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Job 1:20-21
Job 1:20-21 (ESV)
Then Job arose and tore his robe and shaved his head and fell on the ground and worshiped.Created 18 days ago
Labels: worship
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1 Corinthians 9:19
1 Corinthians 9:19 (ESV)
For though I am free from all, I have made myself a servant to all, that I might win more of them.Created about 1 month ago
Labels: freedom servanthood
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Luke 21:34
Luke 21:34 (CEB)
"Take care that your hearts aren’t dulled by drinking parties, drunkenness, and the anxieties of day-to-day life. Don’t let that day fall upon you unexpectedly,Created about 1 month ago
Labels: anxiety discipline faith
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John 14:28-29
John 14:28-29 (ESV)
You heard me say to you, 'I am going away, and I will come to you.' If you loved me, you would have rejoiced, because I am going to the Father, for the Father is greater than I.Created 2 months ago
Labels: funeral
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John 14:21
John 14:21 (ESV)
Whoever has my commandments and keeps them, he it is who loves me. And he who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and manifest myself to him."Created 2 months ago
Labels: obedience
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John 14:19
John 14:19 (ESV)
Yet a little while and the world will see me no more, but you will see me. Because I live, you also will live.Created 2 months ago
Labels: resurrection
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Matthew 6:25-34
Matthew 6:25-34 (ESV)
"Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing?Created 2 months ago
Labels: anxiety
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Matthew 6:24
Matthew 6:24 (ESV)
"No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money.Created 2 months ago
Labels: money
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Matthew 6:19-21
Matthew 6:19-21 (ESV)
"Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal,Created 2 months ago
Labels: life
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Matthew 6:8
Matthew 6:8 (ESV)
Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.Created 2 months ago
Labels: prayer
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John 15:7-11
John 15:7-11 (ESV)
If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.Created 5 months ago
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God's Character of Compassion
Moses was sinful man, just like any other. How wonderful is our God that He instructed Moses in this fashion! The Lord of the universe met Moses in a burning bush and told him to take his shoes off. How…
Created 8 months ago
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Humility in Giving & Receiving
It's interesting to me that in verse 14 we see Jacob stay with Laban for a month. Before we consider verse 15, think about the way in which our culture dictates that we entertain a house guest (even a…
Created 8 months ago
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Abraham Avoids Temptation for Isaac
It seemed strange to me that Abraham was so insistent that Isaac not return to the country he came from. Verse 55 makes this make more sense. Once again, Abraham was side-stepping temptation. He knew…
Created 8 months ago
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Avoiding Temptation
Scripture says that Abraham "lifted up his eyes and saw the place from afar." It was here that he left his two servants and went alone to the place of sacrifice. Abraham knew that it might be more difficult…
Created 8 months ago
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Earned a Badge — Created 10 [Public] Notes
2011-10-04
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Prayer & God's Will
We don't pray to influence the will of God. We pray to let God's character influence us. At the time of writing this my mother has been incapacitated for 18 weeks. It has been difficult to pray for her.…
Created 8 months ago
Genesis 18:22 (ESV), Genesis 18:23 (ESV), Genesis 18:24 (ESV), Genesis 18:25 (ESV), Genesis 18:26 (ESV), Genesis 18:27 (ESV), Genesis 18:28 (ESV), Genesis 18:29 (ESV), Genesis 18:30 (ESV), Genesis 18:31 (ESV), Genesis 18:32 (ESV), Genesis 18:33 (ESV)
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Our Worth to God
It is tempting to read this passage and think that Abraham influenced God's will. This is certainly not the case. Before the foundations of the earth were set and before time itself was created, God knew…
Created 8 months ago
Genesis 18:22 (ESV), Genesis 18:23 (ESV), Genesis 18:24 (ESV), Genesis 18:25 (ESV), Genesis 18:26 (ESV), Genesis 18:27 (ESV), Genesis 18:28 (ESV), Genesis 18:29 (ESV), Genesis 18:30 (ESV), Genesis 18:31 (ESV), Genesis 18:32 (ESV), Genesis 18:33 (ESV), Matthew 18:12 (ESV), Matthew 18:13 (ESV), Matthew 18:14 (ESV)
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The Joy of Labor
God gave Adam something very specific that he wanted done: tend the garden. Why? Couldn't God tend the garden by sheer will? Didn't we just finish watching God create everything with so little effort?…
Created 8 months ago
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The God We Know
We believe in a God so powerful that His speech can bring things into existence. His sheer will shapes ALL things.
Created 8 months ago
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Genesis 22:14
Genesis 22:14 (ESV)
So Abraham called the name of that place, "The Lord will provide"; as it is said to this day, "On the mount of the Lord it shall be provided."Created 9 months ago
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Acts 20:35
Acts 20:35 (ESV)
In all things I have shown you that by working hard in this way we must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he himself said, 'It is more blessed to give than to receive.'"Created 9 months ago
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Acts 20:24
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 9 months ago
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Without Love We Are Dead
It’s strange how a phrase can comfort and wound simultaneously. As a young child we first feel affection for ourselves. People move in and out of our field of vision before we have a concept of “other”.…
Created 9 months ago
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Signs of a True Christian
These traits are contrary to my life. WE MUST LOVE. Without love for God we are dead.
Created 9 months ago
Romans 12:9 (ESV), Romans 12:10 (ESV), Romans 12:11 (ESV), Romans 12:12 (ESV), Romans 12:13 (ESV), Romans 12:14 (ESV), Romans 12:15 (ESV), Romans 12:16 (ESV), Romans 12:17 (ESV), Romans 12:18 (ESV), Romans 12:19 (ESV), Romans 12:20 (ESV), Romans 12:21 (ESV)
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Romans 12:9
Romans 12:9 (ESV)
Let love be genuine. Abhor what is evil; hold fast to what is good.Created 9 months ago
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Romans 12:10
Romans 12:10 (ESV)
Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor.Created 9 months ago
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Romans 12:11
Romans 12:11 (ESV)
Do not be slothful in zeal, be fervent in spirit, serve the Lord.Created 9 months ago
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Romans 12:12
Romans 12:12 (ESV)
Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer.Created 9 months ago
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Romans 12:13
Romans 12:13 (ESV)
Contribute to the needs of the saints and seek to show hospitality.Created 9 months ago
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Romans 12:14
Romans 12:14 (ESV)
Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse them.Created 9 months ago
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Romans 12:15
Romans 12:15 (ESV)
Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep.Created 9 months ago
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Romans 12:16
Romans 12:16 (ESV)
Live in harmony with one another. Do not be haughty, but associate with the lowly. Never be wise in your own sight.Created 9 months ago
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Romans 12:17
Romans 12:17 (ESV)
Repay no one evil for evil, but give thought to do what is honorable in the sight of all.Created 9 months ago
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Romans 12:18
Romans 12:18 (ESV)
If possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all.Created 9 months ago
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Romans 12:19
Romans 12:19 (ESV)
Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God, for it is written, "Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord."Created 9 months ago
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Earned a Badge — Shared a Reading Plan
2011-09-05
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Happiness
If blessed means to be made happy by God, this scripture is a road map to true happiness.
Created 11 months ago
Matthew 5:2 (ESV), Matthew 5:3 (ESV), Matthew 5:4 (ESV), Matthew 5:5 (ESV), Matthew 5:6 (ESV), Matthew 5:7 (ESV), Matthew 5:8 (ESV), Matthew 5:9 (ESV), Matthew 5:10 (ESV), Matthew 5:11 (ESV), Matthew 5:12 (ESV)
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God Felt Hunger
"And after fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry." The God of the universe felt hunger. He who is complete in and of Himself knew hunger. Why? He left completion to save us. Again why? He…
Created 11 months ago
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The Absence of Love for Those Around Us
How many times have I hated my brother? How many times have I valued myself above others? How many times have I resented someone for their righteousness to ignore my own unrighteousness? Save me from…
Created 11 months ago
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Earned a Badge — Completed 3 Reading Plans
2011-06-27
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Earned a Badge — Completed First Reading Plan
2011-05-25
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Earned a Badge — Created 10 Bookmarks
2011-03-01
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Earned a Badge — Shared a Bible Reference
2011-02-24
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Earned a Badge — Created Your First Bookmark
2011-02-22
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Earned a Badge — Created First [Public] Note
2011-02-16
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Television Idolatry
Let this not be said of us; that we "exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images resembling mortal man."
Created over 1 year ago
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Earned a Badge — Subscribed to First Reading Plan
2011-01-01