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The Legacy
Many of my friends talk about their legacy. A legacy can be a lot of different things but basically it means something someone is remembered for. Can you imagine if every Christian's legacy could be captured…
Created 5 months ago
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The Corporate Ladder
These verses show Solomon's attempt to satisfy himself by climbing the proverbial corporate ladder. Yes, I know he was the King and technically he was already at the top of the ladder but look intently…
Created 5 months ago
Ecclesiastes 2:4 (NLT), Ecclesiastes 2:5 (NLT), Ecclesiastes 2:6 (NLT), Ecclesiastes 2:7 (NLT)
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Clang, Clang, Clang
Most of us know 1 Corinthians 13:1 as the love chapter and rightly so. However, I believe the first verse and the last are not just the bookends of a great exposition about love but the cornerstone of…
Created 6 months ago
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Earned a Badge — Created 10 [Public] Notes
2011-11-08
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Jesus is On Guard
Paul encourages the Thessalonians with this verse; "the Lord is faithful; He will strengthen and guard you from the evil one." He encourages us too. How many times when you're under attack do you forget…
Created 7 months ago
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Control Your Borders
I know someone will see the title and think this is about unlawful immigration and it in a way it is but this piece concerns the unlawful actions of Christians and how to overcome those temptations.These…
Created 7 months ago
Exodus 23:31 (HCSB), Exodus 23:32 (HCSB), Exodus 23:33 (HCSB)
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I Think Therefore I Am
How does God know? He spends all day holding his hand out to me in an invitation to be His but I reject that invitation and follow the temptations of my own thoughts. I'm struggling with tempting thoughts…
Created 7 months ago
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Sheep Are Dumb
Sheep kind of wonder around aimlessly eating their way through life. We're like that too. "All of us like sheep have gone astray, each of us has turned to his own way". Sounds a lot like a commentary…
Created 7 months ago
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I'm Forgiven!
What a great verse and great reminder of who our God really is and why he forgives us! He "wipes our transgressions for his own sake". He's not glorifying us! He's glorifying himself. He's building His…
Created 8 months ago
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America the Pitiful
These two verses talk about nations that attack Jerusalem and make it suffer. Our current government changed the American support for Israel and began to talk "peace" with the Palastinians. I believe…
Created 8 months ago
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The Pagan Alters
God tells Isaiah how Israel can be forgiven for their sin and guilt; not just forgiven but completely forgiven. How? Destroy all the the pagan alters and places of worship. That's an interesting verse.…
Created 8 months ago
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He Can Hear You
There is a component of verse 8 that always stands out to me. It has to do with, surprisingly, about Jesus' ability to percieve the thoughts of those around Him. In verse 8, the scribes were reasoning…
Created 8 months ago
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Who's slave are you?
As I read verse 16 I'm confronted with my own sin. I am a recovering sex addict. While I no longer pursue sex with women other than my wife, I'm still attracted to the thoughts. I battle the vices presented…
Created 9 months ago
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Earned a Badge — Created First [Public] Note
2011-03-22
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Sell ALL
This verse invites us to "sell all" we have and give the money to the poor! How literal are christians to take this verse? Does Jesus really want us to sell everything we own? Our big house? Our car?…
Created about 1 year ago
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Earned a Badge — Subscribed to First Reading Plan
2011-03-21
Herbie Cordle
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