Steve Rozema

  • Until His Salvation Comes

    In America's culture, where we get frustrated when devices that fit in our pockets fail to wirelessly connect to the internet while we're driving at 30 mph, it is quite easy for us to lose faith when…

    Created about 1 year ago

    Luke 18:8 (ESV)

  • The Shout of Victory

    While here it is because of his integrity that God upholds him, it was his sin in verse 4 that caused his enemy to rise up against him. Sin and integrity, from one man, and found in one Psalm? YES! For…

    Created about 1 year ago

    Psalm 41:11 (ESV), Psalm 41:12 (ESV)

  • Psalm 37:39

    Psalm 37:39 (ESV)
    The salvation of the righteous is from the Lord; he is their stronghold in the time of trouble.

    Created over 1 year ago

  • Psalm 37:40

    Psalm 37:40 (ESV)
    The Lord helps them and delivers them; he delivers them from the wicked and saves them, because they take refuge in him.

    Created over 1 year ago

  • No Defense Necessary

    There is no need to defend Christianity when it has a changed life standing next to it, bearing witness to the salvation of Jesus and the power of the Holy Spirit.

    Created over 1 year ago

    Acts 4:14 (ESV)

  • All Areas

    It is the testimony of our lives, not a single interaction, that will be a witness to the people of this world. We cannot be spiritual in conversation and worldly in lifestyle. ALL areas of our lives…

    Created over 1 year ago

    2 Chronicles 9:3 (ESV), 2 Chronicles 9:4 (ESV)

  • Psalm 34:19

    Psalm 34:19 (ESV)
    Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord delivers him out of them all.

    Created over 1 year ago

  • Psalm 34:4

    Psalm 34:4 (ESV)
    I sought the Lord, and he answered me and delivered me from all my fears.

    Created over 1 year ago

  • Psalm 34:5

    Psalm 34:5 (ESV)
    Those who look to him are radiant, and their faces shall never be ashamed.

    Created over 1 year ago

  • Psalm 34:6

    Psalm 34:6 (ESV)
    This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him and saved him out of all his troubles.

    Created over 1 year ago

  • Psalm 34:7

    Psalm 34:7 (ESV)
    The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear him, and delivers them.

    Created over 1 year ago

  • For and From

    God hides things FOR us, not FROM us. Seek and you WILL find!

    Created over 1 year ago

    Mark 4:22 (ESV)

  • Fruitfulness

    We are unfruitful if we are feeding ourselves off of the cares of this world and the deceit of riches. Again, fruitfulness - not intention, not power, not hope, but fruitfulness - is what matters. For…

    Created over 1 year ago

    Mark 4:18 (ESV), Mark 4:19 (ESV)

  • Half Devotion

    If we are only partially devoted to Jesus, we will fall. A half-devoted heart only prolongs the process of defeat.

    Created over 1 year ago

    Mark 3:24 (ESV), Mark 3:25 (ESV)

  • Asking Why

    The Pharisees asked "why." The disciples followed. Jesus led them away from their homes and into a life filled with demons, disease, sin, hunger, breaking tradition and redefining law...but they followed,…

    Created over 1 year ago

    Mark 2:24 (ESV)

  • 1 Chronicles 21:24

    1 Chronicles 21:24 (ESV)
    But King David said to Ornan, "No, but I will buy them for the full price. I will not take for the Lord what is yours, nor offer burnt offerings that cost me nothing."

    Created over 1 year ago

  • Incomplete

    Our gospel is incomplete if we do not proclaim AND bring it to the people around us. It must be shown and taught, explained and demonstrated. It is not a gospel of words, but of power...power that makes…

    Created over 1 year ago

    Luke 8:1 (ESV)

  • Establishment

    God's blessing flows through a passageway of obedience. His establishment of your authority works in parallel to your establishment of his.

    Created over 1 year ago

    1 Chronicles 28:7 (ESV)

  • Heavenly Overflow

    Sometimes we must make what appears to be an earthly loss to make room for a heavenly overflow!

    Created over 1 year ago

    1 Chronicles 27:23 (ESV)

  • Act of Worship

    Did Abraham lie? No; he was moving to obey the word of the Lord as an act of worship. Offer up your obedience, no matter the cost, as an act of worship.

    Created over 1 year ago

    Genesis 22:5 (ESV)

  • Psalm 21:11

    Psalm 21:11 (ESV)
    Though they plan evil against you, though they devise mischief, they will not succeed.

    Created over 1 year ago

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  • Integrity Begins

    There are no secrets at judgment. Everything is brought to light. My attitudes and actions when alone will be revealed. This is where integrity begins.

    Created over 1 year ago

    Luke 12:3 (ESV)

  • Earned a Badge — Shared a Bible Reference

    2011-02-01

  • Psalm 18:39

    Psalm 18:39 (ESV)
    For you equipped me with strength for the battle; you made those who rise against me sink under me.

    Created over 1 year ago

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  • Psalm 18:2

    Psalm 18:2 (ESV)
    The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.

    Created over 1 year ago

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  • Psalm 18:3

    Psalm 18:3 (ESV)
    I call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised, and I am saved from my enemies.

    Created over 1 year ago

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  • First the Heart

    Satan always strikes first at the heart, before striking at the mind or body. Those who make their heart easy prey will rarely have to face physical trials and sufferings caused by the enemy. David defeated…

    Created over 1 year ago

    1 Chronicles 21:1 (ESV)

  • A Hopeful Invitation

    This is not a disappointed statement as much as it is a hopeful invitation. Jesus does not rebuke his disciples for their lack of faith, he simply offers them miraculous opportunities to claim a new level…

    Created over 1 year ago

    Luke 8:25 (ESV)

  • The Other Side

    In all of the struggles and fears of this journey, there is only one explanation for how the disciples got to the other side: they stayed in the boat. When it's been awhile since you felt like you were…

    Created over 1 year ago

    Luke 8:22 (ESV), Luke 8:23 (ESV), Luke 8:24 (ESV), Luke 8:25 (ESV), Luke 8:26 (ESV)

  • Constant Consultation

    David's victory came not from his experience fighting the Philistines, but from a constant consultation of the Lord. Even in familiar battles, we must find our strategy and place our victory in God. Familiarity…

    Created over 1 year ago

    1 Chronicles 14:14 (ESV)

  • His End of the Bargain

    Even prior to the New Covenant, faith was counted as righteousness. God has always been looking for those with faith, who trust him and live by his word. One of Satan's most-tried strategies is to convince…

    Created over 1 year ago

    Genesis 15:6 (ESV)

  • Luke 8:17

    Luke 8:17 (ESV)
    For nothing is hidden that will not be made manifest, nor is anything secret that will not be known and come to light.

    Created over 1 year ago

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  • The Other Side

    God broke 400 years of prophetic and miraculous silence with Christ on earth. Do not fear - on the other side of the dry spot, the desert, the wasteland, there is something bigger than you can imagine…

    Created over 1 year ago

    Luke 7:16 (ESV)

  • Full Regard

    True humility disregards what people say about you - good or bad - and fully regards who God is. The Centurion did not simply deny what the others said; instead, he drew attention to the character and…

    Created over 1 year ago

    Luke 7:4 (ESV), Luke 7:5 (ESV), Luke 7:6 (ESV)

  • A Whole Heart of Thanks

    The whole heart has no reservations and keeps no secrets. We cannot thank God for one thing and curse him for the next...it is a whole heart of thanks that finds in God the shelter, peace, and protection…

    Created over 1 year ago

    Psalm 9:1 (ESV)

  • Undying Faith

    Many times we miss a miracle because our original plan won't work, or there isn't an easy, obvious way to get Jesus involved...but our refusal to give up and our undying faith in what God can accomplish…

    Created over 1 year ago

    Luke 5:19 (ESV)

  • Lord of the Work

    Intimacy with the Father is the #1 ingredient in a faithful and miraculous life. Jesus never put the work of the Lord before the Lord of the work! He intentionally left the crowds to be alone with the…

    Created over 1 year ago

    Luke 5:16 (ESV)

  • God is great, God is good

    Excitement and awe must be paired with reverence and fear when responding to the power of Christ. As the child's prayer says, "God is great, God is good..." Both ought to be acknowledged!

    Created over 1 year ago

    Luke 5:8 (ESV)

  • An Active Response

    The words of Jesus always demand an active response. To hear or repeat is not enough; following the example of Jesus, and the charge of James, we must DO what we have heard and seen or we haven't really…

    Created over 1 year ago

    Luke 5:4 (ESV), James 1:22 (ESV), James 1:23 (ESV), James 1:24 (ESV), James 1:25 (ESV)

  • Earned a Badge — Subscribed to First Reading Plan

    2011-01-01

  • 1 John 4:4

    1 John 4:4 (ESV)
    Little children, you are from God and have overcome them, for he who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.

    Created over 1 year ago

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  • Earned a Badge — Created 10 Bookmarks

    2010-12-25

  • Earned a Badge — Created Your First Bookmark

    2010-12-25

  • Psalm 119:165

    Psalm 119:165 (NIV)
    Great peace have those who love your law, and nothing can make them stumble.

    Created over 1 year ago

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  • Earned a Badge — Created 10 [Public] Notes

    2010-12-21

  • Earned a Badge — Created First [Public] Note

    2010-12-21

  • Isaiah 62:6

    Isaiah 62:6 (NIV)
    I have posted watchmen on your walls, Jerusalem; they will never be silent day or night. You who call on the lord, give yourselves no rest,

    Created over 1 year ago

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  • Isaiah 62:7

    Isaiah 62:7 (NIV)
    and give him no rest till he establishes Jerusalem and makes her the praise of the earth.

    Created over 1 year ago

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  • Jeremiah 1:7

    Jeremiah 1:7 (NIV)
    But the lord said to me, "Do not say, 'I am too young.' You must go to everyone I send you to and say whatever I command you.

    Created over 1 year ago

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  • Jeremiah 1:8

    Jeremiah 1:8 (NIV)
    Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you and will rescue you," declares the lord.

    Created over 1 year ago

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  • Jeremiah 7:4

    Jeremiah 7:4 (NIV84)
    Do not trust in deceptive words and say, “This is the temple of the Lord, the temple of the Lord, the temple of the Lord!”

    Created over 1 year ago

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  • Psalm 106:20

    Psalm 106:20 (NIV84)
    They exchanged their Glory for an image of a bull, which eats grass.

    Created over 1 year ago

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  • Isaiah 35:4

    Isaiah 35:4 (NIV84)
    say to those with fearful hearts, “Be strong, do not fear; your God will come, he will come with vengeance; with divine retribution he will come to save you.”

    Created over 1 year ago

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  • Proverbs 26:18

    Proverbs 26:18 (ESV)
    Like a madman who throws firebrands, arrows, and death

    Created over 1 year ago

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  • Proverbs 26:19

    Proverbs 26:19 (ESV)
    is the man who deceives his neighbor and says, "I am only joking!"

    Created over 1 year ago

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  • Isaiah 2:22

    Isaiah 2:22 (NIV84)
    Stop trusting in man, who has but a breath in his nostrils. Of what account is he?

    Created over 1 year ago

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