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  • Proverbs 21:1

    Proverbs 21:1 (NIV)
    In the lord's hand the king's heart is a stream of water that he channels toward all who please him.

    Created 6 days ago

  • Helping others

    In verses 42-45, the lord confronts the people, telling them how they failed to help the lord during his time of need. The people were confused and responded "lord, when did we ever see you in need"…

    Created 18 days ago

    Matthew 25:42 (NIV), Matthew 25:43 (NIV), Matthew 25:44 (NIV), Matthew 25:45 (NIV)

  • Matthew 25:42-45

    Matthew 25:42-45 (NIV)
    For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink,

    Created 18 days ago

  • Matthew 23:23-24

    Matthew 23:23-24 (NIV)
    "Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices—mint, dill and cumin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former.

    Created 25 days ago

  • Matthew 21:28-32

    Matthew 21:28-32 (NIV)
    "What do you think? There was a man who had two sons. He went to the first and said, 'Son, go and work today in the vineyard.'

    Created 25 days ago

  • Ezekiel 34:2

    Ezekiel 34:2 (NIV)
    "Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel; prophesy and say to them: 'This is what the Sovereign lord says: Woe to you shepherds of Israel who only take care of yourselves! Should not shepherds take care of the flock?

    Created about 1 month ago

  • Proverbs 16:33

    Proverbs 16:33 (NIV)
    The lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from the lord.

    Created about 1 month ago

  • Proverbs 16:8-9

    Proverbs 16:8-9 (NIV)
    Better a little with righteousness than much gain with injustice.

    Created about 1 month ago

  • 1 Samuel 17:26

    1 Samuel 17:26 (NIV)
    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 of the living God?"

    Created 2 months ago

  • Earned a Badge — Created 100 Highlights

    2012-03-27

  • 1 Samuel 12:24

    1 Samuel 12:24 (NIV)
    But be sure to fear the lord and serve him faithfully with all your heart; consider what great things he has done for you.

    Created 2 months ago

  • saul not worthy

    Saul was not important in mans eyes, so he questioned samuel about the things he said. But what Saul did not realize is that he was very important in Gods eyes and had been chosen for a great task. Do…

    Created 2 months ago

    1 Samuel 9:21 (NIV)

  • Daniel 11:35

    Daniel 11:35 (NIV)
    Some of the wise will stumble, so that they may be refined, purified and made spotless until the time of the end, for it will still come at the appointed time.

    Created 3 months ago

  • 1 Corinthians 13:11

    1 Corinthians 13:11 (NIV)
    When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put the ways of childhood behind me.

    Created 3 months ago

  • 1 Corinthians 13:4-8

    1 Corinthians 13:4-8 (NIV)
    Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.

    Created 3 months ago

  • Homosexuality

    1 Corinthians 6:9-11 (NIV)
    Or do you not know that wrongdoers will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor men who have sex with men

    1 Corinthians 6:13 (NIV)
    You say, "Food for the stomach and the stomach for food, and God will destroy them both." The body, however, is not meant for sexual immorality but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body.

    Created 3 months ago

  • Hebrews 11:6

    Hebrews 11:6 (NIV)
    And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.

    Created 4 months ago

  • Acts 7:51-53

    Acts 7:51-53 (NIV)
    "You stiff-necked people! Your hearts and ears are still uncircumcised. You are just like your ancestors: You always resist the Holy Spirit!

    Created 5 months ago

  • Acts 7:51-53

    Acts 7:51-53 (NIV)
    "You stiff-necked people! Your hearts and ears are still uncircumcised. You are just like your ancestors: You always resist the Holy Spirit!

    Created 5 months ago

  • You cant stop God

    These verses are great. Gamiliel is a very wise pharisee. He compares the current situation (where jesus with followers has been killed) with two past situations where men claimed to be important (similar…

    Created 5 months ago

    Acts 5:34 (NIV), Acts 5:35 (NIV), Acts 5:36 (NIV), Acts 5:37 (NIV), Acts 5:38 (NIV), Acts 5:39 (NIV)

  • Acts 5:34-39

    Acts 5:34-39 (NIV)
    But a Pharisee named Gamaliel, a teacher of the law, who was honored by all the people, stood up in the Sanhedrin and ordered that the men be put outside for a little while.

    Created 5 months ago

  • apostles pray for courage

    The apostles are clearly scared in this verse. They pray to the lord for the courage to speak boldly even though they were scared by threats by the church leaders (and they asked god to notice the threats).…

    Created 5 months ago

    Acts 4:29 (NIV)

  • receive christ and receive the holy spirit

    This passage seems to indicate that until you receive jesus and are baptized in his name, you do not receive the gift of the holy spirit.

    Created 5 months ago

    Acts 2:38 (NIV)

  • John 17:9

    John 17:9 (NIV)
    I pray for them. I am not praying for the world, but for those you have given me, for they are yours.

    Created 5 months ago

  • John 15:16

    John 15:16 (NIV)
    You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you so that you might go and bear fruit—fruit that will last—and so that whatever you ask in my name the Father will give you.

    Created 5 months ago

  • non-believers and judgement

    In these verses, jesus states that he will not judge those who do not believe and accept his word while they are living. This should help us understand that we should not judge the actions of those wo…

    Created 5 months ago

    John 12:47 (NIV), John 12:48 (NIV)

  • comfort is an issue

    In these verses the pharisees show that they paln to kill jesus because he might draw the attention of the romans and that they may come and take everything they have if jesus threatens the position of…

    Created 5 months ago

    John 11:47 (NIV), John 11:48 (NIV)

  • a dramatic scene

    Can you imagine this scene? Jesus speaks about being the sun of God and the crowd is ready to stone him. They rush in and try to grab him, but Jesus slips their grasp and is rushed out by his disciples…

    Created 5 months ago

    John 10:39 (NIV)

  • Jewish leaders blind to the truth

    After the blind man reported what he had seen, followed by a sound justification for Jesus works, the pharisees, blinded by their own ambitions, refused to listen and threw him out. Their defense was…

    Created 5 months ago

    John 9:30 (NIV), John 9:31 (NIV), John 9:32 (NIV), John 9:33 (NIV), John 9:34 (NIV)

  • sin and curse

    This verse that was spoken by jesus is very powerful! It discredits the idea that disabilities or other impairments or diseases are a result of our sin, but everything that happens from God is for a reason,…

    Created 5 months ago

    John 9:3 (NIV)

  • John 3:20-21

    John 3:20-21 (NIV)
    Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that their deeds will be exposed.

    Created 6 months ago

  • John 3:13

    John 3:13 (NIV)
    No one has ever gone into heaven except the one who came from heaven—the Son of Man.

    Created 6 months ago

  • Nazareth, not a great palce to be from?

    This verse is comical, obviously nazareth is not the kind of place that anyone expected anything good to come from. Or perhaps they thought the Messiah would come from someplace more esteemed.

    Created 6 months ago

    John 1:46 (NIV)

  • Preparation for Gods plan

    God used John to prepare the way for Jesus by giving him the mission of identifing the Christ through a sign during baptism. God is doing the same with us, even if we cannot see it as clearly. Everything…

    Created 6 months ago

    John 1:31 (NIV)

  • When God calls you, he provides

    This verse shows us that if we are doing what God is calling us to do, he will provide for us. Too many times we doubt God the second a situation goes where we were not expecting. We need to know that…

    Created 6 months ago

    Luke 22:35 (NIV)

  • Luke 22:35

    Luke 22:35 (NIV)
    Then Jesus asked them, "When I sent you without purse, bag or sandals, did you lack anything?" "Nothing," they answered.

    Created 6 months ago

  • faith heals

    Jesus says "Your faith has healed you". This appears in other places in the bible as well. It is a common theme, how Faith alone can heal you. But not just physical conditions, emotional and spiritual…

    Created 6 months ago

    Luke 18:42 (NIV)

  • Luke 17:10

    Luke 17:10 (NIV)
    So you also, when you have done everything you were told to do, should say, 'We are unworthy servants; we have only done our duty.'"

    Created 6 months ago

  • Luke 17:20-21

    Luke 17:20-21 (NIV)
    Once, on being asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, Jesus replied, "The coming of the kingdom of God is not something that can be observed,

    Created 6 months ago

  • Luke 16:17

    Luke 16:17 (NIV)
    It is easier for heaven and earth to disappear than for the least stroke of a pen to drop out of the Law.

    Created 6 months ago

  • Even the deciples lacked faith

    After Jesus rebuked the wind and water, the deciples asked who is he that is able to do this? Even with all they have seen jesus do up to this point they were still not convinced that Jesus is God on…

    Created 6 months ago

    Luke 8:25 (NIV)

  • A parable is meaningful when studied

    Jesus states in this verse that he teaches in parables so that those who seek to understand will understand and those who do not, will not. Jesus is asking us to take action to understand his word, not…

    Created 6 months ago

    Luke 8:10 (NIV)

  • Passion for Christ

    This is an interesting verse. It explains why some of those who have lived the most sinful and horrible lives can be the ones with the most passion when they have received christ. They know what it is…

    Created 6 months ago

    Luke 7:47 (NIV)

  • Be careful how you measure others

    "For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you". A sin is a sin, no matter what the type, they are treated equal in God's eyes. Have you ever looked down upon some for being a liar or a thief?…

    Created 7 months ago

    Luke 6:37 (NIV), Luke 6:38 (NIV)

  • It's more about the gift than how it is used.

    This is a cool verse especially the part that says "...because he is kind to the ungrateful and wicked.". Its not about how others receive or use the gift, more about the fact that it was given. Kindness…

    Created 7 months ago

    Luke 6:35 (NIV), Luke 6:36 (NIV)

  • Earned a Badge — Created 10 [Public] Notes

    2011-11-19

  • Being rich can make you too comfortable

    When is the last time you saw a rich and well respected man out proclaiming the gospel? I cant remember a time i have seen that. In these verses Jesus explains this by saying the rich have received their…

    Created 7 months ago

    Luke 6:24 (NIV), Luke 6:25 (NIV), Luke 6:26 (NIV)

  • being blessed

    I feel that in this verse that Jesus is not telling people to be poor by saying "blessed are those who are poor". I believe this is a statement of hope! Jesus is saying that being poor or hungry, etc…

    Created 7 months ago

    Luke 6:20 (NIV), Luke 6:21 (NIV), Luke 6:22 (NIV)

  • Pharisees, blinded by the law.

    The pharisees were so blinded by their law that they overlooked the glory of God that was right in front of them. A man with a shriveled hand was healed, but as miraculous as that was, the pharisees could…

    Created 7 months ago

    Luke 6:11 (NIV)

  • jesus makes a heck of a first impression

    There are several times that jesus approaches someone. (like the fishermen a few verses earlier, and now the tax collector, and tells them to come with them. They are not many details stating why these…

    Created 7 months ago

    Luke 5:27 (NIV), Luke 5:28 (NIV)

  • translation

    In these verses Jesus basically says "you have rebuked me in your minds because i have told a man his sins are forgiven. I have done what is easy, saying only words, but now i will heal the man to show…

    Created 7 months ago

    Luke 5:22 (NIV), Luke 5:23 (NIV), Luke 5:24 (NIV)

  • The devil tempts because he knows

    When Jesus is first starting his ministry, the devil tempts him several times. Because of this Satan must have known the power of jesus and what he would become. Why else would he try to catch jesus at…

    Created 7 months ago

    Luke 4:3 (NIV)

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    2011-11-15

  • Earned a Badge — Subscribed to First Reading Plan

    2011-08-01

  • Earned a Badge — Created First [Public] Note

    2011-05-26

  • Earned a Badge — Created 10 Bookmarks

    2011-03-31

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    2011-02-13