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Romans 9:10
Romans 9:10 (ESV)
And not only so, but also when Rebekah had conceived children by one man, our forefather Isaac,Created 7 months ago
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Proverbs 31:10
Proverbs 31:10 (NKJV)
Who can find a virtuous wife? For her worth is far above rubies.Created 11 months ago
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Hebrews 5:1
Hebrews 5:1 (NLT)
Every high priest is a man chosen to represent other people in their dealings with God. He presents their gifts to God and offers sacrifices for their sins.Created 11 months ago
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Psalm 5:11
Psalm 5:11 (NKJV)
But let all those rejoice who put their trust in You; Let them ever shout for joy, because You defend them; Let those also who love Your name Be joyful in You.Created about 1 year ago
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Earned a Badge — Created Your First Bookmark
2011-05-23
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John 13:18
John 13:18 (NLT)
“I am not saying these things to all of you; I know the ones I have chosen. But this fulfills the Scripture that says, ‘The one who eats my food has turned against me.’Created about 1 year ago
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Earned a Badge — Completed First Reading Plan
2011-05-14
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From one troubled soul to another
Jesus just finish pouring out his heart and emotions about by explaining how someone was going to betray him. Notice what it was that made his heart troubled. His death yes, but in John 12 and 13 Jesus…
Created about 1 year ago
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We love Peter
Such a great progression: Are you going to wash my feet? (yes) You will never ever wash my feet! (wrong) Wash not just my feet, but all of me! (wrong) Imagine Jesus. He's probably torn whether to laugh…
Created about 1 year ago
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Jesus came to save
Many times Jesus says he came to save. His primary purpose in coming was to save people. He came to die, to offer himself as a ransom. This is why he came. His actions and words showed this over and over…
Created about 1 year ago
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Mary knew Jesus was going to die
All of the disciples were surprised, shocked, befuddled when their leader died. Though Jesus talked openly and plainly about it many times, they still didn't get it. Yet Mary knew, and somehow she knew…
Created about 1 year ago
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Financially wise?
Wow! A whole years worth of wages? And Jesus receives this. I love this. Was it financially wise? Were there better ways to spend her money? Today, would we have told her to invest that money, or put…
Created about 1 year ago
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Jesus must be lifted up
At least the second statement Jesus says- The Son of Man MUST be lifted up. He's not referring to being glorified or exalted or highly regarded. He's saying, I must be lifted up on the cross. John 3:14-…
Created about 1 year ago
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The disciples' question and the blind man
Though the content of the story in John 9 is about the blind man, the disciples' question drives the focus. They are the primary characters that bookend the story. The disciples are still caught in religious…
Created about 1 year ago
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Moses, Jesus, and miracles
Indeed, the Pharisees were right on saying God spoke to Moses. But how did they know that? How do they know God was with and spoke to Moses? Back in Exodus, when God did speak to Moses, Moses asked for…
Created about 1 year ago
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Problem with legalism
When one's worldview is legalism, then you run into sticky and confusing situations. Thus Jesus' words- judge correctly. Judge using the right lens, with the right motive, right ends and the right means.…
Created about 1 year ago
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Jesus followed the Father
Here again- another reference that Jesus came not to do what he wanted, but came as a servant to the Father. He spoke and acted according to the will of the Father.
Created about 1 year ago
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"Fear God" - desire
I think is a really good description of what it means to fear God. Whoever wants to hear will hear. We see parallels to this truth all throughout the scriptures and in Jesus' teaching. "He who has will…
Created about 1 year ago
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To consume Jesus is to receive true (eternal) life
Jesus: "whoever feeds on me will live forever." We must consume him- this is life, this is sustenance, this is salvation. As food goes into the man and from the inside nourishes, replenishes, gives life…
Created about 1 year ago
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Best question Jesus asks
This is one I'd like to see replayed in heaven: 20,000 people are sprawled across a mountainside. Being a traveling prophet with a band of 12 rugged but unprofessional men, surely they have very little…
Created about 1 year ago
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Religious people don't care about people
When the religious leaders encounter the healed man, there is no mentioned of praise to God or celebration of new life! The cripple of 38 years is walking! And they say, "you can't carry your mat." Such…
Created about 1 year ago
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The crippled man: the cynic
The cripple's response to e question is not Yes or No, but rather- I can't. His hope dashed; this man has become cynical to the idea of healing for him.
Created about 1 year ago
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Would you like to get healed?
The very fact Jesus asks this question- either is rhetorical or it shows that some people either do not want to be healed or are too cynical to entertain the. Hope of healing.
Created about 1 year ago
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Good stewardship with abundance
When God provides miraculously and abundantly, he still asks for good stewardship, responsibility, and diligence.
Created about 1 year ago
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God is always redeeming
Jesus here, in response to the Jewish leaders accusation of working on the Sabbath, says "my Father is always working." What work is he referring to? Healing the crippled man- bringing God's redemptive…
Created about 1 year ago
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Hope in change
This man believed in change. But his hope was in something he could not attain. And he had no friend or family member with the compassion to lead him to healing. And when other people who saw him - he…
Created about 1 year ago
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Praise/fear of man
One of the greatest hindrances of mankind, seeking the praise of and fearing man. Caring more about what my neighbor (friend, classmate, co-worker) thinks ofme than what God thinks of me.
Created about 1 year ago
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Scriptures testify to Jesus
Jesus previously mentioned- "John, my teachings, and my miracles all point to me." Then he drills the Pharisees, "These scriptures, which you know so well, point to me." Jesus was attacking not their…
Created about 1 year ago
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Validity of Jesus
3 things that affirm and confirm Jesus 1- testimony of John the baptist, a righteous respected man 2- Jesus' teachings, authoritative to the heart 3- Jesus' miracles, evidence of divinity comes from that…
Created about 1 year ago
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Spiritually dead
Dead people are unresponsive. They cannot hear, for they are not alive. In the same way, spiritually dead people cannot respond to God, because they cannot hear his voice. But Jesus says- a time is coming,…
Created about 1 year ago
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Tis so Sweet
This is faith, to rest and trust in the words of Christ "Just to take him at his word."
Created about 1 year ago
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Testimony and Truth
The Samaritans believed for 2 reasons- 1- the testimony of the Samaritan woman 2- the personal encounter with the Jesus Testimony says, "this is true for me." An encounter with Jesus says, "this is true…
Created about 1 year ago
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Earned a Badge — Created 10 [Public] Notes
2011-04-12
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Earned a Badge — Created First [Public] Note
2011-04-12
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Earned a Badge — Subscribed to First Reading Plan
2011-04-11
