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The Bravery and Obedience of Ananias
How striking that Ananias, despite his concerns and apprehensions about Saul, was obedient to go a present the good news to this very adversarial and very dangerous opponent! When I hesitate to speak…
Created about 3 years ago
Acts 9:10 (ASV), Acts 9:11 (ASV), Acts 9:12 (ASV), Acts 9:13 (ASV), Acts 9:14 (ASV), Acts 9:15 (ASV), Acts 9:16 (ASV), Acts 9:17 (ASV), Acts 9:18 (ASV)
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Romans 12:1
Romans 12:1 (ASV)
I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service.Created about 3 years ago
Labels: worship
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Romans 12:1
Romans 12:1 (ASV)
I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service.Created about 3 years ago
Labels: spiritual
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Romans 12:1
Romans 12:1 (ASV)
I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service.Created about 3 years ago
Labels: living
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Romans 12:1
Romans 12:1 (ASV)
I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service.Created about 3 years ago
Labels: sacrifice
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Romans 12:1
Romans 12:1 (ASV)
I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service.Created about 3 years ago
Labels: offering
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Romans 12:1
Romans 12:1 (ASV)
I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service.Created about 3 years ago
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The Growing, Spreading, Permeating Kingdom
** Note: I'm posting this for reflection and as a suggestion for further study, not advancing it as a solid exposition of the meaning of this passage. Before being ready to do that, I'd want to take a…
Created about 3 years ago
Luke 13:18 (ASV), Luke 13:19 (ASV), Luke 13:20 (ASV), Luke 13:21 (ASV)
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A Puzzling Contrast
I had always interpreted Mt 16:20 as Jesus' attempt to avoid provoking the Jewish leaders too soon (and hastening his death to before the time is ready). But, taken with v. 23, is He instead trying to…
Created over 3 years ago
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Affirmations in 1 John 1 & 2
My attempt to summarize and clearly restate the affirmations in 1Jn 1-2: On 1Jn 1 * No one who continues to walk in darkness has fellowship with God (v.5). * Any such person who claims such a relationship…
Created over 3 years ago
1 John 1:1 (ASV), 1 John 1:2 (ASV), 1 John 1:3 (ASV), 1 John 1:4 (ASV), 1 John 1:5 (ASV), 1 John 1:6 (ASV), 1 John 1:7 (ASV), 1 John 1:8 (ASV), 1 John 1:9 (ASV), 1 John 1:10 (ASV), 1 John 2:1 (ASV), 1 John 2:2 (ASV), 1 John 2:3 (ASV), 1 John 2:4 (ASV), 1 John 2:5 (ASV), 1 John 2:6 (ASV), 1 John 2:7 (ASV), 1 John 2:8 (ASV), 1 John 2:9 (ASV), 1 John 2:10 (ASV), 1 John 2:11 (ASV), 1 John 2:12 (ASV), 1 John 2:13 (ASV), 1 John 2:14 (ASV)
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How Should We Live in Light of His Coming?
2 Peter 3:11-14 -- Knowing what we do of the promised return of our Lord and the coming judgment, how should we be living each day? * Holiness and Godliness * Mindful and anticipative of his return and…
Created over 3 years ago
2 Peter 3:11 (ASV), 2 Peter 3:12 (ASV), 2 Peter 3:13 (ASV), 2 Peter 3:14 (ASV)
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The Illusion of Control
13 Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go into this or that town* and spend a year there and do business and make a profit.” 14 You* do not know about tomorrow. What is your life like?*…
Created over 3 years ago
James 4:13 (ASV), James 4:14 (ASV), James 4:15 (ASV), James 4:16 (ASV)
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An Illustration of Holiness
This is a clear picture of the Biblical concept of holiness. We often think of it as meaning something akin to "righteousness", but the origins of the term lie in the concept of being "set apart". What…
Created over 3 years ago
Nehemiah 13:1 (ASV), Nehemiah 13:2 (ASV), Nehemiah 13:3 (ASV), Nehemiah 13:4 (ASV), Nehemiah 13:5 (ASV), Nehemiah 13:6 (ASV), Nehemiah 13:7 (ASV), Nehemiah 13:8 (ASV), Nehemiah 13:9 (ASV), Nehemiah 13:10 (ASV), Nehemiah 13:11 (ASV), Nehemiah 13:12 (ASV)
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Matthew 6:19 and my 401K
I come to Matthew 6:19-21, one day after checking my 401K balance in the midst of the stock market losses of Fall 2008. It certainly highlights the impossibility of basing any real security on our financial…
Created over 3 years ago
Scott Purcell
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