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  • Greed

    This was a method by which the deceased son's inheritance could still be passed onto his family. Oman probably refused to impregnate Tamar because it meant his inheritance would be decreased.

    Created about 1 month ago

    Genesis 38:8 (MSG)

  • Earned a Badge — Subscribed to First Reading Plan

    2012-04-07

  • fish god

    The people of Nineveh worshipped a fish god. How perfect that Jonah was spit up by a fish?! Not too unreasonable to think that someone saw him get spit up and that the story spread. Makes sense why the…

    Created 6 months ago

    Jonah 2:10 (MSG)

  • Ekklesia

    Paul used 'ekklesia', which was a legal and political word meaning assembly or the influencing group in a city, to refer to the  body of Christ to impart to them and us that we as his church are meant…

    Created 10 months ago

    Acts 19:30 (NASB)

  • Where does pressure come from

    That pressure comes from our relationships, from intentional fellowship with one another.  So don't avoid it, but seek it out!

    Created 10 months ago

    James 1:3 (MSG), James 1:4 (MSG)

  • One anothers

    Every instance of 'one another' describes koinonia or fellowship.  Studying the 'one anothers' will help us understand what it truly means to fellowship with one another.

    Created 10 months ago

    Acts 2:42 (MSG)

  • Jesus is the Plumbline

    Jesus is the plumbline against which we measure our lives.  No other measure is necessary because of his purity and perfection.

    Created 10 months ago

    Ephesians 4:13 (NASB)

  • Jesus answers the ache

    All of the hebrew peoples ache for the world to be made right, Jesus proclaims that the answer to that desire has arrived

    Created 10 months ago

    Luke 4:18 (NASB), Luke 4:19 (NASB), Luke 4:20 (NASB), Luke 4:21 (NASB)

  • Earned a Badge — Created First [Public] Note

    2011-07-26

  • Windblown vs. God-charted

    There's a difference between "going with the flow" and being led by the Spirit.  Don't mistake being open-minded or a willingness to do whatever is in front of you with being God-centered.  Being a Christ…

    Created 10 months ago

    Psalm 1:2 (MSG)

  • Matthew 4:25

    Matthew 4:25 (MSG)
    More and more people came, the momentum gathering. Besides those from Galilee, crowds came from the "Ten Towns" across the lake, others up from Jerusalem and Judea, still others from across the Jordan.

    Created over 1 year ago

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