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Romans 12:1-2
Romans 12:1-2 (MSG)
So here's what I want you to do, God helping you: Take your everyday, ordinary life—your sleeping, eating, going-to-work, and walking-around life—and place it before God as an offering. Embracing what God does for you is the best thing you can do for him. Don't become so well-adjusted to your culture that you fit into it without even thinking. Instead, fix your attention on God. You'll be changed from the inside out. Readily recognize what he wants from you, and quickly respond to it. Unlike the culture around you, always dragging you down to its level of immaturity, God brings the best out of you, develops well-formed maturity in you.Created 9 days ago
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James 4:4 Undercover Christian
Undercover ChristiansHave you ever tried to be an undercover Christian? That is what happened to Peter. He was trying to blend into the woodwork. He had been following Jesus at a distance and became cold,…
Created 12 days ago
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matt.26:58
There are people like this in church. They are usually late to the service and the first ones to leave. They are usually sitting in the back row. They want to live in two worlds, so they are following…
Created 13 days ago
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Gen 2:22When there's a healthy recognition of God's providential hand upon a marriage, there's also going to be a healthy marriage. As husbands and wives see His sovereign role in bringing them together, it acts as a "godly glue" that will keep them from falling apart when times get tough.
Take notice of what the Word tells us after God created Eve. It says He "brought her to the man." That's interesting! It doesn't say the man wandered around until he stumbled across her path, and it doesn't…
Created 18 days ago
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Heb.12:5-6
Why a Conscience Is GoodYou never will stop sinning as long as you are breathing. Even if you are a Christian, you will sin. But there is a difference between being a sinner and living in a pattern of…
Created 19 days ago
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Heb. 2;1 Warning of drifting away. So the answer is not to stop going to church; it is to go with a desire to know God. Are you listening for truth when you go to church?
Those who think that simply going to church and going through a little ritual will bring them closer to God are in for a big surprise. Because the easiest place to get a hardened heart is in the church.…
Created 20 days ago
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Gen. 2:8 Marriage
And when it comes to wives, the term "helper" is anything but demeaning. Keep in mind that God Himself is referred to as our helper (Psalm 94:17). Being a helper means a wife has strengths and resources…
Created 20 days ago
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Power in Praise!
Praise and worship are some of the most reliable and formidable weapons in your spiritual arsenal. When you're feeling overwhelmed and dismayed, worship God and see what happens. If you're ensnared by…
Created about 1 month ago
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Psalm 55;16, Protect us from being preoccupied with the things we can't change or control. Keep us focused on You!
There was a lot that David could have dwelt on, how this adversary had done this or how that traitor had done that. But he reached a point when he realized that dwelling on the acts of others doesn't…
Created about 1 month ago
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false fear
False FearFear can be a funny thing. It has the ability to thrive in our lives illegitimately. How so? Consider this: We all know what it's like to be terrified about things that aren't true or real.…
Created about 1 month ago
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Hope in God
Psalm 42:11 (NLT)
Why am I discouraged? Why is my heart so sad? I will put my hope in God! I will praise him again— my Savior and my God!Created about 1 month ago
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Earned a Badge — Completed 3 Reading Plans
2012-01-24
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23But if you fail to keep your word, then you will have sinned against the LORD, and you may be sure that your sin will find you out. We need to own our problems. Man Up! Our choices got us here. Stop…
Created 5 months ago
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Is.51
7“Listen to me, you who know right from wrong, you who cherish my law in your hearts. Do not be afraid of people’s scorn, nor fear their insults
Created 5 months ago
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Fasting ( Is.58)
This is a message from God to His people who were frustrated with His lack of response to their fasting. It's easy to confuse fasting with a hunger strike to get God to do what you want. But this chapter…
Created 5 months ago
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Earned a Badge — Created 100 Highlights
2011-11-29
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Isaiah 44:2
Isaiah 44:2 (NLT)
The LORD who made you and helps you says: Do not be afraid, OJacob, my servant, Odear Israel, my chosen one.Created 7 months ago
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Isaiah 44:24
Isaiah 44:24 (NLT)
This is what the LORD says— your Redeemer and Creator: “I am the LORD, who made all things. I alone stretched out the heavens. Who was with me when I made the earth?Created 7 months ago
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John 15:5, John 15:11, John 15:15-16
John 15:5 (NLT)
“Yes, I am the vine; you are the branches. Those who remain in me, and I in them, will produce much fruit. For apart from me you can do nothing.John 15:11 (NLT)
I have told you these things so that you will be filled with my joy. Yes, your joy will overflow!John 15:15-16 (NLT)
I no longer call you slaves, because a master doesn’t confide in his slaves. Now you are my friends, since I have told you everything the Father told me.Created 7 months ago
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Psalm 119:11
Psalm 119:11 (NLT)
I have hidden your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you.Created 7 months ago
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Psalm 102:12
Psalm 102:12 (NLT)
But you, OLORD, will sit on your throne forever. Your fame will endure to every generation.Created 8 months ago
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ps100:2
One of the most freeing yet forgotten truths of the Christian life is this: God only wants us to serve Him because we want to. He doesn't demand, or even accept when we do things for Him out of a sense…
Created 8 months ago
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ps 101:2
The truest measure of a person's spiritual health is taken in the home. We can be a spiritual superstar at our work, in our community, at school, and even in our church...but it's who we are at home that…
Created 8 months ago
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Psalm 101:1
Psalm 101:1 (NLT)
I will sing of your love and justice, LORD. I will praise you with songs.Created 8 months ago
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Isaiah 26:8
Isaiah 26:8 (NLT)
LORD, we show our trust in you by obeying your laws; our heart’s desire is to glorify your name.Created 9 months ago
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Psalm 59:16
Psalm 59:16 (GNT)
But I will sing about your strength; every morning I will sing aloud of your constant love. You have been a refuge for me, a shelter in my time of trouble.Created 10 months ago
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Isaiah 26:4
Isaiah 26:4 (GNT)
Trust in the LORD forever; he will always protect us.Created 10 months ago
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Isaiah 26:3
Isaiah 26:3 (GNT)
You, LORD, give perfect peace to those who keep their purpose firm and put their trust in you.Created 10 months ago
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Isaiah 26:4
Isaiah 26:4 (MSG)
Depend on God and keep at it because in the Lord God you have a sure thing.Created 10 months ago
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Isaiah 26:3
Isaiah 26:3 (MSG)
People with their minds set on you, you keep completely whole, Steady on their feet, because they keep at it and don't quit.Created 10 months ago
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Earned a Badge — Created 10 Highlights
2011-08-18
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John 10:29
John 10:29 (NLT)
for my Father has given them to me, and he is more powerful than anyone else. No one can snatch them from the Father’s hand.Created 10 months ago
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John 10:28
John 10:28 (NLT)
I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one can snatch them away from me,Created 10 months ago
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Romans 5:1-2
Another fruit of our faith is access to God (Romans 5:2). No matter where we're at or what time it is, our faith in Christ gives us instant and unrestricted access to God Almighty. Just think that through.…
Created 10 months ago
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Acts 2:42
Acts 2:42 (NLT)
All the believers devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching, and to fellowship, and to sharing in meals (including the Lord’s Supper), and to prayer.Created 10 months ago
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John 14:27
John 14:27 (NLT)
“I am leaving you with a gift—peace of mind and heart. And the peace I give is a gift the world cannot give. So don’t be troubled or afraid.Created 10 months ago
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rom 2:1 judging others
Whenever we judge others, we aren't any better than those we're judging. We're better off because of what Christ has done for us, but in essence we're no better. In our own way, we're just as guilty and…
Created 10 months ago
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matt 19:4 Marriage God's Idea
Yes, it is worth doing, no it's not past its prime, and no we can't come up with something better. Why? Because marriage was God's idea, not ours...and His ideas are infinitely better than ours. They…
Created 10 months ago
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ps 31;5 only God is Completely Trust worthy!
El-emetInto Your hand I commit my spirit; You have redeemed me, O LORD God of truth. Psalms 31:5 (NKJV) When was the last time you put your trust in someone or something, only to be let down? Was it…
Created 10 months ago
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ps 89:15
an important connection is made in the verse above. It's a connection between walking with the Lord, and walking in light. Both of these go together, because when you're walking close to God, you're also…
Created 10 months ago
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psalm 90:15
Psalm 90 is credited to Moses, and in it he displays a remarkable mark of maturity. He acknowledged that there were certain afflictions that the Lord had ordained for His people. The trials that came…
Created 10 months ago
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Psalm 138:8
Psalm 138:8 (NLT)
The LORD will work out his plans for my life— for your faithful love, OLORD, endures forever. Don’t abandon me, for you made me.Created 11 months ago
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Psalm 138:2
Psalm 138:2 (NLT)
I bow before your holy Temple as I worship. I praise your name for your unfailing love and faithfulness; for your promises are backed by all the honor of your name.Created 11 months ago
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Acts 4:12
Acts 4:12 (NLT)
There is salvation in no one else! God has given no other name under heaven by which we must be saved.”Created 11 months ago
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Acts 4:11
Acts 4:11 (NLT)
For Jesus is the one referred to in the Scriptures, where it says, ‘The stone that you builders rejected has now become the cornerstone.’Created 11 months ago
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Acts 4:10
Acts 4:10 (NLT)
Let me clearly state to all of you and to all the people of Israel that he was healed by the powerful name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, the man you crucified but whom God raised from the dead.Created 11 months ago
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Acts 4:7
Acts 4:7 (NLT)
They brought in the two disciples and demanded, “By what power, or in whose name, have you done this?”Created 11 months ago
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Acts 3:10
Acts 3:10 (NLT)
When they realized he was the lame beggar they had seen so often at the Beautiful Gate, they were absolutely astounded!Created 11 months ago
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Earned a Badge — Created 100 Bookmarks
2011-07-21
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Ps 80:1 A LEADER ALWAYS
"lead" here. It does not say that God "led" or "will lead" His people. The focus here is on the present, active leadership of the Lord. Like a fountain that never runs dry, so is the reliable and unerring…
Created 11 months ago
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psalm 77;10
We look at the record of what God has done in the past and we "remember the years of the right hand of the Most High." And when we do, it brings us back to a place of security and strength. It lifts our…
Created 11 months ago
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Earned a Badge — Created 10 [Public] Notes
2011-06-07
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Here's why. The biggest threat to marriage isn't pornography, isn't lack of finances, isn't in-laws, or alcohol, or anything like that. It's independence. It's that deep-down belief that says it's free to just do what it wants at the end of the day. That's what really destroys marriages. Fully and unreservedly embracing the equation that two have now become one...it's absolutely essential for any marriage to function the way God wants it to. The biggest threat to marriage is independence. That's what really destroys marriages. Here's why. The biggest threat to marriage isn't pornography, isn't lack of finances, isn't in-laws, or alcohol, or anything like that. It's independence. It's that deep-down belief that says it's free to just do what it wants at the end of the day. That's what really destroys marriages. Fully and unreservedly embracing the equation that two have now become one...it's absolutely essential for any marriage to function the way God wants it to. The biggest threat to marriage is independence. That's what really destroys marriages.
Here's why. The biggest threat to marriage isn't pornography, isn't lack of finances, isn't in-laws, or alcohol, or anything like that. It's independence. It's that deep-down belief that says it's free…
Created 12 months ago
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Earned a Badge — Completed First Reading Plan
2011-05-09
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Earned a Badge — Shared a Reading Plan
2011-04-22
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Psalm 53:5 false fear
False Fear Fear can be a funny thing. It has the ability to thrive in our lives illegitimately. How so? Consider this: We all know what it's like to be terrified about things that aren't true or real.…
Created about 1 year ago
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He canceled the record of the charges against us and took it away by nailing it to the cross.
But the New Testament tells us that God actually used the Law to point us to our need for something beyond ourselves, something that only He could provide to make us right with Him. That "something" was…
Created about 1 year ago
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Earned a Badge — Created 10 Bookmarks
2011-02-11
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Earned a Badge — Shared a Bible Reference
2011-01-20
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Earned a Badge — Created Your First Bookmark
2011-01-20
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Earned a Badge — Created First [Public] Note
2011-01-19
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Earned a Badge — Subscribed to First Reading Plan
2011-01-18