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We're ready to study God, eager for God-knowledge. As sure as dawn breaks, so sure is his daily arrival. He comes as rain comes, as spring rain refreshing the ground."

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November 11, 2010 at 3:10pm

i_lovedyoufirst bookmarked Luke 10:19 MSG

See what I've given you? Safe passage as you walk on snakes and scorpions, and protection from every assault of the Enemy. No one can put a hand on you.

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November 11, 2010 at 3:10pm

i_lovedyoufirst bookmarked John 4:23 MSG

But the time is coming-it has, in fact, come-when what you're called will not matter and where you go to worship will not matter.

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November 11, 2010 at 3:10pm

i_lovedyoufirst bookmarked John 20:19 MSG

Later on that day, the disciples had gathered together, but, fearful of the Jews, had locked all the doors in the house. Jesus entered, stood among them, and said, "Peace to you."

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November 11, 2010 at 3:10pm

i_lovedyoufirst bookmarked John 20:26 MSG

Eight days later, his disciples were again in the room. This time Thomas was with them. Jesus came through the locked doors, stood among them, and said, "Peace to you."

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November 11, 2010 at 3:10pm

i_lovedyoufirst bookmarked John 20:27 MSG

Then he focused his attention on Thomas. "Take your finger and examine my hands. Take your hand and stick it in my side. Don't be unbelieving. Believe."

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November 11, 2010 at 3:10pm

i_lovedyoufirst bookmarked Acts 10:28 MSG

Peter addressed them, "You know, I'm sure that this is highly irregular. Jews just don't do this-visit and relax with people of another race. But God has just shown me that no race is better than any other.

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November 11, 2010 at 3:10pm

i_lovedyoufirst bookmarked Acts 10:47 MSG

"Do I hear any objections to baptizing these friends with water? They've received the Holy Spirit exactly as we did."

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November 11, 2010 at 3:10pm

i_lovedyoufirst bookmarked Romans 2:4 MSG

Or did you think that because he's such a nice God, he'd let you off the hook? Better think this one through from the beginning. God is kind, but he's not soft. In kindness he takes us firmly by the hand and leads us into a radical life-change.

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November 11, 2010 at 3:10pm

i_lovedyoufirst bookmarked Romans 12:1 MSG

So here's what I want you to do, God helping you: Take your everyday, ordinary life-your sleeping, eating, going-to-work, and walking-around life-and place it before God as an offering. Embracing what God does for you is the best thing you can do for him.

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November 11, 2010 at 3:10pm

i_lovedyoufirst bookmarked Romans 12:2 MSG

Don't become so well-adjusted to your culture that you fit into it without even thinking. Instead, fix your attention on God. You'll be changed from the inside out. Readily recognize what he wants from you, and quickly respond to it. Unlike the culture around you, always dragging you down to its level of immaturity, God brings the best out of you, develops well-formed maturity in you.

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November 11, 2010 at 3:10pm

i_lovedyoufirst bookmarked 1 Corinthians 9:26 MSG

I don't know about you, but I'm running hard for the finish line. I'm giving it everything I've got. No sloppy living for me!

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November 11, 2010 at 3:10pm

i_lovedyoufirst bookmarked 2 Corinthians 5:5 MSG

The Spirit of God whets our appetite by giving us a taste of what's ahead. He puts a little of heaven in our hearts so that we'll never settle for less.

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