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Micah 6:8
Micah 6:8 (NIV)
He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.Created 14 days ago
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Isaiah 43:16
Isaiah 43:16 (NIV)
This is what the lord says— he who made a way through the sea, a path through the mighty waters,Created 14 days ago
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Acts 26:24-29
Acts 26:24-29 (NIV)
At this point Festus interrupted Paul's defense. "You are out of your mind, Paul!" he shouted. "Your great learning is driving you insane."Created 6 months ago
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What is it worth to you?
God called Jonah to do great things for Him. Jonah wasn't very interested. So he tried to flee from God. He paid the ticket for a boat ride in the opposite direction. It was worth every cent he paid.…
Created 11 months ago
Jonah 1:1 (NIV), Jonah 1:2 (NIV), Jonah 1:3 (NIV), Jonah 1:4 (NIV), Jonah 1:5 (NIV), Jonah 1:6 (NIV), Jonah 1:7 (NIV), Jonah 1:8 (NIV), Jonah 1:9 (NIV), Jonah 1:10 (NIV), Jonah 1:11 (NIV), Jonah 1:12 (NIV), Jonah 1:13 (NIV), Jonah 1:14 (NIV), Jonah 1:15 (NIV), Jonah 1:16 (NIV), Jonah 1:17 (NIV)
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God does what He says
Then he said: "Praise be to the lord, the God of Israel, who with his hands has fulfilled what he promised with his mouth to my father David." God does what He says He will do. With his hands He fulfilled…
Created 12 months ago
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Take the cork off!
In Holland the Pentecost weekend is a big thing. Almost everyone has an long weekend off because of Pentecost Monday. So many Christians decide to spend it at a large conference called Opwekking, which…
Created 12 months ago
1 Samuel 10:5 (NLT), 1 Samuel 10:6 (NLT), 1 Samuel 10:7 (NLT), 1 Samuel 10:8 (NLT), 1 Samuel 10:9 (NLT)
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Spiritual gifts and natural abilities
I did not grow up in church. When I was 21 years old, through some friendships, I was introduced to Jesus Christ and started following Him. Not long after that moment I ended up in the charismatic movement.…
Created 12 months ago
Romans 5:5 (NLT), Romans 12:1 (NLT), Romans 12:2 (NLT), Romans 12:3 (NLT), Romans 12:4 (NLT), Romans 12:5 (NLT), Romans 12:6 (NLT), Romans 12:7 (NLT), Romans 12:8 (NLT), Romans 12:9 (NLT), Romans 12:10 (NLT), Romans 12:11 (NLT), Romans 12:12 (NLT), Romans 12:13 (NLT), 1 Corinthians 12:1 (NLT), 1 Corinthians 12:2 (NLT), 1 Corinthians 12:3 (NLT), 1 Corinthians 12:4 (NLT), 1 Corinthians 12:5 (NLT), 1 Corinthians 12:6 (NLT), 1 Corinthians 12:7 (NLT), 1 Corinthians 12:8 (NLT), 1 Corinthians 12:9 (NLT), 1 Corinthians 12:10 (NLT), 1 Corinthians 12:11 (NLT), 1 Corinthians 12:12 (NLT)
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1 Corinthians 11:29
1 Corinthians 11:29 (NIV)
For those who eat and drink without discerning the body of Christ eat and drink judgment on themselves.Created 12 months ago
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Romans 12:1
Romans 12:1 (NIV)
Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship.Created about 1 year ago
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Will your legacy live on?
When I read the book of Judges a few weeks ago, Judges 2:7 stood out to me: "The people served the Lord throughout the lifetime of Joshua and of the elders who outlived him and who had seen all the great…
Created about 1 year ago
Judges 2:6 (NIV), Judges 2:7 (NIV), Judges 2:8 (NIV), Judges 2:9 (NIV), Judges 2:10 (NIV), Judges 2:11 (NIV), Judges 2:12 (NIV), Judges 2:13 (NIV), Judges 2:14 (NIV), Judges 2:15 (NIV), Judges 2:16 (NIV), Judges 2:17 (NIV), Judges 2:18 (NIV), Judges 2:19 (NIV), Judges 2:20 (NIV), Judges 2:21 (NIV), Judges 2:22 (NIV), Judges 2:23 (NIV)
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Is anarchy waiting?
What strikes me when I compare Joshua's life with Moses' life is that Moses invested in finding and training a successor. When you read Joshua's story, there is no single name of a person who would be…
Created about 1 year ago
Joshua 24:1 (NIV), Joshua 24:2 (NIV), Joshua 24:3 (NIV), Joshua 24:4 (NIV), Joshua 24:5 (NIV), Joshua 24:6 (NIV), Joshua 24:7 (NIV), Joshua 24:8 (NIV), Joshua 24:9 (NIV), Joshua 24:10 (NIV), Joshua 24:11 (NIV), Joshua 24:12 (NIV), Joshua 24:13 (NIV), Joshua 24:14 (NIV), Joshua 24:15 (NIV), Joshua 24:16 (NIV), Joshua 24:17 (NIV), Joshua 24:18 (NIV), Joshua 24:19 (NIV), Joshua 24:20 (NIV), Joshua 24:21 (NIV), Joshua 24:22 (NIV), Joshua 24:23 (NIV), Joshua 24:24 (NIV), Joshua 24:25 (NIV), Joshua 24:26 (NIV), Joshua 24:27 (NIV), Joshua 24:28 (NIV), Joshua 24:29 (NIV), Joshua 24:30 (NIV), Joshua 24:31 (NIV), Joshua 24:32 (NIV), Joshua 24:33 (NIV)
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Principles to live by
In Joshua 23:6-11, Joshua shared some very important principles with the Israelites that would help them live victoriously in the Promised Land: 1) "Be very strong": don't be afraid of your enemies!…
Created about 1 year ago
Joshua 23:6 (NIV), Joshua 23:7 (NIV), Joshua 23:8 (NIV), Joshua 23:9 (NIV), Joshua 23:10 (NIV), Joshua 23:11 (NIV)
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The Lord fought for you
"You yourselves have seen everything the Lord your God has done to all these nations for your sake; it was the Lord your God who fought for you" (Joshua 23:3 NIV). "The Lord fought for you" - that's…
Created about 1 year ago
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Get on board with God's mission!
Joshua 22:3 (NIV): "For a long time now—to this very day—you have not deserted your fellow Israelites but have carried out the mission the Lord your God gave you." That's what Joshua was able to say about…
Created about 1 year ago
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Living in freedom
I recently preached about the story of King David and Bathsheba. David had an adulterous affair with Bathsheba, she became pregnant, and he tried to cover this up by calling her husband, Uriah, back from…
Created about 1 year ago
Genesis 4:9 (NLT), 2 Samuel 11:1 (NLT), 2 Samuel 11:2 (NLT), 2 Samuel 11:3 (NLT), 2 Samuel 11:4 (NLT), 2 Samuel 11:5 (NLT), 2 Samuel 11:6 (NLT), 2 Samuel 11:7 (NLT), 2 Samuel 11:8 (NLT), 2 Samuel 11:9 (NLT), 2 Samuel 11:10 (NLT), 2 Samuel 11:11 (NLT), 2 Samuel 11:12 (NLT), 2 Samuel 11:13 (NLT), 2 Samuel 11:14 (NLT), 2 Samuel 11:15 (NLT), 2 Samuel 11:16 (NLT), 2 Samuel 11:17 (NLT), 2 Samuel 11:18 (NLT), 2 Samuel 11:19 (NLT), 2 Samuel 11:20 (NLT), 2 Samuel 11:21 (NLT), 2 Samuel 11:22 (NLT), 2 Samuel 11:23 (NLT), 2 Samuel 11:24 (NLT), 2 Samuel 11:25 (NLT), 2 Samuel 11:26 (NLT), 2 Samuel 11:27 (NLT), 2 Samuel 12:1 (NLT), 2 Samuel 12:2 (NLT), 2 Samuel 12:3 (NLT), 2 Samuel 12:4 (NLT), 2 Samuel 12:5 (NLT), 2 Samuel 12:6 (NLT), 2 Samuel 12:7 (NLT), 2 Samuel 12:8 (NLT), 2 Samuel 12:9 (NLT), 2 Samuel 12:10 (NLT), 2 Samuel 12:11 (NLT), 2 Samuel 12:12 (NLT), 2 Samuel 12:13 (NLT), 2 Samuel 12:14 (NLT), 2 Samuel 12:15 (NLT), 2 Samuel 12:16 (NLT), 2 Samuel 12:17 (NLT), 2 Samuel 12:18 (NLT), 2 Samuel 12:19 (NLT), 2 Samuel 12:20 (NLT), 2 Samuel 12:21 (NLT), 2 Samuel 12:22 (NLT), 2 Samuel 12:23 (NLT), 2 Samuel 12:24 (NLT), 2 Samuel 12:25 (NLT), Matthew 5:29 (NLT), Matthew 5:30 (NLT), James 1:14 (NLT), James 1:15 (NLT)
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That's how I want to grow old
Remarkable, those words of Caleb: "So here I am today, eighty-five years old! I am still as strong today as the day Moses sent me out; I'm just as vigorous to go out to battle now as I was then" (Joshua…
Created about 1 year ago
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What better inheritance can you have?
All the tribes of Israel received land as their inheritance, "but to the tribe of Levi, Moses had given no inheritance; the Lord, the God of Israel, is their inheritance, as he promised them" (Joshua…
Created about 1 year ago
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A true son of the house
Joshua was a true "son of the house" of Moses. Listen to this: "As the Lord commanded his servant Moses, so Moses commanded Joshua, and Joshua did it; he left nothing undone of all that the Lord commanded…
Created about 1 year ago
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Are you a co-worker with God?
Joshua 11 is so different than Joshua 10. In Joshua 10 the emphasis is on the fact that God was fighting on behalf of Israel. He worked many miracles so that the Israelites would get the upper hand over…
Created about 1 year ago
Joshua 11:1 (NIV), Joshua 11:2 (NIV), Joshua 11:3 (NIV), Joshua 11:4 (NIV), Joshua 11:5 (NIV), Joshua 11:6 (NIV), Joshua 11:7 (NIV), Joshua 11:8 (NIV), Joshua 11:9 (NIV), Joshua 11:10 (NIV), Joshua 11:11 (NIV), Joshua 11:12 (NIV), Joshua 11:13 (NIV), Joshua 11:14 (NIV), Joshua 11:15 (NIV), Joshua 11:16 (NIV), Joshua 11:17 (NIV), Joshua 11:18 (NIV), Joshua 11:19 (NIV), Joshua 11:20 (NIV), Joshua 11:21 (NIV), Joshua 11:22 (NIV), Joshua 11:23 (NIV)
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Surely the Lord was fighting for Israel
When things are going well with us, it's so easy to think that it's all about us. This happened because we are so smart, so strong, or whatever. The Israelites - like everyone else - had the tendency…
Created about 1 year ago
Joshua 10:1 (NIV), Joshua 10:2 (NIV), Joshua 10:3 (NIV), Joshua 10:4 (NIV), Joshua 10:5 (NIV), Joshua 10:6 (NIV), Joshua 10:7 (NIV), Joshua 10:8 (NIV), Joshua 10:9 (NIV), Joshua 10:10 (NIV), Joshua 10:11 (NIV), Joshua 10:12 (NIV), Joshua 10:13 (NIV), Joshua 10:14 (NIV), Joshua 10:15 (NIV)
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What about God's input?
A story that seems true may not always be true. In the Netherlands we have the expression that you cannot always trust someone because he has clear blue eyes. The Gibeonites in Joshua 9 were masters…
Created about 1 year ago
Joshua 9:1 (NIV), Joshua 9:2 (NIV), Joshua 9:3 (NIV), Joshua 9:4 (NIV), Joshua 9:5 (NIV), Joshua 9:6 (NIV), Joshua 9:7 (NIV), Joshua 9:8 (NIV), Joshua 9:9 (NIV), Joshua 9:10 (NIV), Joshua 9:11 (NIV), Joshua 9:12 (NIV), Joshua 9:13 (NIV), Joshua 9:14 (NIV), Joshua 9:15 (NIV), Joshua 9:16 (NIV), Joshua 9:17 (NIV), Joshua 9:18 (NIV), Joshua 9:19 (NIV), Joshua 9:20 (NIV), Joshua 9:21 (NIV), Joshua 9:22 (NIV), Joshua 9:23 (NIV), Joshua 9:24 (NIV), Joshua 9:25 (NIV), Joshua 9:26 (NIV), Joshua 9:27 (NIV)
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On the run for sin's consequences
Joshua 7:11-12: "Israel has sinned; they have violated my covenant, which I commanded them to keep. They have taken some of the devoted things; they have stolen, they have lied, they have put them with…
Created about 1 year ago
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Jericho: firstfruit of the Land
Why weren't the Israelites allowed to take the spoil from Jericho? Why weren't they allowed to rebuild this city? The answer I think is pretty clear. Jericho was the very first city they would attack,…
Created about 1 year ago
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God's power versus military power
Interesting military strategy... walking around a city once for six consecutive days and then on the seventh day circle it seven times and then sound a horn. It seemed like foolishness, but it worked!…
Created about 1 year ago
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Work hard if you have the opportunity
As soon as the Israelites entered the Promised Land and they were able to eat of the crops that grew in the land, the supernatural provision of manna ans quails stopped: "The manna stopped the day aftert…
Created about 1 year ago
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Spiritual preparation before God moves
The Israelites were on the banks of the river Jordan, waiting to cross. Not an easy thing to do when you try it with a whole nation. God had to provide a miracle for the Israelites and promised that they…
Created about 1 year ago
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Prosperity gospel or not?
I'll be honest with you. I am not a fan of the prosperity gospel. I believe it has been used and abused to fill the pockets of those who have been preaching this so-called gospel. But when I read verses…
Created about 1 year ago
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When God is with you...
I love the book of Joshua. This time when I started reading in, what caught my attention is the emphasis on having God's presence go with us when we do the Lord's work. When he is with us, no one will…
Created about 1 year ago
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Seeing the promise from afar
Right before Moses died, God gave him the opportunity to see the Promised Land from a distance: "This is the land I promised on oath to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob when I said, 'I will give it to your descendants.'…
Created about 1 year ago
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Effective mentoring
Moses was an effective mentor for Joshua. Moses' leadership and teaching lived on in Joshua's life. Right Moses died, this is what is being said about Joshua: "Now Joshua son of Nun was filled with the…
Created about 1 year ago
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Earned a Badge — Created 100 [Public] Notes
2011-02-05
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Exodus 13:17
Exodus 13:17 (NIV)
When Pharaoh let the people go, God did not lead them on the road through the Philistine country, though that was shorter. For God said, "If they face war, they might change their minds and return to Egypt."Created over 1 year ago
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Exodus 13:2
Exodus 13:2 (NIV)
"Consecrate to me every firstborn male. The first offspring of every womb among the Israelites belongs to me, whether human or animal."Created over 1 year ago
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Exodus 12:2
Exodus 12:2 (NIV)
"This month is to be for you the first month, the first month of your year.Created over 1 year ago
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Job 42:10
Job 42:10 (NLT)
When Job prayed for his friends, the LORD restored his fortunes. In fact, the LORD gave him twice as much as before!Created over 1 year ago
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Job 38:2
Job 38:2 (NIV)
"Who is this that obscures my plans with words without knowledge?Created over 1 year ago
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Job 38:4
Job 38:4 (NIV)
"Where were you when I laid the earth's foundation? Tell me, if you understand.Created over 1 year ago
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Job 37:24
Job 37:24 (NIV)
Therefore, people revere him, for does he not have regard for all the wise in heart?"Created over 1 year ago
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Ephesians 3:20
Ephesians 3:20 (NIV)
Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us,Created over 1 year ago
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Job 28:28
Job 28:28 (NLT)
And this is what he says to all humanity: ‘The fear of the Lord is true wisdom; to forsake evil is real understanding.’”Created over 1 year ago
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Earned a Badge — Created 10 [Public] Notes
2011-01-07
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Earned a Badge — Created First [Public] Note
2011-01-07
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Earned a Badge — Created 10 Bookmarks
2011-01-01
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Psalm 32:4
Psalm 32:4 (NLT)
Day and night your hand of discipline was heavy on me. My strength evaporated like water in the summer heat. InterludeCreated over 1 year ago
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Psalm 32:5
Psalm 32:5 (NLT)
Finally, I confessed all my sins to you and stopped trying to hide my guilt. I said to myself, “I will confess my rebellion to the LORD.” And you forgave me! All my guilt is gone. InterludeCreated over 1 year ago
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Isaiah 54:1
Isaiah 54:1 (NLT)
“Sing, Ochildless woman, you who have never given birth! Break into loud and joyful song, OJerusalem, you who have never been in labor. For the desolate woman now has more children than the woman who lives with her husband,” says the LORD.Created over 1 year ago
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Matthew 10:34
Matthew 10:34 (NLT)
“Don’t imagine that I came to bring peace to the earth! I came not to bring peace, but a sword.Created over 1 year ago
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Matthew 27:25
Matthew 27:25 (NLT)
And all the people yelled back, “We will take responsibility for his death—we and our children!”Created over 1 year ago
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Luke 24:36
Luke 24:36 (NLT)
And just as they were telling about it, Jesus himself was suddenly standing there among them. “Peace be with you,” he said.Created over 1 year ago
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Romans 6:11
Romans 6:11 (NLT)
So you also should consider yourselves to be dead to the power of sin and alive to God through Christ Jesus.Created over 1 year ago
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Ephesians 3:20
Ephesians 3:20 (NLT)
Now all glory to God, who is able, through his mighty power at work within us, to accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or think.Created over 1 year ago
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Philippians 4:8
Philippians 4:8 (NLT)
And now, dear brothers and sisters, one final thing. Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise.Created over 1 year ago
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1 John 4:18
1 John 4:18 (NLT)
Such love has no fear, because perfect love expels all fear. If we are afraid, it is for fear of punishment, and this shows that we have not fully experienced his perfect love.Created over 1 year ago
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1 John 5:21
1 John 5:21 (NLT)
Dear children, keep away from anything that might take God’s place in your hearts.Created over 1 year ago
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Earned a Badge — Subscribed to First Reading Plan
2011-01-01
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Earned a Badge — Shared a Bible Reference
2010-12-22
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Earned a Badge — Created Your First Bookmark
2010-12-22