Lauren Belcher

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  • Fault Lines: Till Debt do us Part

    Roles should be based on ability not gender. It's not realistic to think you can have a successful marriage by emphasizing unity in every are except money. Four Keys for Financial Unity: - a biblical…

    Created 5 days ago

  • Fault Line: Random Eruptions

    Ephesians 5:25 We need to be intentional and sacrificial in showing love. 1 Peter 3:7 Pay attention to her needs. Consider her needs. Know her, know the things she struggles with, because at times…

    Created 19 days ago

  • Red Letter Day: One Ticket to Paradise

    We have categories for what people deserve based on how good or bad they are. It is forgiven people that go to heaven and unforgiven people who go to hell. God puts people in two different categories:…

    Created about 1 month ago

  • Earned a Badge — Shared a Bible Reference

    2012-04-23

  • Red Letter Day: All In

    Then Jesus, calling out with a loud voice, said, “Father, into your hands I commit my spirit!” And after he said this he breathed his last. (Luke 23:46 NET) Bottom Line:: When we trust the Father, as…

    Created about 1 month ago

  • Red Letter Day: God Forsaken

    Bottom Line:: God turned his back on Jesus so he would not have to turn his back on you. Our trust in God should not be tied to our circumstances. Our trust in God is tied to the nature of God. -God…

    Created about 1 month ago

  • Paternity Test: Spreadin' the Love

    1 John 4:7-14 If you are a child of God, it will show in your relationships with others. John defines love as taking the initiative to show love by your actions. A person who is a child of God should…

    Created 2 months ago

  • Paternity Test: Change of Heart

    1 John 2:15-17 If you are a child of God your desires and motivations will change. When John says to stop loving the world, he's talking about the ungodly values of the world. Unless we are regularly…

    Created 2 months ago

  • The Office: Power Hungry

    John 13:1-17 The more power you have for yourself, the more responsibility you have for others. Someone who is willing to lead must be willing to serve. Bottom Line:: The things that you hope to achieve…

    Created 3 months ago

  • The Office: Leading from the Middle

    Sometimes we get so caught up with fighting for the way that we wish things were, that we don't see what we are becoming. You should see yourself as a leader in training. 1 Timothy 4:12 Over and over…

    Created 3 months ago

  • the office: Office Romance

    The Bible is clear that unethical relationships should be avoided. Following the rules that our authorities have put in place is a spiritual issue. Romans 13:1-2, James 2:9, Deuteronomy 16:19 The Bible…

    Created 4 months ago

  • Masquerade: Tattle Tale

    One of the most revolutionary things we can do to totally change our lives is to be honest with other people about the things that we struggle with. Whoever conceals their sins does not prosper, but…

    Created 4 months ago

  • Masquerade: Me, Myself, and Lie

     Psalm 36:2-3 Bottom Line:: Until you can be honest with yourself about the seriousness of your sin, you will never hate it enough to change it. You can't be honest with God until you are honest with…

    Created 5 months ago

    Jeremiah 17:9 (NET), Romans 12:3 (NET)

  • Masquerade: Hypocrites

    Hypocrite: Greek actors that were playing a role or wearing a mask The longer you are a Christian the more prepared you are to fake it. It is very easy to substitute religion for a daily relationship.…

    Created 5 months ago

  • Loud and Clear: Give Up

    Luke 2:8-12 Bottom Line:: We can't do anything to fix our relationship with God, so God showed up on Earth to do it himself The greater the need, the better the news. The fact that Jesus Christ had…

    Created 6 months ago

  • Dream On

    Acts 11:19-30 We exist to lead people into a growing relationship with Jesus Christ, by creating environments that equip and encourage people to.... Encounter God Experience community Engage the culture…

    Created 6 months ago

  • Zip It: Assault With a Deadly Weapon

    Ephesians 4:29-32 Job 4:4-8 Job 8:4-5 Job 11:5-6 Job 2:9 Tearing otter people down never accomplishes anything and it never brings people together. We all want harmony in our relationships but…

    Created 7 months ago

  • Zip It: News You Abuse

    Gossip = words spoken behind someone's back because of their harmful nature New Testament word for gossip means: -a whispering; a secret slandering -the magical murmuring of a charmer of snakes Gossip…

    Created 8 months ago

    Matthew 15:18 (NET)

  • How do I Relate to Others: week three

    ...bearing with one another and forgiving one another, if someone happens to have a complaint against anyone else. Just as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also forgive others. (Colossians 3:13) Forgiving…

    Created 8 months ago

  • How do I Relate to Others: week two

    I can relate to others by controlling my tongue and using kind words. James 3:1-12

    Created 8 months ago

  • How Can I Relate to Others: week one

    With the same humility Christ showed in serving me. Philippians 2:1-11

    Created 8 months ago

  • AKA God: Jehovah Tsidkenu

    God can only accept righteousness; we don't have any. God's standard is PERFECTION. Jehovah Tsidkenu, which means "The Lord our Righteousness " 2 Corinthians 5:21 God made him who has no sin to be…

    Created 8 months ago

    Exodus 34:7 (NET), Romans 3:10 (NET), Romans 6:23 (NET), 1 Peter 1:15 (NET)

  • AKA God: Jehovah Tsidkenu

    God can only accept righteousness; we don't have any. God's standard is PERFECTION. Jehovah Tsidkenu, which means "The Lord our Righteousness " 2 Corinthians 5:21 God made him who has no sin to be…

    Created 8 months ago

    Exodus 34:7 (NET), Romans 3:10 (NET), Romans 6:23 (NET), 1 Peter 1:15 (NET)

  • AKA God: Jehovah Tsidkenu

    God can only accept righteousness; we don't have any. God's standard is PERFECTION. Jehovah Tsidkenu, which means "The Lord our Righteousness " 2 Corinthians 5:21 God made him who has no sin to be…

    Created 8 months ago

    Exodus 34:7 (NET), Romans 3:10 (NET), Romans 6:23 (NET), 1 Peter 1:15 (NET)

  • AKA God: Elohim

    Before you can worship God, you have to accurately know who He is. You can't make God whatever you want Him to be, but when you understand what He has revealed about Himself, you'll find that He's all…

    Created 9 months ago

    Genesis 1:1 (NET)

  • Rise and Fall (the life of David): Silent and Deadly

    2 Samuel 13 1 Kings 1 Maintaining moral authority so that you can influence others in a positive direction spiritually....... -Guard your attitude and actions -Deal with your sin -Allow God to use your…

    Created 9 months ago

  • 1 Samuel 16:7

    1 Samuel 16:7 (NIV)
    But the lord said to Samuel, "Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The lord does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance, but the lord looks at the heart."

    Created 11 months ago

  • Matthew 6:26

    Matthew 6:26 (NLT)
    Look at the birds. They don’t plant or harvest or store food in barns, for your heavenly Father feeds them. And aren’t you far more valuable to him than they are?

    Created about 1 year ago

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  • Matthew 7:14

    Matthew 7:14 (CEV)
    But the gate to life is very narrow. The road that leads there is so hard to follow that only a few people find it.

    Created about 1 year ago

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  • Matthew 7:13

    Matthew 7:13 (CEV)
    Go in through the narrow gate. The gate to destruction is wide, and the road that leads there is easy to follow. A lot of people go through that gate.

    Created about 1 year ago

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  • Matthew 6:34

    Matthew 6:34 (NLT)
    “So don’t worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring its own worries. Today’s trouble is enough for today.

    Created about 1 year ago

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  • Psalm 7:7

    Psalm 7:7 (NLT)
    Gather the nations before you. Rule over them from on high.

    Created about 1 year ago

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  • Earned a Badge — Created 10 [Public] Notes

    2011-04-06

  • Matthew 5:44

    Matthew 5:44 (NIV)
    But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,

    Created about 1 year ago

  • Matthew 18:21

    Matthew 18:21 (NLT)
    Then Peter came to him and asked, “Lord, how often should I forgive someone who sins against me? Seven times?”

    Created about 1 year ago

  • Matthew 3:16

    Matthew 3:16 (NLT)
    After his baptism, as Jesus came up out of the water, the heavens were opened and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and settling on him.

    Created about 1 year ago

  • Genesis 3:16

    Genesis 3:16 (NLT)
    Then he said to the woman, “I will sharpen the pain of your pregnancy, and in pain you will give birth. And you will desire to control your husband, but he will rule over you.”

    Created about 1 year ago

  • Earned a Badge — Subscribed to First Reading Plan

    2011-03-28

  • Proverbs 1:7

    Proverbs 1:7 (NLT)
    Fear of the LORD is the foundation of true knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline.

    Created about 1 year ago

  • Psalm 1:6

    Psalm 1:6 (NLT)
    For the LORD watches over the path of the godly, but the path of the wicked leads to destruction.

    Created about 1 year ago

  • Matthew 1:16

    Matthew 1:16 (NLT)
    Jacob was the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary. Mary gave birth to Jesus, who is called the Messiah.

    Created about 1 year ago

  • Genesis 1:27

    Genesis 1:27 (NLT)
    So God created human beings in his own image. In the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.

    Created about 1 year ago

  • Earned a Badge — Created First [Public] Note

    2011-03-28

  • Psalm 139:14

    Psalm 139:14 (NIV)
    I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.

    Created about 1 year ago

  • Psalm 139:13

    Psalm 139:13 (NIV)
    For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb.

    Created about 1 year ago

  • Mark 12:44

    Mark 12:44 (NIV)
    They all gave out of their wealth; but she, out of her poverty, put in everything—all she had to live on."

    Created about 1 year ago

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  • Mark 12:43

    Mark 12:43 (NIV)
    Calling his disciples to him, Jesus said, "Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put more into the treasury than all the others.

    Created about 1 year ago

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  • Mark 12:42

    Mark 12:42 (NIV)
    But a poor widow came and put in two very small copper coins, worth only a few cents.

    Created about 1 year ago

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  • Mark 12:41

    Mark 12:41 (NIV)
    Jesus sat down opposite the place where the offerings were put and watched the crowd putting their money into the temple treasury. Many rich people threw in large amounts.

    Created about 1 year ago

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  • Joshua 1:8

    Joshua 1:8 (NIV)
    Keep this Book of the Law always on your lips; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful.

    Created about 1 year ago

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  • Matthew 9:38

    Matthew 9:38 (NIV)
    Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field."

    Created about 1 year ago

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  • Matthew 9:36

    Matthew 9:36 (NIV)
    When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.

    Created about 1 year ago

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  • Matthew 9:35

    Matthew 9:35 (NIV)
    Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom and healing every disease and sickness.

    Created about 1 year ago

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  • Philippians 1:21

    Philippians 1:21 (NIV)
    For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain.

    Created about 1 year ago

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  • Earned a Badge — Created 10 Bookmarks

    2011-03-13

  • Earned a Badge — Created Your First Bookmark

    2011-03-13