Martin Gureasko

  • martingur1
  • Huntsville, AL
  • Christ-follower, husband, father, worship pastor, musician, always-wanted-to-be-a-WWE-superstar....
  • Proverbs 17:27

    Proverbs 17:27 (NIV84)
    A man of knowledge uses words with restraint, and a man of understanding is even-tempered.

    Created 3 months ago

  • Deuteronomy 10:12

    Deuteronomy 10:12 (NIV84)
    And now, O Israel, what does the Lord your God ask of you but to fear the Lord your God, to walk in all his ways, to love him, to serve the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul,

    Created 3 months ago

  • Deuteronomy 4:39

    Deuteronomy 4:39 (NIV84)
    Acknowledge and take to heart this day that the Lord is God in heaven above and on the earth below. There is no other.

    Created 3 months ago

  • Mark 12:29-31

    Mark 12:29-31 (NIV84)
    “The most important one,” answered Jesus, “is this: ‘Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one.

    Created 3 months ago

  • Proverbs 28:13

    Proverbs 28:13 (NIV84)
    He who conceals his sins does not prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them finds mercy.

    Created 3 months ago

  • Mark 9:23-24

    Mark 9:23-24 (NIV84)
    ” ‘If you can’?” said Jesus. “Everything is possible for him who believes.”

    Created 3 months ago

  • Numbers 30:2

    Numbers 30:2 (NIV84)
    When a man makes a vow to the Lord or takes an oath to obligate himself by a pledge, he must not break his word but must do everything he said.

    Created 3 months ago

  • Proverbs 26:27

    Proverbs 26:27 (NIV84)
    If a man digs a pit, he will fall into it; if a man rolls a stone, it will roll back on him.

    Created 3 months ago

  • Proverbs 26:17

    Proverbs 26:17 (NIV84)
    Like one who seizes a dog by the ears is a passer-by who meddles in a quarrel not his own.

    Created 3 months ago

  • Proverbs 26:11

    Proverbs 26:11 (NIV84)
    As a dog returns to its vomit, so a fool repeats his folly.

    Created 3 months ago

  • Numbers 14:24

    Numbers 14:24 (NIV84)
    But because my servant Caleb has a different spirit and follows me wholeheartedly, I will bring him into the land he went to, and his descendants will inherit it.

    Created 3 months ago

  • Earned a Badge — 21-Day Challenge

    2012-02-24

  • Psalm 90:12

    Psalm 90:12 (NIV84)
    Teach us to number our days aright, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.

    Created 3 months ago

  • Numbers 6:24-26

    Numbers 6:24-26 (NIV84)
    “ ‘ “The Lord bless you and keep you;

    Created 3 months ago

  • Proverbs 14:31

    Proverbs 14:31 (NIV84)
    He who oppresses the poor shows contempt for their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors God.

    Created 4 months ago

  • Earned a Badge — Created 100 Highlights

    2012-02-14

  • Leviticus 24:20

    Leviticus 24:20 (NIV84)
    fracture for fracture, eye for eye, tooth for tooth. As he has injured the other, so he is to be injured.

    Created 4 months ago

  • Proverbs 13:20

    Proverbs 13:20 (NIV84)
    He who walks with the wise grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm.

    Created 4 months ago

  • Proverbs 12:11

    Proverbs 12:11 (NIV84)
    He who works his land will have abundant food, but he who chases fantasies lacks judgment.

    Created 4 months ago

  • Leviticus 19:18

    Leviticus 19:18 (NIV84)
    “ ‘Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against one of your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the Lord.

    Created 4 months ago

  • Proverbs 11:25

    Proverbs 11:25 (NIV84)
    A generous man will prosper; he who refreshes others will himself be refreshed.

    Created 4 months ago

  • Proverbs 10:5

    Proverbs 10:5 (NIV84)
    He who gathers crops in summer is a wise son, but he who sleeps during harvest is a disgraceful son.

    Created 4 months ago

  • Proverbs 8:13

    Proverbs 8:13 (NIV84)
    To fear the Lord is to hate evil; I hate pride and arrogance, evil behavior and perverse speech.

    Created 4 months ago

  • Proverbs 4:23

    Proverbs 4:23 (NIV84)
    Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life.

    Created 4 months ago

  • Proverbs 2:6-8

    Proverbs 2:6-8 (NIV84)
    For the Lord gives wisdom, and from his mouth come knowledge and understanding.

    Created 4 months ago

  • Proverbs 1:7

    Proverbs 1:7 (NIV84)
    The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline.

    Created 4 months ago

  • Proverbs 31:30

    Proverbs 31:30 (NIV84)
    Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.

    Created 4 months ago

  • According to your faith?

    I'm leery of the blab-it-and-grab-it type of teaching but there is an important truth that I think we shy away from. In each of these incidents, the focus is on the person's faith.  Their faith brought…

    Created 6 months ago

    Matthew 9:18 (KJV), Matthew 9:21 (KJV), Matthew 9:29 (KJV)

  • Earned a Badge — Created 10 Highlights

    2011-11-18

  • The Jesus Prayer

    I have no profound statements to make concerning the Jesus prayer. Those in the Eastern Orthodox tradition could certainly expound upon it. But it is worth noting that the Jesus Prayer makes the acknowledgement…

    Created 9 months ago

    1 John 5:4 (NIV84), 1 John 5:5 (NIV84)

  • God loves justice

    It's not the "social gospel" to declare that God loves justice. James defined pure and faultless religion as looking out for the widows and orphans, i.e. those who have no defender or resources to sustain…

    Created 10 months ago

    Jeremiah 21:12 (NIV84)

  • Earned a Badge — Created 100 Bookmarks

    2011-08-14

  • It's not my job to take a position on others' sins

    Isn't it interesting that thousands of years ago, men were asking God "why do evil people prosper?" It goes against my sense of "fairness" and "justice" but then I realize that I'm evil. Asking God why…

    Created 10 months ago

    Jeremiah 12:1 (NIV84)

  • A bribe or a talent?

    The gift mentioned here is a bribe, not a talent. This is not to be confused with Proverbs 22:29 which says that a man skilled in his work (i.e. gifted, talented, efficient) will serve before great men,…

    Created 11 months ago

    Proverbs 18:16 (NKJV)

  • Seek first to understand

    In the best-seller The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Stephen Covey enjoins the reader to "seek first to understand, then to be understood."  We want to get our point across so we often pretend…

    Created 11 months ago

    Proverbs 18:2 (NKJV)

  • Earned a Badge — Created First [Public] Note

    2011-02-10

  • When no one is looking

    Blake Shelton has a hit song out right now, "Who You Are When I'm Not Looking." In the song, he is wanting to really know the woman he loves. It's not enough to know the part of her he sees, he wants…

    Created over 1 year ago

    Proverbs 10:9 (HCSB)

  • Earned a Badge — Created 10 Bookmarks

    2011-01-30

  • Earned a Badge — Subscribed to First Reading Plan

    2011-01-29

  • Earned a Badge — Created Your First Bookmark

    2011-01-29