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Earned a Badge — Created 100 [Public] Notes
2012-05-26
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Sin and Spiritual Health
"He personally carried our sins in his body on the cross so that we can be dead to sin and live for what is right. By his wounds you are healed." (1 Peter 2:24 NLT) Sickness is caused by sin. When sin…
Created 6 days ago
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Doing What You Know is Right
"For God is pleased with you when you do what you know is right and patiently endure unfair treatment." (1 Peter 2:19 NLT) God is pleased with us when our words and actions are consistent with our conscience.…
Created 8 days ago
1 Peter 2:19 (NLT), 1 Peter 2:20 (NLT), 1 Peter 2:21 (NLT), 1 Peter 2:22 (NLT), 1 Peter 2:23 (NLT)
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True Freedom - Power to Do What is Right
We are to respect and submit to all those who have authority over us because it is God who placed them there. So, we are not respecting what they do necessarily, but showing our reverence for God by acknowledging…
Created 17 days ago
1 Peter 2:18 (NLT), 1 Peter 2:19 (NLT), 1 Peter 2:20 (NLT), 1 Peter 2:21 (NLT), 1 Peter 2:22 (NLT), 1 Peter 2:23 (NLT), 1 Peter 2:24 (NLT), 1 Peter 2:25 (NLT)
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Free, Yet Slaves so Respect!
"You are free, yet you are God's slaves, so don't use your freedom as an excuse to do evil." (1 Pet. 2:16) In Christ, we have the freedom to choose: to sin or not sin. We are not slaves to sin any longer…
Created 21 days ago
1 Peter 2:13 (NLT), 1 Peter 2:14 (NLT), 1 Peter 2:15 (NLT), 1 Peter 2:16 (NLT), 1 Peter 2:17 (NLT)
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Living Stones
We are called to be "living stones" that are being built up as God's holy temple, with Jesus as the "living cornerstone." As God's own possession, we are chosen to be holy priests so we can continue to…
Created 24 days ago
1 Peter 2:4 (NLT), 1 Peter 2:5 (NLT), 1 Peter 2:6 (NLT), 1 Peter 2:7 (NLT), 1 Peter 2:8 (NLT), 1 Peter 2:9 (NLT), 1 Peter 2:10 (NLT), 1 Peter 2:11 (NLT), 1 Peter 2:12 (NLT)
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How to Have Spiritual Appetite
"So get rid of all evil behavior. Be done with all deceit, hypocrisy, jealousy, and all unkind speech. Like newborn babies, you must crave pure spiritual milk so that you will grow into a full experience…
Created 25 days ago
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Live in Reverent Fear - Love
God paid a ransom to save us from the empty life we would've had with the precious blood of Christ, the sinless, spotless lamb of God. And this salvation became ours when we were born again through the…
Created 28 days ago
1 Peter 1:17 (NIV), 1 Peter 1:18 (NIV), 1 Peter 1:19 (NIV), 1 Peter 1:20 (NIV), 1 Peter 1:21 (NIV), 1 Peter 1:22 (NIV), 1 Peter 1:23 (NIV), 1 Peter 1:24 (NIV), 1 Peter 1:25 (NIV)
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How to be Holy
God has called all of His children to be holy (1 Pet. 1:15,16). What is holiness? Holiness is being set apart (consecrated) for God's exclusive usage. It also means being pure and undefiled from contamination…
Created 29 days ago
1 Peter 1:13 (ESV), 1 Peter 1:14 (ESV), 1 Peter 1:15 (ESV), 1 Peter 1:16 (ESV)
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Reward for Authenticated Faith - Salvation
God, in His mercy, has caused us to be born again through the resurrection of Jesus Christ and gave us this living hope of eternal life. Now, we can live with a great hope and expectation of our future…
Created about 1 month ago
1 Peter 1:3 (ESV), 1 Peter 1:4 (ESV), 1 Peter 1:5 (ESV), 1 Peter 1:6 (ESV), 1 Peter 1:7 (ESV)
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Chosen to be Obedient
We are God's chosen ones, foreigners (citizens of heaven) who are scattered throughout the world. We have been chosen by God before the world began to be obedient to Jesus Christ and to be sprinkled by…
Created about 1 month ago
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Gospel, the Center of Our Faith
After rebuking the disciples for their stubborn unbelief, Jesus gave them the Great Commission to go and proclaim the gospel to all creation (Mk. 16:14, 15). True faith is active. We can't say we believe…
Created about 1 month ago
Mark 16:14 (ESV), Mark 16:15 (ESV), Mark 16:16 (ESV), Mark 16:17 (ESV), Mark 16:18 (ESV), Mark 16:19 (ESV), Mark 16:20 (ESV)
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Unbelief and the Hardness of Heart
Jesus' disciples refused to believe Mary Magdalene and the two disciples who encountered Jesus personally after His resurrection, even though Jesus had told them many times earlier on that He would rise…
Created about 1 month ago
Mark 16:9 (ESV), Mark 16:10 (ESV), Mark 16:11 (ESV), Mark 16:12 (ESV), Mark 16:13 (ESV), Mark 16:14 (ESV)
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Taking Risk for Jesus - Part 2
Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome were women who took risks for Jesus. Their love for Jesus and devotion to Him overpowered their fears and caused them to act very boldly. The Roman…
Created about 1 month ago
Mark 16:1 (ESV), Mark 16:2 (ESV), Mark 16:3 (ESV), Mark 16:4 (ESV), Mark 16:5 (ESV), Mark 16:6 (ESV), Mark 16:7 (ESV), Mark 16:8 (ESV), Mark 16:9 (ESV), Mark 16:10 (ESV), Mark 16:11 (ESV), Mark 16:12 (ESV), Mark 16:13 (ESV)
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Be Considerate of Others' Conscience
Mature Christians don't only care for themselves, but they are concerned about other people's spiritual well being. Help others stay true to their conscience so that as they grow in true knowledge, they…
Created about 1 month ago
Romans 15:1 (ESV), Romans 15:2 (ESV), Romans 15:3 (ESV), Romans 15:4 (ESV), Romans 15:5 (ESV), Romans 15:6 (ESV), Romans 15:7 (ESV)
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Taking Risk for Jesus
Joseph of Arimathea, who is described as a good and righteous man (Lk. 23:50), showed his courage when he took a risk and went to Pilate to ask for Jesus' body. He was a respected member of the high council…
Created about 1 month ago
Mark 15:42 (ESV), Mark 15:43 (ESV), Mark 15:44 (ESV), Mark 15:45 (ESV), Mark 15:46 (ESV), Mark 15:47 (ESV)
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"Paid in Full"
Jesus bore the weight of the sin of the world as he hung on the cross, suffering the pain that we cannot even begin to imagine. He was judged and punished in full with the great wrath of God. It was so…
Created about 1 month ago
Mark 15:33 (ESV), Mark 15:34 (ESV), Mark 15:35 (ESV), Mark 15:36 (ESV), Mark 15:37 (ESV), Mark 15:38 (ESV), Mark 15:39 (ESV), Mark 15:40 (ESV), Mark 15:41 (ESV)
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Why Did They Crucify Jesus?
Jesus was crucified for claiming to be the King of the Jew. The inscription of the charge against Him read, "The King of the Jews." The high priest handed Him over to Pilate because of His claim that…
Created 2 months ago
Mark 15:21 (ESV), Mark 15:22 (ESV), Mark 15:23 (ESV), Mark 15:24 (ESV), Mark 15:25 (ESV), Mark 15:26 (ESV), Mark 15:27 (ESV), Mark 15:29 (ESV), Mark 15:30 (ESV), Mark 15:31 (ESV), Mark 15:32 (ESV)
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Wine Mixed with Myrrh
The Roman soldiers offered Jesus wine mixed with myrrh, but Jesus didn't take it. I used to just pass by this verse, not really asking about the significance of it. So, this morning, I looked up on the…
Created 2 months ago
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Hail, King of the Jews!
"Hail, King of the Jews!" These were the words that the Roman soldiers said as they struck Jesus on the head again and again with a stick, spat on him and knelt down before Him to pretend to honor Him.…
Created 3 months ago
Mark 15:16 (ESV), Mark 15:17 (ESV), Mark 15:18 (ESV), Mark 15:19 (ESV), Mark 15:20 (ESV)
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Wishing to Satisfy the Crowd
Wishing to satisfy the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas, the murderer, and delivered Jesus to be crucified, even though he knew in his conscience that Jesus did nothing to deserve death and that the chief…
Created 3 months ago
Mark 15:6 (ESV), Mark 15:7 (ESV), Mark 15:8 (ESV), Mark 15:9 (ESV), Mark 15:10 (ESV), Mark 15:11 (ESV), Mark 15:12 (ESV), Mark 15:13 (ESV), Mark 15:14 (ESV), Mark 15:15 (ESV)
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Earned a Badge — Completed 3 Reading Plans
2012-03-03
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Staying Silent When Falsely Accused
And Pilate again asked him, "Have you no answer to make? See how many charges they bring against you." But Jesus made no further answer, so that Pilate was amazed. (Mark 15:4, 5 ESV) Why was Pilate amazed…
Created 3 months ago
Mark 15:1 (ESV), Mark 15:2 (ESV), Mark 15:3 (ESV), Mark 15:4 (ESV), Mark 15:5 (ESV)
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Convicting Word of God
Peter represents all of us. We sin even though we have determined again and again not to sin. In fact, God knows that as long as we live on this earth, we will continue to sin, just as Jesus knew that…
Created 3 months ago
Mark 14:66 (ESV), Mark 14:67 (ESV), Mark 14:68 (ESV), Mark 14:69 (ESV), Mark 14:70 (ESV), Mark 14:71 (ESV), Mark 14:72 (ESV)
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Jesus Chose to Take the Cross
Jesus remained silent when they accused him of many things and made no reply when the high priest asked Him to answer those charges. Although He was perfectly innocent, Jesus did not defend for Himself.…
Created 3 months ago
Mark 14:60 (NIV), Mark 14:61 (NIV), Mark 14:62 (NIV), Mark 14:63 (NIV), Mark 14:64 (NIV), Mark 14:65 (NIV)
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Living a Blameless Life
Now the chief priests and the whole Council were seeking testimony against Jesus to put him to death, but they found none. For many bore false witness against him, but their testimony did not agree. (Mark…
Created 3 months ago
Psalm 19:13 (NIV), Mark 14:53 (NIV), Mark 14:54 (NIV), Mark 14:55 (NIV), Mark 14:56 (NIV), Mark 14:57 (NIV), Mark 14:58 (NIV), Mark 14:59 (NIV), Mark 14:60 (NIV), Mark 14:61 (NIV), Mark 14:62 (NIV), Mark 14:63 (NIV), Mark 14:64 (NIV), Mark 14:65 (NIV), Ephesians 1:4 (NIV), Philippians 1:9 (NIV), Philippians 1:10 (NIV), Philippians 2:14 (NIV), Philippians 2:15 (NIV), 1 Thessalonians 5:23 (NIV), 1 Peter 2:21 (NIV)
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Secret to Living a Victorious Life
How was Jesus able to stay calm and confident as He got arrested by a crowd of people with swords and clubs, and abandoned by all of His disciples? What was His secret? Not only was He empowered by the…
Created 3 months ago
Mark 14:43 (ESV), Mark 14:44 (ESV), Mark 14:45 (ESV), Mark 14:46 (ESV), Mark 14:47 (ESV), Mark 14:48 (ESV), Mark 14:49 (ESV), Mark 14:50 (ESV), Mark 14:51 (ESV), Mark 14:52 (ESV)
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John 11:9-10
John 11:9-10 (ESV)
Jesus answered, "Are there not twelve hours in the day? If anyone walks in the day, he does not stumble, because he sees the light of this world.Created 4 months ago
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Earned a Badge — Completed First Reading Plan
2011-08-23
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로마서 12:7
로마서 12:7 (KRV)
"혹 섬기는 일이면 섬기는 일로, 혹 가르치는 자면 가르치는 일로,"Created 10 months ago
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로마서 12:7
로마서 12:7 (KRV)
"혹 섬기는 일이면 섬기는 일로, 혹 가르치는 자면 가르치는 일로,"Created 10 months ago
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Mark 5:4
Mark 5:4 (ESV)
for he had often been bound with shackles and chains, but he wrenched the chains apart, and he broke the shackles in pieces. No one had the strength to subdue him.Created 11 months ago
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Earned a Badge — Created Your First Bookmark
2011-07-04
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Matthew 10:42
Matthew 10:42 (ESV)
And whoever gives one of these little ones even a cup of cold water because he is a disciple, truly, I say to you, he will by no means lose his reward."Created 11 months ago
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Earned a Badge — Created 10 [Public] Notes
2011-07-04
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Earned a Badge — Created First [Public] Note
2011-07-04
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Earned a Badge — Subscribed to First Reading Plan
2011-06-19