John Weaver

  • A Challenge to my Generation - Fear God

    We live in a world lacking almost completely in wisdom. All around us conventional "wisdom" tells us to do what we want, what feels good. The way our society frames marriage, relationships, parenting,…

    Created 4 days ago

    Proverbs 1:7 (NIV)

  • A Challenge for Pastors & Church Leaders

    I'm passionate about ministry. I want to live a life worthy of the calling I've received. But more often than not, I try to do ministry without first doing the ministry of prayer. Samuel gives a challenge…

    Created about 1 month ago

    1 Samuel 12:23 (NIV)

  • Are You Hiding from God's Calling?

    We often read 1 Samuel 10:22 about Saul hiding in the luggage when he was called to stand before the Israelites and be anointed as king. We think of it as humorous or just a sign of is personality/humility.…

    Created about 1 month ago

    1 Samuel 10:9 (NIV), 1 Samuel 10:10 (NIV), 1 Samuel 10:22 (NIV)

  • Do whatever your hand finds to do

    We all want to know the will if God. And sometimes, as with Samuel's prophecy to Saul, God's plan is clearly lined out for us. But more often than not, the Christian walk seems to be an expression of…

    Created about 1 month ago

    1 Samuel 10:7 (NIV)

  • Earned a Badge — Created 500 Highlights

    2012-02-07

  • Earned a Badge — Created 100 Highlights

    2012-01-13

  • Christ's Sacrifice Foreshadowed through Abraham

    When we read the Old Testament through the lens of Jesus' life and death, we can see God's plan of redemption at work long before Christ's birth. First, we see the powerful picture of God's sacrifice…

    Created 5 months ago

    Genesis 22:18 (NLT)

  • Earned a Badge — Shared a Reading Plan

    2012-01-10

  • What if we prayed as much as we complain?

    We, like the Israelites, find ourselves complaining on a daily basis while the desire to pray seems to escape us. Why is that? Do we think that our bellyaching will be more affective than inviting the…

    Created 5 months ago

    Exodus 17:2 (NLT)

  • Earned a Badge — Created 10 [Public] Notes

    2012-01-10

  • God's one-sided covenant

    This portion of scripture came alive to me a few years ago when I realized that God made a covenant with Abram without expecting anything in return. He was saying that he would be faithful to Abram's…

    Created 5 months ago

    Genesis 15:17 (NIV), Genesis 15:18 (NIV)

  • Earned a Badge — Created 10 Highlights

    2012-01-09

  • Those who used to worship

    Zephaniah 1:6 (NLT)
    And I will destroy those who used to worship me but now no longer do. They no longer ask for the LORD’s guidance or seek my blessings.”

    Created 6 months ago

  • Joshua 21:8

    Joshua 21:8 (NLT)
    So the Israelites obeyed the LORD’s command to Moses and assigned these towns and pasturelands to the Levites by casting sacred lots.

    Created about 1 year ago

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  • Joshua 21:21

    Joshua 21:21 (NLT)
    Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim (a city of refuge for those who accidentally killed someone), Gezer,

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  • Joshua 21:43

    Joshua 21:43 (NLT)
    So the LORD gave to Israel all the land he had sworn to give their ancestors, and they took possession of it and settled there.

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  • Joshua 21:44

    Joshua 21:44 (NLT)
    And the LORD gave them rest on every side, just as he had solemnly promised their ancestors. None of their enemies could stand against them, for the LORD helped them conquer all their enemies.

    Created about 1 year ago

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  • Joshua 21:45

    Joshua 21:45 (NLT)
    Not a single one of all the good promises the LORD had given to the family of Israel was left unfulfilled; everything he had spoken came true.

    Created about 1 year ago

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  • Joshua 22:5

    Joshua 22:5 (NLT)
    But be very careful to obey all the commands and the instructions that Moses gave to you. Love the LORD your God, walk in all his ways, obey his commands, hold firmly to him, and serve him with all your heart and all your soul.”

    Created about 1 year ago

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  • Deuteronomy 19:21

    Deuteronomy 19:21 (NLT)
    You must show no pity for the guilty! Your rule should be life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.

    Created about 1 year ago

  • The Unlikely Key to Building Wealth

    "Give freely and become more wealthy; be stingy and lose everything. The generous will prosper; those who refresh others will themselves be refreshed." The Scripture is clear time and time again that…

    Created about 1 year ago

    Proverbs 11:24 (NLT), Proverbs 11:25 (NLT)

  • Mark 13:7

    Mark 13:7 (NLT)
    And you will hear of wars and threats of wars, but don’t panic. Yes, these things must take place, but the end won’t follow immediately.

    Created about 1 year ago

  • Mark 13:8

    Mark 13:8 (NLT)
    Nation will go to war against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in many parts of the world, as well as famines. But this is only the first of the birth pains, with more to come.

    Created about 1 year ago

  • Mark 13:10

    Mark 13:10 (NLT)
    For the Good News must first be preached to all nations.

    Created about 1 year ago

  • Earned a Badge — Created 100 Bookmarks

    2011-03-07

  • Numbers 6:5

    Numbers 6:5 (NLT)
    “They must never cut their hair throughout the time of their vow, for they are holy and set apart to the LORD. Until the time of their vow has been fulfilled, they must let their hair grow long.

    Created about 1 year ago

  • Numbers 6:6

    Numbers 6:6 (NLT)
    And they must not go near a dead body during the entire period of their vow to the LORD.

    Created about 1 year ago

  • Numbers 6:24

    Numbers 6:24 (NLT)
    ‘May the LORD bless you and protect you.

    Created about 1 year ago

  • Numbers 6:25

    Numbers 6:25 (NLT)
    May the LORD smile on you and be gracious to you.

    Created about 1 year ago

  • Numbers 6:26

    Numbers 6:26 (NLT)
    May the LORD show you his favor and give you his peace.’

    Created about 1 year ago

  • Worship with Everything

    I love what David says in this verse. He will worship "with every bone in [his] body". I want to be that kind of worshiper. What holds us back from giving everything to God in worship? How can we presume…

    Created over 1 year ago

    Psalm 35:10 (NLT)

  • What God Has to Say about Debt

    We live in a culture in which debt is considered to be a necessity. Applications for credit cards come in the mail and are offered almost every time you go shopping. Cars are advertised not with their…

    Created over 1 year ago

    Proverbs 6:1 (NLT), Proverbs 6:2 (NLT), Proverbs 6:3 (NLT), Proverbs 6:4 (NLT), Proverbs 6:5 (NLT)

  • Exodus 9:16

    Exodus 9:16 (NLT)
    But I have spared you for a purpose—to show you my power and to spread my fame throughout the earth.

    Created over 1 year ago

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  • Psalm 24:10

    Psalm 24:10 (NLT)
    Who is the King of glory? The LORD of Heaven’s Armies— he is the King of glory. Interlude

    Created over 1 year ago

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  • Proverbs 6:1

    Proverbs 6:1 (NLT)
    My child, if you have put up security for a friend’s debt or agreed to guarantee the debt of a stranger—

    Created over 1 year ago

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  • Proverbs 6:5

    Proverbs 6:5 (NLT)
    Save yourself like a gazelle escaping from a hunter, like a bird fleeing from a net.

    Created over 1 year ago

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  • Matthew 19:14

    Matthew 19:14 (NLT)
    But Jesus said, “Let the children come to me. Don’t stop them! For the Kingdom of Heaven belongs to those who are like these children.”

    Created over 1 year ago

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  • Matthew 19:16

    Matthew 19:16 (NLT)
    Someone came to Jesus with this question: “Teacher, what good deed must I do to have eternal life?”

    Created over 1 year ago

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  • Matthew 19:21

    Matthew 19:21 (NLT)
    Jesus told him, “If you want to be perfect, go and sell all your possessions and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.”

    Created over 1 year ago

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  • Matthew 19:23

    Matthew 19:23 (NLT)
    Then Jesus said to his disciples, “I tell you the truth, it is very hard for a rich person to enter the Kingdom of Heaven.

    Created over 1 year ago

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  • Matthew 19:24

    Matthew 19:24 (NLT)
    I’ll say it again—it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the Kingdom of God!”

    Created over 1 year ago

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  • Earned a Badge — Created 10 Bookmarks

    2011-01-06

  • Earned a Badge — Created First [Public] Note

    2011-01-06

  • purity - the standard raised

    Jesus didn't abolish the law, he fulfilled it. He didn't reduce the law, he clarified it. He didn't ignore the law, he paid for it.

    Created over 1 year ago

    Matthew 5:28 (NLT)

  • Earned a Badge — Shared a Bible Reference

    2011-01-06

  • Earned a Badge — Created Your First Bookmark

    2011-01-06

  • Earned a Badge — Subscribed to First Reading Plan

    2011-01-02

  • Don't just follow...IMITATE

    Paul makes a bold statement at the beginning of 1 Corinthians 11..."And you should imitate me, just as I imitate Christ." (NLT). I usually settle for the NIV's, "Follow me as I follow Christ." That's…

    Created over 3 years ago

    1 Corinthians 11:1 (ASV)

  • Mmm Good

    Have you forgotten how much your father loves you lately? Read Psalm 103 in the NLTand be reminded

    Created over 3 years ago

    Psalm 103:10 (ASV), Psalm 103:11 (ASV), Psalm 103:12 (ASV), Psalm 103:13 (ASV), Psalm 103:22 (ASV)

  • Wow - How grateful are you?

    Sometimes the simplest verses just make me go "Wow." Wow, I'm forgiven. Wow, he doesn't punish me for all my sins. Wow, he doesn't deal with me harshly. Wow, I really deserve the worst. Just stop and…

    Created over 3 years ago

    Psalm 103:10 (ASV)

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    over 3 years

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    over 3 years

  • "And that is what happened"

    I like how the NLT uses this phrase to talk about the completion of God's Word. I emphasize "Word" intentionally as there is a deep meaning behind Jesus' connection as the Word (John 1:1-3,14). But leaving…

    Created over 3 years ago

    Genesis 1:9 (ASV), Genesis 1:11 (ASV), Genesis 1:15 (ASV)

  • Interesting Creation thought

    In verse six, the Lord makes an interesting statement that deserves some pause or at least thought. He says that there is a space with waters above and waters below. The only feasible explanation that…

    Created over 3 years ago

    Genesis 1:6 (ASV)