Yona Oyegun-Masade

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  • Giving

    2 Corinthians 8:12-15 (NLT)
    Whatever you give is acceptable if you give it eagerly. And give according to what you have, not what you don’t have.

    Created 19 days ago

    Labels: christian living

  • How to suffer

    2 Corinthians 8:2 (NLT)
    They are being tested by many troubles, and they are very poor. But they are also filled with abundant joy, which has overflowed in rich generosity.

    Created 19 days ago

    Labels: christian living

  • Prayer for the saints

    Colossians 1:9-11 (NKJV)
    For this reason we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to ask that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;

    Created 29 days ago

    Labels: prayer

  • Study to show yourself approved

    2 Timothy 2:15 (NKJV)
    Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.

    Created 29 days ago

    Labels: christian living

  • He knows those who trust Him

    Nahum 1:7 (NLT)
    The LORD is good, a strong refuge when trouble comes. He is close to those who trust in him.

    Created 29 days ago

    Labels: promises

  • Prayer to resist sin

    Luke 22:40 (NLT)
    There he told them, “Pray that you will not give in to temptation.”

    Created 30 days ago

    Labels: prayer

  • Christ's Prayer For The Believer

    John 17:3-4 (NLT)
    And this is the way to have eternal life—to know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, the one you sent to earth.

    John 17:11 (NLT)
    Now I am departing from the world; they are staying in this world, but I am coming to you. Holy Father, you have given me your name; now protect them by the power of your name so that they will be united just as we are.

    John 17:15 (NLT)
    I’m not asking you to take them out of the world, but to keep them safe from the evil one.

    John 17:17 (NLT)
    Make them holy by your truth; teach them your word, which is truth.

    John 17:20-21 (NLT)
    “I am praying not only for these disciples but also for all who will ever believe in me through their message.

    John 17:24 (NLT)
    Father, I want these whom you have given me to be with me where I am. Then they can see all the glory you gave me because you loved me even before the world began!

    Created 30 days ago

    Labels: prayer

  • Earned a Badge — Shared a Bible Reference

    2012-04-16

  • Earned a Badge — Shared a Reading Plan

    2012-04-02

  • Earned a Badge — Created 100 Highlights

    2012-02-26

  • Helping the needy

    Ezekiel 16:49-50 (CEV)
    They were arrogant and spoiled; they had everything they needed and still refused to help the poor and needy.

    Created 4 months ago

  • Displaced Christian Fund

    Isaiah 58:10-12 (CEV)
    Give your food to the hungry and care for the homeless. Then your light will shine in the dark; your darkest hour will be like the noonday sun.

    Created 4 months ago

    Labels: community of christ

  • Life After Death

    Revelation 20:1 (CEV)
    I saw an angel come down from heaven, carrying the key to the deep pit and a big chain.

    Created 4 months ago

    Labels: life after death

  • Put off lustful desires

    Ephesians 4:17-24 (NLT)
    With the Lord’s authority I say this: Live no longer as the Gentiles do, for they are hopelessly confused.

    Created 5 months ago

    Labels: overcoming sin

  • Earned a Badge — Created 10 Bookmarks

    2012-01-20

  • Put off lust and deceit

    Ephesians 4:22 (TNIV)
    You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires;

    Created 5 months ago

    Labels: overcoming sin

  • Who is my instructor?

    Isaiah 40:12 (AMP)
    Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, marked off the heavens with a [nine-inch] span, enclosed the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales and the hills in a balance?

    Created 5 months ago

  • 1 Timothy 6:5

    1 Timothy 6:5 (NLT)
    These people always cause trouble. Their minds are corrupt, and they have turned their backs on the truth. To them, a show of godliness is just a way to become wealthy.

    Created 5 months ago

    Labels: the root of evil

  • Earned a Badge — Created 10 Highlights

    2012-01-01

  • 2 Corinthians 4:1

    2 Corinthians 4:1 (NLT)
    Therefore, since God in his mercy has given us this new way, we never give up.

    Created 5 months ago

    Labels: coping with the sad realities in life and faith

  • Shine some light into your soul

    This is one of my favourite things about You Version. Today I was studying Matthew 6 and came upon verse 22 where it talks about our eyes being the entrance for light and darkness into our souls. I checked…

    Created 7 months ago

    MATTHEW 6:22 (CEV), LUKE 11:33 (CEV), LUKE 11:34 (CEV), LUKE 11:35 (CEV), LUKE 11:36 (CEV)

  • Eyes as light

    Matthew 6:22 (CEV)
    Your eyes are a window for your body. When they are good, you have all the light you need.

    Created 7 months ago

  • Matthew 6:22

    Matthew 6:22 (CEV)
    Your eyes are a window for your body. When they are good, you have all the light you need.

    Created 7 months ago

  • Acts 2:36

    Acts 2:36 (AMP)
    Therefore let the whole house of Israel recognize beyond all doubt and acknowledge assuredly that God has made Him both Lord and Christ (the Messiah)--this Jesus Whom you crucified.

    Created 8 months ago

  • 2 Peter 1:11

    2 Peter 1:11 (NLT)
    Then God will give you a grand entrance into the eternal Kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

    Created 9 months ago

  • Jeremiah 17:5

    Jeremiah 17:5 (NLT)
    This is what the LORD says: “Cursed are those who put their trust in mere humans, who rely on human strength and turn their hearts away from the LORD.

    Created 11 months ago

  • Stong Parenting for Weak Parents

    This passage was today's reading in the Parenting by Design reading plan. As I read it, it occurred to me that the power balance in parenting today is shifting in favour of children or at least away from…

    Created about 1 year ago

    1 Corinthians 1:25 (NLT), 1 Corinthians 1:26 (NLT), 1 Corinthians 1:27 (NLT), 1 Corinthians 1:28 (NLT), 1 Corinthians 1:29 (NLT)

  • Earned a Badge — Completed First Reading Plan

    2011-05-04

  • No sin or circumstance too great

    For the first time I see that this passage is saying that nothing in heaven or on earth can disqualify us from receiving God's love and the ultimate gift of Hod love which is salvation. No matter how…

    Created about 1 year ago

    Romans 8:38 (NLT), Romans 8:39 (NLT)

  • What to do with this body

    When I think of my body I think mainly about getting it to look more attractive, getting fitter, healthier. I don't often think of my body as a tool for God's purposes and glory. Lord when I look at…

    Created about 1 year ago

    Romans 12:1 (NLT)

  • Character Building

    Growing up I saw my mother bear an inordinate amount of the burden of raising our large family. My father was content to watch her struggle along while he helped only himself. It was a difficult thing…

    Created about 1 year ago

    Romans 5:3 (NLT), Romans 5:4 (NLT), Romans 5:5 (NLT)

  • Earned a Badge — Created First [Public] Note

    2011-04-26

  • Food - Gluttony

    The bible really does have something to say about everything under the sun including how not to make a fool of ourselves when invited out to eat. Whether at a restaurant or in someone else's home don't…

    Created about 1 year ago

    Proverbs 23:1 (NLT)

  • John 1:1

    John 1:1 (NLT)
    In the beginning the Word already existed. The Word was with God, and the Word was God.

    Created about 1 year ago

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  • Earned a Badge — Created Your First Bookmark

    2011-04-25

  • Earned a Badge — Subscribed to First Reading Plan

    2011-04-21