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Earned a Badge — Created 10 Bookmarks
2012-04-01
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Psalm 63:1
Psalm 63:1 (NIV84)
O God, you are my God, earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you, my body longs for you, in a dry and weary land where there is no water.Created 2 months ago
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Earned a Badge — Completed 3 Reading Plans
2011-07-21
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They Suffered From Jesusphobia
Of what are you afraid? Heights? Then you suffer from acrophobia. Death? Thanatophobia. Public speaking? Glossophobia. Mark 11:15-18 says that when Jesus came to Jerusalem, some feared (the Greek word…
Created about 1 year ago
Mark 11:15 (ESV), Mark 11:16 (ESV), Mark 11:17 (ESV), Mark 11:18 (ESV)
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Why on the Back of a Young Donkey?
Summer arrives. Our family enjoys the local minor-league baseball games. “Go, Copperheads!” As game time approaches, the crowd hears a familiar rumble. It’s a Harley. On the motorcycle sits a team $ponsor.…
Created about 1 year ago
Zechariah 9:9 (NIV84), John 12:14 (NIV84), John 12:15 (NIV84), John 12:16 (NIV84)
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The Ministers of Theft and Murder
These days the list is long -- the list of religious leaders controlled by and often exposed for some grievous sin. That is nothing new, however. John 12:1-11 contrasts those who loved Jesus with those…
Created about 1 year ago
John 12:1 (ESV), John 12:2 (ESV), John 12:3 (ESV), John 12:4 (ESV), John 12:5 (ESV), John 12:6 (ESV), John 12:7 (ESV), John 12:8 (ESV), John 12:9 (ESV), John 12:10 (ESV), John 12:11 (ESV)
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What Does "Hosanna" Mean?
On Sundays, we sing "Hosanna, Hosanna, Hosanna in the highest!" How many of us know what that means? I should know. I named my youngest daughter Hosanna Marie. The New Testament word occurs only when…
Created about 1 year ago
Psalm 118:24 (NIV84), Psalm 118:25 (NIV84), Psalm 118:26 (NIV84), Matthew 21:9 (NIV84), Matthew 21:15 (NIV84), Mark 11:9 (NIV84), Mark 11:10 (NIV84), John 12:13 (NIV84)
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Persevere to the Top of the Mountain
My daughter slips and scrapes her knee. Together we had decided to climb this mountain. Now she considers giving up. “Persevere,” I encourage. “The view at the top is worth the difficulty of the climb.”…
Created about 1 year ago
Romans 5:3 (NIV84), Romans 5:4 (NIV84), James 1:2 (NIV84), James 1:3 (NIV84), James 1:4 (NIV84)
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God Has a Wonderful Plan for Your Life
Have you heard this phrase? “God loves you and has a wonderful plan for your life!” Is that really true? I suppose it depends on what you mean by “wonderful.” Consider God’s plan for Peter in Matthew…
Created about 1 year ago
Matthew 10:16 (NIV84), Matthew 10:17 (NIV84), Matthew 10:18 (NIV84), Matthew 10:19 (NIV84), Matthew 10:20 (NIV84), Matthew 10:21 (NIV84), Matthew 10:22 (NIV84), Matthew 10:23 (NIV84), Matthew 10:24 (NIV84), Matthew 10:25 (NIV84), Matthew 10:26 (NIV84)
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Don't Get Mad, Get Even?!
“When someone hurts you,” I joke, “Don’t get mad,… get even!” Of course, that’s just a funny saying. In reality, Christians do not retaliate. In Matthew 10:16-26, Jesus describes how his Apostles should…
Created about 1 year ago
Matthew 10:16 (NIV84), Matthew 10:17 (NIV84), Matthew 10:18 (NIV84), Matthew 10:19 (NIV84), Matthew 10:20 (NIV84), Matthew 10:21 (NIV84), Matthew 10:22 (NIV84), Matthew 10:23 (NIV84), Matthew 10:24 (NIV84), Matthew 10:25 (NIV84), Matthew 10:26 (NIV84)
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Selected for a Dangerous Mission
Listen as a canine superhero enlists his hamster sidekick for a dangerous mission: Bolt: "I gotta warn ya, ...danger at every turn." Rhino: "I eat danger for breakfast!" Bolt: "You hungry?" Rhino: "Starving!"…
Created about 1 year ago
Matthew 10:16 (ESV), Matthew 10:17 (ESV), Matthew 10:18 (ESV), Matthew 10:19 (ESV), Matthew 10:20 (ESV), Matthew 10:21 (ESV), Matthew 10:22 (ESV)
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Jesus Was Like a Snake?!
Ruff! Ruff! Ruff! My dog finds a snake. Hisssss.... I go to retrieve a stick. By the time I return, the snake is gone. Looks like it did not want to tussle with me today. In Matthew 10:16, Jesus instructs…
Created about 1 year ago
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How to Recognize Counterfeit Love
The newest currency discourages counterfeiting. Ironically, counterfeiting grows. Why? With all the changes, people can no longer distinguish between the real and the fake. Romans 12:9-10 encourages genuine…
Created about 1 year ago
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Earned a Badge — Completed First Reading Plan
2011-03-10
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Trouble "Starting" Your Prayers?
My mower won't start. Pull. Pull. Pull. Nothing. Spark plug dirty? Fuel line clogged? In Mark 11:22-25, Jesus helps us troubleshoot a prayer life that won't start. v22 First ask, "Where do I place my…
Created about 1 year ago
Mark 11:22 (NIV84), Mark 11:23 (NIV84), Mark 11:24 (NIV84), Mark 11:25 (NIV84)
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Time To Choose Sides
Remember grade school recess? Slides! swings! And... football! Two teams are forming. Which shall I choose? I must bind my fate to one of them. Isaiah 56:6-8 describes those who choose the Lord's side.…
Created about 1 year ago
Isaiah 56:6 (NIV84), Isaiah 56:7 (NIV84), Isaiah 56:8 (NIV84)
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Don't Fall Down that Cliff!
Franklin, my four year old, walks with me to "The Ridge", a twenty foot drop-off at the back of our property. Why doesn't he fall down it? He knows where the ridge is. He stays close to me. Jesus gives…
Created about 1 year ago
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Everyone Loves a Good Mystery
"Pray that I may proclaim the mystery of Christ clearly, as I should." My friend Gentry attended a mystery dinner theatre last week. Whodunnit? Prof. Plum, in the conservatory, with the pipe. We enjoy…
Created over 1 year ago
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Caution: Big Changes Ahead
Florida? Iowa? or California? When I graduated, companies in each of those three states offered me a job. The job I accepted seems to have set the trajectory of my life. In Acts 1:14, the disciples prayed…
Created over 1 year ago
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Always, Continually, and In All Circumstances
For my birthday, the State of North Carolina required that I update my driver's license. The process includes a "sign test," which is more difficult than you might expect. I studied. I passed. But, do…
Created over 1 year ago
1 Thessalonians 5:16 (NIV84), 1 Thessalonians 5:17 (NIV84), 1 Thessalonians 5:18 (NIV84)
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Be Thankful for Your Friends
Why do men rarely maintain close friendships? My wife has close friends. I go months without talking to my friends, without thinking much of it. In Philemon 4-6, Paul sets an example for remembering our…
Created over 1 year ago
Philemon 1:4 (NIV84), Philemon 1:5 (NIV84), Philemon 1:6 (NIV84)
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Jesus Has Been There
When traveling, I rely on advice from someone who has been there. While living, I rely on the help of someone who has been here. Hebrews 4:14-16 explains why Jesus is uniquely qualified to help us in…
Created over 1 year ago
Hebrews 4:14 (NIV84), Hebrews 4:15 (NIV84), Hebrews 4:16 (NIV84)
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Do You Hear What I'm Saying?
Sometimes I'm an "uh-huh" dad. I shouldn't be. But sometimes my kids will start talking to me, my mind will be a million miles away, and I'll just "uh-huh" whatever they say. Do you wonder if God ever…
Created over 1 year ago
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Earned a Badge — Created 10 [Public] Notes
2011-02-26
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I'm in the Lord's Army! Yes, sir!
Did you learn that song as a child? "I may never march in the infantry... but I'm in the Lord's Army! Yes, sir!" If so, Solomon's prayer of 1 Kings 8:44-45 applies to you. "When your people go to war…
Created over 1 year ago
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What Makes God Smile?
I smiled yesterday. My daughter helped her little sister without being asked. What makes your Father smile? 1 Timothy 2:1-6 tell us. God smiles when you pray (v1). You pray for everyone. You pray especially…
Created over 1 year ago
1 Timothy 2:1 (NIV84), 1 Timothy 2:2 (NIV84), 1 Timothy 2:3 (NIV84), 1 Timothy 2:4 (NIV84), 1 Timothy 2:5 (NIV84), 1 Timothy 2:6 (NIV84)
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What Would Jesus Pray?
If you are on Jesus' prayer list, what is his prayer for you? John 17:20-26 tells us. First, he prays for unity (v. 21). He wants you to be united with other believers. Secondly, he prays for indwelling…
Created over 1 year ago
John 17:20 (NIV84), John 17:21 (NIV84), John 17:22 (NIV84), John 17:23 (NIV84), John 17:24 (NIV84), John 17:25 (NIV84), John 17:26 (NIV84)
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He Beat His Breast
Do you sometimes find confidence in your own righteousness? Meaning, do you think that God has a special place in his heart for you because you are a good person? Do you feel better about yourself when…
Created over 1 year ago
Luke 18:9 (NIV84), Luke 18:10 (NIV84), Luke 18:11 (NIV84), Luke 18:12 (NIV84), Luke 18:13 (NIV84), Luke 18:14 (NIV84)
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The Patient vs. the Quick Tempered
Prov. 14:29 contrasts the patient with the quick-tempered. It tells us that we can see what is in a man’s heart by the way he responds to a potentially frustrating situation. When a man responds with…
Created over 1 year ago
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My Life Is Full of Trouble
According to Henry Morris (Treasures of the Psalms), Psalm 88 is unique in that "its complaints are never softened by any note of hope." The author's life is bleak. But, regardless of how bad it is, he…
Created over 1 year ago
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Luke 11:13
Luke 11:13 (NIV84)
If you then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!”Created over 1 year ago
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Luke 11:2
Luke 11:2 (NIV84)
He said to them, “When you pray, say: “ ‘Father, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come.Created over 1 year ago
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Luke 11:2
Luke 11:2 (NIV84)
He said to them, “When you pray, say: “ ‘Father, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come.Created over 1 year ago
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Matthew 6:13
Matthew 6:13 (NIV84)
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.’Created over 1 year ago
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Matthew 6:12
Matthew 6:12 (NIV84)
Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.Created over 1 year ago
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Matthew 6:11
Matthew 6:11 (NIV84)
Give us today our daily bread.Created over 1 year ago
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Matthew 6:10
Matthew 6:10 (NIV84)
your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.Created over 1 year ago
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Matthew 6:9
Matthew 6:9 (NIV84)
“This, then, is how you should pray: “ ‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name,Created over 1 year ago
Labels: prayer
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Earned a Badge — Created Your First Bookmark
2011-02-18
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Matthew 6:8
Matthew 6:8 (NIV84)
Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.Created over 1 year ago
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Earned a Badge — Created First [Public] Note
2011-02-18
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Earned a Badge — Subscribed to First Reading Plan
2011-02-18
Wallace Kelly
- wekelly
- Asheboro, NC
