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A High View of Marriage
The danger in blurring the line of biblical reasons for divorce is that, for fear of offending, we dilute God's high view of marriage. However we practically apply the witness of scripture on this issue,…
Created about 1 month ago
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Generational Legacy
Psalm 78:4 (NKJV)
We will not hide them from their children, Telling to the generation to come the praises of the Lord, And His strength and His wonderful works that He has done.Created about 1 month ago
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Petros and petra
There's a lot of debate between Protestants and Catholics on this one, but the whole witness of scripture makes it clear that Peter, or Petros meaning stone, eventually became, by God's grace, a petra,…
Created about 1 month ago
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Signs Fade
Just like natural road signs and billboards fade and crack, our wonder and confidence in the miraculous things we've seen tend to erode when we're under pressure. John the Baptist experienced this in…
Created about 1 month ago
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Two Greatest Commands
Matthew 22:37 (NIV84)
Jesus replied: “ ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’Created 2 months ago
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Light Seeds
Psalm 97:11 (NASB)
Light is sown like seed for the righteous And gladness for the upright in heart.Created 2 months ago
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Earned a Badge — Subscribed to First Reading Plan
2012-03-12
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Light-seeds
Light is sown like seed for the righteous and gladness for the upright in heart. (NASB) I also like how the Message puts it: "Light-seeds are planted in the souls of God's people, Joy-seeds are planted…
Created 3 months ago
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Unmet Expectations
Experts say unmet expectations are the primary cause of marital discord...interesting. Jesus is the Expected One, but he comes in the unexpected way. Despite his revelation of Jesus as the Lamb and his…
Created 3 months ago
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The Nature of Lawlessness
What is lawlessness here? Verse 21 gives us a clue: "not everyone who says...but he who does." Matthew 5 through 7 paints a clear picture: 1. loving and blessing others, even our enemies 2. trusting…
Created 4 months ago
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Righteous Love vs Lawlessness
It seems here that Jesus is saying power, even the operation of miraculous gifts, without character and true righteousness, is lawlessness. 1 Corinthians 13 echoes this same thing. Where God's love is…
Created 4 months ago
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Earned a Badge — Created 10 [Public] Notes
2012-02-01
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Judging others' capacity
I recently had a dream in which I was a commander of a little group of soldiers. My commanding officer pulled me aside and asked me if I had recruited my men on the basis of their capacity. I had, and…
Created 4 months ago
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Who is persecuting who?
Who is doing the persecuting in verse 11? Verse 12 says "they" persecuted the prophets in the same way. Couldn't be Gentiles. We don't see much of that in the biblical record. In fact, the Old Testament…
Created 4 months ago
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Impossible Righteousness
Impossible! These guys were the Navy Seals of discipline and doing the right things. What did Jesus mean? God looks at the heart, and the following chapters dive past the surface layers of discipline,…
Created 4 months ago
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House of Prayer
When Jesus came to His Father's house, He reclaimed it's purpose: 1 A house of prayer 2 A house of healing 3 A house of child-like worship (abandoned, zealous, simple) Combine this with Acts 2:42-47:…
Created 6 months ago
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3 things a father needs to say
Based on this verse where Jesus' Father affirms Him, I try to say three things to my boys every day: 1) you're my son, or I'm so glad God let me be your daddy, or you're my boy and you are an important…
Created 8 months ago
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Earned a Badge — Created First [Public] Note
2011-10-14
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Come, Behold, Believe
Come, Behold, Believe These are the three words in vs 40 and previous verses to describe how we accomplish the work that the Father requires. Many can see and hear and still not believe. Seeing and hearing…
Created 8 months ago
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Celebrate His rule with trembling...
Celebrate...with trembling. Reminds me of Paul's word to "consider both the goodness and severity of God." (Rom 11:22) There is an aspect of the fear of the Lord that should always be with us. We are…
Created 10 months ago
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Holy Restraint
The Spirit will not force us to obey, but the heart resistant to God will see His restraint as chains of bondage. The lens of rebellion interprets discipline as control and suppression, not love and the…
Created 10 months ago
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Psalm 104:33
Psalm 104:33 (NIV)
I will sing to the lord all my life; I will sing praise to my God as long as I live.Created 10 months ago
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Psalm 127:1
Psalm 127:1 (NIV)
Unless the lord builds the house, the builders labor in vain. Unless the lord watches over the city, the guards stand watch in vain.Created 10 months ago
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Hebrews 3:3
Hebrews 3:3 (NIV)
Jesus has been found worthy of greater honor than Moses, just as the builder of a house has greater honor than the house itself.Created 10 months ago
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Filled with The Spirit
1. They were of one mind 2. They devoted themselves to continual prayer 3. They were led by the Spirit as they walked out the day to day, responsible with kingdom business 4. They kept the promise in…
Created 11 months ago
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Psalm 40:1
Psalm 40:1 (NASB)
I waited patiently for the Lord; And He inclined to me and heard my cry.Created 11 months ago
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False Prophets
See v. 12: "They have lied about the Lord and said, 'Not He; misfortune will not come on us, and we will not see sword or famine.'" The word of the Lord was not in them. They were unwilling to speak…
Created 12 months ago
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Jesus the Savior
He will save His people from their sins. That was and is His primary ministry. This is the major thrust of the kingdom in the earth, but it's so easy to forget and focus more on what is more concrete…
Created 12 months ago
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Earned a Badge — Created Your First Bookmark
2011-06-08
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Fountain vs Cistern
What are the differences between a fountain and a cistern? 1. A fountain is natural, but a cistern is manmade. 2. A fountain gushes up forcefully on it's own--it doesn't need any help. But a cistern…
Created 12 months ago
