Psalm 34:18 – Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the man who trusts in Him! 1 Chronicles 16:34 – Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; His love endures forever. Mark 10:18 – No one is good but One, that is, God. Psalm 27:13 – I would have lost heart, unless I had believed that I would see…
Continue ReadingActs 16:6-10 – Paul and his companions traveled throughout the region of Phrygia and Galatia, having been kept by the Holy Spirit from preaching the word in the province of Asia. 7 When they came to the border of Mysia, they tried to enter Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus would not allow them to. 8 So they passed by Mysia and went down…
Continue ReadingPsalm 96:3 – Declare His glory among the nations, His wonders among all peoples. Oh Lord please keep me remembering that You have not sent me to give my opinion but to present Your Gospel of love and holiness. Proverbs 18:2 – Fools find no pleasure in understanding but delight in airing their own opinions. Oh Lord I confess…
Continue ReadingActs 16:1-5 – Paul came to Derbe and then to Lystra, where a disciple named Timothy lived, whose mother was Jewish and a believer but whose father was a Greek. 2 The believers at Lystra and Iconium spoke well of him. 3 Paul wanted to take him along on the journey, so he circumcised him because of the Jews who lived in that area, for they…
Continue ReadingActs 15:36-41– Some time later Paul said to Barnabas, “Let us go back and visit the believers in all the towns where we preached the word of the Lord and see how they are doing.” 37 Barnabas wanted to take John, also called Mark, with them, 38 but Paul did not think it wise to take him, because he had deserted them in Pamphylia…
Continue ReadingJames 1:19-21 – My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, 20 because human anger does not produce the righteousness that God desires.21 Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and the evil that is so prevalent and humbly accept the word planted in you, which can save you. Psalm…
Continue ReadingActs 15:22-35 – “Then the apostles and elders, with the whole church, decided to choose some of their own men and send them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas. They chose Judas (called Barsabbas) and Silas, men who were leaders among the believers. 23 With them they sent the following letter: The apostles and elders, your brothers, To the Gentile believers in…
Continue ReadingJohn 14:1-3 – “Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe also in me. 2 My Father’s house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you?3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be…
Continue ReadingActs 15:19-21 – “It is my judgment, therefore, that we should not make it difficult for the Gentiles who are turning to God. 20 Instead we should write to them, telling them to abstain from food polluted by idols, from sexual immorality, from the meat of strangled animals and from blood. 21 For the Law of Moses has been preached in every city…
Continue ReadingActs 15:12-18 – The whole assembly became silent as they listened to Barnabas and Paul telling about the signs and wonders God had done among the Gentiles through them. 13 When they finished, James spoke up. “Brothers,” he said, “listen to me.14 Simon has described to us how God first intervened to choose a people for his name from the Gentiles. 15 The words of…
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