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How Can I Forgive
There are all kinds of benefits to the forgiver that come out of forgiveness. These verses give us a template for forgiveness. Be imitators of God. God forgave us before we deserved it. We were deliberately…
Created 2 months ago
Ephesians 4:29 (NIV), Ephesians 4:30 (NIV), Ephesians 4:31 (NIV), Ephesians 4:32 (NIV)
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Who or what do you need to forgive?
Ten thousand talents in Jesus' time was the biggest number and biggest currency value that there was. The debt is huge! Saying that he would be able to eventually pay it back was almost foolish. But the…
Created 2 months ago
Matthew 18:21 (NIV), Matthew 18:22 (NIV), Matthew 18:23 (NIV), Matthew 18:24 (NIV), Matthew 18:25 (NIV), Matthew 18:26 (NIV), Matthew 18:27 (NIV), Matthew 18:28 (NIV), Matthew 18:29 (NIV), Matthew 18:30 (NIV), Matthew 18:31 (NIV), Matthew 18:32 (NIV), Matthew 18:33 (NIV), Matthew 18:34 (NIV), Matthew 18:35 (NIV)
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Twice the Goats, None of the Guilt
Why do we care about the rules and regulations written in Leviticus? All these rules were given by God, and for 11 centuries these rules were followed by the Israelites. The lessons God was trying to…
Created 3 months ago
Leviticus 16:6 (NIV), Leviticus 16:7 (NIV), Leviticus 16:8 (NIV), Leviticus 16:9 (NIV), Leviticus 16:10 (NIV), Leviticus 16:20 (NIV), Leviticus 16:21 (NIV), Leviticus 16:22 (NIV), Leviticus 16:30 (NIV)
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Have you been challenged?
We are challenged all the time in life. God takes us out of our comfort zone. Sometimes we have to be a little uncomfortable to do God's work. Jesus is just beginning his ministry. He went from a very…
Created 3 months ago
Mark 1:9 (NIV), Mark 1:10 (NIV), Mark 1:11 (NIV), Mark 1:12 (NIV), Mark 1:13 (NIV), Mark 1:14 (NIV), Mark 1:15 (NIV)
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Open Arms
This is a story about sin and guilt and forgiveness. The son essentially says he wishes his dad were dead. He takes his 1/3 of the estate that would have been due to him when his father died and left.…
Created 3 months ago
Luke 15:11 (NIV), Luke 15:12 (NIV), Luke 15:13 (NIV), Luke 15:14 (NIV), Luke 15:15 (NIV), Luke 15:16 (NIV), Luke 15:17 (NIV), Luke 15:18 (NIV), Luke 15:19 (NIV), Luke 15:20 (NIV)
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A friend at midnight
We often don't really believe in the power of prayer; we believe in the power of us. Our lack of prayer reveals who we think is really in charge. Prayer can change the world. The story of the three…
Created 4 months ago
Luke 11:5 (NIV), Luke 11:6 (NIV), Luke 11:7 (NIV), Luke 11:8 (NIV), Luke 11:9 (NIV), Luke 11:10 (NIV), Luke 11:11 (NIV), Luke 11:12 (NIV), Luke 11:13 (NIV)
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Buried Treasure
You can't have the great treasure without giving up everything you have. Allow God to claim you. You are not your own; you are bought with a price. You cannot have multiple kings. You have to pick one.…
Created 4 months ago
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Earned a Badge — Created 10 [Public] Notes
2012-01-29
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Go Fish
Everyone is looking for something. Jesus is telling us to go fish. If you're following someone, as Jesus asked the disciples to do, you get your nurishment from that person. Jesus called fishermen -…
Created 4 months ago
Matthew 4:18 (NIV), Matthew 4:19 (NIV), Matthew 4:20 (NIV), Matthew 4:21 (NIV), Matthew 4:22 (NIV)
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No Greater Joy
Our influence and witness extends into the future. Deut 5:6-9 The ppl of Israel are wandering in the desert and are about to enter the promised land. Moses reinforces the ten commandments so that the…
Created 4 months ago
3 John 1:1 (NIV), 3 John 1:2 (NIV), 3 John 1:3 (NIV), 3 John 1:4 (NIV)
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Without love, nothing else matters
Jesus said that people will know that we are his followers by how we love each other. He said that the most important commandments are about love: Love your God and love your neighbor.
Created 5 months ago
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Without works, faith is dead
If I'm connected to the vine, Jesus will live through me. You can't live happy if you aren't doing God's work. Faith is not a license to sin and get away with it. It is not a get out of jail free card.…
Created 5 months ago
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Without faith, it is impossible to please God
We don't have to know everything about theology to be a Christian. The Bible has a few essentials to be a Christian: 1) You have to believe there is a God 2) God is involved in our lives, and diligently…
Created 5 months ago
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Without Jesus, we can do nothing
Without Jesus we wouldn't be here. Abide in Jesus; dwell in Jesus. If you do, your life will be prosperous. If the branch is attached to the tree, it will blossom, bloom, bear fruit. Your life will grow…
Created 5 months ago
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A baby changes everything
Great men aren't born; only babies are born. We all enter this world in the same way: small, naked, and helpless. Reflect on the influence of a baby. Having a baby is the death penalty for selfishness.…
Created 5 months ago
John 1:1 (NIV84), John 1:2 (NIV84), John 1:3 (NIV84), John 1:4 (NIV84), John 1:5 (NIV84), John 1:6 (NIV84), John 1:7 (NIV84), John 1:8 (NIV84), John 1:9 (NIV84), John 1:10 (NIV84), John 1:11 (NIV84), John 1:12 (NIV84), John 1:13 (NIV84), John 1:14 (NIV84)
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The Things She Carried
The life and fate of the whole world rests on the little baby, born in the meek town of Bethlehem. It was common for girls of 14 to be engaged, 15 to be married.. The tradition was that the parents arraiged…
Created 6 months ago
Luke 2:8 (NIV84), Luke 2:9 (NIV84), Luke 2:10 (NIV84), Luke 2:11 (NIV84), Luke 2:12 (NIV84), Luke 2:13 (NIV84), Luke 2:14 (NIV84), Luke 2:15 (NIV84), Luke 2:16 (NIV84), Luke 2:17 (NIV84), Luke 2:18 (NIV84), Luke 2:19 (NIV84), Luke 2:20 (NIV84)
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The Wow Factor
John's message was not opinion, it was divine revelation. God had not spoken to his people through a prophet in 400 years until John came on the scene. We all need a word from God. If you're receptive,…
Created 6 months ago
Luke 3:1 (NIV84), Luke 3:2 (NIV84), Luke 3:3 (NIV84), Luke 3:4 (NIV84), Luke 3:5 (NIV84), Luke 3:6 (NIV84), Luke 3:7 (NIV84), Luke 3:8 (NIV84), Luke 3:9 (NIV84), Luke 3:10 (NIV84), Luke 3:11 (NIV84), Luke 3:12 (NIV84), Luke 3:13 (NIV84), Luke 3:14 (NIV84)
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Earned a Badge — Created First [Public] Note
2011-11-27
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Do you know how much you cost?
We were bought with the blood of Christ, not with silver or gold or things of this world. Do you know whose you are? The spirit of rebellion says there is no objective truth. But there is a God that…
Created 6 months ago
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Earned a Badge — Shared a Bible Reference
2011-10-11
