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| links Ephesians 5:21 -- Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ.
Psalm 119:32 -- I run in the path of your commands, for you have set my heart free. 1 Peter 1:17 (MSG) -- Your life is a journey you must travel with a deep consciousness of God. 1 Corinthians 2:7 (NEB) -- His secret purpose framed from the very beginning [is] to bring us to our full glory. Psalm 66:8-12 (MSG) -- Bless our God, O peoples! Give him a thunderous welcome! Didn't he set us on the road to life? Didn't he keep us out of the ditch? He trained us first, passed us like silver through refining fires, Brought us into hardscrabble country, pushed us to our very limit, Road-tested us inside and out, took us to hell and back; Finally he brought us to this well-watered place. Jeremiah 10:23 (NLT) says, "I know, Lord, that a person’s life is not his own. No one is able to plan his own course."
Psalm 37:34 (MSG) --
Wait passionately for God, don't leave the path. He'll give you your
place in the sun while you watch the wicked lose it. Hebrews 1:14 -- Are not all angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation? Hebrews 12:22 -- But you have come to Mount Zion, to the heavenly Jerusalem, the city of the living God. You have come to thousands upon thousands of angels in joyful assembly... Psalm 91:11-12 -- For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways; they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone. Proverbs 17:27-28 -- A man of knowledge uses words with restraint, and a man of understanding is even-tempered. Even a fool is thought wise if he keeps silent, and discerning if he holds his tongue. Job 6:24 -- Teach me, and I will be quiet; show me where I have been wrong. Matthew 12:34b-37 -- "For out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks. The good man brings good things out of the good stored up in him, and the evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in him. But I tell you that men will have to give account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken. For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned."
Ephesians 4:26 -- "In
your anger do not sin": Do not let the sun go down while you are
still angry.
2 Timothy 3:16-17 -- All
Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking,
correcting and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may
be thoroughly equipped for every good work. Hebrews 4:12 -- For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.
Colossians 3:16 -- Let
the word of Christ dwell in you richly as you teach and admonish one
another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns and spiritual
songs with gratitude in your hearts to God.
Psalm 119:9 -- How can a
young man keep his way pure? By living according to your word. Jeremiah 23:29 -- "Is not my word like fire," declares the LORD, "and like a hammer that breaks a rock in pieces?" John 8:31-32 (NAS) -- So Jesus was saying to those Jews who had believed Him, "If you continue in My word, then you are truly disciples of Mine; and you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free."
Proverbs 30:5 -- Every
word of God is flawless; he is a shield to those who take refuge in
him. James 1:22 -- Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says.
Hebrews 13:5 (NAS) --
Make sure that your character is free from the love of money, being
content with what you have; for He Himself has said, "I WILL NEVER
DESERT YOU, NOR WILL I EVER FORSAKE YOU." Psalm 26:1 -- Vindicate me, O LORD, for I have led a blameless life; I have trusted in the LORD without wavering. Psalm 41:12 -- In my integrity you uphold me and set me in your presence forever. Psalm 25:21 -- May integrity and uprightness protect me, because my hope is in you. John 3:30 (NAS) -- He must increase, but I must decrease. Psalm 37:5 (NAS) -- Commit your way to the LORD, Trust also in Him, and He will do it. Proverbs 16:3 (NAS) -- Commit your works to the LORD And your plans will be established. Romans 4:20-21 -- Yet he (Abraham) did not waver through unbelief regarding the promise of God, but was strengthened in his faith and gave glory to God, being fully persuaded that God had power to do what he had promised.
Galatians 6:9 -- Let us
not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap
a harvest if we do not give up. Ecclesiastes 9:10 -- Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might, for in the grave, where you are going, there is neither working nor planning nor knowledge nor wisdom. Jeremiah 24:7 -- I will give them a heart to know me, that I am the LORD. They will be my people, and I will be their God, for they will return to me with all their heart.
Isaiah 30:21 -- Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, "This is the way; walk in it." 1 Corinthians 15:33 -- Do not be misled: "Bad company corrupts good character." Ephesians 4:29 -- Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen. Proverbs 28:1 -- The wicked man flees though no one pursues, but the righteous are as bold as a lion. Joshua 1:9 -- "Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go."
2 Timothy 1:7 -- For God
did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love
and of self-discipline. Psalm 31:24 -- Be strong and take heart, all you who hope in the LORD. Psalm 91:9-10 (NAS) -- For you have made the LORD, my refuge, Even the Most High, your dwelling place. No evil will befall you, Nor will any plague come near your tent. Isaiah 41:10 (NAS) -- "Do not fear, for I am with you; Do not anxiously look about you, for I am your God I will strengthen you, surely I will help you, Surely I will uphold you with My righteous right hand." Philippians 4:13 -- I can do everything through him who gives me strength.
Colossians 3:8 -- But
now you must rid yourselves of all such things as these: anger,
rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips. James 5:12 -- Above all, my brothers, do not swear—not by heaven or by earth or by anything else. Let your "Yes" be yes, and your "No," no, or you will be condemned. Ephesians 5:3-7 -- But among you there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed, because these are improper for God's holy people. Nor should there be obscenity, foolish talk or coarse joking, which are out of place, but rather thanksgiving. For of this you can be sure: No immoral, impure or greedy person—such a man is an idolater—has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God. Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of such things God's wrath comes on those who are disobedient. Therefore do not be partners with them. Luke 12:47-48 (NAS) -- "And that slave who knew his master's will and did not get ready or act in accord with his will, will receive many lashes, but the one who did not know it, and committed deeds worthy of a flogging, will receive but few From everyone who has been given much, much will be required; and to whom they entrusted much, of him they will ask all the more. Psalm 143:10 -- Teach me to do your will, for you are my God; may your good Spirit lead me on level ground. Proverbs 19:18 -- Discipline your son, for in that there is hope; do not be a willing party to his death. Proverbs 22:6 -- Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it.
Jeremiah 10:24 --
Correct me, LORD, but only with justice—not in your anger, lest you
reduce me to nothing.
Ecclesiastes 11:9 (NAS) -- Rejoice, young man, during your childhood, and let your heart be pleasant during the days of young manhood. And follow the impulses of your heart and the desires of your eyes Yet know that God will bring you to judgment for all these things. Joel 2:28 (NAS) -- It will come about after this that I will pour out My Spirit on all mankind; and your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions. Psalm 37:4 -- Delight yourself in the LORD and he will give you the desires of your heart. Acts 1:8 -- "But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth." 1 Corinthians 3:6-8 -- I (Paul) planted the seed, Apollos watered it, but God made it grow. So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow. The man who plants and the man who waters have one purpose, and each will be rewarded according to his own labor. Acts 5:40-42 -- His speech persuaded them. They called the apostles in and had them flogged. Then they ordered them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go. The apostles left the Sanhedrin, rejoicing because they had been counted worthy of suffering disgrace for the Name. Day after day, in the temple courts and from house to house, they never stopped teaching and proclaiming the good news that Jesus is the Christ. Matthew 28:18-20 (The Great Commission) -- "Then Jesus came to them and said, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age." Acts 2:42-47 -- They devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. Everyone was filled with awe, and many wonders and miraculous signs were done by the apostles. All the believers were together and had everything in common. Selling their possessions and goods, they gave to anyone as he had need. Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts, praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.
Acts 8:26-39 (Philip and
the Ethiopian) -- Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, "Go south
to the road—the desert road—that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza."
So he started out, and on his way he met an Ethiopian eunuch, an
important official in charge of all the treasury of Candace, queen
of the Ethiopians. This man had gone to Jerusalem to worship, and on
his way home was sitting in his chariot reading the book of Isaiah
the prophet. The Spirit told Philip, "Go to that chariot and stay
near it." Then Philip ran up to the chariot and heard the man
reading Isaiah the prophet. "Do you understand what you are
reading?" Philip asked. "How can I," he said, "unless someone
explains it to me?" So he invited Philip to come up and sit with
him. The eunuch was reading this passage of Scripture:"He was led
like a sheep to the slaughter, and as a lamb before the shearer is
silent, so he did not open his mouth. In his humiliation he was
deprived of justice. Who can speak of his descendants? For his life
was taken from the earth." The eunuch asked Philip, "Tell me,
please, who is the prophet talking about, himself or someone else?"
Then Philip began with that very passage of Scripture and told him
the good news about Jesus. As they traveled along the road, they
came to some water and the eunuch said, "Look, here is water. Why
shouldn't I be baptized?" And he gave orders to stop the chariot.
Then both Philip and the eunuch went down into the water and Philip
baptized him. When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the
Lord suddenly took Philip away, and the eunuch did not see him
again, but went on his way rejoicing. Philippians 4:8 -- Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things. Job 17:9 (NAS) -- Nevertheless the righteous will hold to his way, and he who has clean hands will grow stronger and stronger. Proverbs 22:1 -- A good name is more desirable than great riches; to be esteemed is better than silver or gold.
Daniel 6:4 (NAS) -- Then
the commissioners and satraps began trying to find a ground of
accusation against Daniel in regard to government affairs; but they
could find no ground of accusation or evidence of corruption,
inasmuch as he was faithful, and no negligence or corruption was to
be found in him. Colossians 3:22-25 (MSG) -- Servants, do what you're told by your earthly masters. And don't just do the minimum that will get you by. Do your best. Work from the heart for your real Master, for God, confident that you'll get paid in full when you come into your inheritance. Keep in mind always that the ultimate Master you're serving is Christ. The sullen servant who does shoddy work will be held responsible. Being a follower of Jesus doesn't cover up bad work. Ecclesiastes 9:10 -- Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might, for in the grave, where you are going, there is neither working nor planning nor knowledge nor wisdom. James 1:2-4 (NAS) -- Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance. And let endurance have its perfect result, so that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing. Philippians 4:11 (NAS) -- Not that I speak from want, for I have learned to be content in whatever circumstances I am.
Hebrews 11:1 (NAS) -- Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. Hebrews 11:6 (NAS) -- But without faith it is impossible to please Him. For he that cometh to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him. Romans 1:17 -- For in the gospel a righteousness from God is revealed, a righteousness that is by faith from first to last, just as it is written: "The righteous will live by faith." Mark 9:23 -- " 'If you can'?" said Jesus. "Everything is possible for him who believes." Luke 17:6 -- He replied, "If you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mulberry tree, 'Be uprooted and planted in the sea,' and it will obey you. Romans 4:20-21 -- Yet he did not waver through unbelief regarding the promise of God, but was strengthened in his faith and gave glory to God, being fully persuaded that God had power to do what he had promised. Ephesians 6:16 -- In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. Acts 27:25 -- So keep up your courage, men, for I have faith in God that it will happen just as he told me. _fear 2 Timothy 1:7 -- For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline. Psalm 19:9 -- The fear of the LORD is pure, enduring forever. The ordinances of the LORD are sure and altogether righteous. Jeremiah 10:7 -- Who should not revere you, O King of the nations? This is your due. Among all the wise men of the nations and in all their kingdoms, there is no one like you. Hebrews 11:7 -- By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, in holy fear built an ark to save his family. By his faith he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.
Hebrews 12:2 (NAS) -- fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
Isaiah 44:22 (NLT) --
"I have swept away your sins like a cloud. I have scattered your
offenses like the morning mist. Oh, return to me, for I have paid
the price to set you free." Matthew 18:21-22 -- Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, "Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother when he sins against me? Up to seven times?" Jesus answered, "I tell you, not seven times, but seventy-seven times. Mark 11:25 – “And when you stand praying, if you hold anything against anyone, forgive him, so that your Father in heaven may forgive you your sins.” 2 Corinthians 2:7-10 -- Now instead, you ought to forgive and comfort him, so that he will not be overwhelmed by excessive sorrow. I urge you, therefore, to reaffirm your love for him. The reason I wrote you was to see if you would stand the test and be obedient in everything. If you forgive anyone, I also forgive him. And what I have forgiven—if there was anything to forgive—I have forgiven in the sight of Christ for your sake... Luke 17:3-4 -- So watch yourselves. "If your brother sins, rebuke him, and if he repents, forgive him. If he sins against you seven times in a day, and seven times comes back to you and says, 'I repent,' forgive him."
John 8:36 -- So if the
Son sets you free, you will be free indeed. Proverbs 27:6 (NAS) -- Faithful are the wounds of a friend, but deceitful are the kisses of an enemy. 1 Samuel 18:1-3 -- After David had finished talking with Saul, Jonathan became one in spirit with David, and he loved him as himself. From that day Saul kept David with him and did not let him return to his father's house. And Jonathan made a covenant with David because he loved him as himself 1 Samuel 20:17 -- And Jonathan had David reaffirm his oath out of love for him, because he loved him as he loved himself. Proverbs 17:17 -- A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity. Proverbs 18:24 -- A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother. John 15:13 -- Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends. Ecclesiastes 4:12 -- Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken. Proverbs 27:10 -- Do not forsake your friend and the friend of your father, and do not go to your brother's house when disaster strikes you—better a neighbor nearby than a brother far away. Philippians 4:19 -- And my God will meet all your needs according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus. Deuteronomy 8:18 -- But remember the LORD your God, for it is he who gives you the ability to produce wealth, and so confirms his covenant, which he swore to your forefathers, as it is today. Luke 6:38 -- "Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you." Psalm 35:27 (NAS) -- Let them shout for joy and rejoice, who favor my vindication; and let them say continually, "The LORD be magnified, who delights in the prosperity of His servant." 2 Corinthians 9:6-11 (NAS) -- Now this I say, he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. Each one must do just as he has purposed in his heart, not grudgingly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that always having all sufficiency in everything, you may have an abundance for every good deed; as it is written, "HE SCATTERED ABROAD, HE GAVE TO THE POOR, HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS ENDURES FOREVER." Now He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your seed for sowing and increase the harvest of your righteousness; you will be enriched in everything for all liberality, which through us is producing thanksgiving to God. Malachi 3:7-12 (NAS) -- "From the days of your fathers you have turned aside from My statutes and have not kept them return to Me, and I will return to you," says the LORD of hosts. "But you say, 'How shall we return?' You Have Robbed God "Will a man rob God? Yet you are robbing Me! But you say, 'How have we robbed You?' In tithes and offerings. "You are cursed with a curse, for you are robbing Me, the whole nation of you! "Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, so that there may be food in My house, and test Me now in this," says the LORD of hosts, "if I will not open for you the windows of heaven and pour out for you a blessing until it overflows. "Then I will rebuke the devourer for you, so that it will not destroy the fruits of the ground; nor will your vine in the field cast its grapes," says the LORD of hosts. "All the nations will call you blessed, for you shall be a delightful land," says the LORD of hosts. Proverbs 3:9-10 -- Honor the LORD from your wealth and from the first of all your produce; so your barns will be filled with plenty and your vats will overflow with new wine. 1 Chronicles 29:1-14 -- Then King David said to the whole assembly: "My son Solomon, the one whom God has chosen, is young and inexperienced. The task is great, because this palatial structure is not for man but for the LORD God. With all my resources I have provided for the temple of my God—gold for the gold work, silver for the silver, bronze for the bronze, iron for the iron and wood for the wood, as well as onyx for the settings, turquoise, stones of various colors, and all kinds of fine stone and marble—all of these in large quantities. Besides, in my devotion to the temple of my God I now give my personal treasures of gold and silver for the temple of my God, over and above everything I have provided for this holy temple: three thousand talents of gold (gold of Ophir) and seven thousand talents of refined silver, for the overlaying of the walls of the buildings, for the gold work and the silver work, and for all the work to be done by the craftsmen. Now, who is willing to consecrate himself today to the LORD ?" Then the leaders of families, the officers of the tribes of Israel, the commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds, and the officials in charge of the king's work gave willingly. They gave toward the work on the temple of God five thousand talents and ten thousand darics of gold, ten thousand talents of silver, eighteen thousand talents of bronze and a hundred thousand talents [h] of iron. Any who had precious stones gave them to the treasury of the temple of the LORD in the custody of Jehiel the Gershonite. The people rejoiced at the willing response of their leaders, for they had given freely and wholeheartedly to the LORD. David the king also rejoiced greatly. (David's Prayer) David praised the LORD in the presence of the whole assembly, saying, "Praise be to you, O LORD, God of our father Israel, from everlasting to everlasting. Yours, O LORD, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the majesty and the splendor, for everything in heaven and earth is yours. Yours, O LORD, is the kingdom; you are exalted as head over all. Wealth and honor come from you; you are the ruler of all things. In your hands are strength and power to exalt and give strength to all. Now, our God, we give you thanks, and praise your glorious name. "But who am I, and who are my people, that we should be able to give as generously as this? Everything comes from you, and we have given you only what comes from your hand. Galatians 6:7-8 (NAS) -- Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, this he will also reap. For the one who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption, but the one who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life. Psalm 37:23 -- If the LORD delights in a man's way, he makes his steps firm... Psalm 67:7 -- God will bless us, and all the ends of the earth will fear him.
James 1:17 -- Every good
and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the
heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows. Proverbs 8:20-21 -- I walk in the way of righteousness, along the paths of justice, bestowing wealth on those who love me and making their treasuries full. Proverbs 16:3 (NAS) -- Commit your works to the Lord and your plans will be established. Proverbs 3:6 -- in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight. Proverbs 16:1 (NAS) -- The plans of the heart belong to man, but the answer of the tongue is from the LORD. Proverbs 16:9 (NAS) -- The mind of man plans his way, but the LORD directs his steps. Luke 14:28-32 -- "Suppose one of you wants to build a tower. Will he not first sit down and estimate the cost to see if he has enough money to complete it? For if he lays the foundation and is not able to finish it, everyone who sees it will ridicule him, saying, 'This fellow began to build and was not able to finish.' "Or suppose a king is about to go to war against another king. Will he not first sit down and consider whether he is able with ten thousand men to oppose the one coming against him with twenty thousand? If he is not able, he will send a delegation while the other is still a long way off and will ask for terms of peace. Proverbs 6:6-8 -- Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider its ways and be wise! It has no commander, no overseer or ruler, yet it stores its provisions in summer and gathers its food at harvest. _God
Isaiah 40:28 -- Do you
not know? Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God, the
Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary
and his understanding no one can fathom. Proverbs 30:5 -- "Every word of God is flawless; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him." Psalm 40:4-5 (MSG) -- Blessed are you who give yourselves over to God, turn your backs on the world's "sure thing," ignore what the world worships; the world's a huge stockpile of God-wonders and God-thoughts. Nothing and no one comes close to you! I start talking about you, telling what I know, and quickly run out of words. Neither numbers nor words account for you. Job 11:7 -- "Can you fathom the mysteries of God? Can you probe the limits of the Almighty?" Jeremiah 10:7 -- Who should not revere you, O King of the nations? This is your due. Among all the wise men of the nations and in all their kingdoms, there is no one like you. Revelation 22:13 -- I (God) am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End. Exodus 3:14-15 -- God said to Moses, "I am who I am . This is what you are to say to the Israelites: 'I AM has sent me to you.'" God also said to Moses, "Say to the Israelites, 'The LORD, the God of your fathers—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob—has sent me to you.' This is my name forever, the name by which I am to be remembered from generation to generation. Job 5:17 -- "Blessed is the man whom God corrects; so do not despise the discipline of the Almighty." Hosea 12:5 -- The LORD God Almighty, the LORD is his name of renown! Jeremiah 20:11 -- But the LORD is with me like a mighty warrior; so my persecutors will stumble and not prevail. They will fail and be thoroughly disgraced; their dishonor will never be forgotten. Exodus 15:3 (NAS) -- The LORD is a warrior; the Lord is His name. Psalm 103:8 -- The LORD is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love. Exodus 15:3 (MSG) -- God is a fighter, pure GOD, through and through. Zephaniah 3:17 (NAS) -- "The LORD your God is in your midst, a victorious warrior He will exult over you with joy, He will be quiet in His love, He will rejoice over you with shouts of joy." Psalm 18:30-36 -- As for God, his way is perfect; the word of the LORD is flawless. He is a shield for all who take refuge in him. For who is God besides the LORD? And who is the Rock except our God? It is God who arms me with strength and makes my way perfect. He makes my feet like the feet of a deer; he enables me to stand on the heights. He trains my hands for battle; my arms can bend a bow of bronze. You give me your shield of victory, and your right hand sustains me; you stoop down to make me great. You broaden the path beneath me, so that my ankles do not turn.
Psalm 115:3-8 (MSG) --
Our God is in heaven doing whatever he wants to do. Their gods are
metal and wood, handmade in a basement shop: Carved mouths that
can’t talk, painted eyes that can’t see, Tin ears that can’t hear,
molded noses that can’t smell, Hands that can’t grasp, feet that
can’t walk or run, throats that never utter a sound. Those who make
them have become just like them, have become just like the gods they
trust. 1 Corinthians 3:5-9 -- What, after all, is Apollos? And what is Paul? Only servants, through whom you came to believe—as the Lord has assigned to each his task. I planted the seed, Apollos watered it, but God made it grow. So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow. The man who plants and the man who waters have one purpose, and each will be rewarded according to his own labor. For we are God's fellow workers; you are God's field, God's building.
Ecclesiastes 10:10 -- If
the ax is dull and its edge unsharpened, more strength is needed but
skill will bring success. Matthew 16:18 -- And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it. Acts 2:42-47 -- They devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. Everyone was filled with awe, and many wonders and miraculous signs were done by the apostles. All the believers were together and had everything in common. Selling their possessions and goods, they gave to anyone as he had need. Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts, praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved. 1 Corinthians 3:10-13 -- By the grace God has given me, I laid a foundation as an expert builder, and someone else is building on it. But each one should be careful how he builds. For no one can lay any foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ. If any man builds on this foundation using gold, silver, costly stones, wood, hay or straw, his work will be shown for what it is, because the Day will bring it to light. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire will test the quality of each man's work. Matthew 9:37-38 -- Then he said to his disciples, "The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field." Romans 12:4-8 -- Just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, so in Christ we who are many form one body, and each member belongs to all the others. We have different gifts, according to the grace given us. If a man's gift is prophesying, let him use it in proportion to his faith. If it is serving, let him serve; if it is teaching, let him teach; if it is encouraging, let him encourage; if it is contributing to the needs of others, let him give generously; if it is leadership, let him govern diligently; if it is showing mercy, let him do it cheerfully. Ephesians 4:16 -- From him the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does its work. John 15:16 -- You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit—fruit that will last. Then the Father will give you whatever you ask in my name. Matthew 21:43 -- "Therefore I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people who will produce its fruit." Colossians 1:6 -- that has come to you. All over the world this gospel is bearing fruit and growing, just as it has been doing among you since the day you heard it and understood God's grace in all its truth. Isaiah 53:5 -- But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon him, and by his wounds we are healed. Psalm 91:9-10 (NAS) -- For you have made the LORD, my refuge, even the Most High, your dwelling place. No evil will befall you, nor will any plague come near your tent. 1 Peter 2:24 -- He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; by his wounds you have been healed. Jeremiah 17:14 -- Heal me, O LORD, and I will be healed; save me and I will be saved, for you are the one I praise. Exodus 15:26 -- He said, "If you listen carefully to the voice of the LORD your God and do what is right in his eyes, if you pay attention to his commands and keep all his decrees, I will not bring on you any of the diseases I brought on the Egyptians, for I am the LORD, who heals you." Malachi 4:2 -- But for you who revere my name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings. And you will go out and leap like calves released from the stall. Jeremiah 30:17a (NAS) -- 'For I will restore you to health and I will heal you of your wounds,' declares the LORD... Psalm 147:3 (NAS) -- He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.
Proverbs 3:7-8 -- Do not
be wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD and shun evil. This will
bring health to your body and nourishment to your bones. Proverbs 16:24 -- Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones. Proverbs 17:22 (NAS) -- A joyful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit dries up the bones. 3 John 2 -- Dear friend, I pray that you may enjoy good health and that all may go well with you, even as your soul is getting along well. Acts 7:55-56 -- But Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, looked up to heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God. "Look," he said, "I see heaven open and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God."
Psalm 115:3-8 (MSG) --
Our God is in heaven doing whatever he wants to do. Their gods are
metal and wood, handmade in a basement shop: Carved mouths that
can't talk, painted eyes that can't see, Tin ears that can't hear,
molded noses that can't smell, Hands that can't grasp, feet that
can't walk or run, throats that never utter a sound. Those who make
them have become just like them, have become just like the gods they
trust. Revelation 7:16-17 -- Never again will they hunger; never again will they thirst. The sun will not beat upon them, nor any scorching heat. For the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd; he will lead them to springs of living water. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes." Revelation 21:1-4 -- "Then I (John) saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea. I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, "Now the dwelling of God is with men, and he will live with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God. He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away." John 14:1-4 (NAS) -- "Do not let your heart be troubled; believe in God, believe also in Me. "In My Father's house are many dwelling places; if it were not so, I would have told you; for I go to prepare a place for you. "If I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself, that where I am, there you may be also. "And you know the way where I am going." _hell Matthew 25:41, 46 -- "Then he will say to those on his left, 'Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels." ..."Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life." 2 Thessalonians 1:9 -- They will be punished with everlasting destruction and shut out from the presence of the Lord and from the majesty of his power. Mark 9:48 -- (Hell) where 'their worm does not die, and the fire is not quenched.' Everyone will be salted with fire. Revelation 20:10-15 (NAS) -- And the devil, who deceived them, was thrown into the lake of burning sulfur, where the beast and the false prophet had been thrown. They will be tormented day and night for ever and ever. Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it. Earth and sky fled from his presence, and there was no place for them. And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Another book was opened, which is the book of life. The dead were judged according to what they had done as recorded in the books. The sea gave up the dead that were in it, and death and Hades gave up the dead that were in them, and each person was judged according to what he had done. Then death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. The lake of fire is the second death. If anyone's name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.
Job 31:6 (NAS) -- Let
Him weigh me with accurate scales, and let God know my integrity.
Psalm 111:10 -- The fear
of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom; all who follow his precepts
have good understanding. To him belongs eternal praise. Psalm 112:5 -- Good will come to him who is generous and lends freely, who conducts his affairs with justice. Proverbs 20:7 -- The righteous man leads a blameless life; blessed are his children after him. James 3:14 -- But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your heart, do not be arrogant and so lie against the truth. _joy
Hebrews 12:1-2 (NAS)
-- Therefore, since we have so great a cloud of witnesses
surrounding us, let us also lay aside every encumbrance and the sin
which so easily entangles us, and let us run with endurance the race
that is set before us,
2 Timothy 2:2 -- And the
things you have heard me say in the presence of many witnesses
entrust to reliable men who will also be qualified to teach others. Proverbs 20:5 (NAS) -- A plan in the heart of a man is like deep water, but a man of understanding draws it out. Psalm 37:23 (NAS) -- The steps of a man are established by the LORD, and He delights in his way. Psalm 84:11 -- For the LORD God is a sun and shield; the LORD bestows favor and honor; no good thing does he withhold from those whose walk is blameless. Matthew 7:2 -- For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you. Romans 8:14 -- ...because those who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God. Proverbs 14:28 (MSG) -- The mark of a good leader is loyal followers; leadership is nothing without a following. _love Romans 5:8 -- But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Psalm 91:14 -- "Because he loves me," says the LORD, "I will rescue him; I will protect him, for he acknowledges my name." 1 Corinthians 13:1-13 -- If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. If I give all I possess to the poor and surrender my body to the flames, but have not love, I gain nothing. Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away. For we know in part and we prophesy in part, but when perfection comes, the imperfect disappears. When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put childish ways behind me. Now we see but a poor reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known. And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love. 1 Corinthians 16:14 -- Do everything in love. Psalm 90:14 -- Satisfy us in the morning with your unfailing love, that we may sing for joy and be glad all our days. Romans 8:35 -- Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? Romans 8:38-39 (NAS) -- For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, will be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. Psalm 100:5 -- For the LORD is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations. John 3:16 -- For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. 1 John 3:16 -- This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers. 1 Peter 4:8 -- Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins. 1 John 3:1 -- How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him. 1 John 4:8-10 -- Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love. This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him. This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins. Psalm 108:4 -- For great is your love, higher than the heavens; your faithfulness reaches to the skies. 1 Samuel 15:22b (NAS) -- Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice... Exodus 19:5 -- Now if you obey me fully and keep my covenant, then out of all nations you will be my treasured possession. Although the whole earth is mine... Isaiah 1:19 -- If you are willing and obedient, you will eat the best from the land. Jeremiah 42:6a (NAS) -- "Whether it is pleasant or unpleasant, we will listen to the voice of the LORD our God..." Ephesians 6:1 -- Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. Romans 5:19 -- For just as through the disobedience of the one man the many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of the one man the many will be made righteous. 2 Corinthians 10:5 -- We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ. Proverbs 3:5-6 (NAS) -- Trust in the LORD with all your heart and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight. Luke 1:37 (NAS) -- "For nothing will be impossible with God." Philippians 4:13 -- I can do everything through him who gives me strength. Psalm 2:8 -- Ask of me, and I will make the nations your inheritance, the ends of the earth your possession.
Psalm 143:8 -- Let the
morning bring me word of your unfailing love, for I have put my
trust in you. Show me the way I should go, for to you I lift up my
soul. Isaiah 6:8 -- Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?" And I said, "Here am I. Send me!" Psalm 37:34 (MSG) -- Wait passionately for God, don't leave the path. He'll give you your place in the sun while you watch the wicked lose it. Psalm 130:3-7 -- If you, O LORD, kept a record of sins, O Lord, who could stand? But with you there is forgiveness; therefore you are feared. I wait for the LORD, my soul waits, and in his word I put my hope. My soul waits for the Lord more than watchmen wait for the morning, more than watchmen wait for the morning. O Israel, put your hope in the LORD, for with the LORD is unfailing love and with him is full redemption. Proverbs 16:3 (NAS) -- Commit your works to the LORD and your plans will be established.
Jeremiah 10:23 (NLT)
says, "I know, Lord, that a person’s life is not his own. No one is
able to plan his own course." Jeremiah 29:11 (NAS) -- 'For I know the plans that I have for you,' declares the LORD, 'plans for welfare and not for calamity to give you a future and a hope. Matthew 6:33 (NAS) -- "But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you." Proverbs 21:5 -- The plans of the diligent lead to profit as surely as haste leads to poverty. Proverbs 15:22 -- Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed. Proverbs 16:1 -- To man belong the plans of the heart, but from the LORD comes the reply of the tongue...In his heart a man plans his course, but the LORD determines his steps.
Proverbs 19:21 -- Many
are the plans in a man's heart, but it is the LORD's purpose that
prevails. Proverbs 20:18 -- Make plans by seeking advice; if you wage war, obtain guidance. 2 Chronicles 7:14 -- if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land. Matthew 21:22 -- "If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer." 1 Peter 3:12 -- "For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous and his ears are attentive to their prayer, but the face of the Lord is against those who do evil." James 5:16 (NAS) -- Therefore, confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another so that you may be healed. The effective prayer of a righteous man can accomplish much. Jeremiah 33:3 -- 'Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.' 1 Chronicles 16:11 (NAS) -- Seek the LORD and His strength; seek His face continually. Matthew 26:41 (NAS) -- "Keep watching and praying that you may not enter into temptation; the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak." Colossians 4:2 (NAS) -- Devote yourselves to prayer, keeping alert in it with an attitude of thanksgiving. 1 Thessalonians 5:17 (NAS) -- Pray without ceasing. Jude 20 -- But you, dear friends, build yourselves up in your most holy faith and pray in the Holy Spirit.
Mark 11:25 – “And
when you stand praying, if you hold anything against anyone, forgive
him, so that your Father in heaven may forgive you your sins.”
Jeremiah 22:16 -- "He
defended the cause of the poor and needy, and so all went well. Is
that not what it means to know me?" declares the LORD. Luke 10:19 -- I have given you authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and to overcome all the power of the enemy; nothing will harm you.
Colossians 2:9 -- For in
Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form, and you
have been given fullness in Christ, who is the head over every power
and authority. Proverbs 28:1 -- The wicked man flees though no one pursues, but the righteous are as bold as a lion. 2 Corinthians 10:4 -- The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds.
Zechariah 4:6 -- ...'Not
by might nor by power, but by my Spirit,' says the LORD Almighty.'
1 John 4:4 -- You, dear
children, are from God and have overcome them, because the one who
is in you is greater than the one who is in the world. 2 Timothy 1:7 -- For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline.
Matthew 11:12 (NAS) --
From the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven
suffers violence, and violent men take it by force. Hebrews 10:22 -- let us draw near to God with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and having our bodies washed with pure water. 2 Peter 3:1 -- Dear friends, this is now my second letter to you. I have written both of them as reminders to stimulate you to wholesome thinking. James 1:27 -- Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world. 1 Timothy 3:9 -- They must keep hold of the deep truths of the faith with a clear conscience. Psalm 51:10 -- Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.
2 Timothy 2:22 -- Flee
the evil desires of youth, and pursue righteousness, faith, love and
peace, along with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart. Jeremiah 29:11 -- For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.
Philippians 1:6 (NAS) --
For I am confident of this very thing, that He who began a good work
in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus. Joel 2:28 (NAS) -- It will come about after this that I will pour out My Spirit on all mankind; and your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions.
Proverbs 19:21 -- Many
are the plans in a man's heart, but it is the LORD's purpose that
prevails. Proverbs 12:26 -- A righteous man is cautious in friendship, but the way of the wicked leads them astray. Proverbs 17:17 -- A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity. Proverbs 27:6 (NAS) -- Faithful are the wounds of a friend, but deceitful are the kisses of an enemy. Proverbs 18:24 -- A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
Ecclesiastes 4:12 --
Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of
three strands is not quickly broken. Romans 12:17-18 -- Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Be careful to do what is right in the eyes of everybody. If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone. Jeremiah 11:20 -- But, O LORD Almighty, you who judge righteously and test the heart and mind, let me see your vengeance upon them, for to you I have committed my cause.
Hebrews 10:30 -- For we
know him who said, "It is mine to avenge; I will repay," and again,
"The Lord will judge his people." Philippians 2:3 -- Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves. Psalm 133:1 -- How good and pleasant it is when brothers live together in unity! Amos 3:3 -- Do two walk together unless they have agreed to do so? Matthew 18:19 -- "Again, I tell you that if two of you on earth agree about anything you ask for, it will be done for you by my Father in heaven." Acts 2:1 -- When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. Ecclesiastes 4:9-10, 12 -- Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their work: If one falls down, his friend can help him up. But pity the man who falls and has no one to help him up! ...Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken.
James 1:2-4 (NAS) -- Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance. And let endurance have its perfect result, so that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.
Romans 8:28 -- And we
know that in all things God works for the good of those who love
him, who have been called according to his purpose. 1 Peter 4:12-13 – Dear friends, do not be surprised at the painful trial you are suffering, as though something strange were happening to you. But rejoice that you participate in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed when his glory is revealed. Matthew 11:28-30 -- "Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light." Romans 8:31 -- What, then, shall we say in response to this? If God is for us, who can be against us?
Hebrews 10:35-36 – So do
not throw away your confidence; it will be richly rewarded. You need
to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will
receive what he has promised. Habakkuk 2:2-3 (NAS) -- Then the LORD answered me and said, "Record the vision and inscribe it on tablets, that the one who reads it may run. "For the vision is yet for the appointed time; It hastens toward the goal and it will not fail. Though it tarries, wait for it; For it will certainly come, it will not delay. Hebrews 12:2 (NAS) -- fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. Proverbs 29:18 (NAS) -- Where there is no vision, the people are unrestrained, but happy is he who keeps the law. Isaiah 54:2 -- "Enlarge the place of your tent, stretch your tent curtains wide, do not hold back; lengthen your cords, strengthen your stakes. Joel 2:28 (NAS) -- "It will come about after this that I will pour out My Spirit on all mankind; And your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions." Psalm 29:2 -- Ascribe to the LORD the glory due his name; worship the LORD in the splendor of his holiness.
Psalm 84:10 -- Better is
one day in your courts than a thousand elsewhere; I would rather be
a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of the
wicked. Psalm 130:3-7 -- If you, O LORD, kept a record of sins, O Lord, who could stand? But with you there is forgiveness; therefore you are feared. I wait for the LORD, my soul waits, and in his word I put my hope. My soul waits for the Lord more than watchmen wait for the morning, more than watchmen wait for the morning. O Israel, put your hope in the LORD, for with the LORD is unfailing love and with him is full redemption. 2 Samuel 6:16-23 -- As the ark of the LORD was entering the City of David, Michal daughter of Saul watched from a window. And when she saw King David leaping and dancing before the LORD, she despised him in her heart. They brought the ark of the LORD and set it in its place inside the tent that David had pitched for it, and David sacrificed burnt offerings and fellowship offerings before the LORD. After he had finished sacrificing the burnt offerings and fellowship offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the LORD Almighty. Then he gave a loaf of bread, a cake of dates and a cake of raisins to each person in the whole crowd of Israelites, both men and women. And all the people went to their homes. When David returned home to bless his household, Michal daughter of Saul came out to meet him and said, "How the king of Israel has distinguished himself today, disrobing in the sight of the slave girls of his servants as any vulgar fellow would!" David said to Michal, "It was before the LORD, who chose me rather than your father or anyone from his house when he appointed me ruler over the LORD's people Israel—I will celebrate before the LORD. I will become even more undignified than this, and I will be humiliated in my own eyes. But by these slave girls you spoke of, I will be held in honor." And Michal daughter of Saul had no children to the day of her death.
Psalm 27:4 -- One thing
I ask of the LORD, this is what I seek: that I may dwell in the
house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty
of the LORD and to seek him in his temple. Psalm 63:1 -- 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.
1 Chronicles 16:23-29 --
Sing to the LORD, all the earth; proclaim his salvation day after
day. Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous deeds among
all peoples. For great is the LORD and most worthy of praise; he is
to be feared above all gods. For all the gods of the nations are
idols, John 4:23-24 -- Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks. God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in spirit and in truth."
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