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  • Earned a Badge — Completed First Reading Plan

    2011-07-16

  • Earned a Badge — Created 10 Highlights

    2011-07-08

  • Romans 2:1

    Romans 2:1 (NLT)
    You may think you can condemn such people, but you are just as bad, and you have no excuse! When you say they are wicked and should be punished, you are condemning yourself, for you who judge others do these very same things.

    Created about 1 year ago

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  • Romans 2:2

    Romans 2:2 (NLT)
    And we know that God, in his justice, will punish anyone who does such things.

    Created about 1 year ago

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  • Romans 2:3

    Romans 2:3 (NLT)
    Since you judge others for doing these things, why do you think you can avoid God’s judgment when you do the same things?

    Created about 1 year ago

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  • Romans 2:4

    Romans 2:4 (NLT)
    Don’t you see how wonderfully kind, tolerant, and patient God is with you? Does this mean nothing to you? Can’t you see that his kindness is intended to turn you from your sin?

    Created about 1 year ago

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  • 1 Kings 8:23

    1 Kings 8:23 (NLT)
    and he prayed, “OLORD, God of Israel, there is no God like you in all of heaven above or on the earth below. You keep your covenant and show unfailing love to all who walk before you in wholehearted devotion.

    Created about 1 year ago

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  • A hint of what is to come?

    It's interesting to see this medium's description of Samuel. Like one of the gods" it's a clue to the glory God will extend to us when we are faithful. Like the mountain of transfiguration where Moses…

    Created over 1 year ago

    1 Samuel 28:13 (NLT)

  • Whose side are you on?

    This question followed by the statement, "Neither One." is really humbling. How many wars have been fought with each side declaring God was on their side? Or to scale it down: how many sports teams pray…

    Created over 1 year ago

    Joshua 5:13 (NLT), Joshua 5:14 (NLT)

  • This is how God's statutes are a blessing.

    Before the law, people were left to guess what it was they had to do to please the gods. That was what was unique to the Israelites. God appeared to them, and gave them the law directly. He told them…

    Created over 1 year ago

    Deuteronomy 30:11 (NIV84), Deuteronomy 30:12 (NIV84), Deuteronomy 30:13 (NIV84), Deuteronomy 30:14 (NIV84), Deuteronomy 30:15 (NIV84)

  • Ministers of God are not exempt

    As one who was once new into ministry, i use to think, because I received my support from the church, It was unnecessary for me to give. Now I realised that I needed that blessing as well. I needed to…

    Created over 1 year ago

    Numbers 18:26 (NLT)

  • Consequences

    Because of their parents faithlessness, the children endured forty years in the desert, watching their parents die, and hearing of a land that was promised to them, but they didn't take. Joshua and Caleb…

    Created over 1 year ago

    Numbers 14:7 (NLT), Numbers 14:8 (NLT), Numbers 14:9 (NLT), Numbers 14:33 (NLT)

  • Bread of Presence-Communion

    It's interesting that after reading in Hebrews 8:5that all the articles in the Tabernacle were copied after things in heaven... I have to ask... what does this resemble. It very much resembles communion.…

    Created over 1 year ago

    Leviticus 24:5 (NIV), Leviticus 24:6 (NIV), Leviticus 24:7 (NIV), Leviticus 24:8 (NIV), Leviticus 24:9 (NIV)

  • Seven Gold Lampstands

    This reminds me of the seven lampstands in Revelation. Everything in the tabernacle was made as something to mirror the heavenly realm (Hebrews 8:5). One begins to wonder what role the seven lampstands…

    Created over 1 year ago

    Numbers 8:2 (NLT), Numbers 8:3 (NLT)

  • $1,500,000 at least.

    The gold used to make the articles in the tabernacle weighed 34 kg, at $ 43000 per kilogram (the conservative price of gold), that's $1500000. And this would be a low estimate.

    Created over 1 year ago

    Exodus 37:24 (NIV)

  • Your faith is too small

    I wonder how often God would like to say this to us personally as we struggle through life. We've shrinked God down to a more manageable size, but don't believe he has the power or compassion to save…

    Created over 1 year ago

    Matthew 17:17 (NCV), Matthew 17:18 (NCV), Matthew 17:19 (NCV), Matthew 17:20 (NCV), Matthew 17:21 (NCV)

  • Send somebody else!

    How often do we tell God this? What has God called you to do that you so easily disregarded?

    Created over 1 year ago

    Exodus 4:3 (NCV), Exodus 4:13 (NCV)

  • Is this the church?

    I've assumed in the past that this was talking about the world. But if the net is the kingdom of God, and the kingdom of God is the worldwide church, then he's actually referring to the church here!…

    Created over 1 year ago

    Matthew 13:47 (NCV)

  • Hail hail lion of Judah!

    Messianic prophecy of the everlasting kingdom of Christ on his throne.

    Created over 1 year ago

    Genesis 49:10 (NCV)

  • Joseph's solution to the problem

    Joseph also was given the wisdom, in this instance, a solution to cope with a problem never before experienced. God's blessing Joseph with this gave way to his new position as second to the throne, from…

    Created over 1 year ago

    Genesis 41:33 (NCV), Genesis 41:34 (NCV), Genesis 41:35 (NCV), Genesis 41:36 (NCV)

  • Giving credit where credit is due.

    Joseph is quick to say this ability doesn't come from himself but from God. I wonder what abilities we need to accredit as God given, readily and publicly proclaimed. Was this an acquired gift from earlier…

    Created over 1 year ago

    Genesis 41:16 (NCV)

  • Hold nothing back.

    God asks nothing less than what he has already given us. Why do we hold back some things from him then? As if they were ours to begin with. We say to God, "You may have this much of me, but please don't…

    Created over 1 year ago

    Matthew 10:39 (NCV)

  • God made no promise of an easy life.

    Jesus has no clue how to give the boys a proper pep talk before sending them out. He doesn't promise them comfort, but danger. It reminds me of the song,"Anywhere with Jesus". Likewise, we are God's messengers…

    Created over 1 year ago

    Matthew 10:16 (NCV)

  • God blesses to bless others.

    We often mistakenly take the stance of the "health and wealth" gospel to varying degrees, but it's actually the reverse of that philosophy. Everything that God gives us is to be used to bless others.…

    Created over 1 year ago

    Matthew 10:8 (NCV)

  • Love will make you do crazy things

    Shechem was perhaps so infatuated with dinah in spite of their first encounter, he didn't see how he endangered all of his people. Let this be a warning; beware the rage of a little sister's older brother…

    Created over 1 year ago

    Genesis 34:19 (NCV)

  • Esau forgives Jacob

    Esau has a change of heart after 20 years of absence. Jacob unnecessarily thought there would be bad blood between them when he would be reunited. All was forgiven though. Esau possibly was genuinely…

    Created over 1 year ago

    Genesis 33:4 (NCV)

  • Ethics among people not of God?

    It's interesting that these people had enough morals to reject Isaac's wife. Maybe it wasn't just Abraham's family that was faithful to God. or maybe the world's other nations hadn't fallen to such degradation…

    Created over 1 year ago

    Genesis 26:7 (NCV), Genesis 26:10 (NCV)

  • Like Father like Son

    It seems Isaac picked up his father's problem of lying to protect himself.

    Created over 1 year ago

    Genesis 26:7 (NCV)

  • Earned a Badge — Created 10 [Public] Notes

    2011-01-05

  • That is some expensive soup!

    Not only did Esau forfeit his rights as a firstborn son, but this was also the decision to forego longterm benefits for short term hunger that probably didn't please God much. It was this personality…

    Created over 1 year ago

    Genesis 25:31 (NCV)

  • Already pledged to be married?

    And he still had offered them up!

    Created over 1 year ago

    Genesis 19:14 (NCV)

  • How culture can currupt

    Lot was willing to sacrifice his own daughters to these men!

    Created over 1 year ago

    Genesis 19:8 (NCV)

  • Questioning the Justice of God

    Here and in several other places we see where a man has dared to question the justice of God, who truly is sovereign and owes answers to no one. But God humours Abraham here and gives ear to his bartering.…

    Created over 1 year ago

    Genesis 18:25 (NCV)

  • Hebrews 12:1

    Hebrews 12:1 (NIV)
    Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us,

    Created over 1 year ago

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  • Hebrews 12:2

    Hebrews 12:2 (NIV)
    fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

    Created over 1 year ago

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  • Hebrews 12:3

    Hebrews 12:3 (NIV)
    Consider him who endured such opposition from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.

    Created over 1 year ago

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  • Hebrews 12:4

    Hebrews 12:4 (NIV)
    In your struggle against sin, you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood.

    Created over 1 year ago

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  • Hebrews 12:5

    Hebrews 12:5 (NIV)
    And have you completely forgotten this word of encouragement that addresses you as a father addresses his son? It says, "My son, do not make light of the Lord's discipline, and do not lose heart when he rebukes you,

    Created over 1 year ago

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  • Hebrews 12:6

    Hebrews 12:6 (NIV)
    because the Lord disciplines the one he loves, and he chastens everyone he accepts as his son."

    Created over 1 year ago

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  • Hebrews 12:7

    Hebrews 12:7 (NIV)
    Endure hardship as discipline; God is treating you as his children. For what children are not disciplined by their father?

    Created over 1 year ago

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  • Hebrews 12:8

    Hebrews 12:8 (NIV)
    If you are not disciplined—and everyone undergoes discipline—then you are not legitimate, not true sons and daughters at all.

    Created over 1 year ago

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  • Hebrews 12:9

    Hebrews 12:9 (NIV)
    Moreover, we have all had human fathers who disciplined us and we respected them for it. How much more should we submit to the Father of spirits and live!

    Created over 1 year ago

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  • Hebrews 12:10

    Hebrews 12:10 (NIV)
    They disciplined us for a little while as they thought best; but God disciplines us for our good, in order that we may share in his holiness.

    Created over 1 year ago

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  • Hebrews 12:11

    Hebrews 12:11 (NIV)
    No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it.

    Created over 1 year ago

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  • Hebrews 12:12

    Hebrews 12:12 (NIV)
    Therefore, strengthen your feeble arms and weak knees.

    Created over 1 year ago

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  • Hebrews 12:13

    Hebrews 12:13 (NIV)
    "Make level paths for your feet," so that the lame may not be disabled, but rather healed.

    Created over 1 year ago

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  • Hebrews 10:32

    Hebrews 10:32 (NIV)
    Remember those earlier days after you had received the light, when you endured in a great conflict full of suffering.

    Created over 1 year ago

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  • Hebrews 10:33

    Hebrews 10:33 (NIV)
    Sometimes you were publicly exposed to insult and persecution; at other times you stood side by side with those who were so treated.

    Created over 1 year ago

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  • Hebrews 10:34

    Hebrews 10:34 (NIV)
    You suffered along with those in prison and joyfully accepted the confiscation of your property, because you knew that you yourselves had better and lasting possessions.

    Created over 1 year ago

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  • Hebrews 10:35

    Hebrews 10:35 (NIV)
    So do not throw away your confidence; it will be richly rewarded.

    Created over 1 year ago

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  • Hebrews 10:36

    Hebrews 10:36 (NIV)
    You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised.

    Created over 1 year ago

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  • Hebrews 10:37

    Hebrews 10:37 (NIV)
    For, "In just a little while, he who is coming will come and will not delay."

    Created over 1 year ago

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  • Hebrews 10:38

    Hebrews 10:38 (NIV)
    And, "But my righteous one will live by faith. And I take no pleasure in the one who shrinks back."

    Created over 1 year ago

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  • Earned a Badge — Created 10 Bookmarks

    2011-01-01

  • Earned a Badge — Created Your First Bookmark

    2011-01-01

  • Earned a Badge — Created First [Public] Note

    2011-01-01

  • Earned a Badge — Shared a Bible Reference

    2011-01-01

  • Earned a Badge — Subscribed to First Reading Plan

    2010-12-29

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    over 2 years

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