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Earned a Badge — Created 10 Highlights
2012-03-21
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Earned a Badge — Created 10 Bookmarks
2012-01-31
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Let love have the run of the house:)
1 John 4:17 (MSG)
God is love. When we take up permanent residence in a life of love, we live in God and God lives in us. This way, love has the run of the house, becomes at home and mature in us, so that we're free of worry on Judgment Day—our standing in the world is identical with Christ's. There is no room in love for fear. Well-formed love banishes fear. Since fear is crippling, a fearful life—fear of death, fear of judgment—is one not yet fully formed in love.Created 4 months ago
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This is how we know....
1 John 3:20 (MSG)
It's also the way to shut down debilitating self-criticism, even when there is something to it. For God is greater than our worried hearts and knows more about us than we do ourselves.Created 4 months ago
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Nothing more than feelings...
Observation: Feelings are deceptive. If I live my life based on how I feel, and do whatever I feel like doing at the moment, I become less and less free. But if I listen to what God is asking of me, and…
Created about 1 year ago
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Earned a Badge — Shared a Bible Reference
2011-05-16
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1 Thessalonians 5:23
1 Thessalonians 5:23 (MSG)
May God himself, the God who makes everything holy and whole, make you holy and whole, put you together—spirit, soul, and body—and keep you fit for the coming of our Master, Jesus Christ. The One who called you is completely dependable. If he said it, he'll do it!Created about 1 year ago
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1 Thessalonians 5:24
1 Thessalonians 5:24 (MSG)
The One who called you is completely dependable. If he said it, he'll do it!Created about 1 year ago
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Laying out all the pieces
Observation: David praised God for his forgiveness and how he had been put together after David laid everything down before God. The next verse says "opened the book of my heart before him." Application:…
Created about 1 year ago
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Under Cover
Observation: God wants us under his covering. He longs to give us rest and peace and security (everything my heart longs for). But too often I refuse. I allow stress and anxiety and my to-do list to have…
Created about 1 year ago
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What do you want me to do for you?
Observation: Jesus knew what they needed, he knew they were blind, but he asked them to ask for sight. Application: I feel like this is a principal that God is wanting me to understand better. So often…
Created about 1 year ago
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Too wonderful for me to understand
Observation: The King of the universe has the time to know me inside and out. Application: Do I really understand this? If I did I think it would change the way I live completely. This is such a well…
Created about 1 year ago
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Out of my mouth
Observation: What I say is directly correlated with the state of my heart. Application: I've got to take the words I speak more seriously. I tend to justify my right 'to vent' but it's really sin. When…
Created about 1 year ago
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Matthew 15:18
Matthew 15:18 (NIV)
But the things that come out of a person's mouth come from the heart, and these defile them.Created about 1 year ago
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Just do the Next Right Thing
Observation: God knows how human I am:) He knows that if left unchecked, anxiety about the future will overwhelm me to the point of immobility. I need "baby steps." Application: Instead of letting my…
Created about 1 year ago
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Faith Response
Observation: When David found himself in a challenging situation his response revealed his heart. He didn't respond in fear, he felt indignant. "Who does this guy think he is that he is allowed to even…
Created about 1 year ago
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Fear of Man
Observation: Saul had everything justified in his own mind. It wasn't until Samuel had to spell the whole thing out that he realized he was in sin. He tells Samuel, "I was afraid of the people and what…
Created about 1 year ago
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Forcing the Issue
Observation: Saul freaks out too soon. He decides that God's timing is wrong and takes things into his own hands in order to accomplish His will. Just as he completes his act of selfish disobedience,…
Created about 1 year ago
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The Mind of Christ
Observation: This is still such a mystery to me...probably because I want to understand how it all works in my human mind. The Spirit of God knows the thoughts of God, and I have the Spirit living in…
Created about 1 year ago
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Finding Fulfillment
Observation: Abraham forced the promises of God by taking matters into his own hands. He didn't trust God to bring it about in His perfect timing and decided that he needed to step in and make it happen.…
Created about 1 year ago
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Natural Discpleship
Observation: I love how practical God is. Belonging to Him and growing into maturity are not a one time event. It takes inviting God's presence into everyday life. Talking about the things of God when…
Created about 1 year ago
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Remember
Observation: God was encouraging the Israelites to remember where they had come from and what God had done to lead them to the promise land. Application: It's so easy to forget what God has already done…
Created about 1 year ago
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Mark 11:25
Mark 11:25 (NIV)
And when you stand praying, if you hold anything against anyone, forgive them, so that your Father in heaven may forgive you your sins."Created over 1 year ago
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God's Perspective
Observation: I have always felt bad for Peter in this verse. First, he gives the correct answer when Jesus asks "who do you say that I am?"and then a moment later he is getting rebuked (even to the point…
Created over 1 year ago
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He Knows That We are Dust
Observation: This just makes me fall more and more in love with Jesus. He is so patient and merciful. He didn't give the people more than they could chew on, he took into consideration where they were…
Created over 1 year ago
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Leaders in the House
Observation: Moses was so frustrated with the people that he was ready to die. He had had it with babysitting a bunch of whining, ungrateful people. God's solution was to put His Spirit on 72 other leaders…
Created over 1 year ago
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A Lesson in Delegation
Observation: I never thought of Moses and Aaron's son's need for leadership and administrative skills. I can't imagine the daunting task of communicating to 8,000 guys what they were supposed to do and…
Created over 1 year ago
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Those who Belong to Him
Observation: God knows who belongs to him. If Paul left too soon or held back, those belonging to God might not have been saved. God pursues His people and uses us to pursue them as well. Application:…
Created over 1 year ago
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Where People are Coming From
Observation: Paul took the time to address the culture of the Greeks he was sharing Jesus with. He could have just said, "turn or burn!" but he saw them where they were at and used their filter to explain…
Created over 1 year ago
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Earned a Badge — Created Your First Bookmark
2011-02-10
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Acts 17:22
Acts 17:22 (NLT)
So Paul, standing before the council, addressed them as follows: “Men of Athens, I notice that you are very religious in every way,Created over 1 year ago
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Acts 17:23
Acts 17:23 (NLT)
for as I was walking along I saw your many shrines. And one of your altars had this inscription on it: ‘To an Unknown God.’ This God, whom you worship without knowing, is the one I’m telling you about.Created over 1 year ago
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Human like me
Observation: This is such a sad passage. The people put Paul and Barnabas on a pedestal and decided to worship them instead of God. Even when they tried to make them understand, they couldn't stop them…
Created over 1 year ago
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Holiness
Observation: There is so much in these chapters that I don't understand! One things is clear though, God hates sin. All of these rituals and sacrifices were for one thing only: to clean the people of…
Created over 1 year ago
Exodus 29:43 (NLT), Exodus 29:44 (NLT), Exodus 29:45 (NLT), Exodus 29:46 (NLT)
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21 United Day 21: If it's God, it'll last
Observation: Gamaliel was a very wise guy. He had seen enough impostors to know that if the apostles were the real deal, God would be the one to carry out His plan in them. If they were preaching and…
Created over 1 year ago
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21 United Day 20: Dependant Boldness
Observation: After Peter and John returned from boldly declaring Jesus to the council, the other believers began to praise God for what he had done and ask for that same boldness to preach the gospel.…
Created over 1 year ago
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21 United Day 18: No plan B
Observation: I would definitely be one of those Israelites who disobeyed God and took a little extra manna for tomorrow. I hate the thought of having an empty fridge:) I would have probably justified…
Created over 1 year ago
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Earned a Badge — Created 10 [Public] Notes
2011-01-25
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Earned a Badge — Created First [Public] Note
2011-01-10
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Earned a Badge — Subscribed to First Reading Plan
2011-01-08
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Proverbs 3:6
Proverbs 3:6 (MSG)
Listen for God's voice in everything you do, everywhere you go; he's the one who will keep you on track.Created about 2 years ago
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Psalm 55:22
Psalm 55:22 (MSG)
Pile your troubles on god's shoulders— he'll carry your load, he'll help you out. He'll never let good people topple into ruin. But you, God, will throw the others into a muddy bog, Cut the lifespan of assassins and traitors in half. And I trust in you. A David Psalm, When He Was Captured by the Philistines in GathCreated about 2 years ago
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Malia Isenhart
- maliai
- Tacoma, WA
