Allan Descheneau

  • Earned a Badge — 21-Day Challenge

    2012-02-24

  • Earned a Badge — Created 100 Highlights

    2012-02-21

  • Romans 5:19

    Romans 5:19 (ESV)
    For as by the one man's disobedience the many were made sinners, so by the one man's obedience the many will be made righteous.

    Created 5 months ago

  • Exodus 14:12

    Exodus 14:12 (ESV)
    Is not this what we said to you in Egypt: 'Leave us alone that we may serve the Egyptians'? For it would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians than to die in the wilderness."

    Created 5 months ago

  • Romans 5:3-5

    Romans 5:3-5 (ESV)
    More than that, we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance,

    Created 5 months ago

  • Hypocrisy

    We all know how important having integrity and a good reputation are, but many of us don't protect ours nearly enough. As a long time Christian, this passage speaks volumes to me about how important it…

    Created 5 months ago

    Romans 2:19 (ESV), Romans 2:20 (ESV), Romans 2:21 (ESV), Romans 2:22 (ESV), Romans 2:23 (ESV), Romans 2:24 (ESV)

  • A True Way & An Undivided Heart

    Teach me your way, O Lord, that I may walk in your truth; unite my heart to fear your name. (Psalm 86:11 ESV) I'm in a time of transition in my life right now and I have no idea what's going to happen.…

    Created 7 months ago

    Psalm 86:11 (ESV), James 1:6 (ESV), James 1:7 (ESV), James 1:8 (ESV)

  • Wrong Way, Right Motive

    "For a majority of the people, many of them from Ephraim, Manasseh, Issachar, and Zebulun, had not cleansed themselves, yet they ate the Passover otherwise than as prescribed. For Hezekiah had prayed…

    Created 7 months ago

    2 Chronicles 30:18 (ESV), 2 Chronicles 30:19 (ESV), 2 Chronicles 30:20 (ESV), Matthew 6:33 (ESV)

  • A Girly Verse for Chickens?

    "Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me, for in you my soul takes refuge; in the shadow of your wings I will take refuge, till the storms of destruction pass by. (Psalm 57:1 ESV) To some this seems…

    Created 8 months ago

    Psalm 57:1 (ESV)

  • Psalm 57:1

    Psalm 57:1 (ESV)
    Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me, for in you my soul takes refuge; in the shadow of your wings I will take refuge, till the storms of destruction pass by.

    Created 8 months ago

  • Short Prayer For a Tough Time

    As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring it about that many people should be kept alive, as they are today. (Genesis 50:20 ESV) God, though it doesn't feel like it right…

    Created 9 months ago

    Genesis 50:20 (ESV)

  • Earned a Badge — Created 10 Highlights

    2011-09-11

  • Tears in a bottle

    Psalm 56:8 (ESV)
    You have kept count of my tossings; put my tears in your bottle. Are they not in your book?

    Created 9 months ago

    Labels: comfort

  • Know your audience!

    Acts 23:7 (ESV)
    And when he had said this, a dissension arose between the Pharisees and the Sadducees, and the assembly was divided.

    Created 9 months ago

    Labels: outreach/speaking

  • Speak their language

    Acts 22:2 (ESV)
    And when they heard that he was addressing them in the Hebrew language, they became even more quiet. And he said:

    Created 9 months ago

    Labels: outreach

  • Speak their language

    Acts 21:37 (ESV)
    As Paul was about to be brought into the barracks, he said to the tribune, "May I say something to you?" And he said, "Do you know Greek?

    Created 9 months ago

    Labels: outreach

  • Sometime God works Fast!

    2 Chronicles 29:36 (ESV)
    And Hezekiah and all the people rejoiced because God had prepared for the people, for the thing came about suddenly.

    Created 9 months ago

    Labels: church

  • Exhuberant Praise during a time of restoration

    2 Chronicles 29:28 (ESV)
    The whole assembly worshiped, and the singers sang, and the trumpeters sounded. All this continued until the burnt offering was finished.

    Created 9 months ago

    Labels: worship

  • It's Meant To Drive You To, Not From...

    This verse reminds me that we each have a choice to make when it comes to difficult, stressful or perplexing circumstances. We can allow God to use them to drive us closer to Him, or allow the enemy to…

    Created 9 months ago

  • 2 Chronicles 28:22

    2 Chronicles 28:22 (ESV)
    In the time of his distress he became yet more faithless to the Lord—this same King Ahaz.

    Created 9 months ago

  • 2 Chronicles 25:2

    2 Chronicles 25:2 (ESV)
    And he did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, yet not with a whole heart.

    Created 9 months ago

  • 2 Chronicles 24:1-2

    2 Chronicles 24:1-2 (ESV)
    Joash was seven years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Zibiah of Beersheba.

    Created 9 months ago

  • Asking for Help = Worship

    "Offer to God a sacrifice of thanksgiving, and perform your vows to the Most High,and call upon me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you shall glorify me." I never noticed this before,…

    Created 10 months ago

    Psalm 50:14 (ESV), Psalm 50:15 (ESV)

  • "For the work..."

    Just a quick note to remind is of the importance of that phrase, "for the work to which I have called them." God does not just call us to go out and do "random acts of kindness" (which are good), but…

    Created 10 months ago

    Acts 13:2 (ESV)

  • Acts 13:2

    Acts 13:2 (ESV)
    While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, "Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them."

    Created 10 months ago

  • 2 Chronicles 20:17

    2 Chronicles 20:17 (ESV)
    You will not need to fight in this battle. Stand firm, hold your position, and see the salvation of the Lord on your behalf, O Judah and Jerusalem.' Do not be afraid and do not be dismayed. Tomorrow go out against them, and the Lord will be with you."

    Created 10 months ago

  • Acts 12:23

    Acts 12:23 (ESV)
    Immediately an angel of the Lord struck him down, because he did not give God the glory, and he was eaten by worms and breathed his last.

    Created 11 months ago

  • Acts 12:7

    Acts 12:7 (ESV)
    And behold, an angel of the Lord stood next to him, and a light shone in the cell. He struck Peter on the side and woke him, saying, "Get up quickly." And the chains fell off his hands.

    Created 11 months ago

  • 2 Chronicles 19:10

    2 Chronicles 19:10 (ESV)
    whenever a case comes to you from your brothers who live in their cities, concerning bloodshed, law or commandment, statutes or rules, then you shall warn them, that they may not incur guilt before the Lord and wrath may not come upon you and your brothers. Thus you shall do, and you will not incur guilt.

    Created 11 months ago

  • Psalm 46:10

    Psalm 46:10 (ESV)
    "Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!"

    Created 11 months ago

  • Psalm 46:3

    Psalm 46:3 (ESV)
    though its waters roar and foam, though the mountains tremble at its swelling. Selah

    Created 11 months ago

  • Psalm 46:2

    Psalm 46:2 (ESV)
    Therefore we will not fear though the earth gives way, though the mountains be moved into the heart of the sea,

    Created 11 months ago

  • Psalm 46:1

    Psalm 46:1 (ESV)
    God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.

    Created 11 months ago

  • 2 Chronicles 18:12

    2 Chronicles 18:12 (ESV)
    And the messenger who went to summon Micaiah said to him, "Behold, the words of the prophets with one accord are favorable to the king. Let your word be like the word of one of them, and speak favorably."

    Created 11 months ago

  • 2 Chronicles 18:13

    2 Chronicles 18:13 (ESV)
    But Micaiah said, "As the Lord lives, what my God says, that I will speak."

    Created 11 months ago

  • Psalm 45:4

    Psalm 45:4 (ESV)
    In your majesty ride out victoriously for the cause of truth and meekness and righteousness; let your right hand teach you awesome deeds!

    Created 11 months ago

  • A Light In A Dark Place

    "Send out your light and your truth; let them lead me; let them bring me to your holy hill and to your dwelling!" (Psalm 43:3 ESV) The picture here is of a person in the dark. Psalm 42 and 43 are back…

    Created 11 months ago

    Psalm 43:3 (ESV), Romans 8:38 (ESV), Romans 8:39 (ESV)

  • Earned a Badge — Created 10 [Public] Notes

    2011-07-08

  • Link to U2's 40 on Youtube

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9I9H2Y_lQA

    Created 11 months ago

    Psalm 40:1 (ESV)

  • Loud, Urgent, Public Prayer

    I said, "I will guard my ways, that I may not sin with my tongue; I will guard my mouth with a muzzle, so long as the wicked are in my presence. I was mute and silent; I held my peace to no avail, and…

    Created 11 months ago

    Psalm 39:1 (ESV), Psalm 39:2 (ESV), Psalm 39:3 (ESV)

  • Earrings?

    In those days having a pierced ear showed slave ownership, were religious ornaments, and may have been the basis of superstition. The devotional application here is fairly simple: Jacob is getting rid…

    Created 11 months ago

    Genesis 35:4 (ESV)

  • You Don't Have To Sell Out!

    I love this verse because it reminds me that when I am committed to doing things God's way, He is the one who acts. So, I don't have to freak out if I don't have what I need. Jesus said "seek first the…

    Created 12 months ago

    Psalm 37:5 (ESV), Matthew 6:33 (ESV)

  • A New Operating System

    Psalm 36:1-4. What is the default setting of your heart after Jesus gets ahold of it? It is a wonderful act of God that He would change my inner operating system from one that loves, plots and speaks…

    Created 12 months ago

    Psalm 36:1 (ESV), Psalm 36:2 (ESV), Psalm 36:3 (ESV), Psalm 36:4 (ESV)

  • "IF"...

    The big word here is "if". When bad stuff happens, and the Lord is disciplining His people... they must repent in prayer. I'm reminded that most won't. I know my first reaction to discipline is to "kick…

    Created 12 months ago

    2 Chronicles 7:14 (ESV)

  • Misplaced Strength

    "The king is not saved by his great army; a warrior is not delivered by his great strength." Ps33.16. What a great reminder that our strength isnt in our words, arms or wallets. It doesn't matter the…

    Created 12 months ago

    Psalm 33:16 (ESV)

  • "Dissipation" Defined

    "But watch yourselves lest your hearts be weighed down with dissipation..." I was struck by this word in the ESV. I had to look it up. dis·si·pa·tion. [dis-uh-pey-shuhn] - noun 1. act of squandering,…

    Created 12 months ago

    Luke 21:34 (ESV)

  • Neener-Neener Prayers

    How easy it is for me to slip into this kind of prayer! Sure, I will admit my sin, but the temptation to compare myself to others is ever-present. How often I start my prayers with praise and thanksgiving…

    Created 12 months ago

    Luke 18:11 (ESV)

  • Earned a Badge — Created 10 Bookmarks

    2011-06-16

  • Earned a Badge — Created First [Public] Note

    2011-06-16

  • Jesus owes me...

    Wow! This struck me today. Yes, I am to seek treasure in heaven... Yes, God has promised blessings... Yes, God is a good gift giver... But who am I to expect blessing and gifts just because I've done…

    Created 12 months ago

    Luke 17:10 (ESV)

  • Earned a Badge — Created Your First Bookmark

    2011-05-26

  • Earned a Badge — Completed First Reading Plan

    2011-05-21

  • Earned a Badge — Shared a Bible Reference

    2011-05-19

  • Earned a Badge — Shared a Reading Plan

    2011-05-17

  • Earned a Badge — Subscribed to First Reading Plan

    2011-05-15