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Minister's Jobs
2 Chronicles 29:11 (ESV)
My sons, do not now be negligent, for the Lord has chosen you to stand in his presence, to minister to him and to be his ministers and make offerings to him."Created 3 days ago
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Trust in God
Psalm 56:11 (ESV)
in God I trust; I shall not be afraid. What can man do to me?Created 5 days ago
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Psalm 56:3-4
Psalm 56:3-4 (ESV)
When I am afraid, I put my trust in you.Created 5 days ago
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Incredible Pastoral Confession
Acts 20:26-27 (ESV)
Therefore I testify to you this day that I am innocent of the blood of all of you,Created 18 days ago
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Paul's Values
Acts 20:24 (ESV)
But I do not account my life of any value nor as precious to myself, if only I may finish my course and the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God.Created 18 days ago
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Pride leads to destruction
2 Chronicles 26:16 (ESV)
But when he was strong, he grew proud, to his destruction. For he was unfaithful to the Lord his God and entered the temple of the Lord to burn incense on the altar of incense.Created 22 days ago
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Broken spirit=God's Sacrifices
Psalm 51:17 (ESV)
The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.Created about 1 month ago
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Sacrifice of Thanksgiving
Psalm 50:14-15 (ESV)
Offer to God a sacrifice of thanksgiving, and perform your vows to the Most High,Psalm 50:23 (ESV)
The one who offers thanksgiving as his sacrifice glorifies me; to one who orders his way rightly I will show the salvation of God!"Created about 1 month ago
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Man's Frailty
Psalm 49:17 (ESV)
For when he dies he will carry nothing away; his glory will not go down after him.Created about 1 month ago
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Man's Inherent Value
Psalm 49:7-9 (ESV)
Truly no man can ransom another, or give to God the price of his life,Created about 1 month ago
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Value of Life is Immeasurable
Truly no man can ransom another, or give to God the price of his life, for the ransom of their life is costly and can never suffice, that he should live on forever and never see the pit. (Psalm 49:7-9…
Created about 1 month ago
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God Is Sovereign/People blind
Acts 13:27-30 (NIV84)
The people of Jerusalem and their rulers did not recognize Jesus, yet in condemning him they fulfilled the words of the prophets that are read every Sabbath.Created about 1 month ago
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"We do not know what to do...but our eyes are on You"
2 Chronicles 20:12 (NIV84)
O our God, will you not judge them? For we have no power to face this vast army that is attacking us. We do not know what to do, but our eyes are upon you.”Created about 1 month ago
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God as Sovereign
Psalm 47:8 (ESV)
God reigns over the nations; God sits on his holy throne.Created about 1 month ago
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Scattering of the church HELPED fulfill the mission of the church
"And Saul approved of his execution. And there arose on that day a great persecution against the church in Jerusalem, and they were all scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the…
Created 2 months ago
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Impossible to thwart Joseph's Dreams/God's plans?
"Come now, let us kill him and throw him into one of the pits. Then we will say that a fierce animal has devoured him, and we will see what will become of his dreams." (Genesis 37:20 ESV) Even with their…
Created 2 months ago
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God's Deliverance
Psalm 40:17 (ESV)
As for me, I am poor and needy, but the Lord takes thought for me. You are my help and my deliverer; do not delay, O my God!Created 2 months ago
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Idolatry="Rejoicing in the works of their hands?
And they made a calf in those days, and offered a sacrifice to the idol and were rejoicing in the works of their hands. (Acts 7:41 ESV)
Created 2 months ago
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Pattern for disobedience-A Heart Issue
Our fathers refused to obey him, but thrust him aside, and in their hearts they turned to Egypt, (Acts 7:39 ESV) Pattern for disobedience-A Heart Issue
Created 2 months ago
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Our days are short
Psalm 39:4-6 (ESV)
"O Lord, make me know my end and what is the measure of my days; let me know how fleeting I am!Created 2 months ago
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Worthy to suffer for Christ
Acts 5:41 (ESV)
Then they left the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer dishonor for the name.Created 2 months ago
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Apostles preaching the Resurrection
Acts 4:33 (ESV)
And with great power the apostles were giving their testimony to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great grace was upon them all.Created 2 months ago
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God uses another nation, via war, to discipline Jerusalem
In the fifth year of King Rehoboam, because they had been unfaithful to the Lord, Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem with 1,200 chariots and 60,000 horsemen. And the people were without number…
Created 2 months ago
2 Chronicles 12:2 (ESV), 2 Chronicles 12:3 (ESV), 2 Chronicles 12:4 (ESV), 2 Chronicles 12:5 (ESV), 2 Chronicles 12:6 (ESV), 2 Chronicles 12:7 (ESV), 2 Chronicles 12:8 (ESV)
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Abandon God when times are good?
When the rule of Rehoboam was established and he was strong, he abandoned the law of the Lord, and all Israel with him. (2 Chronicles 12:1 ESV) Some people think that it's the destitute who abandon God…
Created 2 months ago
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Mourning over sin
Psalm 38:1-22 (ESV)
O Lord, rebuke me not in your anger, nor discipline me in your wrath!Created 2 months ago
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Our plan & God's plan
"And now, brothers, I know that you acted in ignorance, as did also your rulers. But what God foretold by the mouth of all the prophets, that his Christ would suffer, he thus fulfilled. Repent therefore,…
Created 2 months ago
Acts 3:17 (ESV), Acts 3:18 (ESV), Acts 3:19 (ESV), Acts 3:20 (ESV), Acts 3:21 (ESV)
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The "Author of Life" is "killed"
"..and you killed the Author of life, whom God raised from the dead. To this we are witnesses." (Acts 3:15 ESV) Interesting phrase...the Author of life, meaning, the Giver of all breath & life, has been…
Created 2 months ago
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Scripture Memorization=Sanctification
Psalm 37:31 (ESV)
The law of his God is in his heart; his steps do not slip.Created 2 months ago
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Trust in God-Contentment
Psalm 37:16 (ESV)
Better is the little that the righteous has than the abundance of many wicked.Created 2 months ago
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God laughs at the wicked
Psalm 37:13 (ESV)
but the Lord laughs at the wicked, for he sees that his day is coming.Created 2 months ago
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Don't be envious of evildoers
Psalm 37:1-2 (ESV)
Fret not yourself because of evildoers; be not envious of wrongdoers!Created 2 months ago
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Early church example
Acts 2:42-47 (ESV)
And they devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers.Created 2 months ago
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Bless God at all times
Psalm 34:1 (ESV)
I will bless the Lord at all times; his praise shall continually be in my mouth.Created 3 months ago
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The Lord's Plan Stands
Psalm 33:10-11 (ESV)
The Lord brings the counsel of the nations to nothing; he frustrates the plans of the peoples.Created 3 months ago
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Jacob is deceived as he deceived Esau
"Then Jacob said to Laban, "Give me my wife that I may go in to her, for my time is completed." So Laban gathered together all the people of the place and made a feast. But in the evening he took his…
Created 3 months ago
Genesis 29:21 (ESV), Genesis 29:22 (ESV), Genesis 29:23 (ESV), Genesis 29:24 (ESV), Genesis 29:25 (ESV)
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Felt like a few years Bc of his love for her
"So Jacob served seven years for Rachel, and they seemed to him but a few days because of the love he had for her" (Genesis 29:20 ESV). How often do we feel this way about our spouses? How often do we…
Created 3 months ago
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Heart of this law--Mercy
In this passage Jesus seems to be saying to the Pharisees & Lawyers that the on the Sabbath mercy triumphs over the rigid keeping of the law. By way of modern day application it seems that one would be…
Created 4 months ago
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Degrees of punishment?
When you read this passage, does it not seem to be saying that there are degrees of Judgment?
Created 5 months ago
Luke 10:11 (ESV), Luke 10:12 (ESV), Luke 10:13 (ESV), Luke 10:14 (ESV), Luke 10:15 (ESV), Luke 10:16 (ESV)
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Praise & Worship--Good Example
1 Chron 16:8-36 give a great example of what praise & worship is. 1. It's about God (or God-focused). Notice that they don't mention their own petitions very often. 2. It's about making God known.
Created 5 months ago
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Saul put to death-Critical Thinking
"Then Saul said to his armor-bearer, 'Draw your sword and thrust me through with it, lest these uncircumcised come and mistreat me.' But his armor-bearer would not, for he feared greatly. Therefore Saul…
Created 5 months ago
1 Chronicles 10:4 (ESV), 1 Chronicles 10:5 (ESV), 1 Chronicles 10:13 (ESV), 1 Chronicles 10:14 (ESV)
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Each with his own language?
The Scripture says here that each had "his own language," meaning, each clan had their own language. This seems to imply that there were many different languages, but doesn't the story of the Tower of…
Created 5 months ago
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Earned a Badge — Created 100 Bookmarks
2011-12-13
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New songs and Hymns
The Psalm says, "Sing a new song to the Lord; sing to the Lord, all the earth" (Psalm 96:1 HCSB). There are some who may think that older songs or that old hymns are all we need for worship. Many of the…
Created 7 months ago
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Good News in Old Testament
The passage says, "Now the Scripture saw in advance that God would justify the Gentiles by faith and told the good news ahead of time to Abraham, saying, All the nations will be blessed through you."…
Created 8 months ago
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God angry at prayers?
The passage says, "Lord God of Hosts, how long will You be angry with Your people's prayers?" (Psalm 80:4 HCSB). Notice that it says that God is "angry" with His people's prayers! What types of prayers…
Created 8 months ago
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Earned a Badge — Shared a Bible Reference
2011-09-18
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"I believed..." even though "severely afflicted"
"I believed, even when I said, 'I am severely afflicted.' (Psalm 116:10 HCSB)." How can we come to the place to make such a statement in such a dreadful condition? Will we trust in & believe God, even…
Created 9 months ago
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"All Nations"?
Notice here that we have a passage from the Old Testament that speaks of reaching out to "all nations." The verse says, "so that Your way may be known on earth, Your salvation among all nations" (Psalm…
Created 9 months ago
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Great = "Never drink wine or beer"?
I find it interesting that this passage says, "For he will be great in the sight of the Lord and will never drink wine or beer. He will be filled with the Holy Spirit while still in his mother's womb"…
Created 9 months ago
Luke 1:2 (HCSB), Luke 1:3 (HCSB), Luke 1:4 (HCSB), Luke 1:15 (HCSB)
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Certainty
The Scripture passage says, "so that you may know the certainty of the things about which you have been instructed" (Luke 1:4 HCSB). I was thinking of those who are raised in the church in relation to…
Created 9 months ago
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Before time began...
The passage says, "...in the hope of eternal life that God, who cannot lie, promised before time began" (Titus 1:2 HCSB). The part that interests me here is, "...promised before time began." Where did…
Created 11 months ago
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Earned a Badge — Created 10 [Public] Notes
2011-03-26
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Earned a Badge — Created First [Public] Note
2011-03-17
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Earned a Badge — Created 10 Bookmarks
2011-03-17
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Earned a Badge — Created Your First Bookmark
2011-02-21
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Earned a Badge — Subscribed to First Reading Plan
2011-01-01
