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Earned a Badge — 21-Day Challenge
2012-02-24
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Proverbs 30:7
Proverbs 30:7 (NLT)
O God, I beg two favors from you; let me have them before I die.Created 6 months ago
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1 John 2:15-17
1 John 2:15-17 (NLT)
Do not love this world nor the things it offers you, for when you love the world, you do not have the love of the Father in you.Created 7 months ago
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1 Peter 2:21-25
1 Peter 2:21-25 (NLT)
For God called you to do good, even if it means suffering, just as Christ suffered for you. He is your example, and you must follow in his steps.Created 7 months ago
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1 Peter 2:1-3
1 Peter 2:1-3 (NLT)
So get rid of all evil behavior. Be done with all deceit, hypocrisy, jealousy, and all unkind speech.Created 7 months ago
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James 4:7-10
James 4:7-10 (NLT)
So humble yourselves before God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.Created 7 months ago
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James 2:19-20
James 2:19-20 (NLT)
You say you have faith, for you believe that there is one God. Good for you! Even the demons believe this, and they tremble in terror.Created 7 months ago
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James 1:19-21
James 1:19-21 (NLT)
Understand this, my dear brothers and sisters: You must all be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to get angry.Created 7 months ago
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James 1:2-4
James 1:2-4 (NLT)
Dear brothers and sisters, when troubles come your way, consider it an opportunity for great joy.Created 7 months ago
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Hebrews 12:10-11
Hebrews 12:10-11 (NLT)
For our earthly fathers disciplined us for a few years, doing the best they knew how. But God’s discipline is always good for us, so that we might share in his holiness.Created 7 months ago
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Hebrews 12:1-13
Hebrews 12:1-13 (NLT)
Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up. And let us run with endurance the race God has set before us.Created 7 months ago
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Titus 3:1-7
Titus 3:1-7 (NLT)
Remind the believers to submit to the government and its officers. They should be obedient, always ready to do what is good.Created 7 months ago
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2 Timothy 3:16-17
2 Timothy 3:16-17 (NLT)
All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realize what is wrong in our lives. It corrects us when we are wrong and teaches us to do what is right.Created 7 months ago
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1 Timothy 6:6-8
1 Timothy 6:6-8 (NLT)
Yet true godliness with contentment is itself great wealth.Created 7 months ago
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1 Timothy 1:15-16
1 Timothy 1:15-16 (NLT)
This is a trustworthy saying, and everyone should accept it: “Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners”—and I am the worst of them all.Created 7 months ago
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1 Thessalonians 5:16-21
1 Thessalonians 5:16-21 (NLT)
Always be joyful.Created 7 months ago
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Romans 2:28-29
Romans 2:28-29 (NLT)
For you are not a true Jew just because you were born of Jewish parents or because you have gone through the ceremony of circumcision.Created 7 months ago
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Deuteronomy 28:10
Deuteronomy 28:10 (NLT)
Then all the nations of the world will see that you are a people claimed by the LORD, and they will stand in awe of you.Created 7 months ago
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Deuteronomy 28:1-14
Deuteronomy 28:1-14 (NLT)
“If you fully obey the LORD your God and carefully keep all his commands that I am giving you today, the LORD your God will set you high above all the nations of the world.Created 7 months ago
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Leviticus 20:8
Leviticus 20:8 (NLT)
Keep all my decrees by putting them into practice, for I am the LORD who makes you holy.Created 7 months ago
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1 Thessalonians 4:13-18
1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 (NLT)
And now, dear brothers and sisters, we want you to know what will happen to the believers who have died so you will not grieve like people who have no hope.Created 7 months ago
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Colossians 3:22-24
Colossians 3:22-24 (NLT)
Slaves, obey your earthly masters in everything you do. Try to please them all the time, not just when they are watching you. Serve them sincerely because of your reverent fear of the Lord.Created 7 months ago
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Colossians 3:12-17
Colossians 3:12-17 (NLT)
Since God chose you to be the holy people he loves, you must clothe yourselves with tenderhearted mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.Created 7 months ago
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Colossians 1:15-20
Colossians 1:15-20 (NLT)
Christ is the visible image of the invisible God. He existed before anything was created and is supreme over all creation,Created 7 months ago
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Philippians 4:4-7
Philippians 4:4-7 (NLT)
Always be full of joy in the Lord. I say it again—rejoice!Created 7 months ago
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Philippians 2:3-11
Philippians 2:3-11 (NLT)
Don’t be selfish; don’t try to impress others. Be humble, thinking of others as better than yourselves.Created 7 months ago
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The Breath of Life
In Genesis 2 God formed man, and "breathed the breath of life" into him. In John 20 Jesus "breathed eternal life" (The Holy Spirit) into man (his disciples).
Created 11 months ago
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Repentance = Restoration
The book of Job ends in a way that is so very encouraging to me. Because my sins can so often be very discouraging. Job "repented" of the sin of questioning God's sovereignty and justice. So, he was…
Created 11 months ago
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Listening
Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar are extraordinary examples of how/why we should always strive to be better at listening. As we grow to be more Christ like our ability to be sensitive to the needs of others…
Created 11 months ago
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Frightening World
The book of Esther is a great reminder/example of our Gods sovereignty and ability to care for his people in the worst of times. These were very scary times for the Israelites. Much like they are now…
Created 12 months ago
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A True Jew
As I grew and matured as a boy I realized that the love and validation that I needed from my parents and family wasn't enough and was never going to be enough. I was acutely aware of this void deep within…
Created 12 months ago
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Gods Will For Us
The Apostle Paul tells us that in order to know Gods will for us we must be a living and breathing sacrifice to God. We do this by letting ourselves be transformed by his Holy Spirit. His Spirit renews,…
Created 12 months ago
Romans 12:1 (NLT), Romans 12:2 (NLT), Romans 12:3 (NLT), Romans 12:4 (NLT), Romans 12:5 (NLT), Romans 12:6 (NLT), Romans 12:7 (NLT), Romans 12:8 (NLT)
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Merciful God
It is often, far too easy to read these and so many other verses in the Old Testament and say to myself, "These Israel people were such fools! I mean they got to see firsthand, God's power and his might,…
Created 12 months ago
Nehemiah 9:28 (NLT), Nehemiah 9:29 (NLT), Nehemiah 9:30 (NLT), Nehemiah 9:31 (NLT), Nehemiah 9:32 (NLT), Nehemiah 9:33 (NLT), Nehemiah 9:34 (NLT), Nehemiah 9:35 (NLT)
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Indescribable Love
As I was reading these verses and thinking about the people in my life that I would "truly" be willing to die for. I was lead by the Lord's Spirit, and I began to feel the deep love that I have for those…
Created 12 months ago
Romans 5:6 (NLT), Romans 5:7 (NLT), Romans 5:8 (NLT), Romans 5:9 (NLT), Romans 5:10 (NLT), Romans 5:11 (NLT)
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Proportional Sin
It is an amazing thing to have God point out "his truth" to me. On each occasion, if I look deep enough, I will find that there has been something inside of me that was "directly" proportional to that…
Created 12 months ago
Romans 2:1 (NLT), Romans 2:2 (NLT), Romans 2:3 (NLT), Romans 2:4 (NLT)
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Focus On What You Have
Even though Eve had never experienced a "need" before. Satan got Eve to forget all that she had - all that she had been given - all that she had been blessed with. Satan got Eve to momentarily forget…
Created 12 months ago
Genesis 3:1 (NLT), Genesis 3:2 (NLT), Genesis 3:3 (NLT), Genesis 3:4 (NLT), Genesis 3:5 (NLT), Genesis 3:6 (NLT)
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Earned a Badge — Created 10 [Public] Notes
2011-06-04
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Which Way?
I need to remain constantly mindful of the fact that Gods will for me doesn't just bring me to where he wants me to be. Because it is just as important for him to steer me away from where he "doesn't"…
Created 12 months ago
Acts 16:6 (NLT), Acts 16:7 (NLT), Acts 16:8 (NLT), Acts 16:9 (NLT)
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"Our" Shepherd
Theses verses seem to cause for great conviction within me. In actuality, these attributes of Christ are impossible for me to achieve. They just seem to humble me and put things in perspective with the…
Created 12 months ago
1 Peter 2:21 (NLT), 1 Peter 2:22 (NLT), 1 Peter 2:23 (NLT), 1 Peter 2:24 (NLT), 1 Peter 2:25 (NLT)
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Stealing Glory
Interesting, that as Herod obviously looked and sounded the part of a Man of God. On the inside he cared nothing about anyone but himself. So, God made him rot from the inside out. I must learn to ask…
Created 12 months ago
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Peter Becomes The Rock
Here Peter acts in obedience to the Lords calling as in the obedience called for in Isaiah's message. Peter had become the "rock" that Jesus had called him to be in John 21:15-17. This interaction shows…
Created about 1 year ago
Isaiah 56:4 (NLT), Acts 10:28 (NLT), Acts 10:29 (NLT), Acts 10:30 (NLT), Acts 10:31 (NLT), Acts 10:32 (NLT), Acts 10:33 (NLT), Acts 10:34 (NLT), Acts 10:35 (NLT), Acts 10:36 (NLT)
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No Excuse
For me, there really is only one reason for not reading the word of God daily. I am just "not" interested in having the truth revealed to me. I am not interested in seeing the wrong in my life. I am not…
Created about 1 year ago
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Earned a Badge — Created First [Public] Note
2011-05-25
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Am I a Christian?
I pray that I never forget the new thoughts that I had when I came to Christ a few years ago. The conviction that I felt the first time that I read this verse and knew that I needed to memorize it and…
Created about 1 year ago
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Giving Is Receiving
Only the Boy mentioned here offered anything. Everyone else was caught up in the hopelessness of even thinking about feeding this vast crowd of 10 to 15 thousand people. God can do anything when we decide…
Created about 1 year ago
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Indecision
We must decide for ourselves who Jesus is. Even indecision is a decision to not decide. It is very much just as important as the choice to follow Christ. Indecision is then a choice to "not" follow Christ.…
Created about 1 year ago
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Use Intelligence
John 1:45-46 We are intelligent beings. God expects us to use our intellect wisely and investigate for ourselves. Nathanael made a good choice to see for himself that something good indeed could come…
Created about 1 year ago
John 1:45 (NLT), John 1:46 (NLT), John 3:1 (NLT), John 3:2 (NLT), John 3:3 (NLT), John 3:4 (NLT), John 3:5 (NLT), John 3:6 (NLT), John 3:7 (NLT), John 3:8 (NLT), John 3:9 (NLT), John 3:10 (NLT), John 3:11 (NLT), John 3:12 (NLT), John 3:13 (NLT), John 3:14 (NLT), John 3:15 (NLT), John 3:16 (NLT), John 3:17 (NLT), John 3:18 (NLT), John 3:19 (NLT), John 3:20 (NLT), John 3:21 (NLT), John 7:40 (NLT), John 7:41 (NLT), John 7:42 (NLT), John 7:43 (NLT), John 7:44 (NLT)
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Following Christ
Following Christ is not enough. We must follow him for the right reason. To follow Christ for our own purposes would be asking Christ to follow us - to support or advance "our" cause - not his. That would…
Created about 1 year ago
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Earned a Badge — Completed 3 Reading Plans
2011-04-19
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Earned a Badge — Completed First Reading Plan
2011-04-16
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Earned a Badge — Subscribed to First Reading Plan
2011-04-10
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Earned a Badge — Created 10 Bookmarks
2011-03-26
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Earned a Badge — Created Your First Bookmark
2011-03-25
