Philippians 1:9-11 – And this I pray, that your love may overflow still more and more in real knowledge and all discernment, 10 so that you may discover the things that are excellent, that you may be sincere and blameless for the day of Christ; 11 having been filled with the fruit of righteousness which comes through Jesus Christ, for the glory and praise of God.…
Continue ReadingEcclesiastes 12:12-14 – The conclusion, when everything has been heard, is: fear God and keep His commandments, because this applies to every person. 14 For God will bring every act to judgment, everything which is hidden, whether it is good or evil. 1 John 2:17 – The world and its desires pass away, but whoever does the will of God lives forever. I remember when I dug…
Continue ReadingEcclesiastes 2:34-25 – There is nothing better for a person than to eat and drink, and show himself some good in his trouble. This too I have seen, that it is from the hand of God. 25 For who can eat and who can have enjoyment without Him? Psalm 91 – I will say of the Lord, “He is my Refuge and my Fortress, my God, in whom I…
Continue ReadingProverbs 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 ReadingGalatians 1:1 – “Paul, an apostle – sent not from men nor by a man, but by Jesus Christ and God the Father who raised Him from the dead.” John 3:18 – “For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.” Romans 8:28-30 – “And we know that in all…
Continue ReadingEcclesiastes 12:11 – The words of the wise are like goads, their collected sayings like firmly embedded nails—given by one shepherd. 12 Be warned, my son, of anything in addition to them. Of making many books there is no end, and much study wearies the body. 13 Now all has been heard; here is the conclusion of the matter: Fear God and…
Continue ReadingJohn 13:16 – Very truly I tell you, no servant is greater than his master, nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent him. Job 38:1-3 – “Who is this that obscures my plans with words without knowledge? 3 Brace yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall answer me.” Job 40:2 – “Will the one who contends with…
Continue ReadingActs 25:1-12 – Three days after arriving in the province, Festus went up from Caesarea to Jerusalem, 2 where the chief priests and the Jewish leaders appeared before him and presented the charges against Paul. 3 They requested Festus, as a favor to them, to have Paul transferred to Jerusalem, for they were preparing an ambush to kill him along the way. 4 Festus answered,…
Continue ReadingRomans 7:15 – I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate to do. Most of us lament that we have a sin, or sins, that we struggle with and just can’t get past. We all confide to others that we do things we wish we…
Continue ReadingJohn 13:16 – Very truly I tell you, no servant is greater than his master, nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent him. Job 38:1-3 – “Who is this that obscures my plans with words without knowledge? 3 Brace yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall answer me.” Job 40:2 – “Will the one who contends with…
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