Tim Walker

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  • Colossians 3:13

    Colossians 3:13 (NLT)
    Make allowance for each other’s faults, and forgive anyone who offends you. Remember, the Lord forgave you, so you must forgive others.

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  • 1 Corinthians 4:7

    1 Corinthians 4:7 (NLT)
    For what gives you the right to make such a judgment? What do you have that God hasn’t given you? And if everything you have is from God, why boast as though it were not a gift?

    Created over 2 years ago

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  • Matthew 9:12

    Matthew 9:12 (NLT)
    When Jesus heard this, he said, “Healthy people don’t need a doctor—sick people do.”

    Created almost 3 years ago

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  • Matthew 7:12

    Matthew 7:12 (NLT)
    “Do to others whatever you would like them to do to you. This is the essence of all that is taught in the law and the prophets.

    Created almost 3 years ago

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  • Matthew 6:21

    Matthew 6:21 (NLT)
    Wherever your treasure is, there the desires of your heart will also be.

    Created almost 3 years ago

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  • Goliath Wasn't That Tall

    The annotation about the height of Goliath from the Greek version and the Dead Sea Scrolls is very interesting. I always found the "9 feet tall" thing a little unbelievable. Not only is that practically…

    Created almost 3 years ago

    1 Samuel 17:4 (NLT)

  • The End is Near

    Not infrequently, we are seemingly given the impression that "the end is near." Here in 1 Peter, we are told "the end of the world is coming soon." I know "soon" isn't exactly quantifiable, but one would…

    Created almost 3 years ago

    1 Peter 4:7 (NLT)

  • James 4:16

    James 4:16 (NLT)
    Otherwise you are boasting about your own plans, and all such boasting is evil.

    Created almost 3 years ago

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  • James 4:15

    James 4:15 (NLT)
    What you ought to say is, “If the Lord wants us to, we will live and do this or that.”

    Created almost 3 years ago

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  • James 4:14

    James 4:14 (NLT)
    How do you know what your life will be like tomorrow? Your life is like the morning fog—it’s here a little while, then it’s gone.

    Created almost 3 years ago

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  • James 4:13

    James 4:13 (NLT)
    Look here, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we are going to a certain town and will stay there a year. We will do business there and make a profit.”

    Created almost 3 years ago

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  • James 2:14

    James 2:14 (NLT)
    What good is it, dear brothers and sisters, if you say you have faith but don’t show it by your actions? Can that kind of faith save anyone?

    Created almost 3 years ago

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  • James 2:10

    James 2:10 (NLT)
    For the person who keeps all of the laws except one is as guilty as a person who has broken all of God’s laws.

    Created almost 3 years ago

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  • Hebrews 13:5

    Hebrews 13:5 (NLT)
    Don’t love money; be satisfied with what you have. For God has said, “I will never fail you. I will never abandon you.”

    Created almost 3 years ago

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  • Hebrews 11:1

    Hebrews 11:1 (NLT)
    Faith is the confidence that what we hope for will actually happen; it gives us assurance about things we cannot see.

    Created almost 3 years ago

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  • Hebrews 10:25

    Hebrews 10:25 (NLT)
    And let us not neglect our meeting together, as some people do, but encourage one another, especially now that the day of his return is drawing near.

    Created almost 3 years ago

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  • Noah is a Boy's Name!

    Just found it interesting that Noah was originally a boy's name, yet many generations later, is also a girl's name. Today it's still commonly used as a boy's name... I wonder why the "girl" version of…

    Created almost 3 years ago

    Joshua 17:3 (NLT)

  • Foolish Discussions

    If you hang around churches long enough (some times long enough is 1 service), you'll inevitably find people discussing different "takes" on various parts of the Bible. From creation, all the way to judgement…

    Created almost 3 years ago

    Titus 3:9 (NLT), Titus 3:10 (NLT)

  • Titus 3:10

    Titus 3:10 (NLT)
    If people are causing divisions among you, give a first and second warning. After that, have nothing more to do with them.

    Created almost 3 years ago

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  • Titus 3:9

    Titus 3:9 (NLT)
    Do not get involved in foolish discussions about spiritual pedigrees or in quarrels and fights about obedience to Jewish laws. These things are useless and a waste of time.

    Created almost 3 years ago

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  • Titus 3:5

    Titus 3:5 (NLT)
    he saved us, not because of the righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He washed away our sins, giving us a new birth and new life through the Holy Spirit.

    Created almost 3 years ago

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  • 2 Timothy 2:3

    2 Timothy 2:3 (NLT)
    Endure suffering along with me, as a good soldier of Christ Jesus.

    Created almost 3 years ago

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  • 1 Timothy 4:12

    1 Timothy 4:12 (NLT)
    Don’t let anyone think less of you because you are young. Be an example to all believers in what you say, in the way you live, in your love, your faith, and your purity.

    Created almost 3 years ago

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  • There To This Day

    I wonder if those stones are there to THIS day... Now wouldn't THAT be a cool find...

    Created almost 3 years ago

    Joshua 4:9 (NLT)

  • Isaiah 1:12

    Isaiah 1:12 (NLT)
    When you come to worship me, who asked you to parade through my courts with all your ceremony?

    Created almost 3 years ago

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  • Make It Easy

    This verse about not making it difficult for Gentiles to turn to God so easily translates to today. We need to make it "not difficult" for non-Christians to become Christians. Why make them jump through…

    Created about 3 years ago

    Acts 15:19 (NLT), Acts 15:20 (NLT)

  • Acts 15:11

    Acts 15:11 (NLT)
    We believe that we are all saved the same way, by the undeserved grace of the Lord Jesus.”

    Created about 3 years ago

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  • Not To the General Public

    This one always bothered me. Why did Jesus only appear to a select few? Other accounts say he appeared to as many as 500... wouldn't it make more sense to appear to thousands, if not hundreds of thousands…

    Created about 3 years ago

    Acts 9:36 (NLT)

  • Ecclesiastes 7:14

    Ecclesiastes 7:14 (NLT)
    Enjoy prosperity while you can, but when hard times strike, realize that both come from God. Remember that nothing is certain in this life.

    Created about 3 years ago

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  • Ecclesiastes 6:11

    Ecclesiastes 6:11 (NLT)
    The more words you speak, the less they mean. So what good are they?

    Created about 3 years ago

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  • 9am is Too Early to be Drunk

    'Nine o'clock in the morning is much too early for that." Quote from Peter, as he explains that the people speaking in tongues are not drunk... but not because getting drunk is wrong or anything... but…

    Created about 3 years ago

    Acts 2:15 (NLT)

  • Ecclesiastes 5:10

    Ecclesiastes 5:10 (NLT)
    Those who love money will never have enough. How meaningless to think that wealth brings true happiness!

    Created about 3 years ago

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  • Deuteronomy 8:18

    Deuteronomy 8:18 (NLT)
    Remember the LORD your God. He is the one who gives you power to be successful, in order to fulfill the covenant he confirmed to your ancestors with an oath.

    Created about 3 years ago

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  • Judas the Thief?

    So not only did Judas betray Jesus, but he also stole money from the other disciples? Is this something John added in afterwards, or who knew that Judas was doing this? If the disciples knew before the…

    Created about 3 years ago

    John 12:6 (NLT)

  • Morning Sunshine = Curse

    "A loud and cheerful greeting early in the morning will be taken as a curse!" Never expected something so menial, yet so true, to be in the Proverbs. Solomon must have been a night owl, too. ;) There's…

    Created about 3 years ago

    Numbers 36:1 (NLT)

  • Jesus Calls Them Liars

    I found this verse, and indeed the last half of this chapter to be a little unsettling. It reads as if Jesus was angry and mocking the crowd (albeit they got mad enough to try to stone Him at the end).…

    Created about 3 years ago

    John 8:55 (NLT)

  • Young Virgins - Keep Them For Yourselves

    Not really a verse you'd expect to come out of the mouth of Moses, eh? Kill everyone, except the young girls who are still virgins - keep them for yourselves... If a prophet were to come around today…

    Created about 3 years ago

    Numbers 31:18 (ASV)

  • Slaves and Masters

    When reading this text, it seems to me that, while we don't have slavery any more, this could easily apply to an employee/employer relationship in just the same way. Don't slack off when your employer…

    Created about 3 years ago

    Ephesians 6:5 (ASV), Ephesians 6:6 (ASV), Ephesians 6:7 (ASV), Ephesians 6:8 (ASV), Ephesians 6:9 (ASV)

  • No Kidding

    This is so true. I am guilty of this all the time - covering up feelings with laughter. But after I (or we) are done laughing, the real feelings are still there.

    Created about 3 years ago

    Numbers 19:1 (ASV)

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  • Then They Remembered

    When someone, specifically Jesus, predicts His death and then mentions that 3 days after He dies, He's going to rise from the dead, is that something you're really going to "forget" - especially after…

    Created about 3 years ago

    Luke 24:8 (ASV)

  • A Permanent Law

    This phrase is used over and over throughout the Pentateuch. "This is a permanent law for you, to be observed from generation to generation." Of course, when Jesus came, all the old laws were kinda thrown…

    Created about 3 years ago

    Numbers 15:15 (ASV)

  • Giants

    Makes you wonder how tall these "giants" were. People 4,000+ years ago were probably a lot shorter than we are today, and Jewish people aren't generally know for being tall. I'm taller than the average…

    Created about 3 years ago

    Numbers 13:33 (ASV)

  • Not Going To Tell You

    So Jesus traps the religious leaders in a lose-lose question. They answer one way, they look like they're not fit as religious leaders, they answer the other way, and the people will stone them. They…

    Created about 3 years ago

    Luke 20:8 (ASV)

  • Jesus = Bad Party Guest

    Based on this verse, and the subsequent verses in the rest of Luke 11, I'm pretty sure Jesus wasn't the most popular of house guests. As he sits down for the meal, he calls his hosts fools, and goes on…

    Created about 3 years ago

    Luke 11:39 (ASV)

  • Hiding Your Lamp

    This verse is certainly analogous to our lives as Christ followers... how can we go about life with our lamp hidden from sight? We know the love of Christ - how can we go about life - do anything - and…

    Created about 3 years ago

    Luke 11:33 (ASV)

  • Jesus Contradicts Himself?

    In Luke 9 & 11, Jesus first says that who ever isn't against Him is for Him, yet in Luke 11, he says anyone who isn't for Him is against Him. The logic doesn't add up... you can't have it both ways unless…

    Created about 3 years ago

    Luke 9:50 (ASV), Luke 11:23 (ASV)

  • Contradictions

    This has always bothered me, yet it happens right in the same chapter in Luke. In once instance, Jesus tells the previously demon-possessed guy to "go back to your family, and tell them everything God…

    Created about 3 years ago

    Luke 8:39 (ASV), Luke 8:56 (ASV)

  • Seeds in Rocky Soil

    Every time I read or hear this parable, I always think back to the 100 Huntley Street/Circle Square cartoon about it. My parents had it on VHS when I was younger. I saw it recently, and the video was…

    Created about 3 years ago

    Luke 8:13 (ASV)

  • Showing Favorites

    If there's one thing that's evident in the OT, is that God certainly showed favoritism towards the Israelites... in so far as to say that the Israelites were allowed to purchase slaves from all other…

    Created about 3 years ago

    Leviticus 25:42 (ASV), Leviticus 25:44 (ASV)

  • Remove That Speck

    This is one of my favorite illustrations in the Bible... Maybe it's because I've heard several good sermons/messages on it, or maybe just because it's such a visual illustration, but it's such a common…

    Created about 3 years ago

    Luke 6:41 (ASV), Luke 6:42 (ASV)

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