ago
Proverbs 10:16 (HCSB), Proverbs 12:28 (HCSB), Romans 7:5 (HCSB)
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Living with integrity
This verse is so very true! How many times have we tried to conceal our sins, only to have them revealed and ourselves truly humbled in shame.
Created 4 months ago
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Seeking in vain
The non-believer will never attain satisfaction or true happiness without God. This verse confirms that.
Created 4 months ago
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1 Timothy 2:15
1 Timothy 2:15 (HCSB)
But she will be saved through childbearing, if she continues in faith, love, and holiness, with good judgment.Created 4 months ago
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Reassurance for Believers
This important series of verses seeks to reassure Christians who have doubted the sincerity of their faith. Am I really saved? Will I really go to heaven or am I doomed to hell for eternity?
Created 4 months ago
Romans 10:6 (HCSB), Romans 10:7 (HCSB), Romans 10:8 (HCSB), Romans 10:9 (HCSB), Romans 10:10 (HCSB)
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Persecution of Christians
Matthew 10:16 (HCSB)
"Look, I'm sending you out like sheep among wolves. Therefore be as shrewd as serpents and as harmless as doves.Matthew 10:19-21 (HCSB)
But when they hand you over, don't worry about how or what you should speak. For you will be given what to say at that hour,Created 4 months ago
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Trust in God
Psalm 9:10 (HCSB)
Those who know Your name trust in You because You have not abandoned those who seek You, Yahweh.Created 4 months ago
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Authority of man over nature
Genesis 9:3 (HCSB)
Every living creature will be food for you; as [I gave] the green plants, I have given you everything.Created 4 months ago
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Calling for disciples to witness
Matthew 9:13 (HCSB)
Go and learn what this means: I desire mercy and not sacrifice. For I didn't come to call the righteous, but sinners."Matthew 9:37-38 (HCSB)
Then He said to His disciples, "The harvest is abundant, but the workers are few.Created 4 months ago
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Evangelism
Acts 8:25 (HCSB)
Then, after they had testified and spoken the message of the Lord, they traveled back to Jerusalem, evangelizing many villages of the Samaritans.Acts 8:40 (HCSB)
Philip appeared in Azotus, and he was traveling and evangelizing all the towns until he came to Caesarea.Created 4 months ago
Labels: evangelism
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Baptism followed by the Spirit
Acts 8:15-16 (HCSB)
After they went down there, they prayed for them, so the Samaritans might receive the Holy Spirit.Created 4 months ago
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Earned a Badge — Created Your First Bookmark
2012-01-25
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What should we fear?
Isaiah 8:13 (HCSB)
You are to regard only the Lord of Hosts as holy. Only He should be feared; only He should be held in awe.Created 4 months ago
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Earned a Badge — Created First [Public] Note
2011-12-30
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Circumcision of the heart
Note this verse directly supports Paul's assertion in Romans 2:29. God wants us to have pure hearts and to seek praise from God, not from man.
Created 5 months ago
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Earned a Badge — Created 10 Highlights
2011-12-29
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Earned a Badge — Subscribed to First Reading Plan
2011-12-28
Shannon Harvey
- curb1968
- Mckinney, TX
