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Clean and Unclean
Cesarean is near Joppa. It is interesting that this in the story of Peter praying on the roof in Joppa we are given us all of the details... where Peter was, what time of day, even that he was hungry.…
Created 12 days ago
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God meets us in our fear.
The disciples are hiding in the upper room with the doors locked because they are afraid that they will be arrested for trespassing in Jesus' tomb against state authority. Jesus appears and fear changes…
Created about 1 month ago
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When God Seems Far
Where are you? Are you blessed and God seems close? Are you blessed but God seems far? Are you struggling and God seems near? Are you struggling and God seems far? How do you get through the time when…
Created 3 months ago
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The Sabbath
Exodus 20:10 Today there is nothing we have to do and no place that we have to go.
Created 4 months ago
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Why?... Again
Imitation - Exodus 20:8 Because God did it. Not because he had to but because he wanted to. Also, most days there are things to do. On the Sabbath there is nothing you have to do.
Created 4 months ago
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You pick what you plant.
Galatians 6:7 You don't choose seeds that you want to plant. You choose seeds that will produce what you want to pick. Galatia was in what is now central Turkey. This was a letter from someone (Paul)…
Created 4 months ago
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Observations
Proverbs 24:30 Cadence The cadence is slow and then fast... as if there is a gradual decline and then sudden ruin. Financial collapse that happens in a moment but in reality it is a product of time passing…
Created 5 months ago
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Being engaged.
Luke 1:27 In that culture engagement was just as serious as being married. To break an engagement a person would actually have to file for divorce.
Created 6 months ago
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Nazarath
Luke 1:26 Tucked in to a huge farming community. More like a village than a town or city. Part of the fertile crescent.
Created 6 months ago
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What are you waiting for?
Isaiah 9:2 Light - "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times;..." Could have been written by Isaiah about his time. Except for him... it was mostly the worst of times because of Assyria.…
Created 6 months ago
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What is humility?
Philippians 2:3 Holding your power in service of others. It is common sense. Expertise in one area makes for failure in others. Some one else must be an expert there. It is beautiful. We are more attractive…
Created 7 months ago
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Pillars
Revelation 3:12 In their day cities were known for the pillars in their buildings. They were built strong and meant to last through everything. They even had names permanently carved unto them. They…
Created 7 months ago
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Crown
Revelation 3:11 This reference to a crown is not one of royalty but one of athletics; one of those given to the winner of the Olympic games which were huge in this area. It was one that was given to…
Created 7 months ago
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Earned a Badge — Created 10 [Public] Notes
2011-10-30
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Suffering
Revelation 3:8 There is a difference between suffering and suffering well. There is a difference between suffering and suffering faithfully. To hurt is not to hurt well. To hurt is not to hurt faithfully.…
Created 7 months ago
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Vineyard country
They were (and still today) known as a great wine area. Primary god was Dionisis. Named the city of brotherly love by one if the ruling kings because of his love for his brother. The name of the city…
Created 7 months ago
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What do you do when you start to die?
Wake up. - Sardis, the unconquerable city, fell twice because the enemy found their way in while the city slept. Strengthen what remains. - Urgency to save what remains so that there is at least something…
Created 7 months ago
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First minted coins.
It is thought that the first minted coins were minted in Sardis.... they also claim to be the first civilization to die wool. If the temple of Artemus had been finished in Sardis it probably would have…
Created 7 months ago
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What good are storms?
Even though storms in life feel like they will kill you, faith in Christ assures that you will survive. Instead, remember that storms are a chance to grow in faith; to learn more about who Jesus is. We…
Created 10 months ago
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Just one more miracle.
Jesus is exhausted from performing a days worth of miracles. So tired he sleeps through the storm. but yet he is willing to perform one more.... for the benefit of his freightened disciples.
Created 10 months ago
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Ceremonial Burial
It does not matter! This implies that once a person is dead, what happens to the body does not matter one bit. It is trash to be left alone. Ceremony is pointless or at least so unimportant as to be ignored…
Created 10 months ago
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Earned a Badge — Created First [Public] Note
2011-07-24
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Nature of storms on the sea.
This is not uncommon because of the location of the lake in a valley.
Created 10 months ago
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Earned a Badge — Subscribed to First Reading Plan
2011-01-13
Ryan Norman
- ipsomatic9
- Wyoming, MI
