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Last supper 1
Luke 22:7-20 (NIV84)
Then came the day of Unleavened Bread on which the Passover lamb had to be sacrificed.Created about 1 month ago
Labels: communion
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Last supper 2
1 Corinthians 11:23-26 (NIV84)
For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you: The Lord Jesus, on the night he was betrayed, took bread,Created about 1 month ago
Labels: communion
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God the good father wants to bless us
God, like a good father, wants to bless us. He is however more concerned with our godliness than our contentment. A good father will withhold things in order to teach principals like patience and gratitude.…
Created 2 months ago
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Serving God or Money
We must choose to serve either God or money. But what does that mean practically? We have families and homes, we have mortgages and children to feed. We work to accomplish taking care of those God has…
Created 2 months ago
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Pass the torch
You have accepted Christ as Savior and Lord, you know him and worship him. Good! But God calls us to more. We are called to disciple others. We are called to pass on that which was imparted to us. We…
Created 2 months ago
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Praise from men
Paul was discussing his ministry to the Thessalonians, but we also need to make sure we are not seeking the praise of men. Do we strive to accumulate wealth to gain the approval of parents, our wife or…
Created 2 months ago
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The opposite of love is disinterest
It is just as unloving to ignore our children as it is to physically or emotionally abuse them. They need our love, attention, training and help. If we simply ignore them we tell them they are not worthy…
Created 3 months ago
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Will the Devil give us rest?
Like this commander, our enemy tempts us to walk away from God. He tells us that living a righteous life is too hard. Just take it easy, enjoy the pleasure of sin, I will provide you richly. Or as he…
Created 3 months ago
Isaiah 36:13 (NIV84), Isaiah 36:14 (NIV84), Isaiah 36:15 (NIV84), Isaiah 36:16 (NIV84), Isaiah 36:17 (NIV84), Isaiah 36:18 (NIV84), Isaiah 36:19 (NIV84), Isaiah 36:20 (NIV84)
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Train and Discipline your children.
If we want to be good fathers we must discipline our children. We must be careful and consistent in our teaching, giving direction and training in times of peace and rebuke in times of disobedience. As…
Created 4 months ago
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The engaged father.
The author of this proverb was not silent with his children. He spoke wisdom to them. He implored them to pay attention to his teaching so that they would fear the Lord and know God. We as fathers must…
Created 4 months ago
Proverbs 2:1 (NIV84), Proverbs 2:2 (NIV84), Proverbs 2:3 (NIV84), Proverbs 2:4 (NIV84), Proverbs 2:5 (NIV84)
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Training in Righteousness
We must discipline our children and help them grow into the men and women God has called them to be. Are we disciplining them as we think is best? Who's example are we following as we train our children?…
Created 4 months ago
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Power, Love, and Self-Control
The spirit of God has called us to a life of power, of boldness and courage. He calls us to walk in confidence as his children. But we are not to walk in power and confidence as the world does. The powerful…
Created 4 months ago
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Beauty for Ashes
As husbands we are called to love our wives as Christ loved the church. Jesus used this verse to describe his ministry on earth. If this is a description of Christ's ministry then this is a description…
Created 4 months ago
Isaiah 61:1 (NIV84), Isaiah 61:2 (NIV84), Isaiah 61:3 (NIV84)
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Ask God for the "want to"
How many times have you heard a child say "but I don't want to"? As adults our language changes, but often we have the same attitude with God. We don't want to do the things he wants us to do. We don't…
Created 4 months ago
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Keep a short account with each other
God is laying out a principle of conflict resolution that is very important. If we are angry with our spouses (or any one) and do not deal with that anger we build a wall between us. We will likely not…
Created 4 months ago
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Do it all for Jesus
There is no part of our lives that God does not whatn us to Glorify him in. IN your work, in your parenting, as a spouse. What if you play golf? Do you snow ski? Do you play baseball? Do you maintain…
Created 4 months ago
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Christ, the example of forgiveness
As we walk through life with our spouses there will be many opportunities for us to forgive or be forgiven. When Jesus was on the cross He prayed forgive them for they know not what they do. What greater…
Created 4 months ago
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A tool for blessing or destruction
Ecclesiastes 10:19 money is the answer for everything. Money is a tool like an ax. One can cut up a large amount of wood to heat their home and cook the food to feed their family. Given the same tool…
Created 4 months ago
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Love for our enemies
Jesus washed the disciples feet at the last supper. He was setting an example of how we should treat each other. He did not skip Judas. He preached that we should love our enemies and pray for those…
Created 5 months ago
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Do we have faith enough to ask this
The apostles, after being persecuted for their faith, prayed and asked God to enable them to speak with boldness and to heal and perform miraculous signs. I am not sure I have the faith to ask to speak…
Created 5 months ago
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Get R Done
In the USA we say Get R Done. We put a high value on hard work and achievements. We praise the one who climbs the ladder to CEO, or who toils endlessly to complete the church building program on time…
Created 5 months ago
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Earned a Badge — Created 10 [Public] Notes
2012-01-11
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More than bumper stickers
God commands us here to do three things Memorize the scripture Discuss the scripture with our families constantly Put bumper stickers on our cars All three are good and helpful but I think the order is…
Created 5 months ago
Deuteronomy 11:18 (NIV84), Deuteronomy 11:19 (NIV84), Deuteronomy 11:20 (NIV84)
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Love not power
I often like to substitute leader in general when reading a proverb about kings. It would be an easy translation to simply say this applies to the president, but I think there is more. I think we can…
Created 5 months ago
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Jesus Teaches Nicodemus
I did not notice before that this most famous of verses was Jesus talking to Nicodemus. He was very open about who He was. This is very interesting.
Created 5 months ago
John 3:16 (NIV84), John 3:17 (NIV84), John 3:18 (NIV84), John 3:19 (NIV84), John 3:20 (NIV84), John 3:21 (NIV84)
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Write your own review
In our corporate culture we are asked to write our own reviews. We are told we will only get promoted if we provide evidence that we are performing at the next level or better. How is this not seeking…
Created 6 months ago
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Priorities
So often we fail to set good priorities in our lives. We put things first that should be last. This verse is a call to set good priorities in our lives. I could easily rewrite this verse as such: Get…
Created 6 months ago
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Communion
Matthew 26:26-29 (NIV84)
While they were eating, Jesus took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to his disciples, saying, “Take and eat; this is my body.”Created 7 months ago
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Our space suit
God is not a force multiplier for us. We do not have synergy with God. We can't think we could do it on our own but with God we can do so much more. No! We are totally dependent on him for our life. As…
Created 7 months ago
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Earned a Badge — Created First [Public] Note
2011-10-13
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Blessing
Numbers 6:24-26 (NIV84)
“ ‘ “The Lord bless you and keep you;Created 8 months ago
Labels: kids
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Earned a Badge — Subscribed to First Reading Plan
2011-09-18
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Earned a Badge — Created Your First Bookmark
2011-09-18
James Mayor
- minstrel-james
- New Brighton, MN
