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Living in Plain View
We do nothing so quickly, so freely, and so naturally as hiding what we perceive as undesirable about ourselves from those around us. Whether that be our looks, our jobs, our family, our friends, our…
Created 24 days ago
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Where do we Worship?
Jesus makes one of the most profound statements, and sets one of the fundamental differences between the old and new covenants. Under the old law the people would go to the temple to worship, a building,…
Created 3 months ago
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doing and being
What is the difference between doing something, thinking something and being something? Apparently everything. John the baptist clearly states that deeds are of great importance, as does Jesus when speaking…
Created 3 months ago
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Jesus has Always been the Center
Jesus was always part of the Divine Godhead. From before the beginning, before the heavens and the earth, He was co-author, co-creator, and co-designer of all things. And so it should not surprise us…
Created 3 months ago
John 1:1 (NET), John 1:2 (NET), John 1:3 (NET), John 1:4 (NET)
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Where is your Heart?
God is not interested in ceremony, not interested in how many times a week we go to church, how many bible studies we go to. God is not interested in our observance of Lent, he is not interested in how…
Created 3 months ago
Isaiah 1:13 (TNIV), Isaiah 1:14 (TNIV), Isaiah 1:15 (TNIV), Isaiah 1:16 (TNIV), Isaiah 1:17 (TNIV)
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Earned a Badge — Created 10 [Public] Notes
2012-01-06
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Keeping focus
I like to have theology discussions with friends who also follow Christ that i would catagorize as ultimatly unimportant. We probably all do, things like, should we use yeast in communion bread, or what…
Created 5 months ago
1 Timothy 1:4 (NET), 1 Timothy 1:5 (NET), 1 Timothy 1:6 (NET)
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the means to abide
While Paul is the actual writer of this passage,I would argue that this is a clear case of Christ speaking through His servants. Here Christ gives us a means to the end he gives us a de few verses before,…
Created 5 months ago
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why we struggle
Sometimes it send like it's not worth the struggle of living a faithful life. Sometimes it feels like it would not Judd be readier but also better to live for the moment, but Paul equates living a spiritual…
Created 5 months ago
1 Timothy 4:8 (NET), 1 Timothy 4:9 (NET), 1 Timothy 4:10 (NET)
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Hope for the Sinner
Jesus her tells Peter that he should forgive his brother seventy times seven. I can't do that math in my head quickly but for the curious its 490. 490! I don't know about you but I can't count that high.…
Created 8 months ago
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An invitation from the top of God's lungs
Unlike the other gospels Mark does not begin his gospel with the sort of the virgin birth. Instead he begins loud, a voice shouting out in the wilderness. I wonder how often we miss God shouting to us…
Created 8 months ago
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Earned a Badge — Subscribed to First Reading Plan
2011-08-28
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A Kingdom with no Cities
What is the importance of a home? Why do foxes build dens, and birds build nests? There is one reason, safety. It's the same reason that people build cities? Why they put walls around them? Why do they…
Created 9 months ago
Matthew 8:19 (NIV), Matthew 8:20 (NIV), Matthew 8:21 (NIV), Matthew 8:22 (NIV)
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You are your own standard
It would seem that we will be forgiven only to the extent that we forgive others. so we become the measure of our own judgement. we should be very careful then to forgive everyone of every wrong against…
Created 9 months ago
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Intentions
I've heard it said, "I'm just looking". But Jesus throws that on its head. His teaching can be boiled down to the idea that our intentions are of equal standing to our actions, and that "just looking"…
Created 9 months ago
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A Plan for All People
Jesus leaves the Jewish region of The Jordan River, and heads north to Galilee, a primarily Gentile area. And even more interesting he goes to Capernaum, a Roman city. Interestingly, the quote from Isaiah…
Created 10 months ago
Isaiah 9:3 (NIV), Matthew 4:12 (NIV), Matthew 4:13 (NIV), Matthew 4:14 (NIV), Matthew 4:15 (NIV), Matthew 4:16 (NIV), Matthew 4:17 (NIV)
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Earned a Badge — Created First [Public] Note
2011-08-21
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The Question of Divinity
The Tempter begins his first two temptations with the phrase "If you are the Son of God..." This little phrase that is so easy to overlook is one of the central themes of the story the question of Jesus'…
Created 10 months ago
Matthew 4:1 (KJV), Matthew 4:2 (KJV), Matthew 4:3 (KJV), Matthew 4:4 (KJV), Matthew 4:5 (KJV), Matthew 4:6 (KJV), Matthew 4:7 (KJV)
Dylan Baker
- dchristanbaker
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