Franklin Wood

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  • Honor one another!!

    Romans 12:10 (NLT)
    Love each other with genuine affection, and take delight in honoring each other.

    Created 3 months ago

  • Good News!

    Romans 1:17 (NLT)
    This Good News tells us how God makes us right in his sight. This is accomplished from start to finish by faith. As the Scriptures say, “It is through faith that a righteous person has life.”

    Created 3 months ago

    Labels: evangelism

  • Look at these guys!

    Acts 13:1 (NLT)
    Among the prophets and teachers of the church at Antioch of Syria were Barnabas, Simeon (called “the black man”), Lucius (from Cyrene), Manaen (the childhood companion of King Herod Antipas), and Saul.

    Created 3 months ago

  • Earned a Badge — Shared a Reading Plan

    2012-01-09

  • Spiritual Growth

    This verse puts extreme importance on everything Jesus said in Chapter 15. So what is His formula for keeping people "in the faith?" 1. Tell them they will need to stick together and love each other intensely.…

    Created 5 months ago

    John 16:1 (NLT)

  • Earned a Badge — Subscribed to First Reading Plan

    2011-12-14

  • Earned a Badge — Completed First Reading Plan

    2011-12-11

  • Earned a Badge — Created 10 Highlights

    2011-11-17

  • Proverbs 18:1

    Proverbs 18:1 (HCSB)
    One who isolates himself pursues [selfish] desires; he rebels against all sound judgment.

    Created 7 months ago

  • Ezekiel 18:23

    Ezekiel 18:23 (HCSB)
    Do I take any pleasure in the death of the wicked?" [This is] the declaration of the Lord God. "Instead, don't I [take pleasure] when he turns from his ways and lives?

    Created 7 months ago

  • Lamentations 4:9

    Lamentations 4:9 (HCSB)
    Those slain by the sword are better off than those slain by hunger, who waste away, pierced [with pain] because the fields lack produce.

    Created 7 months ago

  • Psalm 134:1

    Psalm 134:1 (HCSB)
    Now praise the Lord, all you servants of the Lord who stand in the Lord's house at night!

    Created 9 months ago

    Labels: ministers

  • Jeremiah 31:1

    Jeremiah 31:1 (HCSB)
    "At that time"-[this is] the Lord's declaration-"I will be the God of all the families of Israel, and they will be My people."

    Created 9 months ago

    Labels: family

  • Jeremiah 29:7

    Jeremiah 29:7 (HCSB)
    Seek the welfare of the city I have deported you to. Pray to the Lord on its behalf, for when it has prosperity, you will prosper."

    Created 9 months ago

  • Jeremiah 7:9-10

    Jeremiah 7:9-10 (HCSB)
    "Do you steal, murder, commit adultery, swear falsely, burn incense to Baal, and follow other gods that you have not known?

    Created 9 months ago

    Labels: idols

  • Fall in love, Stay in love

    "Do you remember when we first fell in love?" Such a tender moment could be heard in just about any sappy romance movie. Here, God reminisces about the early stages of His relationship with Israel. He…

    Created 10 months ago

    Jeremiah 2:2 (HCSB), Jeremiah 2:3 (HCSB)

  • All have sinned

    Ecclesiastes 7:20 (HCSB)
    There is certainly no righteous man on the earth who does good and never sins.

    Created 10 months ago

  • Proper worship

    Ecclesiastes 5:1-2 (HCSB)
    Guard your steps when you go to the house of God. Better to draw near in obedience than to offer the sacrifice as fools do, for they ignorantly do wrong.

    Created 10 months ago

  • Job 31:16-23, Job 31:26-28

    Job 31:16-23 (HCSB)
    If I have refused the wishes of the poor or let the widow's eyes go blind,

    Job 31:26-28 (HCSB)
    if I have gazed at the sun when it was shining or at the moon moving in splendor,

    Created 11 months ago

    Labels: false worship idols

  • caring for others

    Job 31:16-23 (HCSB)
    If I have refused the wishes of the poor or let the widow's eyes go blind,

    Created 11 months ago

    Labels: compassion needy poor

  • Psalm 49:6

    Psalm 49:6 (HCSB)
    They trust in their wealth and boast of their abundant riches.

    Created 11 months ago

  • Psalm 49:7

    Psalm 49:7 (HCSB)
    Yet these cannot redeem a person or pay his ransom to God-

    Created 11 months ago

  • Psalm 49:8

    Psalm 49:8 (HCSB)
    since the price of redeeming him is too costly, one should forever stop trying-

    Created 11 months ago

  • Psalm 49:9

    Psalm 49:9 (HCSB)
    so that he may live forever and not see the Pit.

    Created 11 months ago

  • Psalm 49:16

    Psalm 49:16 (HCSB)
    Do not be afraid when a man gets rich, when the wealth of his house increases.

    Created 11 months ago

  • Psalm 49:17

    Psalm 49:17 (HCSB)
    For when he dies, he will take nothing at all; his wealth will not follow him down.

    Created 11 months ago

  • Psalm 49:18

    Psalm 49:18 (HCSB)
    Though he praises himself during his lifetime- and people praise you when you do well for yourself-

    Created 11 months ago

  • Psalm 49:19

    Psalm 49:19 (HCSB)
    he will go to the generation of his fathers; they will never see the light.

    Created 11 months ago

  • Psalm 49:20

    Psalm 49:20 (HCSB)
    A man with valuable possessions but without understanding is like the animals that perish.

    Created 11 months ago

  • Psalm 49:6

    Psalm 49:6 (HCSB)
    They trust in their wealth and boast of their abundant riches.

    Created 11 months ago

  • Psalm 49:7

    Psalm 49:7 (HCSB)
    Yet these cannot redeem a person or pay his ransom to God-

    Created 11 months ago

  • God Chose You

    Isn't it great to know that God doesn't choose us based on how big or flashy we are? The Israelites weren't the largest group of people, but God chose them...

    Created about 1 year ago

    Deuteronomy 7:7 (HCSB)

  • Quit Wrestling!

    "Listen, Israel...!" This phrase is used twice in this passage. I love the translation rendered by the HCSB. Not just "hear," but "listen." Be attentive! The name Israel can be translated a few ways.…

    Created about 1 year ago

    Deuteronomy 6:1 (HCSB), Deuteronomy 6:2 (HCSB), Deuteronomy 6:3 (HCSB), Deuteronomy 6:4 (HCSB), Deuteronomy 6:5 (HCSB), Deuteronomy 6:6 (HCSB), Deuteronomy 6:7 (HCSB), Deuteronomy 6:8 (HCSB), Deuteronomy 6:9 (HCSB)

  • Standing Up for the Poor and Foreigner

    God's care for the "down-and-out" shows up a lot in scripture. In Exodus 22:21, God told the Israelites, "Do not mistreat or oppress a foreigner, for you were foreigners in Egypt." Type in the word "poor"…

    Created about 1 year ago

    Leviticus 19:9 (MSG), Leviticus 19:10 (MSG)

  • The Humble King

    Here we see a softer side of King David. He is known for his bravery and his skills at war. When someone insulted God, David's anger boiled over. And yet, in this story, David restrains himself with a…

    Created about 1 year ago

    2 Samuel 16:5 (MSG), 2 Samuel 16:6 (MSG), 2 Samuel 16:7 (MSG), 2 Samuel 16:8 (MSG), 2 Samuel 16:9 (MSG), 2 Samuel 16:10 (MSG), 2 Samuel 16:11 (MSG), 2 Samuel 16:12 (MSG)

  • Earned a Badge — Created First [Public] Note

    2011-03-09

  • Earned a Badge — Shared a Bible Reference

    2010-12-25

  • Earned a Badge — Created 10 Bookmarks

    2010-12-24

  • Earned a Badge — Created Your First Bookmark

    2010-12-24

  • Evil All the Time

    It's easy to look at passages like this one and think, "Yes, but what is God's view of evil? Why would He think that EVERY inclination of the human heart was ONLY evil ALL the time? Isn't that kind of…

    Created over 1 year ago

    Genesis 6:5 (NIV)

  • Whoever Will Listen

    Paul is standing before King Agrippa, making his defense, but preaching at the same time! His knowledge and passion combine as he delivers a powerful speech to the king. In verse 22, he tells the king…

    Created about 2 years ago

    Acts 26:22 (ASV), Acts 26:23 (ASV)

  • I Will Go

    "I will go, I will go, I will go, Lord send me...!" These are the words of one of my new favorite songs by a group called Starfield. Sometimes it's easy to get pumped up about God. But then, in today's…

    Created over 2 years ago

    Acts 20:23 (ASV)