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What was the last sermon about that you heard? It doesn't necessarily have to be from your home church Acts 12:5 was the key verse in the sermon I heard "Peter therefore was kept in prison: but prayer was made without ceasing of the church unto God for him." The sermon was about earnest...

John makes several statements in 1 John about who is truly walking with God. 1 John 1:8 "If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us." Then in verse 10 it says that this person makes God out to be a liar and the word has no place in us. 1 John 1:6-7 if we...

Acts 12:1-10 was the pastors scripture text today at the church I attended. It says 12 "Now about that time Herod the king stretched forth his hands to vex certain of the church. 2 And he killed James the brother of John with the sword. 3 And because he saw it pleased the Jews, he proceeded...

23 "Then he said to them all: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me." How do you take up your cross and follow him on a daily basis?

James 3:1 is translated in this manner In the NIV it says "Not many of you should become teachers, my fellow believers, because you know that we who teach will be judged more strictly." IN the NASV it says Let not many of you become teachers, my brethren, knowing that as such we will incur a...

What is your favorite verse in the Bible? I think mine is 1 John 1:9 "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness." I think because it emphasizes the faithfulness of God to forgive us from all unrighteousness

Psalm 9:9-10 says this 9 "The Lord also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble. 10 And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee: for thou, Lord, hast not forsaken them that seek thee." You see this word refuge is translated as stronghold in the NASV. The...

"Let the favor of the Lord our God be upon us; And confirm for us the work of our hands; Yes, confirm the work of our hands." Psalm 90:17 What does it mean to have the favor of God? How does he confirm to you that you are in His will and doing the work he wants you to do?

"Do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption." Ephesians 4:30 What do you think it means to grieve the Spirit of God? How would you know that this is something your doing? I think that while this verse is specific to believers since it is for...

When Jesus heals the man who was at the pool of Bethesda for 38 years the man goes to the temple. Jesus finds him there and tells him "See, you are well again. Stop sinning or something worse may happen to you." The words "stop sinning" makes it sound that the man was being punished for doing...

Solomon makes this statement in 1 Kings 8:27 27 “But will God indeed dwell on the earth? Behold, heaven and the highest heaven cannot contain You, how much less this house which I have built! It seems like this was really good insight for Solomon especially in a day and time when gods were...

3 "By this we know that we have come to know Him, if we keep His commandments. 4 The one who says, “I have come to know Him,” and does not keep His commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him; 5 but whoever keeps His word, in him the love of God has truly been perfected. By this we know...

IN Matthew 14:1-12 it tells the story of John the Baptist beheading by Herod. Herod wanted to kill John but it says he was afraid of the people because they also considered him a prophet. Also, in another passage it says that he enjoyed listening to him. But, Herodias' mother filled with the...

19 In that day shall there be an altar to the Lord in the midst of the land of Egypt, and a pillar at the border thereof to the Lord. 20 And it shall be for a sign and for a witness unto the Lord of hosts in the land of Egypt: for they shall cry unto the Lord because of the oppressors, and he...

I wonder how many of us read much of what is typically called the minor prophets? Books such as Micah, Habakkuk, Nahum, Zechariah. I realize there are a few references to the coming Messiah in these books, but what else do you think is relevant in them for us today? Do you read these minor...

9 After this I looked, and there before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language, standing before the throne and before the Lamb. They were wearing white robes and were holding palm branches in their hands. 10 And they cried out in a loud...

"After these things I looked, and behold, a door standing open in heaven, and the first voice which I had heard, like the sound of a trumpet speaking with me, said, “Come up here, and I will show you what must take place after these things.” 2 Immediately I was in the Spirit; and behold, a...

20 If they have escaped the corruption of the world by knowing our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and are again entangled in it and are overcome, they are worse off at the end than they were at the beginning. 21 It would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than to...

"Romans 12:1-2 tells us the steps of how to know God's will for your life: "Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God - this is your spiritual act of worship. Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this...

"For the first time "No Religion" has topped a survey of Americans' religious identity, according to a new analysis by a political scientist. The non-religious edged out Catholics and evangelicals in the long-running General Social Survey. Ryan Burge, a political scientist at Eastern Illinois...