Proverbs 11:4 “Wealth is worthless in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.” Mark 8:36 “For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul?” As Pastor Greg Laurie often states, “You’ve never seen a hearse pulling a U-Haul trailer. You’re gonna leave everything here on this side, in…
Continue ReadingProverbs 11:2 “When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom.” James 4:6 “But He gives us more grace. That is why Scripture says “God opposes the proud but shows favor to the humble.” Job 20:6-7 “Though the pride of the godless person reaches to the heavens and his head touches the clouds, he will perish forever, like…
Continue ReadingProverbs 11:1 “The Lord detests dishonest scales, but accurate weights find favor with him.” What man thinks is a small thing, an inconsequential sin, God sees and detests. Man uses euphemisms instead of calling sin, sin. But the Lord God calls cheating a customer by a penny, or cheating a merchant by a penny, stealing. It is sin.…
Continue ReadingProverbs 10:12 “Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all transgressions.” 1 Peter 4:7-8 “The end of all things is near. Therefore be alert and of sober mind so that you may pray. 8 Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.” Mark 12:29-31 “Jesus answered, “The foremost is, ‘Hear, O Israel! The Lord our…
Continue ReadingLuke 13:6-9 – Then He told this parable: “A man had a fig tree growing in his vineyard, and He went to look for fruit on it but did not find any. 7 So He said to the man who took care of the vineyard, ‘For three years now I’ve been coming to look for fruit on this fig tree…
Continue ReadingHebrews 11:1 – Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. Jeremiah 29:11-13 – 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. 12 Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. 13 You will…
Continue ReadingJude 1:21 – “keep yourselves in God’s love as you wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you to eternal life.” Clearly Jude is revealing that we have responsibility. We are not to only sit back and wait for God to pour into us. We are to actively pursue God and God will…
Continue ReadingJohn 3:35 – John was a lamp that burned and gave light, and you chose for a time to enjoy his light. Jesus noted John as a God given blessing whose ministry had a purpose and also had a time. During the prescribed time of His ministry he was a blessing to be enjoyed and learned from. His…
Continue Reading2 Timothy 1:9-10 – He has saved us and called us to a holy life—not because of anything we have done but because of His own purpose and grace. This grace was given us in Christ Jesus before the beginning of time, 10 but it has now been revealed through the appearing of our Savior, Christ Jesus, who has…
Continue ReadingJude 17-23 – But, dear friends, remember what the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ foretold. 18 They said to you, “In the last times there will be scoffers who will follow their own ungodly desires.” 19 These are the people who divide you, who follow mere natural instincts and do not have the Spirit. 20 But you, dear friends, by building yourselves up in your most…
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