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What you give, you get
Taken from the Life Application Study Bible notes: A forgiving spirit demonstrates that a person has received God's forgiveness. Jesus used the picture of measuring grain in a basket to ensure the full…
Created 4 months ago
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Make your enemy your friend
This was radical! Everyone else preached to have vengeance upon their enemies. To get back at them. These were oppressed people... David would have kicked their butts! :) But here comes Jesus, totally…
Created 4 months ago
Luke 6:27 (ESV), Luke 6:28 (ESV), Luke 6:29 (ESV), Luke 6:30 (ESV), Luke 6:31 (ESV), Luke 6:32 (ESV), Luke 6:33 (ESV), Luke 6:34 (ESV), Luke 6:35 (ESV), Luke 6:36 (ESV)
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Flattery and false prophets
Taken from the Life Application Study Bible notes: Many false prophets lived during Old Testament times. They were praised by kings and crowds because their predictions - prosperity and victory in war…
Created 4 months ago
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Riches
Taken from the Life Application Study Bible notes: If you are trying to find fulfillment only through riches, wealth may be the only reward you will ever get - and it does not last. We should not seek…
Created 4 months ago
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Hunger
Taken from the Life Application Study Bible notes: 6:21 - Some believe that the hunger about which Jesus spoke is a hunger for righteousness (Mt 5:6). Others say this is a physical hunger. In any case,…
Created 4 months ago
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Blessings/Beatitudes
Taken from the Life Application Study Bible notes: Luke 6:20 - This may be Luke's account of the sermon that Matthew records in Matthew 5-7, or it may be that Jesus gave similar sermons on several different…
Created 4 months ago
Luke 6:20 (ESV), Luke 6:21 (ESV), Luke 6:22 (ESV), Luke 6:23 (ESV)
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Disciples vs. Apostles
Taken from the Life Application Study Bible notes: Jesus had many disciples (learners), but he chose only 12 apostles (messengers). The apostles were his inner circle to whom he gave special training…
Created 4 months ago
Luke 6:13 (ESV), Luke 6:14 (ESV), Luke 6:15 (ESV), Luke 6:16 (ESV)
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Luke 6:12
Taken from the Life Application Study Bible notes: The Gospel writers note that before every important event in Jesus' life, he would take time to go off by himself and pray. This time Jesus was preparing…
Created 4 months ago
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Luke 6:11
Taken from the Life Application Study Bible notes: Jesus' enemies were furious. Not only had he read their minds; he also had flouted their laws and exposed the hatred in their hearts. Ironically, their…
Created 4 months ago
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Luke 6:6-7
Taken from the Life Application Study Bible notes: According to the tradition of the religious leaders, no healing could be done on the Sabbath. healing, they said, was practicing medicine, and a person…
Created 4 months ago
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Luke 6:1-2
Taken from the Life Application Study Bible notes: Jewish legal tradition had 39 categories of activities forbidden on the Sabbath - and harvesting was one of them. The teachesr of the law even went…
Created 4 months ago
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Luke 6:5
Taken from the Life Application Study Bible notes: When Jesus said he was "Lord of the Sabbath," he meant that he had the authority to overrule the Pharisees' traditions and regulations because he had…
Created 4 months ago
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Luke 5:30-32
From the Life Application Study Bible notes: The Pharisees wrapped their sin in respectability. They made themselves appear good by publicly doing good deeds and pointing to the sins of others. Jesus…
Created 4 months ago
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Luke 5:18-24
From the Life Application Study Bible notes: 5:18-20 - It wasn't the paralytic's faith that impressed Jesus, but the faith of his friends. Jesus responded to their faith and healed the man. For better…
Created 4 months ago
Luke 5:18 (ESV), Luke 5:19 (ESV), Luke 5:20 (ESV), Luke 5:21 (ESV), Luke 5:22 (ESV), Luke 5:23 (ESV), Luke 5:24 (ESV)
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Luke 5:11
From the Life Application Study Bible notes: 5:11 - a. God has two requirements for coming to him. Like Peter, we must recognize our own sinfulness. Then, like these fishermen, we must realize that we…
Created 4 months ago
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Luke 5:8
From the Life Application Study Bible notes: 5:8 - Simon (Peter) was awestruck at this miracle, and his first response was to realize his own insignificance in comparison to this man's greatness. Peter…
Created 4 months ago
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Luke 4:14-44
Taken from the Life Application Study Bible 4:16 - Jesus went to the synagogue "as was his custom." Even though he was the perfect Son of God, and his local synagogue undoubtedly left much to be desired,…
Created 4 months ago
Luke 4:16 (ESV), Luke 4:24 (ESV), Luke 4:31 (ESV), Luke 4:33 (ESV), Luke 4:39 (ESV), Luke 4:40 (ESV), Luke 4:41 (ESV), Luke 4:42 (ESV), Luke 4:43 (ESV)
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Luke 4:24-28
From the Life Application Study Bible:Jesus' remarks filled the people with rage because he was saying that God sometimes chose to reach Gentiles rather than Jews. Jesus implied that his hearers were…
Created 4 months ago
Luke 4:24 (ESV), Luke 4:25 (ESV), Luke 4:26 (ESV), Luke 4:27 (ESV), Luke 4:28 (ESV)
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Luke 4:1-13
4:2 - Why was it necessary for Jesus to be tempted? Temptation is part of the human experience. For Jesus to be fully human, for him to understand us completely, he had to face temptation (see Hebrews…
Created 4 months ago
Luke 4:1 (ESV), Luke 4:2 (ESV), Luke 4:3 (ESV), Luke 4:4 (ESV), Luke 4:5 (ESV), Luke 4:6 (ESV), Luke 4:7 (ESV), Luke 4:8 (ESV), Luke 4:9 (ESV), Luke 4:10 (ESV), Luke 4:11 (ESV), Luke 4:12 (ESV), Luke 4:13 (ESV)
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Genesis 7
Life Application Study BiblePairs of every animal joined Noah in the ark; seven pairs were taken of those animals used for sacrifice – the " clean" animals. Scholars have estimated that almost 45,000…
Created 6 months ago
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Psalm 6
1st of 7 pentitential psalms, where the writer humbly realizes his predicament (usually the results of sin), expresses sorrow over it, and demonstrates a fresh commitment to remain close to God. We don't…
Created 6 months ago
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Genesis 6
Genesis 6Ah, the story of the flood. One of everyone's favorites. Such a great story, so filled with sadness because God was so grieved by how sinful man was, great faith of one man, including putting…
Created 7 months ago
Genesis 6:1 (ESV), Genesis 6:3 (ESV), Genesis 6:6 (ESV), Genesis 6:7 (ESV), Genesis 6:8 (ESV), Genesis 6:9 (ESV)
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Psalm 5
"Consider my sighing." I love this line. When I am stressed or worried, so many times I just sigh over and over again. Not knowing what to do, worry and stress can be overbearing and if you don't have…
Created 7 months ago
Psalm 5:1 (ESV), Psalm 5:3 (ESV), Psalm 5:5 (ESV), Psalm 5:7 (ESV)
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Luke 2:22-52
Life Application Study Bible Notes2:21-24—Jewish families went through several ceremonies soon after a baby's birth: circumcision, redemption of the first born, purification of the mother. Mary and Joseph…
Created 7 months ago
Luke 2:22 (ESV), Luke 2:32 (ESV), Luke 2:36 (ESV), Luke 2:39 (ESV), Luke 2:47 (ESV), Luke 2:50 (ESV)
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1 Chronicles 5
Life Application Study Bible Notes 5: 1 (paraphrase)—Reuben's sin of incest was recorded for all future generations to read. Not to smear Reuben's name, but to show what consequences sin has. His sin…
Created 7 months ago
1 Chronicles 5:1 (ESV), 1 Chronicles 5:2 (ESV), 1 Chronicles 5:18 (ESV), 1 Chronicles 5:24 (ESV)
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Earned a Badge — Created 10 [Public] Notes
2011-11-13
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Earned a Badge — Created First [Public] Note
2011-11-07
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Earned a Badge — Subscribed to First Reading Plan
2011-11-04
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