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Earned a Badge — Created 10 Highlights
2012-04-28
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Jeremiah 13:23
Jeremiah 13:23 (NIV)
Can an Ethiopian change his skin or a leopard its spots? Neither can you do good who are accustomed to doing evil.Created about 1 month ago
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Proverbs 17:27
Proverbs 17:27 (NIV)
The one who has knowledge uses words with restraint, and whoever has understanding is even-tempered.Created about 1 month ago
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Acts 13:48
Acts 13:48 (NIV)
When the Gentiles heard this, they were glad and honored the word of the Lord; and all who were appointed for eternal life believed.Created about 1 month ago
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God gave people deafness?
Are we able to read this passage and truly believe that God gave people deafness and God also made people blind, mute, etc? We must. Job knows better than all. God gives, God takes away. Blessed be…
Created 3 months ago
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outgive God
Try and out give God. He declares he cannot be out given. The more we pour in to the church, the more we're given. No just finances, but time, skills, as well.
Created 4 months ago
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modern temptations
I would think something more applicable today would be... A man had been waiting for his wife to come back after three years of adultery and infidelity, and a beautiful woman made a pass at him while…
Created 8 months ago
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God creates; the enemy defiles
One thing that troubles me so often is that all of our deepest temptations arise from the juxtaposition of God creating something awesome, and our enemy turning the desires for those things into something…
Created 9 months ago
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Paul is a stud
A non believer catches Paul preaching the gospel to him, questions him, and Paul doesn't back down for a second! I love his honesty in this verse! Preach the gospel to our leaders, both local and national.…
Created 9 months ago
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Earned a Badge — Created 10 [Public] Notes
2011-08-31
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A difficult calling
Ananais was called to lay hands on the most infamous persecutor of followers of the Way, or Christians. Yet he was obedient. Two challenges I can gleam from this. 1) our calling is nothing compared to…
Created 9 months ago
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indebtedness
This is an interesting verse because we miss the meaning in English unless we look deeper. Jesus asks a rhetorical question (his always had 'no' as answers) and said, would the master need to thank the…
Created about 1 year ago
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Honest in small, Honest in big
I'm a newlywed, and one of the biggest arguments that newlyweds face is in the realm of finance. Thankfully, my wife and I approach our finances (as with other things) from a standpoint that we are seeking…
Created about 1 year ago
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wrath or mercy
A brief note: Spurgeon implies that Abel gives an early foreshadowing of Jesus's role as our shepherd. A significant difference is that abel's blood cries out for vengeance against Cain, whereas Christ's…
Created over 1 year ago
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be prepared
In season and out of season must be a reference to good times and bad, or during religious festivals and normal days. For us that implies sunday morning and Wednesday night. Don't let those times be…
Created over 1 year ago
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humbled by honesty
It is a common occurrence for us to hear God calling us in a direction, or to a person, or into a job, or out of a situation ... And for our response to be half-hearted. We hear God's will for our lives…
Created over 1 year ago
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joy from sorrow
The baby is causing grief/sorrow as pain, but then the baby causes joy. Jesus becomes a man and causes sorrow/grief as we crucify him, but then Jesus rises from the dead and offers salvation to all who…
Created over 1 year ago
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Earned a Badge — Subscribed to First Reading Plan
2011-01-09
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more important than miracles
4. Jesus engages kingdoms that cant be seen, and more importantly they are engaging him. He commands them to shut up. and that isnt even worth 3 Paragraphs, that isnt even close to the most important…
Created over 1 year ago
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Jesus's patience
Don't you think Jesus wanted to start his ministry immediately? He was sent from Heaven to redeem his people. Instead of going to them after he received the spirit, he went away and waited on the Lord.
Created over 1 year ago
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Earned a Badge — Created First [Public] Note
2010-12-29
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johns outward appearance
Clearly he didn't fit it. Camels hair for clothes, eating honey and bugs. If you're concerned about the drastic measures God may be calling you to, it is worth noting John wasn't fitting in with the main…
Created over 1 year ago
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Earned a Badge — Created Your First Bookmark
2010-12-29
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Psalm 92:1
Psalm 92:1 (NKJV)
It is good to give thanks to the Lord, And to sing praises to Your name, O Most High;Created over 1 year ago
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