I just discovered the coolest device. It is called Go Bible.
It is like a little MP3 player, but it has all the books of the Bible. You can even select the passage you want, right down to the verse. How cool is that? You can't do that with Bible tapes or CDs. It also has a category where you can select certain "stories" from the Bible.
DH's cousin was here the other day and she showed it to me. She said she uses it while doing housework, lying in bed at night, or on car trips.
Anyway, this is the coolest thing - a really neat way to listen to the Bible.
This is definitely going on my list of things I want to have. :-)
Here's the website with more info.: www.gobible.com
She said she bought hers at their local Christian bookstore.
More Bible study notes. 
So...what does the Bible say about discipline and self-control? Let's find out!
Discipline of the Church
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1 Corinthians 5:5 To deliver such an one unto Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that the spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus.
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Titus 3:10 Warn a divisive person once, and then warn him a second time. After that, have nothing to do with him.
Self-Control
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Proverbs 16:32 He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.
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Proverbs 25:28 He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls.
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Romans 6:12 Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof.
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1 Corinthians 6:12 All things are lawful unto me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any.
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James 3:2 For in many things we offend all. If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to bridle the whole body.
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2 Peter 1:5-7 For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; and to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness, love.
Various scriptures regarding discipline, self control, and how to obtain them
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Romans 6:13 Do not offer the parts of your body to sin, as instruments of wickedness, but rather offer yourselves to God, as those who have been brought from death to life; and offer the parts of your body to him as instruments of righteousness.
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James 4:7 Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
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Matthew 5:29 If your right eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell.
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Romans 6:6 Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin.
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Romans 8:13 For if you live according to the sinful nature, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the misdeeds of the body, you will live,
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Romans 13:14 But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfill the lusts thereof.
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Galations 5:16 This I say then, walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfill the lust of hte flesh.
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Colosians 3:5 Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires and greed, which is idolatry.
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1 Peter 2:11 Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;
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1 Peter 4:2 That he no longer should live the rest of his time in the flesh to the lusts of men, but to the will of God.
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1 Corinthians 9:27 No, I beat my body and make it my slave so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified for the prize.
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Galations 5:24 And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts.
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Titus 2:2 That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, in patience.
More notes from my Bible study notebook...
Prayer
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Romans 8:26-27 ...for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered...
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1 Chronicles 16:11 Seek the Lord and his strength, seek His face continually.
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Matthew 26:41 Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation...
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Luke 18:1 ...that men ought always to pray, adn not to faint.
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John 16:24 ...ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full.
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Ephesians 6:18 Praying alwasy with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;
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1 Thessalonians 5:17 Pray without ceasing.
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1 Timothy 2:8 I will therefore that men pray everywhere, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting.
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James 5:13 Is any among you afflicted? Let him pray...
Promises of answer to prayer
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Psalm 91:15 He shall call upon me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him.
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Isaiah 58:9 Then shalt thou call, and the Lord shall answer; thou shalt cry, and He shall say, Here I am...
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Isaiah 65:24 ...before they call, I will answer; an dwhile they are yet speaking, I will hear.
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Luke 11:9 And I say unto you, ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.
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John 15:17 If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.
Reasons for unanswered prayer:
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Psalm 6:18 If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me.
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Proverbs 21:13 Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard.
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Proverbs 28:9 He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer shall not be heard.
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Isaiah 59:2 But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that He will not hear.
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Micah 3:4 Then they will cry out to the LORD, but he will not answer them. At that time he will hide his face from them because of the evil they have done.
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Zechariah 7:11-13 But they refused to pay attention; stubbornly they turned their backs and stopped up their ears. They made their hearts as hard as flint and would not listen to the law or to the words that the LORD Almighty had sent by his Spirit through the earlier prophets. So the LORD Almighty was very angry. Therefore it is come to pass, that as he cried, and they would not hear; so they cried, and I would not hear, saith the Lord of hosts:
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James 4:3 Ye ask, and receive not, becasue ye ask amiss, taht ye may consume it upon your s.
True prayer heard
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Psalm 4:3 But know that teh Lord hat set apart him that is godly for himself: the Lord will hear when I call unto Him
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Psalm 18:6 In my distress I called upon the Lord, adn cried unto my God: He heard my voice out of His temple, and my cry came before Him, even unto His ears.
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Psalm 34:17 The righteous cry, and the Lord heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles.
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Proverbs 15:29 The Lord is far from the wicked: but he heareth the prayer of hte righteous.
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Micah 7:7 Therefore I will look unto the Lord, I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me.
Prayer sometimes refused because not in accordance with Divine Will
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Exodus 33:20 And he said, Thou canst not see my face: for there shall no man see me, and live.
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Ezekial 6:3 Son of man, speak unto the elders of Israel, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God; are ye come to enquire of me? As I live, saith the Lord God, I will not be enquired of by you.
United Prayer (social and family)
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Matthew 18:19 Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven.
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Acts 4:24 And when they heard that, they lifted up their voice to God with once accord, and said, Lord, thou art God, which has made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all that in them is:
Conditions of successful prayer
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contrition - 2 Chronicles 7:14
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whole-heartedness Jeremiah 29:13
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faith - Mark 11:24
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righteousness - James 5:16
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obedience - 1 John 3:22
Brevity
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Ecclesiastes 5:2 Be not rash with they mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter anything before God: for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few.
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Matthew 6:7 But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.
Secret Prayer - Christ's command
Matthew 6:6 But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut they door, pray to they Father, which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.
Private devotions of Christ
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morning devotions - Mark 1:35
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evening prayer - Mark 6:46-47
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Solitary communion - Luke 5:15-16
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Luke 5:16 And He withdrew himself into the wilderness, and prayed.
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all-night prayer - Luke 6:12
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In the Garden of Gethsemane - Luke 22:41-42 And he was withdrawn from them about a stone's cast, and kneeled down, and prayed, Saying, Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless, not my will, but thine, be done.
Special exhortations to prayer
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Matthew 21:22 And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.
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Luke 11:9 So I say to you: Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.
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John 14:13 And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Son may bring glory to the Father.
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John 16:24 Until now you have not asked for anything in my name. Ask and you will receive, and your joy will be complete.
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James 1:5 If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.
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1 John 5:14 This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.
Prayerfulness
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Psalm 5:3 My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O Lord; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, adn will look up.
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Psalm 55:17 Evening, morning, and noon, I cry out in distress, and He hears my voice.
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Luke 2:37 And she was a widow of about fourscore adn four years, which departed not from the temple, but served God with fastings and prayers night and day.
Here are some scriptures from my Bible studies on the subject of strife:
Notes:
He that is of a proud heart (or greedy spirit) stirs up strife. see Proverbs 28:25
Strife is a practice/work of the flesh (it is lumped in with impurity drunkenness, carousing). If you do this you will not inherit the kingdom of God. see Galations 5:20
Scriptures to look up:
1 Corinthians 1:10
* Exodus 17:12 - unity to sustain in times of weakness
* Matt. 18:19 - unity gives added power in prayer
Matthew 18:6-7 Woe to him who causes offense
Matthew 18:15 Go to your brother if there is strife between you
Matthew 18:22 unlimited forgiveness
Matthew 18:23-35 the unmerciful servant
Scriptures concerning strife:
- 2 Corinthians 13:11 ...live in peace; and the God of love and peace shall be with you.
- Phillippians 1:27 Only let your conversation be as it becometh the gospel of Christ: that whether I come and see you, or else be absent, I may hear of your affairs, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel.
- Ephesians 2:14 For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down teh middle wall of partition between us.
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Proverbs 17:14 The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with.
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Proverbs 20:3 It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling.
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Proverbs 25:8 Go not forth hastily to strive, lest thou know what to do in the end thereof, when thy neighbor hath put thee to shame.
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Proverbs 26:17 He that passeth by, and meddleth with strife belonging not to him, is like one that taketh a dog by the ears.
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2 Timothy 2:24 And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient.
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James 3:14-18 But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth. This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish. For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work. But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy. And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace.
Causes of Strife:
Hatred - Proverbs 10:12 Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.
Pride - Proverbs 13:10 Only by pride cometh contention: but with the well advised is wisdom.
Contentious spirit - Proverbs 16:21 As coals are to burning coals, and wood to fire; so is a contentious man to kindle strife.
Anger - Proverbs 29:22 An angry man stirreth up strife, and a furious man aboundeth in transgression.
Foolish Questions - 1 Timothy 6:4; James 3:16
1 Timothy 6:4 He is proud, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and strifes of words, whereof cometh envy, strife, railings, evil surmisings.
2 Timothy2:23 But foolish and unlearned questions avoid, knowing that they do gender strifes.
- 1 Corinthians 3:3 For ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as men?
- 1 Corinthians 6:6 But brother goeth to law with brother, and that before hte unbelievers.
Strife in family:
- Exodus 13:8 ...Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between me and thee, and between my herdmen and they herdmen; for we be brethren.
- Proverbs 18:19 A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city: and their contentions are like the bars of a castle.
- Proverbs 19:13 A foolish son is the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.
- Proverbs 21:9 It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman in a wide house.
- Psalm 21:19 It is better to dwell in the wilderness, than with a contentious and an angry woman.
- Proverbs 27:15 A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike.
James 4
- verse 1 - wars/fighting/contention comes from our evil lusts
- verse 7 - how to overcome them and gain God's favor: "Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you." also verse 8
- verse 11 - "Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaketh evil of his brother, and judgeth his brother, speaketh evil of the law, and judgethe the law: but if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge."
- verse 12 - "There is one lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy; who are thou that judgest another?"
- verse 17 - Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth itnot, to him it is sin."