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Key Bible Verses: "And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; DEPART FROM ME, YOU WHO PRACTICE LAWLESSNESS." Matthew 7: 23
Key Bible Verse: “You will know them by their fruits...Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire." Matthew 7: 16a, 19
Key Bible Verse: "Beware of the false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly are ravenous wolves." Matthew 7:15
Key Bible Verses: "Enter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the way is broad that leads to destruction, and there are many who enter through it. “For the gate is small and the way is narrow that leads to life, and there are few who find it." Matthew 5: 13-14
Key Bible Verse: "Enter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the way is broad that leads to destruction, and there are many who enter through it. “For the gate is small and the way is narrow that leads to life, and there are few who find it." Matthew 7:13-14
Key Bible Verse: "Therefore, however you want people to treat you, so treat them, for this is the Law and the Prophets." Matthew 7:12
Key Bible Verse: "Do not give what is holy to dogs, and do not throw your pearls before swine, or they will trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you to pieces." Matthew 7:6
Key Bible Verse: “But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you." Matthew 6: 33
Key Bible Verse: "And why are you worried about clothing? Notice how the lilies of the field grow; they do not labor nor do they spin thread for cloth, yet I say to you that not even Solomon in all his glory clothed himself like one of these....You of little faith! " Matthew 6: 28, 30
Key Bible Verse: "Provide justice for the needy and the fatherless; uphold the rights of the oppressed and the destitute. Rescue the poor and needy; save them from the power of the wicked.” Psalm 82: 3-4
Key Bible Verse: "“And who of you by being worried can add a single hour to his life?" Matthew 6:27
Key Bible Verse: "For this reason I say to you, do not be worried about your life, as to what you will eat ..." Matthew 6: 25a
Key Bible Verses: "I was in prison, and you came to Me. Then the righteous will answer Him, ‘Lord, when did we see You in prison, and come to You? The King will answer and say to them, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me." from Matthew 25:36-40
Key Bible Verse: “No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and wealth." Matthew 6: 24
Key Bible Verse: "The eye is the lamp of the body; so then if your eye is clear, your whole body will be full of light. But if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light that is in you is darkness, how great is the darkness!" Matthew 6:22-23
Key Bible Verse: "for where your treasure is, there your heart will be also." Matthew 6:21
Key Bible Verse: "“But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys, and where thieves do not break in or steal;" Matthew 6:20
Key Bible Verse: "Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and (vermin) destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. “But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys, and where thieves do not break in or steal; for where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. "Matthew 6: 19-21
Key Bible Verse: "when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face so that your fasting will not be noticed by men, but by your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you." Matthew 6: 17-18
Key Bible Verse: "For if you forgive others for their transgressions, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive others, then your Father will not forgive your transgressions." Matthew 6: 14-15
Key Bible Verse: ["For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."] Matthew 6:13b
Key Bible Verse: "And don’t let us yield to temptation, but rescue us from the evil one." Matthew 6:13 (NLT)
Key Bible Verse: "and forgive us our debts as we also have forgiven our debtors." Matthew 6: 12
KeyBible Verse: "Your kingdom come. Your will be done, On earth as it is in heaven." Matthew 6:11
Key Bible Verse: "So do not be like them; for your Father knows what you need before you ask Him." Matthew 6:8
Key Bible Verses: "And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words." Matthew 6: 7
Key Bible Verses: "But as for you, when you pray, go into your inner room, close your door, and pray to your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you." Matthew 6:6
"But Jesus Himself would often slip away to the wilderness and pray." Luke 5: 16
Key Bible Verse: “When you pray, you are not to be like the hypocrites; for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and on the street corners so that they may be seen by men. Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full." Matthew 6:5
Key Bible Verse: "So when you give to the poor, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, so that they will be praised by people...they have their reward in full...do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your giving will be in secret; and your Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you." from Matthew 6: 2-4
Key Bible Verse: "Then they will know that I am the LORD, when I have made the land a desolate waste because of all the abominations they have committed." Ezekiel 33:29
Key Bible Verse: "...He said, “It is finished!” And He bowed His head and gave up His spirit." John 19: 30
Key Bible Verse: “A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another, even as I have loved you, that you also love one another. “By this all men will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.” John 13:34-35
Key Bible Verse: "Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you; He is just and endowed with salvation, Humble, and mounted on a donkey, Even on a colt, the foal of a donkey." Zechariah 9:9
Key Bible Verse: "Take care not to practice your righteousness in the sight of people to be noticed by them; otherwise you have no reward with your Father who is in heaven." Matthew 6: 1
Key Bible Verse: "Therefore you are to be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect." Matthew 5: 48
Key Bible Verse: "But I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you," Matthew 5: 44
Key Bible Verse: "Do not repay evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary, bless, for to this you were called, that you may obtain a blessing." 1 Peter 3:9
Key Bible Verse: "Let what you say be simply ‘Yes’ or ‘No’; anything more than this comes from evil." Matthew 5:37
Key Bible Verses: "The man said, This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; She shall be called Woman, Because she was taken out of Man. For this reason a man shall leave his father and his mother, and be joined to his wife; and they shall become one flesh." Genesis 2:23-24
"You shall not commit adultery." Exodus 20:14;
"They said to (Jesus), “Why then did Moses command to GIVE HER A CERTIFICATE OF DIVORCE AND SEND her AWAY?” (Jesus) said to them, “Because of your hardness of heart Moses permitted you to divorce your wives; but from the beginning it has not been this way." Matthew 19:7
Key Bible Verse: “(Jesus) said to them, “Because of your hardness of heart Moses permitted you to divorce your wives; but from the beginning it has not been this way. Matthew 19: 8
Key Bible Verse: "For I hate divorce,” says the LORD, the God of Israel," Malachi 2: 16a
Key Bible Verse: "If your right eye makes you stumble, tear it out and throw it from you; for it is better for you to lose one of the parts of your body, than for your whole body to be thrown into hell." Matthew 5: 29
Key Bible Verse: "but I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart. " Matthew 5:29
Key Bible Verse: "Therefore if you are presenting your offering at the altar, and there remember that your brother has something against you, leave your offering there before the altar and go; first be reconciled to your brother, and then come and present your offering." Matthew 5:23-24
Key Bible Verse: "“You have heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not murder; and whoever murders will be liable to judgment.' But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother will be liable to judgment; whoever insults his brother will be liable to the council; and whoever says, ‘You fool!’ will be liable to the hell of fire. " Matthew 5:21-22
Key Bible Verse: “For I say to you that unless your righteousness far surpasses that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven." Matthew 5:20
Key Bible Verse: "You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden;" Matthew 5: 14
Key Bible Verse: "You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled under people’s feet." Matthew 5:13
Key Bible Verse: “Blessed are you when people insult you and persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me. Rejoice and be glad, for your reward in heaven is great; for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you." Matthew 5:11-12
Key Bible Verse: "Blessed are those who are persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of Heaven. Mattewn 5: 10
Key Bible Verse: "Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God." Matthew 5:9
Key Bible Verse: "Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled." Matthew 5: 6
Key Bible Verse: "Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls." Matthew 11:29
Key Bible Verse: "Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted." Matthew 5:4
Key Bible Verse: "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of Heaven." Matthew 5:3
Key Bible Verses: "When Jesus saw the crowds, He went up on the mountain; and after He sat down, His disciples came to Him. He opened His mouth and began to teach them, saying," Matthew 5: 1-2
Key Bible Verses: “I can do nothing on My own initiative. As I hear, I judge; and My judgment is just, because I do not seek My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me. “If I alone bear witness of Myself, My testimony is not true." John 5:30-31
Key Bible Verse: "(Jesus) said to him, “Do you wish to get well?” The sick man answered Him, “Sir, I have no man to put me into the pool when the water is stirred up, but while I am coming, another steps down before me. " John 5: 6b-7
Key Bible Verse: : "Opening his mouth, Peter said: “I most certainly understand now that God is not one to show partiality, but in every nation the man who fears Him and does what is right is welcome to Him. " Acts 10:34-35
Key Bible Verse: "One person values one day over another, another values every day the same Each person must be fully convinced in his own mind. The one who observes the day, observes it for the Lord,..." Romans 14:5-6a
Key Bible Verse: "Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. “Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is a sabbath of the LORD your God; in it you shall not do any work...For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, the sea and all that is in them, and rested on the seventh day; therefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day and made it holy." Exodus 20: 8-11
Key Bible Verse(s): "...one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and reaching forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. Therefore, all who are mature, let us have this attitude;" Philippians 3:13-15
Key Bible Verse: "But Jesus said to him, “No one, after putting his hand to the plow and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.” Luke 9:62
Key Bible Verse: "...but you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be My witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and even to the remotest part of the earth.” Acts 1:8
Key Bible Verse: "For if the dead are not raised, not even Christ has been raised; and if Christ has not been raised, your faith is worthless; you are still in your sins." 1 Corinthians 15: 16-17
Key Bible Verse: "And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us; and we saw His glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth." John 1:14
Key Bible Verse: "But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law." Galatians 5: 22-23
Key Bible Verse: “If you keep My commandments, you will abide in My love; just as I have kept My Father’s commandments and abide in His love. “These things I have spoken to you so that My joy may be in you, and that your joy may be made full. " John 15: 10-11
Key Bible Verse: "But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid; for behold, I bring you good news of great joy which will be for all the people; for today in the city of David there has been born for you a Savior, who is Christ the Lord." Luke 2: 10-11
Key Bible Verse: "Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom also we have obtained our introduction by faith into this grace in which we stand..." Romans 5:1-2
Key Bible Verse: "And Joseph awoke from his sleep and did as the angel of the Lord commanded him, and took Mary as his wife, but kept her a virgin until she gave birth to a Son; and he called His name Jesus." Matthew 1:24-25"
Key Bible Verse: "For unto us a Child is born, Unto us a Son is given; And the government will be upon His shoulder. And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. " Isaiah 9:6
Key Bible Verse: "But sanctify Christ as Lord in your hearts, always being ready to make a defense to everyone who asks you to give an account for the hope that is in you, yet with gentleness and reverence." 1 Peter 3:15
Key Bible Verse: "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." John 14:3
Key Bible Verse: "The people who walk in darkness Will see a great light; Those who live in a dark land, The light will shine on them." Isaiah 9:2
Key Bible Verse: "Seeing the people, He felt compassion for them, because they were distressed and dispirited like sheep without a shepherd. Then He said to His disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. “Therefore beseech the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into His harvest.”" Matthew 9:36-38
Key Bible Verse(s): "Jesus stretched out His hand and touched him, saying, “I am willing; be cleansed.” And immediately his leprosy was cleansed." Matthew 8:3; Mark 1:41; Luke 5: 13
Key Bible Verse: "But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins”, He said to the paralytic, “Get up, pick up your bed and go home.” And he got up and went home." Matthew 9:6-7
Key Bible Verse: "Oh, give thanks to the LORD, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever." Psalm 107:1
Key Bible Verse: "Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of God, and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.” Mark 1: 14b-15
Key Bible Verse: "“What do you want with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are—the Holy One of God!” Mark 1: 24
Key Bible Verse: "And all the people in the synagogue were filled with rage as they heard these things; and they got up and drove (Jesus) out of the city, and led Him to the brow of the hill on which their city had been built, in order to throw Him down the cliff." Luke 4: 28-29
Key Bible Verse: "Jesus said to him, “Go; your son lives.” The man believed the word that Jesus spoke to him and started off." John 4:50
Key Bible Verse: "Then they said to the woman, “Now we believe, not because of what you said, for we ourselves have heard Him and we know that this is indeed the Christ, the Savior of the world.”" John 4:42
Key Bible Verse: "Jesus said to them, “My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me and to accomplish His work." John 4: 34
Key Bible Verse: "At this point His disciples came, and they were amazed that He had been speaking with a woman, yet no one said, “What do You seek?” or, “Why do You speak with her?” So the woman left her waterpot, and went into the city and said to the men, "Come, see a man who told me all the things that I have done; this is not the Christ, is it?” " John 4: 27-29
Key Bible Verse: "but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him shall never thirst; but the water that I will give him will become in him a well of water springing up to eternal life.” John 4: 14
Key Bible Verse: "Jesus answered and said to her, “If you knew the gift of God, and who it is who says to you, ‘Give Me a drink,’ you would have asked Him, and He would have given you living water.”" John 4:10
Key Bible Verse: "(Jesus) left Judea and went away again into Galilee. And He had to pass through Samaria." John 4: 3-4
Key Bible Verse: "This is the judgment, that the Light has come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the Light, for their deeds were evil. " John 3:19
Key Bible Verse: "He who believes in Him is not judged; he who does not believe has been judged already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God." John 3:18
Key Bible Verse: "For God did not send the Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world might be saved through Him." John 3:17
Key Bible Verse: "For God so loved the world, He gave His only begotten Son that whoever believes in Him...
Key Bible Verse: "But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, even to those who believe in His name," John 1:11
Key Bible Verse: "For God so loved the world, He gave His only begotten Son..." John 3:16
Key Bible Verse: "that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life." John 3:15
Key Bible Verse: "“As Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up;" John 3: 14
Key Bible Verses: "Truly, truly, I say to you, we speak of what we know and testify of what we have seen, and you do not accept our testimony. If I told you earthly things and you do not believe, how will you believe if I tell you heavenly things?" John 3:11-12
Key Bible Verse: "Jesus answered and said to (Nicodemus), “You are the teacher of Israel, and yet you do not understand these things?" John 3:10
Key Bible Verse: "The wind blows where it wishes and you hear the sound of it, but do not know where it comes from and where it is going; so is everyone who is born of the Spirit.” John 3:8
Key Bible Verse: "Jesus answered and said to him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God. Nicodemus said to Him, “How can a man be born when he is old? He cannot enter a second time into his mother’s womb and be born, can he?”" John 3: 3,4
Key Bible Verses:
"Now there was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews; this man came to Jesus by night..." John 3:1-2a
"And there are also many other things which Jesus did, which if they were written in detail, I suppose that even the world itself would not contain the books that would be written." John 21:25
Key Bible Verse: "Jesus answered and said to them, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.” John 2: 19
Key Bible Verse: "And (Jesus) found in the temple those who were selling oxen and sheep and doves, and the moneychangers seated...and to those who were selling the doves He said, “Take these things away; stop making My Father’s house a house of merchandise.” John 2: 14,16
Key Bible Verse: "This beginning of His signs Jesus did in Cana of Galilee, and manifested His glory, and His disciples believed in Him." John 2:11
Key Bible Verse: "For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh and the lust of the eyes and the boastful pride of life, is not from the Father, but is from the world." 1 John 2: 16
Key Bible Verse: "But Jesus answered and said to (John the Baptist), “Permit it at this time; for in this way it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Then he allowed Him." Matthew 3: 15
Key Bible Verse: "He who has the Son has the life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have the life." 1 John 5:12
Key Bible Verse: "Jesus answered and said to him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.” John 3:3
Key Bible Verse: "The (Samaritan) woman said to Him, “I know that Messiah is coming (He who is called Christ); when that One comes, He will declare all things to us. Jesus said to her, “I who speak to you am He.”"John 4:25
Key Bible Verse: "The LORD said to (Rebekah), “Two nations are in your womb; And two peoples will be separated from your body; And one people shall be stronger than the other; And the older shall serve the younger.” Genesis 25:23
Key Bible Verse: "God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them." Genesis 1:27
Key Bible Verse: "Behold then the kindness and severity of God; to those who fell, severity, but to you, God’s kindness, if you continue in His kindness; otherwise you also will be cut off." Romans 11:22
Key Bible Verse: "Mary Magdalene came, announcing to the disciples, “I have seen the Lord,” and that He had said these things to her." John 20:18
Key Bible Verse: "But standing by the cross of Jesus were His mother, and His mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene." John 19: 25
Key Bible Verse: "Soon afterward, Jesus began going around from one city and village to another, proclaiming and preaching the kingdom of God. The twelve were with Him, and also some women who had been healed of evil spirits and sicknesses: Mary who was called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out," Luke 8:1-2
Key Bible Verse: "And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away.” Revelation 21:4
Key Bible Verse: "This is the confidence which we have before Him, that, if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us." 1 John 5: 14
Key Bible Verse: "And large crowds came to Him, bringing with them those who were lame, crippled, blind, mute, and many others, and they laid them down at His feet; and He healed them." Matthew 15:30
Key Bible Verse: "Then (Jesus) spoke a parable to them that men always ought to pray and not lose heart," Luke 18:1Lu
Key Bible Verse: "Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, And before you were born I consecrated you..." Jeremiah 1:5
Key Bible Verses: "Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. You will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart. I will be found by you,’ declares the LORD," Jeremiah 29:12-14a
Key Bible Verse: "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." Jeremiah 29:11
Key Bible Verse: "As many were astonished at you—His appearance was so marred, beyond human semblance, and His form beyond that of the children of mankind" Isaiah 52: 14
Key Bible Verse: "Therefore we do not lose heart, but though our outer man is decaying, yet our inner man is being renewed day by day. For momentary, light affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory far beyond all comparison." 2 Corinthians 4:16-17
Key Bible Verse: "To the woman He said, “I will greatly multiply Your pain in childbirth, In pain you shall deliver children; " Genesis 3:16a
Key Bible Verse: "You are of God, little children, and have overcome them, because He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world." 1 John 4:4
Key Bible Verse: "Therefore, since we have this ministry, as we received mercy, we do not lose heart," 1 Corinthians 4:1
Key Bible Verse: "Heal me, O LORD, and I will be healed; Save me and I will be saved, For You are my praise." Jeremiah 17:14
Key Bible Verse: "Being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross." Philippians 2:8
Key Bible Verse: "Know this first of all, that in the last days mockers will come with their mocking, following after their own lusts," 2Peter 3:7
Key Bible Verse: "Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, this he will also reap." Galatians 6:7
Key Bible Verse: "For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh and the lust of the eyes and the boastful pride of life, is not from the Father, but is from the world." 1 John 2: 16
Key Bible Verse: "I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High.’ Nevertheless you will be thrust down to Sheol to the recesses of the pit." Isaiah 14:14-15
Key Bible Verse: "But I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you," Matthew 5:44
Key Bible Verse: "The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law; but thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ." 1 Corinthians 15:56-57
Key Bible Verse: Jesus said, "I am the Light of the world; he who follows Me will not walk in the darkness, but will have the Light of life.” John 8: 12
(Jesus said to His disciples) "You are the light of the world..." Matthew 5: 14
Key Bible Verse: "For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life." John 3:16
Key Bible Verses: "For grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is a gift from God." Ephesians 2:8
"Be kind to one another, compassionate, forgiving each other, just as God in Christ also has forgiven you." Ephesians 4:32
Key Bible Verses: "Now then,” said Joshua, “throw away the foreign gods that are among you and yield your hearts to the LORD, the God of Israel.” Joshua 24:23
“By this is My Father glorified, that you (yield) bear much fruit, and so prove to be My disciples. John 15:8
Key Bible Verse: "In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace" Ephesians 1:7
Key Bible Verse: "I establish My covenant with you; and all flesh shall never again be cut off by the water of the flood, neither shall there again be a flood to destroy the earth.” Genesis 9: 11
Key Bible Verse: "Why do you look at the speck that is in your brother’s eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye?" Matthew 7:3
Key Bible Verse: " "And He who sits on the throne said, 'Behold, I am making all things new.'.. Write, for these words are faithful and true...“It is done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end." Revelation 21:5-6
Key Bible Verse: "For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are alive, who remain, will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we will always be with the Lord. " 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17
Key Bible Verse: ''Defend the weak and the fatherless; uphold the cause of the poor and the oppressed. Rescue the weak and the needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked." Psalm 82: 3-4
Key Bible Verse: "Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life; he who believes in Me will live even if he dies," John 11:25
Key Bible Verse: ""Then Jesus said to him, “Go, Satan! ... Then the devil left Him;" Matthew 3: 10-11a
Key Bible Verse: "You are of your father the devil, and you want to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth because there is no truth in him. Whenever he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own nature, for he is a liar and the father of lies. John 8:44
Key Bible Verses: "Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of His might. Put on the full armor of God, so that you will be able to stand firm against the schemes of the devil." Ephesians 6: 10-11
Key Bible Verse: "But the Spirit explicitly says that in later times some will fall away from the faith, paying attention to deceitful spirits and doctrines of demons," 1 Timothy 4:1
Key Bible Verse: "And the great dragon was thrown down, the serpent of old who is called the devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world; he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him." Revelation 12:9
Key Bible Verses: "How you are fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! How you are cut down to the ground, You who weakened the nations! For you have said in your heart: ‘I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God...I will ascend above the heights of the clouds, I will be like the Most High." (from Isaiah 14:12-14)
Key Bible Verse: "On what were its bases sunk? Or who laid its cornerstone, When the morning stars sang together and all the sons of God shouted for joy?" Job 38:6-7
Key Bible Verse: "Therefore you are to be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect." Matthew 5:48
Key Bible Verse: "but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness, but is guilty of an eternal sin” Mark 3:29
Key Bible Verse: "but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness, but is guilty of an eternal sin” Mark 3:29
Key Bible Verse: "Immediately the news about Him spread everywhere into all the surrounding region of Galilee." Mark 5:28
Key Bible Verse: "“Simon, Simon, behold, Satan has demanded permission to sift you like wheat" Luke 22:31
Key Bible Verse: "Then Jesus said to him, “Away with you, Satan! For it is written, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and Him only you shall serve.’ ” Then the devil left Him..." Matthew 4:10-11a
Key Bible Verse: "Do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one." Matthew 6:13
Key Bible Verse: "He who believes in Him is not judged; he who does not believe has been judged already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God." John 3:18
Key Bible Verse: "For the Father judges no one, but has committed all judgment to the Son," John 5: 22
Key Bible Verse: "And Jesus said to him, “Truly I tell you, today you will be with Me in Paradise.” Luke 23: 43
Key Bible Verse: "And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, “Of every tree of the garden you may freely eat; but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you[f]shall surely die.” Genesis 2:16-17
Key Bible Verse: "and if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is vain, your faith also is vain...But now Christ has been raised from the dead, the first fruits of those who are asleep." 1 Corinthians 15: 17,20
Key Bible Verse: "For godly sorrow produces a repentance without regret, leading to salvation, but the sorrow of the world brings about death." 2 Corinthians 7:10
Key Bible Verse: "And (Jesus) said to him (the repentant criminal beside Him on the cross), “Truly I say to you, today you will be with Me in Paradise.” Luke 23:43
Key Bible Verse: "When they came to the place called The Skull, there they crucified Him and the criminals, one on the right and the other on the left. Luke 23: 33
Key Bible Verse: "“A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another, even as I have loved you, that you also love one another.35“By this all men will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.” John 13:34-35
Key Bible Verse: "Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you; He is just and endowed with salvation, Humble, and mounted on a donkey, Even on a colt, the foal of a donkey." Zechariah 9:9
Key Bible Verse: "In the same way the Spirit also helps our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we should, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words;" Romans 8:26
Key Bible Verse: "But we do not want you to be uninformed, brethren, about those who are asleep, so that you will not grieve as do the rest who have no hope." 1 Thessalonians 4:13
Key Bible Verse: “Do not fear those who kill the body but are unable to kill the soul; but rather fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell." Matthew 10:28
Key Bible Verses: "Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you entirely; and may your spirit and soul and body be kept complete, without blame at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. " 1 Thessalonnians 5:23
Key Bible Verse: "And inasmuch as it is appointed for men to die once and after this comes judgment," Hebrews 9:27
Key Bible Verse: "but so that the world may know that I love the Father, I do exactly as the Father commanded Me..." John 14:31
Key Bible Verse: "But Jesus said, “Let the children alone, and do not hinder them from coming to Me; for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.” Matthew 19:14
Key Bible Verse: "For God so loved the world He gave His only begotten Son..." from John 3:16
As born-again Christians, we celebrate and give thanks for the "availability" of the Son of God.
Key Bible Verse: "For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake and the gospel’s will save it. “For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world, and forfeit his soul?" Mark 8: 35-36
Key Bible Verse: "And he who does not take his cross and follow after Me is not worthy of Me. “He who has found his life will lose it, and he who has lost his life for My sake will find it." Matthew 10:38-39
Key Bible Verse: "For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world, and forfeit his soul?" Mark 8:36
Key Bible Verse: "But Peter and the apostles answered, “We must obey God rather than men." Acts 5:29
Key Bible Verse: "and after he brought them out, he said, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?” They said, “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household." Acts 16:30-31
Key Bible Verse: "“For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.”" Luke 19:10
Key Bible Verses: "Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me." John 14:6
Key Bible Verse: "...Father, forgive them for they do not know what they are doing." Luke 23:34
Key Bible Verse: "...and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness." Hebrews 9:22b
key Bible Verses: "Or do you think lightly of the riches of His kindness and tolerance and patience, not knowing that the kindness of God leads you to repentance? But because of your stubbornness and unrepentant heart you are storing up wrath for yourself in the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God," Romans 2:4-5
Key Bible Verse: "Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of God, 15and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the Gospel.” Mark 1: 14b-15
Key Bible Verse: “Therefore everyone who confesses Me before men, I will also confess him before My Father who is in heaven. “But whoever denies Me before men, I will also deny him before My Father who is in heaven." Matthew 10:32-33
Key Bible Verse: "Against You, You only, I have sinned And done what is evil in Your sight," Psalm 51: 4a
Key Bible Verse: "When I kept silent about my sin, my body wasted away, through my groaning all day long." Psalm 32: 3
Key Bible Verse: "If we say that we have not sinned, we make (God) a liar and His word is not in us." 1 John 1: 10
Key Bible Verse: "From that time Jesus began to preach and say, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand." Matthew 4: 17
Key Bible Verse: "You are from God, little children, and have overcome them; because greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world." 1 John 4:4
Key Bible Verse: "For the word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing as far as the division of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart." Hebrews 4:12
Key Bible Verse: "Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me." John 14:6
Key Bible Verse: "“For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life." John 3:16
Key Bible Verse: "“For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life." John 3:16
Key Bible Verse: "“For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life." John 3:16
Key Bible Verse: "“For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life." John 3:16
Key Bible Verse: "“For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life." John 3:16
Key Bible Verse: "But Jesus said to him, “No one, after putting his hand to the plow and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God."
Key Bible Verse: "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.” John 8:31-32
"How then will they call on Him in whom they have not believed? How will they believe in Him whom they have not heard? And how will they hear without a preacher? How will they preach unless they are sent? Just as it is written, “HOW BEAUTIFUL ARE THE FEET OF THOSE WHO BRING GOOD NEWS OF GOOD THINGS!”" Romans 10: 14-15
Key Bible Verse: But He said to them, “It is not for you to know periods of time or appointed times which the Father has set by His own authority; 8but you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be My witnesses both in Jerusalem and in all Judea, and Samaria, and as far as the remotest part of the earth.” Acts 1:7-8
Key Bible Verse: "For if the dead are not raised, then not even Christ has been raised; and if Christ has not been raised, your faith is worthless; you are still in your sins. Then also those who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished. If we have hoped in Christ only in this life, we are of all people most to be pitied." 1 Corinthians 15: 16-19
Key Bible Verse: "She will give birth to a Son; and you shall name Him Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins." Matthew 1:21
Key Bible Verse: "These things I have spoken to you so that My joy may be in you, and that your joy may be made full." John 15:11
Key bible Verse: "And so the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid; for behold, I bring you good news of great joy which will be for all the people;" Luke 2:10
Key Bible Verse: "And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus." Philippians 4:7
Key Bible Verse: "...when His mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be pregnant by the Holy Spirit. And her husband Joseph, since he was a righteous man and did not want to disgrace her, planned to [r]send her away secretly" Matthew 1: 18b-19
Key Bible Verse: "But as for you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, Too little to be among the clans of Judah, From you One will come forth for Me to be ruler in Israel. His times of coming forth are from long ago, From the days of eternity.” Micah 5:2
Key Bible Verse: "You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden;" Matthew 5:14
Key Bible Verse: "He who testifies to these things says, “Yes, I am coming quickly.” Amen. Come, Lord Jesus." Revelation 22:20
Key Bible Verse: "And He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace." Isaiah 9:6b
Key Bible Verse: "For by grace you have been saved through faith; and this is not of yourselves, it is the gift of God;" Ephesians 2: 8
At his memorial Homegoing service, his former pastor and I both recalled this same phrase my dad had become known to say, "The Lord has been good to me."
Key Bible Verse: "The Son of Man will send his angels, and they will gather out of his kingdom all causes of sin and all law-breakers, and throw them into the fiery furnace. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him hear." Matthew 13: 41-43
Key Bible Verse: "Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father except through Me." John 14:6
Key Bible Verse: "For all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God." Romans 3:23
Key Bible Verse: "Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous! Do not be terrified nor dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.” Joshua 1:9
Key Bible Verse: "But Peter and John answered and said to them, “Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you rather than to God, make your own judgment; for we cannot stop speaking about what we have seen and heard.”" Acts 4:19-20
Key Bible Verse: "Therefore be on the alert, for you do not know which day your Lord is coming. But be sure of this, that if the head of the house had known at what time of the night the thief was coming, he would have been on the alert and would not have allowed his house to be broken into" Matthew 24:42-43
Key Bible Verse: "You are the light of the world.... Your light must shine before people in such a way that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven." Matthew 5: 14-16
Key Bible Verse: "When Jesus had finished giving instructions to His twelve disciples, He departed from there to teach and preach in their cities." Matthew 11:1
Key Bible Verse: "If we live by the Spirit, let us also walk by the Spirit." Galatians 5:25
Key Bible Verse: "A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another. By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.” John 13:34-35
Key Bible Verse: "A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another. By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.”" John 13:34-35
Key Bible Verse: "For if when we were enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, much more, having been reconciled, we shall be saved by His life." Romans 5: 10
Key Bible Verse: "You have heard that it was said, ‘YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR and hate your enemy.’ But I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you," Matthew 5: 43-44
Key Bible Verse: "You have heard that it was said, ‘YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR and hate your enemy.’ But I say to you, love your enemies..." Matthew 5:43-44a
Key Bible Verse: "But a Samaritan who was on a journey came upon him; and when he saw him, he felt compassion, and came to him and bandaged up his wounds, pouring oil and wine on them; and he put him on his own animal, and brought him to an inn and took care of him." Luke 10:33-34
Key Bible Verse: "Now by chance a priest was going down that road, and when he saw him he passed by on the other side. So likewise a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side." Luke 10: 30-32
Key Bible Verse: "And He said to him, “You have answered correctly; do this and you will live.” But wanting to justify himself, he said to Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”" Luke 10:28-29
Key Bible Verse: "And behold, a lawyer stood up and put (Jesus) to the test saying, Teacher, What must I do to inherit eternal life?" Luke 10: 25
Key Bible Verse: "‘When a stranger resides with you in your land, you shall not do him wrong. The stranger who resides with you shall be to you as the native among you, and you shall love him as yourself, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt; I am the LORD your God." Leviticus 19:33-34
Key Bible Verse: "for no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ also does the church," Ephesians 5:29
Key Bible Verse: "(The devil) He was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies." John 8:44
Key Bible Verses: "but you shall love your neighbor as yourself; I am the LORD." Leviticus 19: 18b,34; Matthew 19:19; 22:39
Key Bible Verses: The phase "love your neighbor AS YOURSELF" is said many times in both the OT and NT. Listen to find out why
Key Bible Verse: "...so that the world may know that I love the Father, I do exactly as the Father commanded Me." John 14:29
Key Bible Verse: "And you shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength." Deuteronomy 6:5
Key Bible Verse: "I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and [t]the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me." Galatians 2:20
Key Bible Verse: "“Now My soul has become troubled; and what am I to say? ‘Father, save Me from this hour’? But for this purpose I came to this hour." John 12:27
Key Bible Verse: "I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser. Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit, He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit, He prunes it so that it may bear more fruit" John 15:1-2
Key Bible Verse: "Remain in Me, and I in you. Just as the branch cannot bear fruit of itself but must remain in the vine, so neither can you unless you remain in Me." John 15: 4
Key Bible Verse: "Then Pilate handed Jesus over to be crucified, and the soldiers took Him away. Carrying His own cross, He went out to what is called Skull Place, which in Hebrew is called Golgotha. There they crucified Him..."John 19:16-18
Key Bible Verse: "Jesus answered and said to them, “This is the work of God, that you believe in Him whom He has sent.” So they said to Him, “What then are You doing as a sign, so that we may see, and believe You? What work are You performing?" John6:29-30
Key Bible Verse: "I passed by the field of a lazy one, and by the vineyard of a person lacking sense (fool), and behold, it was completely overgrown with weeds; Its surface was covered with weeds, and its stone wall was broken down." Proverbs 24:30-31
Key Bible Verse: "the entire congregation said to them, “If only we had died in the land of Egypt! Or even if we had died in this wilderness!" Numbers 14:2
All the men 20 years old and up got their wish ...they died in the desert for allowing fear to control them despite what God had done for them so recently in Egypt!
Key Bible Verse: "The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I came so that they would have life, and have it abundantly." John 10:10
Key Bible Verse: "When he had said this, Jesus called in a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out!” The dead man came out," John 11:43-44a
Key Bible Verse: "For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life." John 3:16
Key Bible Verse: "For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son that whoever believes in Him..." John 3:16
Key Bible Verse: "For God so love the world He gave His only begotten Son..." John 3:16
Key Bible Verse: "Jesus answered and said to him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.”" John 3:3
Key Bible Verse: "“For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life." John 3:16
Key Bible Verse: "I said to the LORD, You are my LORD, I have no good but You." Psalm 16:2
Key Bible Verse: "Now about midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns of praise to God, and the prisoners were listening to them" Acts 16:25
Key Bible Verse: "Let everything that has breath praise the LORD; Praise the LORD." Psalm 150:6
Key Bible Verse: "And she conceived again and gave birth to a son, and said, “This time I will praise the LORD.” Therefore she named him Judah." Genesis 29:35
Key Bible Verse: “Father, if You are willing, remove this cup from Me; yet not My will, but Yours be done.” Luke 22:42
Key Bible Verse: "And being in an agony He prayed more earnestly: and His sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground." Luke 22:44
Key Bible Verse: "Immediately the boy’s father cried out and said, “I do believe; help my unbelief!”" Mark9:24
Key Bible Verse: "Now in the same way the Spirit also helps our weakness; for we do not know what to pray for as we should, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words" Romans 8:26
Key Bible Verse: "If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me:" Psalm 66:18
Key Bible Verse: "Father, if You are willing, remove this cup from Me; nevertheless not My will, but Yours be done.” Luke 22:42
Key Bible Verse: "...and what is the exceeding greatness of His power toward us who believe, according to the working of His mighty power which He worked in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places," Ephesians 1:19-20
Key Bible Verse: "If I had not confessed the sin in my heart, the Lord would not have listened." Psalm 66:18
Key Bible Verse: "for He Himself has said, “I WILL NEVER DESERT YOU, NOR WILL I EVER ABANDON YOU,” Hebrews 13:5b
Key Bible Verse: "Therefore if the Son makes you free, you shall be free indeed." John 8:34
Key Bible Verse: "Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; Who [o]substitute darkness for light and light for darkness; Who [p]substitute bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter!" Isaiah 5:20
Key Bible Verse: “I, even I, am He who blots out your transgressions for My own sake; And I will not remember your sins." Isaiah 43:25
Key Bible Verse: "For we do not have a high priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but One who has been tempted in all things just as we are, yet without sin." Hebrews 4:15
Key Bible Verses: "Indeed, all who want to live in a godly way in Christ Jesus will be persecuted. But evil people and impostors will proceed from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived. You, however, continue in the things you have learned and become convinced of," 2 Timothy 3:12-14a
Key Bible Verse: "Therefore God also gave them over to uncleanness, in the lusts of their hearts, to dishonor their bodies among themselves, who exchanged the truth of God for the lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator," Romans 1: 24=25
Key Bible Verse: "For the land has become defiled, therefore I have brought its punishment upon it, so the land has vomited out its inhabitants." Leviticus 18:25
Key Bible Verse: "just as Sodom and Gomorrah and the cities around them, since they in the same way as these angels indulged in sexual perversion and went after strange flesh, are exhibited as an example in undergoing the punishment of eternal fire." Jude 7
Key Bible Verse: "For this reason a man shall leave his father and his mother, and be joined to his wife; and they shall become one flesh." Genesis 2:24
From Genesis to Jude, the practices of homosexuality were called sin by God in His Word.
This is the first part of a series taken from my messages this month speaking clearly what God said about the practices of homosexuality and their "pride" agenda that exists to take this even to our children and grandchildren. Christians and the church need to know what God said.
Key Bible Verse: "But Joseph said to them, “Do not be afraid, for am I in God’s place? As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good in order to bring about this present result, to keep many people alive." Genesis 50:19-20
Key Bible Verse: "If we are faithless, He remains faithful, for He cannot deny Himself." 2 Timothy 2:13
Key Bible Verse: "Your name shall no longer be Jacob, but [q]Israel; for you have contended with God and with men, and have prevailed.” Genesis 32:28
Key Bible Verse: "And Abraham named that place the LORD Will Provide, as it is said to this day, “On the mountain of the LORD it will be provided.”" Genesis 22: 14
Key Bible Verses: "Vindicate the weak and fatherless; do justice to the afflicted and destitute. Rescue the weak and needy; Save them from the hand of the wicked. They do not know nor do they understand; They walk around in darkness;" Psalm 82:3-5
Key Bible Verse: "Blessed be Abram by God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth, and blessed be God Most High, Who has delivered your enemies into your hand.” Genesis 14: 19-20
"The LORD is near to the brokenhearted And saves those who are crushed in spirit." Psalm 34:18
Key Bible Verse: "Then she called the name of the LORD who spoke to her, “You are [m]a God who sees me”;" Genesis 16: 13
Key Bible Verse: "So Sarai said to Abram, “See now, the LORD has prevented me from bearing children. Please have relations with my slave woman; perhaps I will obtain children through her.” And Abram listened to the voice of Sarai" Genesis 16:2
Key Bible Verse: "By faith Abraham, when he was called, obeyed by going out to a place which he was to receive for an inheritance; and he left, not knowing where he was going." Hebrews 11: 8
Key Bible Verse: "I have set My rainbow in the cloud, and it shall serve as a sign of a covenant between Me and the earth." Genesis 9:13
Key Bible Verse: "And he named him Noah, saying, “This one will give us comfort from our work and from the hard labor of our hands caused by the ground which the LORD has cursed." Genesis 5: 29
Key Bible Verses: "So the LORD was sorry that He had made mankind on the earth, and He was grieved in His heart. Then the LORD said, “I will wipe out mankind whom I have created from the face of the land...But Noah found favor in the eyes of the LORD...Noah was a righteous man, blameless in his generation. Noah walked with God." Genesis 6:6-9
Key Bible Verse: "Now the man named his wife Eve, because she was the mother of all the living. And the LORD God made garments of skin for Adam and his wife, and clothed them." Genesis 3:20-21
Key Bible Verse(s): "Then God said, “Let Us make mankind in Our image, according to Our likeness; and let them rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over the livestock and over all the earth, and over every crawling thing that crawls on the earth.” So God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them." Genesis 1:26-27
Key Bible Verses: "Make me know Your ways, LORD; Teach me Your paths. Lead me in Your truth and teach me, For You are the God of my salvation; For You I wait all the day." Psalm 25: 4-5
Key Bible Verses: "You will seek me and find me, when you seek me with all your heart. I will be found by you, declares the LORD..." Jeremiah 29: 13-14a
Key Bible Verse: "My frame was not hidden from You When I was made in secret, And skillfully formed in the depths of the earth; Your eyes have seen my formless substance; And in Your book were written All the days that were ordained for me, When as yet there was not one of them." Psalm 139:15-16
Key Bible Verse: "So God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. God blessed them;" Genesis 1:27-28a
Key Bible Verse: "but you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be My witnesses both in Jerusalem and in all Judea, and Samaria, and as far as the remotest part of the earth.” Acts 1:8
Key Bible Verse: "Go, therefore, and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, teaching them to follow all that I commanded you; and behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”" Matthew 28:19-20
Key Bible Verse: "Jesus said to him, “Because you have seen Me, have you now believed? Blessed are they who did not see, and yet believed*.” John 20:29
Key bible Verse: "but these have been written so that you may believe that Jesus is the [i]Christ, the Son of God; and that by believing you may have life in His name." John 20:31
Key Bible Verse: "...(Jesus) said, “It is finished!” And He bowed His head and gave up His spirit." John 19:30
Key Bible Verse: "A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another, even as I have loved you, that you also love one another." John 13:34
Key Bible Verse: "Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of His godly ones." Psalm 116:15
Key Bible Verse: "Rejoice greatly, daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, daughter of Jerusalem! behold, your king is coming to you; He is righteous and endowed with salvation, humble, and mounted on a donkey, even on a colt, the foal of a donkey." Zechariah 9:9
Key Bible Verse: "So rend your heart, and not your garments; return to the Lord your God, for He is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness; and He relents from doing harm." Joel 2:13
Key Bible Verse: "Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life; the one who comes to Me will not be hungry, and the one who believes in Me will never be thirsty." John 6:35
Key Bible Verse: "Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled." Matthew 5:6
Key Bible Verses: "Therefore, COME OUT FROM THEIR MIDST AND BE SEPARATE,” says the Lord. “AND DO NOT TOUCH WHAT IS UNCLEAN; And I will welcome you. “And I will be a father to you, And you shall be sons and daughters to Me,” Says the Lord Almighty." 2Corinthians 6:17-18
Key Bible Verse: "but you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be My witnesses both in Jerusalem and in all Judea, and Samaria, and as far as the remotest part of the earth.”" Acts 1:8
Key Bible Verse: "Let the redeemed of the Lord say so, whom He has redeemed from the hand of the enemy, Psalm 107:2
Key Bible Verses: “Open your mouth for the mute, for the rights of all who are destitute. Open your mouth, judge righteously, defend the rights of the poor and needy.” Proverbs 31: 8-9
"Do not participate in the useless deeds of darkness, but instead even expose them" Ephesians 5: 11
Key Bible Verses: "Take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness, but instead expose them." Ephesians 5:11
Key Bible Verse: "Therefore, everyone who confesses Me before people, I will also confess him before My Father who is in heaven. But whoever denies Me before people, I will also deny him before My Father who is in heaven." Matthew 10:32-33
Key Bible Verse: "So faith comes from hearing and hearing by the word of Christ." Romans 10:17
Key Bible Verse: "For the time will come when they will not tolerate sound doctrine; but wanting to have their ears tickled, they will accumulate for themselves teachers in accordance with their own desires, and they will turn their ears away from the truth and will turn aside to myths." 2Timothy 4:3-4
Key Bible Verse: "For this is a rebellious people, false sons, sons who refuse to listen to the instruction of the LORD; who say to the seers, “You must not see visions”; And to the prophets, “You must not prophesy the truth to us. Speak to us pleasant words," Isaiah 30:9-10
Key bible Verse: "Be grieved and mourn and weep. Let your laughter be turned to mourning, and the joy to gloom." James 4:9
Key Bible Verse: "But thanks be to God, who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and through us reveals the fragrance of the knowledge of Him in every place." 2 Corinthians 2:14
Key Bible Verse: "Do not love the world nor the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him." 1 John 2: 15
Key Bible Verse: "Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father except through Me.*" John 14:6
Key Bible Verse: "Be of sober spirit, be on the alert. Your adversary, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. 9[h]So resist him, firm in your faith," 1 Peter 5:8-9
Key Bible Verse: "Then the LORD opened the mouth of the donkey, and she said to Balaam..., “" Numbers 22:28
Key Bible Verse: "One who walks with wise people will be wise, But a companion of fools will suffer harm." Proverbs 13:20
Key Bible Verse: "If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness." 1 John 1:9
Key Bible Verse: "But there is nothing covered up that will not be revealed, and hidden that will not be known. Accordingly, whatever you have said in the dark will be heard in the light, and what you have whispered in the inner rooms will be proclaimed on the housetops." Luke 12:2-3
Key Bible Verse: "Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility consider one another as more important than yourselves;" Philippians 2:3
Key Bible Verse: "Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God." Matthew 5:9
Key Bible Verse: "Let no unwholesome word come out of your mouth, but if there is any good word for edification according to the need of the moment, say that, so that it will give grace to those who hear." Ephesians 4:29
Key Bible Verses: "But there is nothing covered up that will not be revealed, and hidden that will not be known. Accordingly, whatever you have said in the dark will be heard in the light, and what you have whispered in the inner rooms will be proclaimed on the housetops." Luke 12:2-3
Key Bible Verse: "And because lawlessness is increased, most people’s love will become cold. But the one who endures to the end is the one who will be saved." Matthew 24: 12-13
Key Bible Verse: "This saying is trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance: “Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners”—and I am the worst of them." 1 Timothy 1: 15
Key Bible Verse: "You therefore must be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect." Matthew 5:48
Key Bible Verse: "You are from God, little children, and have overcome them; because greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world." 1 John 4:4
Key Bible Verse: "For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them." Ephesians 2:10
Key Bible Verse: "Therefore, since we have this ministry, as we received mercy, we do not lose heart," 2 Corinthians 4:1
"Is this what you do to the LORD, You foolish and unwise people? Is He not your Father who has purchased you? He has made you and established you." Deuteronomy 32:6
"I do not receive glory from people; but I know you, that you do not have the love of God in yourselves" John 5:41-42
"For through the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think more highly of himself than he ought to think; but to think so as to have sound judgment, as God has allotted to each a measure of faith." Romans 12:#
"Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, Philippians 2:3
Key Bible Verses: "Oh give thanks to the LORD, for He is good, for His steadfast love endures forever! Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, whom He has redeemed from trouble." Psalm 107:1-2
Key Bible Verse: "so faith comes from hearing and hearing by the word of Christ." Romans 10:17
Key Bible Verse(s): "For if, after they have escaped the defilements of the world by the knowledge of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled in them and are overcome, the last state has become worse for them than the first. For it would be better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than having known it, to turn away from the holy commandment handed on to them." 2 Peter 2:20-21
Key Bible Verse: "Then the LORD God formed the man of dust from the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and the man became a living person." Genesis 2:7
Key Bible Verses: Then God said, “Let Us make mankind in Our image, according to Our likeness...So God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. God blessed them..." Genesis 1:26-28a
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Key Bible Verse: "For the word of God is living and active, and sharper than any two-edged sword, even penetrating as far as the division of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart." Hebrews 4:12
Key Bible Verse: "For the word of God is living and active, and sharper than any two-edged sword, even penetrating as far as the division of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart." Hebrews 4:12
Key Bible Verse: "For the word of God is living and active, and sharper than any two-edged sword, even penetrating as far as the division of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and able to [e]judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart." Hebrews 4:12
Key Bible Verse: "Jesus replied, “It is not for you to know times or seasons that the Father has fixed by His own authority. 8But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”" Acts 1:7,8
Key Bible Verse: "I am giving you a new commandment, that you love one another; just as I have loved you, that you also love one another." John 13:34
Key Bible Verse: "Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends." John 15: 13
Key Bible Verses: "I have told you these things so that My joy may be in you and your joy may be complete." John 15:11
Key Bible Verse: "But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid! For behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people: Today in the city of David a Savior has been born to you. He is Christ the Lord!" Luke 2:10-11
Key Bible Verse: "Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled; do not be afraid." John 14:27
Key Bible Verse: "...an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to embrace Mary as your wife, for the One conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. She will give birth to a Son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus because He will save His people from their sins.” Matthew 1:20-21
Key Bible Verse: "“For a child will be born to us, a son will be given to us; And the government will rest on His shoulders; And His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace.” Isaiah 9:6
Key Bible Verse: "but sanctify Christ as Lord in your hearts, always being ready to make a defense to everyone who asks you to give an account for the hope that is in you, but with gentleness and respect" 1 Peter 3:15
Key Bible Verse: "And if I go and prepare a place for you, I am coming again and will take you to Myself, so that where I am, there you also will be." John 14:3
Key Bible Verse: "The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death, a light has dawned." Isaiah 9:2
Key Bible Verse: "For by grace you have been saved through faith; and [l]this is not of yourselves, it is the gift of God" Ephesians 2:8
Key Bible Verse: "O, give thanks to the LORD, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever." Psalm 136:1
Key Bible Verse: "So if I, the Lord and the Teacher, washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet. For I gave you an example, so that you also would do just as I did for you." John 13:14-15
Key Bible Verse: "Then Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they do.” And they divided His garments and cast lots." Luke 23:34
Key Bible Verse: "Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one’s life for his friends. You are My friends if you do whatever I command you." John 15:13-14
Key Bible Verse: "By this all people will know that you are My disciples: if you have love for one another.” John 13:35
Key Bible Verse: "I am giving you a new commandment, that you love one another; just as I have loved you, that you also love one another." John 13:34
Key Bible Verse: "Finally, brothers, rejoice! Aim for perfect harmony, encourage one another, be of one mind, live in peace. And the God of love and peace will be with you." 2 Corinthians 13:11
Key Bible Verse: "...I fear that there may be quarreling, jealousy, rage, rivalry, slander, gossip, arrogance, and disorder." 2 Corinthians 13:5
Key Bible Verse: "Test yourselves to see if you are in the faith; examine yourselves! Or do you not recognize this about yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you—unless indeed you fail the test?" 2 Corinthians 13:5
Key Bible Verse: "For the sorrow that is according to the will of God produces a repentance without regret, leading to salvation, but the sorrow of the world produces death." 2 Corinthians 7:10
Key Bible Verses: "God is now proclaiming to mankind that all people everywhere are to repent because He has set a day on which He will judge the world in righteousness through a Man whom He has appointed, having furnished proof to all people by raising Him from the dead.” Acts 17:30-31
Key Bible Verse: Now when they heard this, they were pierced to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, “Brothers, what are we to do?” Peter said to them, “Repent, and each of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit." Acts 2:37-38
Key Bible Verse: "From that time Jesus began to preach and say, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”" Matthew 4:17
Key Bible Verses: "Now in those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea, saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” For this is the one referred to by Isaiah the prophet when he said, “THE VOICE OF ONE CALLING OUT IN THE WILDERNESS, ‘PREPARE THE WAY OF THE LORD, MAKE HIS PATHS STRAIGHT!’” Mathew 3: 1-3
Key Bible Verse: "And if you do not do well, sin is lurking at the door; and its desire is for you, but you must master it.” Genesis 4:7
Key Bible Verse: "And the LORD God commanded him, “You may eat freely from every tree of the garden, but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil; for in the day that you eat of it, you will surely die.” Genesis 2:16-17
Key Bible Verses: "Therefore, I will always be ready to remind you of these things, even though you already know them and have been established in the truth which is present with you. I consider it right, as long as I am in this earthly dwelling, to stir you up by way of reminder," 2 Peter 1:12-13
Key Bible Verse: "For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life." John 3: 16
Key Bible Verse: "For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life." John 3:16
Key bible Verse: "For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life." John 3:16
Key Bible Verse: "For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life." John 3:16
Key Bible Verse: "For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life." John 3:16
Key Bible Verse: “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life." John 3: 16
Key Bible Verse: “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life." John 3:16
Key Bible Verse: "But I tell you the truth: it is to your advantage that I am leaving; for if I do not leave, the [e]Helper will not come to you; but if I go, I will send Him to you." John 16:7
Key Bible Verse: "To these He also presented Himself alive after His suffering, by many convincing proofs, appearing to them over a period of forty days and speaking of things regarding the kingdom of God." Acts 1:3
Key Bible Verse: "(God) made Him who knew no sin to be sin in our behalf, so that we might become the righteousness of God in Him."2 Corinthians 5:21
Key Bible Verse: "knowing that you were not redeemed with perishable things like silver or gold from your futile way of life inherited from your forefathers, but with precious blood, as of a lamb unblemished and spotless, the blood of Christ." 1 Peter 1: 18-19
Key Bible Verse: "She will give birth to a Son; and you shall name Him Jesus, for [t]He will save His people from their sins.” Matthew 1: 21
Key Bible Verse: "But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid; for behold, I bring you good news of great joy which will be for all the people;" Luke 2: 10
Key Bible Verse: "Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father except through Me."" John 14: 6
Key Bible Verse: "I am the vine, you are the branches; the one who remains in Me, and I in him [f]bears much fruit, for apart from Me you can do nothing." John 15:5
Key Bible Verses: "I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser. Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit, He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit, He prunes it so that it may bear more fruit." John 15: 1-2
Key Bible Verse: "Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father except through Me."
Key bible Verse: "Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father except through Me." John 14:6
Key Bible Verse: "Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father except through Me." John 14:6
Key Bible Verses: "Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life; he who believes in Me will live even if he dies, and everyone who lives and believes in Me will never die." John 11:25-26
Key Bible Verse: "I am the good shepherd; the good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep." John 10:11
Key Bible Verse: “I AM the door; if anyone enters through Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture." John 10:9
Key Bible Verse: "Then Jesus again spoke to them, saying, “I am the Light of the world; the one who follows Me will not walk in the darkness, but will have the Light of life.”" John 8:12
Key bible Verse: Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life; the one who comes to Me will not be hungry, and the one who believes in Me will never be thirsty."
Words Worth Remembering: "Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I am.” John 8:58
Key Bible Verses: "The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all." 2 Corinthians 13:14
Key Bible Verses: "After He was baptized, Jesus came up immediately from the water; and behold, the heavens were opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove and settling on Him, and behold, a voice from the heavens said, “This is My beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.” Matthew 3: 16-17
Words Worth Remembering: "By faith we understand that the universe was created by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things that are visible." Hebrews 11:3
Key Bible Verse: "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God ... And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we saw His glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth." John 1: 1,14
Key Bible Verse: "Then God said, “Let Us make mankind in Our image, according to Our likeness; Genesis 1:26a
Key Bible Verse: "Then God said, “Let Us make mankind in Our image, according to Our likeness;" Genesis 1:26a
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Key Bible Verses: "All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work." 2 Timothy 3:16-17
Key Bible Verses: "All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work." 2 Timothy 3: 16-17
Key Bible Verses: "All Scripture is inspired by God and beneficial for teaching, for rebuke, for correction, for training in righteousness; so that the man or woman of God may be complete (fully capable), equipped for every good work." 2 Timothy 3: 16-17
Key Bible Verse: "And God said to Moses, “ I AM WHO I AM”; and He said, “This is what you shall say to the sons of Israel: ‘I AM has sent me to you.’" Exodus 3: 14
Key Bible Verse: “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.” Revelation 1:8
Key Bible Verse: “God is spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.” John 4: 24
Key Verse: "Your word I have treasured in my heart, that I may not sin against You." Psalm 119:11
Key Bible Verse: "Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be put into your bosom. For with the same measure that you use, it will be measured back to you.”" Luke 6: 38
Key Bible Verse: "And the LORD said to Gideon, “I will save you with the three hundred men who lapped, and will hand the Midianites over to you;" Judges 7:7
Key Bible Verse: "Each one must do just as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver." 2 Corinthians 9: 7
Key Bible Verse: "And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect." Romans 12:2
Key Bible Verse: "“Would anyone rob God? Yet you are robbing Me! But you say, ‘How have we robbed You?’ In tithes and offerings." Malachi 3:8
Key Bible Verse: "I searched for a man among them who would build up a wall and stand in the gap before Me for the land, so that I would not destroy it; but I found no one." Ezekiel 22:30
Key Bible Verse: "For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son that whoever believes in Him will not perish but have eternal life." John 3: 16
Key Bible Verse: "But when Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul began devoting himself completely to the word, testifying to the Jews that Jesus was the Christ." Acts 18:5
Key Bible Verse: "Unless the LORD builds a house, they labor in vain who build it;" Psalm 127: 1a
Key Bible Verses: "Soon afterward, Jesus began going around from one city and village to another, proclaiming and preaching the kingdom of God. The twelve were with Him, and also some women who had been healed of evil spirits and sicknesses: Mary who was called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out, and Joanna the wife of Chuza, Herod’s steward, and Susanna, and many others who were contributing to their support out of their private means. Luke 8: 1-3
Key Bible Verse: "For they exchanged the truth of God for falsehood, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen." Romans 1:25
Key Bible Verse: "But as for you, use self-restraint in all things, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry." 2 Timothy 4: 5
Key Bible Verse(s): "How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them? And how can anyone preach unless they are sent? As it is written: “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!” Romans 10: 14-15
Key Bible Verse: "I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has strengthened me, because He considered me faithful, putting me into service," 1 Timothy 1: 12
Key bible Verses: "Seeing the crowds, He felt compassion for them, because they were distressed and downcast, like sheep without a shepherd. Then He said to His disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Therefore, plead with the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into His harvest.*" Matthew 9:36-38
Key Bible Verse: "From that time Jesus began to preach and say, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” Matthew 4:17
Key Bible Verse(s): "Now in the same way the Spirit also helps our weakness; for we do not know what to pray for as we should, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words; and He who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because He intercedes for the saints according to the will of God."
Key Bible Verse: "But I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you," Matthew 5: 44
Key Bible Verse(s): Defend the poor and fatherless; Do justice to the afflicted and needy. Deliver the poor and needy; Free them from the hand of the wicked. Psalm 82: 3-4
Key Bible Verse: "Now then, you kings, use insight; let yourselves be instructed, you judges of the earth. Serve the LORD with reverence, and rejoice with trembling." Psalm 2: 10-11
Key Bible Verses: "Go, therefore, and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, teaching them to follow all that I commanded you; and behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.” Matthew 28: 19-20
Key Bible Verse: "For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost."
Key Bible Verse: "He who testifies to these things says, “Yes, I am coming quickly.” Amen. Come, Lord Jesus." Revelation 22: 20
Key Bible Verse: "Let the favor of the Lord our God be upon us, and establish the work of our hands upon us; yes, establish the work of our hands!" Psalm 90: 17
Key Bible Verses: "Only be careful for yourself and watch over your soul diligently, so that you do not forget the things which your eyes have seen and they do not depart from your heart all the days of your life; but make them known to your sons and your grandsons." Deuteronomy 4: 9
Key Bible Verses: "and that from childhood you have known the sacred writings which are able to give you the wisdom that leads to salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus." 2 Timothy 3: 15
Key Bible Verse: "So the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon the man, and he slept; then He took one of his ribs and closed up the flesh at that place. And the LORD God fashioned into a woman the rib which He had taken from the man, and brought her to the man. Then the man said, at last this is bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh;" Genesis 2: 21
Key Bible Verse: "Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord." Ephesians 6: 4
Key Bible Verses: “She opens her mouth in wisdom, and the teaching of kindness is on her tongue. She watches over the activities of her household, and does not eat the bread of idleness. Her children rise up and bless her; Her husband also, and he praises her, saying: “Many daughters have done nobly, but you excel them all.””Proverbs 31: 26-29
Key Bible Verses: "So husbands also ought to love their own wives as their own bodies. He who loves his own wife loves himself; 29for no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ also does the church," Ephesians 5: 28-29
Key Bible Verse: "For I gave you an example, so that you also would do just as I did for you." John 13: 15
Key Bible Verses: "And whatever you ask in My name, this I will do, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If you ask Me anything in My name, I will do it." John 14: 13-14
Key Bible Verse: "They dragged him out of the city and began to stone him. Meanwhile the witnesses laid their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul. While they were stoning him, Stephen appealed, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.” Falling on his knees, he cried out in a loud voice, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them.” And when he had said this, he fell asleep." Acts 7: 58-60
Key Bible Verse: "I, John, your brother and fellow participant in the tribulation and kingdom and perseverance in Jesus, was on the island called Patmos because of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus." Revelation 1: 9
The Apostle John never spoke his own name or identified himself as the author of his gospel or three epistles. He referred to himself only as "the disciple Jesus loved.
Key Bible Verse: "Lying back on Jesus’ chest was one of His disciples, whom Jesus loved." John 13: 23
Key Bible Verse: "So then, those who had received his word were baptized; and that day there were added about three thousand souls." Acts 2: 41
Key Bible Verse: "(Jesus) said to (Peter) the third time, “Simon, son of John, do you love Me?” Peter was hurt because He said to him the third time, “Do you love Me?” And he said to Him, “Lord, You know all things; You know that I love You.” Jesus said to him, “Tend My sheep. John 21: 17
Key Bible Verse: "Simon Peter answered, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”" Matthew 16: 16
Key Bible Verse: "Simon responded and said, “Master, we worked hard all night and caught nothing, but I will do as You say and let down the nets.”" Luke 5: 5
Andrew and Philip
Key Bible Verse: "(Andrew) first found his own brother Simon and said to him, “We have found the Messiah” (which translated means Christ)." John 1: 41
Key Bible Verse: "Now in those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea, saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”" Matthew 3: 1
Key Bible Verse: "He came as a witness, to bear witness about the Light, that all might believe through him." John 1: 7
Key Bible Verse: "but you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be My witnesses both in Jerusalem and in all Judea, and Samaria, and as far as the remotest part of the earth.” Acts 1: 8
Key Bible Verse(s): "But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they came to the tomb bringing the spices which they had prepared. And they found the stone rolled away...but when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus...as the women were terrified and bowed their faces to the ground, the men (angels) said to them, “Why do you seek the living One among the dead? “He is not here, but He has risen"" Luke 24: 1-5
Key Bible Verse(s): "Now on the next day (Saturday)...the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered together with Pilate, and said, “Sir, we remember when He was still alive that deceiver said, ‘After three days I am to rise again.’ Therefore, give orders for the grave to be made secure until the third day, otherwise His disciples may come and steal Him away and say to the people, ‘He has risen from the dead,’ and the last deception will be worse than the first.”" Matthew 27: 62-64
Key Bible Verse(s): "And Jesus cried out again with a loud voice, and yielded up His spirit." Matthew 27: 50
Key Bible Verse(s): "If I then, the Lord and the Teacher, washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet. For I gave you an example that you also should do as I did to you...If you know these things, you are blessed if you do them."John 13: 14, 15, 17
Key Bible Verse(s): Then one of the twelve, whose name was Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests and said, “What will you give me if I deliver Him over to you?” And they paid him thirty pieces of silver. And from that moment (Judas) sought an opportunity to betray Him." Matthew 26: 14-16
Key Bible Verse(s): "One day, as Jesus was teaching the people in the temple and preaching the gospel, the chief priests and the scribes with the elders came up and said to Him, “Tell us by what authority You do these things, or Who it is that gave You this authority." Luke 20: 1-2
Key Bible Verse(s): "And Jesus entered the temple and drove out all those who were buying and selling in the temple, and overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those who were selling doves. And He said to them, “It is written, ‘MY HOUSE SHALL BE CALLED A HOUSE OF PRAYER’; but you are making it a ROBBERS’ DEN.” "Matthew 21: 12-13
Key Bible Verse(s): "Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you; He is just and endowed with salvation, Humble, and mounted on a donkey, Even on a colt, the foal of a donkey." Zechariah 9: 9
Key Bible Verse: "All the ways of a person are clean in his own sight, but the Lord examines the motives." Proverbs 16: 2
Key Bible Verse: "For the Lord sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart.” 1 Samuel 16: 7b
Key Bible Verse: "For am I now seeking the favor of men, or of God? Or am I striving to please men? If I were still trying to please men, I would not be a bond-servant of Christ." Galatians 1: 10
Key Bible Verses: "...our God whom we serve is able to rescue us from the furnace of blazing fire...But even if He does not, let it be known to you, O king, that we are not going to serve your gods nor worship the golden statue that you have set up.”from Daniel 3: 17-18
Key Bible Verses: "Search me, O God, and know my heart; try me and know my anxious thoughts; And see if there be any hurtful way in me, and lead me in the everlasting way."Psalm 139: 23-24
Key Bible Verse: "I have not come to call the righteous to repentance, but sinners.” Luke 5: 32
Key Bible Verse: "For you have not received a spirit of slavery leading to fear again, but you have received a spirit of adoption as sons by which we cry out, "Abba! Father!" Romans 8: 15
key Bible Verse: "Do not call to mind the former things, Or ponder things of the past. Isaiah 43: 18
Key Bible Verse: "Woe to you when everyone speaks well of you, for that is how their ancestors treated the false prophets." Luke 6: 26
Key Bible Verse: "For through the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think more highly of himself than he ought to think..." Romans 12: 3a
Key Bible Verse: (Adam) said, "I heard the sound of You in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid myself." Genesis 3: 10
Key Bible Verse: "Search me, O God, and know my heart! Try me and know my thoughts!" Psalm 139: 23
Key Bible Verse: "...that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death." Philippians 3: 10
Key Bible Verse: "For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory that is to be revealed to us." Romans 8: 18
Key Bible Verse: " The Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed and be raised on the third day.”Luke 9: 22
Christian, that should encourage your heart!
Key Bible Verse: "Therefore there is now no condemnation at all for those who are in Christ Jesus." Romans 8: 1
Key Bible Verse: "You are from God, little children, and have overcome them; because greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world." 1 John 4: 4
Key Bible Verse: "I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me." Galatians 2: 20
Key Bible Verses: "He (the devil) was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks out of his own character, for he is a liar and the father of lies." John 8: 43-44
Key Bible Verses: "Therefore, having this ministry by the mercy of God, we do not lose heart. But we have renounced disgraceful, underhanded ways. We refuse to practice cunning or to tamper with God’s word, but by the open statement of the truth we would commend ourselves to everyone’s conscience in the sight of God. And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing." 2 Corinthians 4: 1-3
Key Bible Verse: "For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God." 1 Corinthians 1: 18
Key Bible Verse: "...and my message and my preaching were not in persuasive words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power, 5so that your faith would not rest on the wisdom of men, but on the power of God." 1 Corinthians 2: 4-5
Key Bible Verse: "For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God." 1 Corinthians 1: 18
Key Bible Verse: "For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God." 1 Corinthians 1: 18
Key Bible Verse: "For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God." 1 Corinthians 1: 18
Key Bible Verse: "For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God." 1 Corinthians 1: 18
Key Bible Verse: "For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God." 1 Corinthians 1: 18
Key Bible Verse: "For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God." 1 Corinthians 1: 18
Key Bible Verse: "For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God." 1 Corinthians 1: 18
Key Bible Verse: "For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places." Ephesians 6: 12
Key Bible Verse: “Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of My Father who is in heaven will enter." Matthew 7: 21
Key Bible Verse: "Examine yourselves, to see whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves. Or do you not realize this about yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you?—unless indeed you fail to meet the test!" 2 Corinthians 13: 5
Key Bible Verse: "After coming into the house they saw the Child with Mary His mother; and they fell to the ground and worshiped Him. Then, opening their treasures, they presented to Him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. " Matthew 2: 11
Key Bible Verse: "After coming into the house they saw the Child with Mary His mother; and they fell to the ground and worshiped Him. Then, opening their treasures, they presented to Him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. " Matthew 2: 11
Key Bible Verse: "After coming into the house they saw the Child with Mary His mother; and they fell to the ground and worshiped Him. Then, opening their treasures, they presented to Him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. " Matthew 2: 11
Key Bible Verse: "After coming into the house they (the wise men) saw the Child with Mary His mother; and they fell to the ground and worshiped Him. Then, opening their treasures, they presented to Him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh." Matthew 2: 11
Key Bible Verse: "She will bear a Son and you shall call His name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins." Matthew 1: 21
Key Bible Verse: "For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life." John 3: 16
Key Bible Verse: "Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me. In my Father’s house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, that where I am you may be also." John 14: 1-3
Key Bible Verse(s): "You, however, continue in the things you have learned and become convinced of, knowing from whom you have learned them," 2 Timothy 3: 14
Key Bible Verse(s): "Therefore, to one who knows the right thing to do and does not do it, to him it is sin."James 4: 17
Key Bible Verse(s): "Become sober-minded as you ought, and stop sinning..." 1 Corinthians 15: 34a
Key Bible Verse: "but I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart." Matthew 5: 28
Key Bible Verse(s): "He who conceals his transgressions will not prosper, But he who confesses and forsakes them will find compassion." Proverbs 28: 13
Key Bible Verse: "For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world, and forfeit his soul?" Mark 8: 36
Happy Thanksgiving! Key Bible Verse: "Give thanks to the Lord for He is good." Psalm 136: 1
Key Bible Verse: "For we also once were foolish ourselves, disobedient, deceived, enslaved to various lusts and pleasures, spending our life in malice and envy, hateful, hating one another. but when the kindness of God our Savior and His love for mankind appeared, He saved us" Titus 3: 3-5a
Key Bible Verse: "In everything I showed you that by working hard in this manner you must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that He Himself said, 'It is more blessed to give than to receive.'" Acts 20: 35
Key Bible Verse: Then (Jesus) said to Thomas, “...do not be unbelieving, but believing.” Thomas answered and said to Him, “My Lord and my God!” John 20: 27-28
Key Bible Verse: "But You are holy, O You that inhabit the praises of Israel." Psalm 22:3
Key Bible Verse: "Rejoice always; pray without ceasing; in everything give thanks; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus." 1 Thessalonians 5: 16-18
Keu Bible Verse: "A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another, even as I have loved you, that you also love one another." John 13: 34
Key Bible Verse: "So teach us to number our days, that we may present to You a heart of wisdom. " Psalm 90: 12
Key Bible Verse: "but you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you..." Acts 1: 8
Key Bible Verse: "And He was saying to them all, "If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross daily and follow Me."Luke 9: 23
Key Bible Verse: "Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”Matthew 28: 19-20
Key Bible Verse: "And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect. " Romans 12: 2
Key Bible Verse: "Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come. " 2 Corinthians 5: 17
Key Bible Verse: "just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.” Matthew 20: 28
Key Bible Verse: "Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come." 2 Corinthians 5: 17
Key Bible Verse: "And I will give them one heart, and put a new spirit within them. And I will take the heart of stone out of their flesh and give them a heart of flesh," Ezekiel 11: 19
Key Bible Verse: "Test yourselves to see if you are in the faith; examine yourselves! Or do you not recognize this about yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you-- unless indeed you fail the test?" 2 Corinthians 13: 5-6
Key Bible Verse: "Then He said to them all: "Whoever wants to be My disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow Me." Luke 9: 23
Key Bible Verse: "When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”John 8: 12
Key Bible Verse: "From that time Jesus began to preach and say, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand."" Matthew 4: 17
Key bible Verse: "For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel, not in cleverness of speech, so that the cross of Christ would not be made void. For the word of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God." 1 Corinthians 1: 17-18
Key Bible Verse: "When you were dead in your transgressions and the uncircumcision of your flesh, He made you alive together with Him, having forgiven us all our transgressions, having canceled out the certificate of debt consisting of decrees against us, which was hostile to us; and He has taken it out of the way, having nailed it to the cross." Colossians 2: 13-14
Key Bible Verse: "Some began to spit at Him, and to blindfold Him, and to beat Him with their fists, and to say to Him, “Prophesy!” And the officers received Him with slaps in the face." Mark 14: 65
Key Bible Verse: "The Lord is not slow about His promise, as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing for any to perish but for all to come to repentance." 2 Peter 3: 9
Key Bible Verse: "What shall we say then? There is no injustice with God, is there? May it never be! 15For He says to Moses, “I WILL HAVE MERCY ON WHOM I HAVE MERCY, AND I WILL HAVE COMPASSION ON WHOM I HAVE COMPASSION.”" Romans 9: 14-15
Key Bible Verse(s): “There is no one righteous, not even one, and there is no one who understands, no one who seeks God. All have turned away, they have together become worthless, and there is no one who does good, not even one.”Romans 3:10 – 12
Key Bible Verse(s): "Therefore you are to be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect." Matthew 5: 48
Key Bible Verse(s): "You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your brother's eye." Matthew 7: 5
Key Bible Verse(s): "All of us have become like one who is unclean, and all our righteous acts are like filthy rags" Isaiah 64: 6a
key Bible Verse(s): "Then the LORD said to Satan, “Behold, all that (Job) has is in your power, only do not put forth your hand on him.” Job 1: 12
The Blame Game began here...
Key Bible Verse(s): "The man said, "The woman whom You gave to be with me, she gave me from the tree, and I ate." Genesis 3: 12
Key Bible Verse(s): "for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God," Romans 3: 23
Key Bible Verse(s): "For the word of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God." 1 Corinthians 1: 18
Key Bible Verse(s): "A highway will be there, a roadway, And it will be called the Highway of Holiness. The unclean will not travel on it, But it will be for him who walks that way, And fools will not wander on it.Isaiah 35: 8
Ke Bible Verse(s): "...for the gate is wide and the way is broad that leads to destruction, and there are many who enter through it." Matthew 7: 13b
Key Bible Verse: "Enter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the way is broad that leads to destruction, and there are many who enter through it. For the gate is small and the way is narrow that leads to life, and there are few who find it." Matthew 7: 13-14
Key Bible Verse: "Now when evening came David arose from his bed and walked around on the roof of the king’s house, and from the roof he saw a woman bathing; and the woman was very beautiful in appearance. 3So David sent and inquired about the woman." 2 Samuel 11: 2-3
Key bible Verse: "for the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God." James 1: 20
Key Bible Verse: "Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before stumbling." Proverbs 16: 18
Key Bible Verse: "Now David’s heart troubled him after he had numbered the people. So David said to the LORD, “I have sinned greatly in what I have done. But now, O LORD, please take away the iniquity of Your servant, for I have acted very foolishly.” 2 Samuel 24: 10
Key Bible Verse: "Are not...the rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? Could I not wash in them and be clean?” So (Naaman) turned and went away in a rage." (He was still a leper.) 2 Kings 5: 12
Key Bible Verse: (God's punishment on Israel because they listened to the ten spies instead of Joshua and Caleb) "But as for you, your corpses will fall ...for forty years in the wilderness...for your unfaithfulness...according to the number of days which you spied out the land, forty days, for every day you shall bear your guilt a year, even forty years, and you will know My opposition."Numbers 14: 32-34 (excerpted)
Key Bible Verse: "Then Moses was afraid...Moses fled from Pharaoh and stayed in the land of Midian." Exodus 2: 14-15
Key Bible Verse: "For the sorrow that is according to the will of God produces a repentance without regret, leading to salvation, but the sorrow of the world produces death." 2 Corinthians 7: 10
Key Bible Verse: "I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come? My help comes from the LORD, Who made heaven and earth." Psalm 2121: 1-2
Key Bible Verse: "Answer me quickly, O LORD, my spirit fails; Do not hide Your face from me, Or I will become like those who go down to the pit." Psalm 143: 7
Key Bible Verse: (Jesus speaking) "but I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart." Matthew 5: 28
Key Bible Verse: "These things will be done to you because you have played the harlot with the nations, because you have defiled yourself with their idols." Ezekiel 23: 30
Key Bible Verse: "As for your adulteries and your lustful neighings, The lewdness of your prostitution On the hills in the field, I have seen your abominations. Woe to you..." Jeremiah 13: 27
Key Bible Verse: (Jesus Speaking) "For nothing is hidden that will not become evident, nor anything secret that will not be known and come to light." Luke 8: 17
Key Bible Verse: "When I kept silent about my sin, my body wasted away Through my groaning all day long." Psalm 32: 3
Key Bible Verse: "But if you will not do so, behold, you have sinned against the LORD, and be sure your sin will find you out." Numbers 32:23
Key Bible Verse(s): "And (Jesus) said to them, “Take care, and be on your guard against all covetousness, for one's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.” Luke 12: 15
Key Bible Verse(s): "But God said to him, 'You fool! This very night your soul is required of you; and now who will own what you have prepared?" Luke 12: 20
Key Bible Verse(s): "But when the young man heard this statement, he went away grieving; for he was one who owned much property." Matthew 19: 22
You may not have ever been incarcerated, but most men have been in what I refer to as "prisons without bars".
key Bible Verse: "“Simon, Simon, behold, Satan has demanded permission to sift you like wheat;" Luke 22: 31a
Key Bible Verse: "He who believes in Him is not condemned; but he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God." Johh 3: 18
Key Bible Verse(s): "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." John 14: 1-2
Key Bible Verse(s): "For God did not send the Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world might be saved through Him. He who believes in Him is not judged; he who does not believe has been judged already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God." John 3: 17-18
"Therefore there is now NO condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus." Romans 1: 8
key Bible Verse: "Therefore I say to you, any sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven people, but blasphemy against the Spirit shall not be forgiven.Matthew 12: 31
Key Bible Verse: "while (Elijah) himself went a day's journey into the wilderness. He came to a broom bush, sat down under it and prayed that he might die. "I have had enough, LORD," he said. " from 1 Kings 19: 4
Key Bible Verse: "I have sworn and I will confirm it, That I will keep Your righteous ordinances. I am exceedingly afflicted;Revive me, O LORD, according to Your word. " Psalm 119: 106-107
Key Bible Verse: "I have not come to call the righteous but sinners to repentance." Luke 5: 32
Key Bible Verse: “Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners--of whom I am the worst.” 1 Timothy 1:15
Key Bible Verse: "but in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect," 1 Peter 3: 15
Key Bible Verse: "Do not trust in princes, In mortal man, in whom there is no salvation. " Psalm 146: 3
Key Bible Verse: "I will walk about in freedom, for I have sought out your precepts." Psalm 119: 45
Key Bible Verse(s): "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."Matthew 11: 29
Key Bible Verse: "Righteousness exalts a nation, But sin is a disgrace to any people." Proverbs 14: 34
Key Bible Verse(s): "but you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be My witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and even to the remotest part of the earth."Acts 1: 8; 2: 1 - 12
Key Bible Verse(s): " Some were tortured, refusing to accept release, so that they might rise again to a better life. Others suffered mocking and flogging, and even chains and imprisonment. They were stoned, they were sawn in two, they were killed with the sword...—of whom the world was not worthy." Hebrews 11: 35-37
Key Bible Verse(s): "To Timothy, a true son in the faith: Grace, mercy, and peace from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord. As I urged you when I went into Macedonia — remain in Ephesus that you may charge (instruct) some that they teach no other doctrine...rather than godly edification which is in faith." 1 Timothy 1: 2-4
Key Bible Verse(s): And a young man followed him, with nothing but a linen cloth about his body. And they seized him, but he left the linen cloth and ran away naked.”Mark 15: 51-52
Key Bible Verse(s): "And there occurred such a sharp disagreement that they separated from one another" Acts 15: 9
Key Bible Verse(s): “Now Joseph, a Levite of Cyprian birth, who was also called Barnabas by the apostles (which translated means Son of Encouragement), and who owned a tract of land, sold it and brought the money and laid it at the apostles’ feet." Acts 4: 36-37
Key Bible Verse(s): "Therefore, just as through one man sin entered into the world, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men, because all sinned.'" Romans 5: 12
Key Bible Verse(s): (Jesus said) "This gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all the nations, and then the end will come." Matthew 24: 14
Key Bible Verse(s): "And Jesus answered and said to them, “See to it that no one misleads you. For many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and will mislead many. You will be hearing of wars and rumors of wars...nation will rise against nation...there will be famines and earthquakes. But all these things are merely the beginning of birth pangs. Matthew 24: 4-8
Key Bible Verse(s): "The Lord will rescue me from every evil deed, and will bring me safely to His heavenly kingdom; to Him be the glory forever and ever. Amen." 2 Timothy 4: 18
Key Bible Verse(s): "I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me." Galatians 2: 20
Key Bible Verse(s): "And Paul said, “Whether short or long, I would to God that not only you but also all who hear me this day might become such as I am—except for these chains.” " Acts 26: 29
Key Bible Verse(s): "strengthening the souls of the disciples, encouraging them to continue in the faith, and saying, "Through many tribulations we must enter the kingdom of God.." Acts 14: 22
Key Bible Verse(s): "But some men came down from Judea and were teaching the brothers, “Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved.”" Acts 15: 1
Key Bible Verse(s): "So the disciples determined, every one according to his ability, to send relief to the brothers living in Judea." Acts 11: 29 (Read 11: 19 - 30; 13: 1-3)
Key Bible Verse(s): "Then Paul answered, "...I am ready not only to be bound, but even to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus."" Acts 21: 13
Key Bible Verse(s): "I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has strengthened me, because He considered me faithful, putting me into service, even though I was formerly a blasphemer and a persecutor and a violent aggressor. Yet I was shown mercy..." 1 Timothy 1: 12-13a
Key Bible Verse(s): "but join with me in suffering for the gospel according to the power of God who has saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to His own purpose and grace which was granted us in Christ Jesus from all eternity, 2 Timothy 1: 9
Key Bible Verse(s): "Here is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners--of whom I am the worst." 1 Timothy 1: 15
Key Bible Verse(s): "...suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him; and he fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?” And he said, “Who are You, Lord?”..." Acts 9: 3 - 9
Key Bible Verse(s): "Jude, a bond-servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James...“In the last time there will be mockers, following after their own ungodly lusts. These are the ones who cause divisions, worldly-minded, devoid of the Spirit." Jude 1, 18-19
Key Bible Verse(s): (As they were stoning Stephen) Then falling on his knees, he cried out with a loud voice, "Lord, do not hold this sin against them!" Having said this, he fell asleep. Acts 7: 60
Key Bible Verse: "When I saw Him, I fell at His feet like a dead man." Revelation 1: 17
Key Bible Verse: "Jesus said to him, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me.""John 14: 6
Key Bible Verse(s): "There was reclining on Jesus' bosom one of His disciples, whom Jesus loved." John 13: 23
Key Bible Verses: "ButPeter, standing up, raised his voice and said to them (a large crowd)...repent and be baptized...and that day about 3,000 souls were added to them." from Acts 2: 14, 38, and 41)
Key Bible Verse: "Then Thomas, who is called the twin, said to his fellow disciples, "Let us also go that we may die with Him."" John 11: 16
Key Bible Verse(s): "Now (Judas) said this, not because he was concerned about the poor, but because he was a thief, and as he had the money box, he used to pilfer what was put into it." John 12: 6
Again we learn God only uses humble or "humbled" men for His greatest kingdom work.
Key Bible Verses: John 21: 14-23
It is all about the Object of our faith.
Key Bible Verses: So Peter got out of the boat and walked on the water and came to Jesus. But when he saw the wind, he was afraid, and beginning to sink he cried out, “Lord, save me. " Matthew 14: 29-30
Key Bible Verse: "So when they had brought their boats to land, they forsook all and followed Him." Luke 5: 11
Key bible Verse: "(Andrew) first found his own brother, simon, and said to him. "We have found the Messiah." And he brought him to Jesus. " John 1: 41
This title became a popular corporate mantra over the last decade. Two thousand years ago, it held a different meaning we would do well to rediscover.
Key Bible Verse: “...He must increase and I must decrease.” John 3: 30
John lost his head because of his singular devotion to Christ.
Key Bible Verse(s): "The king was distressed, but...he ordered that her request be granted and had John beheaded in the prison. His head was brought in on a platter and given to the girl, who carried it to her mother. " Matthew 14: 9-11
It takes a man of great conviction to be so sure of God's calling that he preaches a hard message no one wants to hear...
Key Bible Verse: "In those days John the Baptist came preaching in the wilderness of Judea, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” Matthew 3: 1-2;
Finally after 400 years of silence, God sends one final prophet to prepare the Way...
Key Bible Verses: "the voice of one crying in the wilderness, make straight the way of the Lord..." Isaiah 40: 3
Key Bible Verse(s): "Now when (the three wise men) had gone, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, “Get up! Take the Child and His mother and flee to Egypt, and remain there until I tell you; for Herod is going to search for the Child to destroy Him.” So Joseph got up and took the Child and His mother while it was still night, and left for Egypt..."Matthew 2: 13-14
"Now His parents went to Jerusalem every year at the Feast of the Passover. And when (Jesus) became twelve, they went up there according to the custom of the Feast" Luke 2: 41-42
Key Bible Verse(s): Even before the angel of the Lord spoke to Joseph, he had already decided to do right by his betrothed...
"And Joseph her husband, being a righteous man and not wanting to disgrace her, planned to send her away secretly."Matthew 1: 19
Reforming is a "living" process.
Key Bible Verse: "I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me. Galatians 2: 20
Conforming is a "dying" process.
Key Bible References: "For those whom He foreknew, He also predestined to become conformed to the image of His Son."Romans 8: 29
"that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death." Philippians 3: 10
Transforming is a "thinking" process.
Key Bible Verses: "...and be transformed by the renewing of your mind..." Romans 12: 2
"But we have the mind of Christ." 1 Corinthians 2: 16
Key Bible Verses: "...mourn with those who mourn." Romans 12: 15b
"...always being ready to make a defense to everyone who asks you to give an account for the hope that is in you, yet with gentleness and reverence"1 Peter 3: 15
Key Bible Verses: "Therefore we must pay much closer attention to what we have heard, lest we drift away from it. 2For since the message declared by angels proved to be reliable, and every transgression or disobedience received a just retribution, 3how shall we escape if we neglect such a great salvation..."Hebrews 2: 1-3
And Jesus said to him, "Why do you call Me good? No one is good except God alone." Luke 18: 19
As I prayed for the families of the nine victims of the recent tragic helicopeter accident, the Holy Spirit impressed upon me to use this week to speak biblical truth into the lives of poeple on both sides of the Cross - addressing the hard questions.
Key Bible Verses: "I do not ask You to take them out of the world, but to keep them from the evil one..They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world. Sanctify them in the truth; Your word is truth. As You sent Me into the world, I also have sent them into the world." John 17: 15-18
Bible References: "The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not want."Psalm 23: 1 ( a song of peace and contentment in the LORD)
"Have mercy on me, O God, according to your steadfast love; according to your abundant mercy blot out my transgressions." Psalm 51: 1 (a prayer of repentance)
Bible References: "God called to (Moses) from the midst of the (burning) bush and said, "Moses, Moses!" And he said, "Here I am...Moses said to God, "Who am I, that I should go to Pharaoh?" Exodus 3: 4, 11
Psalm 90 - The Psalm of Moses the man of God
Key Bible Verse: "And (Jesus) said to them, "When you pray..."Luke 11: 2(a)
Bible References: Matthew 6: 6 - 13 ; Luke 11: 1-4
Key Bible Verse; "It happened that while Jesus was praying in a certain place, after He had finished, one of His disciples said to Him, "Lord, teach us to pray just as John also taught his disciples."" Luke 11: 1
Key Bible Verse: "Iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another."Proverbs 27: 17
Other Bible References: Daniel 1: 17 - 20; Mark 9: 2; Mark 14: 33
Key Bible Verse: "But Jesus Himself would often slip away to the wilderness to pray." Luke 5: 16
Other Bible References: Matthew 14: 23; Mark 1: 35
Key Bible Verse: "Now the parable is this: the seed is the word of God." Luke 8: 11
Other Bible References: John 15: 1-9; Hebrews 4: 12
As Christians, we are not in a game. we are in a war...spiritual war.
Bible references: 2 Corinthians 10: 4; Ephesians 6: 10 - 20
if you never listen to anything else I record and post, please take two minutes to listen to the podcasts this week. This first one is the most important of the three.
Key Bible Verses: John 3:3; 14:6
Key Bible Verse(s): "Rejoice always. Pray without ceasing.In everything give thanks; for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus." 1 Thessalonians 5: 16-18
Key Bible Verses: "Have this attitude in yourselves which was also in Christ Jesus, Who, although He existed in the form of God, did not regard equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied Himself, taking the form of a bond-servant, and being made in the likeness of men. Being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross." Philippians 2: 5 - 8
"Not that I seek the gift itself, but I seek for the profit which increases to your account."Philippians 4: 17
"(Jesus) He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming soon.” Amen. Come, Lord Jesus!"
Key Bible Verses: Acts 1: 5-8; Revelation 22: 20
Key Bible Verse(s): "...sanctify Christ as Lord in your hearts, always being ready to make a defense to everyone who asks you to give an account for the hope that is in you, yet with gentleness and reverence;" 1 Peter 3: 15
Hope entered the world with the birth of Christ. Now as believers, we have another expectant hope - His return.
Key Bible Verse(s): John 14: 1- 6
This is the first week of the Advent season. It is a week in which we celebrate the Hope of His coming.
Key Bible Verse(s): Isaiah 9:6-7
Key Bible Verse: "For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not as a result of works, so that no one may boast." Ephesians 2: 8-9
Bible References: Ephesians 2: 1 - 10
God made two promises and waited over 400 years to keep them. When He did, the first was "just another prophet".
Key Bible Verses: Malachi 3: 1; 4: 4
Perhaps most Protestant Christians have no idea what this is or even that these books exist. It can take a huge investment of time to study this subject, long debated among theologians and church leaders for centuries. Hope this brief snippet of insight helps provide a cursory level of understanding and stirs you to look deeper.
The blank space page in your Bible between these two verses spans more than 400 years. What happened between them?
Bible References: Malachi 4: 6 - Matthew 1: 1
We learned much about the God of the Bible from His character to expectations of His men. We learned a great deal about many of these men and relationships with God through their successes and failures. Now we look in the mirror and ask: What did I learn about myself (my relationship with God)?
We have completed our time in the Old Testament looking into the lives of more than three dozen men in more than 100 episodes. What did you learn about their lives and relationships with God through their successes and failures?
Bible References: "Then God said..." (Genesis 1); "Then the Lord God commanded (Adam) saying..." (Genesis 2: 16); "Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets," (Hebrews 1: 1)
Key Bible Verses:
John the Baptist is coming. Malachi 3: 1a
Jesus Messiah is right behind him: Malachi 3: 1b - 3
The Great Day of Judgment awaits: Malachi 4: 1
Final words of hope to the faithful believers: Malachi 4: 2
Key Verse(s): "Because the LORD has been a witness between you and the wife of your youth, against whom you have dealt treacherously, though she is your companion and your wife by covenant. But not one has done so who has a remnant of the Spirit...Take heed then to your spirit, and let no one deal treacherously against the wife of your youth. “For I hate divorce,” says the LORD, the God of Israel, " Malachi 2: 14-16
Key Bible Verse: "A son honors his father, and a servant his master. Then if I am a father, where is My honor? And if I am a master, where is My respect?' says the LORD of hosts to you, O priests who despise My name..." Malachi 1: 6 (also 2: 7-8)
Key Verse(s): For all of them were trying to frighten us, thinking, "They will become discouraged with the work and it will not be done." But now, O God, strengthen my hands. Nehemiah 6: 9
Key Verse: So I answered and said to them, "the God of heaven will give us success, therefore we His servants will arise and build..." Nehemiah 2 :20
This week we focus on one of the greatest leaders in the Bible. God did not call him out as He did Moses and others. This man saw (and felt) a great need and took it to God.
Key Verse: "O Lord, I beseech You, may Your ear be attentive to the prayer of Your servant and the prayer of Your servants who delight to revere Your name, and make Your servant successful today and grant him compassion before this man." Now I was the cupbearer to the king.Nehemiah 1: 11
Key Verse: Ezra 8: 22 "For I was ashamed to request from the king troops and horsemen to protect us from the enemy on the way, because we had said to the king, "The hand of our God is favorably disposed to all those who seek Him, but His power and His anger are against all those who forsake Him."
Bible References: Ezra 8: 1 - 32
Key Verse: "For had Ezra set his heart to study the law of the Lord, and to practice it, and to teach His statutes and ordinances in Israel." Ezra 7: 10
Bible References: Ezra 7 : 1-28
After 70 years of captivity, the Jews were given the freedom to return to Israel and Jerusalem to rebuild the temple. They all jumped at the chance...right?
Bible References: Ezra 1: 1 - 4: 24
This is perhaps the most beloved of all children's Bible stories (and men who have child-like faith). We close the book of Daniel with one more amazing demonstration of the faith of a man of God in and through deadly circumstances brought on by the betrayal of jealous men.
Bible References: Daniel 6: 1 - 28
IMHO, this is the greatest "faith in action" testimony in all of the Bible. Hanniah, Mishael, and Azariah (aka Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego) were men of great faith who possessed an even greater understanding of their God.
Bible References: Daniel 3: 1 - 4: 3
The death penalty sends a lot of men to their knees. However these four men were accustomed to that "lofty" position in good times and bad.
Bible References: Daniel 2
Key Verse: “But Daniel made up his mind that he would not defile himself with the king’s choice of food or with the wine which he drank...”
Bible References: Daniel 1: 1 - 21
Key Verse: O Lord, I have become a laughingstock...everyone mocks me." (from Jeremiah 20: 7)
Chameleon Christian or obedient man of God like Jeremiah...no matter what the cost.
Bible References: Jeremiah 20, 37, 38
Key Verse: "And the fear of Me is not in you. " (from Jeremiah 2: 19)
Bible References: Jeremiah 2: 5, 13, 17 - 3: 1
Isaiah responded, "Here am I. Send me." Now it was Jeremiah's turn and he did not disappoint. He had not idea the severity of this call and what lay ahead. But he apparently believed strongly in the One Who called him.
Bible References: Jeremiah 1: 4 - 19
This is never a good idea. But it particularly bad (and stupid) when the signs come from God Himself.
Bible References: I refer you to all the key verses from this "prophet" part of the MITB series. Each includes just a few of the many warnings God gave because He loved His people so much.
Micah. There was nothing "minor" in the powerful words the Lord gave him to speak to His people. Exhortation followed by encouragement!
Bible References: Micah 5: 2-5a; 6: 8; 7: 7-8
...only because His life, death and resurrection fulfilled many of them. The rest will be when Jesus returns. Are you ready for that?
Bible References: Isaiah 7: 14; 9: 2 - 7; 40: 35; 52: 13 - 53: 12
That was just part of Isaiah's humble response when his eyes beheld God Incarnate on His throne in all of His glory. He followed that with, "I am a man of unclean lips". Listen and learn more from this great man of God.
Bible References: Isaiah 6: 1 -13
The fact that God told Hosea to marry a whore is mind-blowing for some. The fact that her name was Gomer makes many in our culture today chuckle. But God was never more serious about His message and intentions - then and now.
Bible References: Hosea 1: 2-3; read all of chapter 4
That title provides an overview of the first "major" prophet's book. The theme remains consistent because that is the nature of God. We are going to hit the high and low points as we move swiftly thru this long book of prophecy. As always, look for what the Holy Spirit has for you to apply at each stop along the way.
Bible References: Isaiah 1 - 66
"...yet you have not returned to Me." Thru Amos - a fig farmer not a prophet, God called out His people and gave them more chances to repent and turn back to Him. He does the same for us. Most of Judah chose not to repent and seek forgiveness. How did you respond?
Bible References: Amos 4: 6,8,9,10,11; 7: 14
Key Verse: "And rend your hearts and not your garments. Return to the Lord your God, For He is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in lovingkindness and relenting of evil." Joel 2: 13
In three short chapters, Joel prophesied of devastation to come because of the people's sin and how they could avoid it, the coming of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost, the judgment "day of the Lord", and His mercy for those who return to Him.
Elisha's servant was a lot like many of us. His vision was limited to what he could see...until God opened his eyes.
Bible References: 2 Kings 6: 8 - 23
How can a man of lofty position who was also a leper be so prideful he refused the healing God had for him?
Bible References: 2 Kings 5: 1 - 14
Miracles get everyone's attention. There is more to this story than filling pots with oil...
Bible References: 2 Kings 4: 1-7
Before Elijah departed for Heaven, he asked Elisha what he could do for him. His answer will surprise some and challenge others.
Bible References: 2 Kings 2: 9 - 14
The Jordan River is one of the most important locations in biblical history. The events and crossings that took place over and in it changed history and our lives forever. At some point, the Lord will lead you to your "Jordan". The question will be, will you trust Him to cross over?
Bible References: 2 Kings 2: 6-15; Joshua 3: 1-17; Matthew 3: 13-17
Just as it was in the days of Joshua and Elijah, the power of God is on display today through the Holy Spirit in the lives men of faith who believe He is....
Bible References: 2 Kings 2: 4-5; Joshua 5: 13 - 6: 1 - 27; Hebrews 11: 6
Loneliness is epidemic in our country despite all the "social media". God asked me to remind you His presence is always available IF we choose to enter into it.
Bible References: 2 Kings 2: 2-3; Genesis 28: 10 - 22
God is deeply committed to the "man preparation" business. As He did throughout Scripture, His desire is to prepare us for His work. The question is are we letting Him?
Bible References: 2 Kings 2: 1; Joshua 5: 2-9
Got told Elijah to make one more circuit through several of the cities in which he had ministered. Elisha faithfully followed and that is the point of today’s lesson.
Bible References: 2 Kings 2: 1-2
In all the Bible, I do not think there is a wider swing of emotions - the high experienced from God's awesome display of power over Baal to fear and the depths of depression and a death wish. My dear brothers, pay close attention to this episode and share it widely.
Bible References: 1 Kings 19: 1 - 21
After three years of drought and the accompanying hardships, God told Elijah to come out of hiding and stand before the king that sought to kill him. God was about to demonstrate His power (again) for one reason - remind His people Who He is and Whose they are (or were).
Bible References: 1 Kings 18: 1-40
No prophet or preacher wants his first words from God to be telling "His people" they are about to enter a long, crippling - even deadly - drought. Elijah was faithful to obey God and bring this bad news. Just as we saw with Jonah, God often used nature to bring about His punishment and discipline to get their attention and try to bring repentance.
Bible References: ! Kings 17: 1 - 6
Resentment is an unbecoming condition of the heart in any man of God, especially a prophet. Why would Jonah be angry that God forgave the repentant people of Nineveh and spared them and the city? God gets to the heart of the matter.
Bible References: Jonah 3: 1 - 4: 11
God sometimes goes to great lengths to get our full attention. From the belly of a giant fish, He had Jonah's!
Bible References: Jonah 1: 4 - 2: 10
Perhaps the most famous prophet in the Bible did not sign up voluntarily when God came calling. In fact, he ran the other way!
Bible References: Jonah 1: 1-3; 2 Kings 14: 23-29
Israel, now a divided nation, was guilty of allowing pagan people and nations to infiltrate their society and destroy their godly heritage and culture. Sound familiar? The Lord is giving us a much needed wake-up call.
Bible References: These stories are found in the books of 1 Kings 15- 22; 2 Kings 1 - 25; 2 Chronicles 13 - 36
God's words to Solomon come to pass. Ten of the twelve tribes are torn away from the authority of his successor.
Bible References: 1 Samuel 8; 1 Kings 11 - 14
It sounded good at the beginning, Solomon's son the new king sought advice from the same elders that counseled his father. But...
Bible References: 1 Kings 12: 1-19
Solomon took the throne with his father David's blessing. He asked for and received the gift of wisdom and discernment from God. It served him well for many years.
Bible References; 1 Kings 8
A dying King David, called his son Solomon to his side and instructed him in the ways of the Lord - a clear lesson to all dads.
Bible References: 1 Kings 1: 47-48; 2: 1-4
For two weeks we have looked into the highly exposed life of David - good and bad. How does your compare?
Bible References: 2 Samuel 2-24
By the blood of Jesus, God will forgive any sin confessed by a humble heart. But sometimes consequences of our sin continue to plague us.
Bible References: 2 Samuel 15
David was trouble that he was living in a better palace than God's visible testimony - the Ark of the Covenant.
Bible References: 2 Samuel 7: 1-2; 18-29
Based on where we left King David, it is hard to understand how he was the ONLY man in the Bible with this amazing description. Listen and learn.
Bible References: 2 Samuel 7; 1 Samuel 13: 14; Acts 13: 22; Psalm 51
Bad decisions and errors in judgement impact kings and famous men perhaps even more than the rest of us. God is willing to forgive our sins, but the consequences can follow and plague us for many years. Here is a synopsis of those of mighty King David, great man of God.
Bible References: 2 Samuel 11 13
After many years in waiting (and hiding), God's anointed one - David - finally becomes king. We can learn a lot from how he was able to rise to that occasion.
Bible References: 2 Samuel 1 - 6
David had his chances to kill the king who tried to kill him on many occasions. But he would not raise a hand against God's anointed.
Bible References: 1 Samuel 24 and 1 Samuel 26
Most experts agree David was 15 or younger when he took on this giant warrior because the real soldiers ran away in fear. David could not stand that fact that anyone would mock the name of the LORD his God. O that we would have that same courage today.
Bible References: 1 Samuel 17: 1 - 54
David the boy became King David, the man after God's own heart, because men of God invested in his life.
Bible References: 1 Samuel 16; Proverbs 22:6
David's entry into biblical HIStory is an inflection point of a sort. We are going to dwell on his life for a while because so much parallels our own. Yet, despite all the issues, he is the only man God ever called "a man after My own Heart" - a title we all seek.
Bible References: 1 Samuel 16: 1 - 14
All of us would be incredibly blessed to have a friend like Jonathan. He loved David in a way Jesus taught us to love.
Bible References: 1 Samuel 13 -31
As we examine the lives of men in the Bible, it’s important to look at their successes and failures and examine our hearts in light of those lest we fall on our own swords like King Saul.
Bible References: 1 Samuel 10: 8, 13: 1-14
Can you think of any sadder words than to have God say He regrets having chosen you? That is exactly what He said twice about having allowed Saul to become king over His people.
Bible References: 1 Samuel 8: 18; 15: 11, 35
Throughout biblical history, God was King and Lord over His chosen people. We know He guided, protected, and provided for them always. The people of Israel had sunk so low, they demanded that Samuel anoint a human king over them like the other nations had.
Bible References: 1 Samuel 8: 1-22
So desperate for a child, Hannah promised God she would give him back to His full time service. That is how, Samuel, the last judge and first prophet of Israel came on the scene. His most famous line should find its way to our lips also..."Speak Lord, for your servant is listening."
Bible References: I Samuel 1: 9-28; 3: 1-22
While the book of Ruth is well-known as the story of Ruth, a Moabite woman, and Naomi, an older Jewish widow, it comes together when God introduces His man, Boaz, to redeem what would have otherwise been a sad ending of two poor women. It is a picture of Christ and us.
Bible References: Ruth 1: 1 - 4: 22
You have to be in my age bracket to remember this comical song, but I could not resist the opportunity to use that title even though it was grammatically incorrect. During the hundreds of years after Joshua before God finally relented and gave Israel a king, He used "judges" to manage the disobedient people. The last verse lets us know how that period went. "... all the people did whatever seemed right in their own eyes "
Bible References: Judges 3 - 21: 25
Despite his great leadership and legacy, after Joshua went Home to be with the Lord, the Israelites fell back into idolatry and disobedience, forgetting all the LORD God had done for them.
Bible References: Judges 2: 1-23
At the end of his incredible life as a man of God, Joshua made sure he used his waning days well. He challenged the nation of Israel to remember all God had done for them and commit to keep their side of the covenant with God.
Bible References: Deuteronomy 31: 23; Joshua 24: 1-28
Servant of Moses...Mighty Warrior...Fearless man of faith, humble leader. Not much more to say about this great man of God.
Bible References: Exodus 17, 24, 33: 11; Deuteronomy 3: 28, 31: 23
Caleb was the first to speak out against the other ten spies. He saw what God saw and believed Him when the others did not.
Bible References: Numbers 13: 30; 14: 24; Joshua 14: 6-15
Moses was an amazing leader, and we can learn a lot about those skills by studying his life. More than that, he had the closest relationship with God of any man in the Bible (not Jesus, of course). Studying that is the greater effort.
Bible References: Deuteronomy 34: 10-12
From Genesis 3 through the book of Revelation, we read of the anger of God for which He makes no apology. God hates sin. It is a good thing to focus on the love of God, but very foolish to ignore His anger. As men of God, we must study His Word to learn what it takes to remove it.
Bible References: Exodus 32; 1-14; Numbers 20: 1-13; Deuteronomy 32: 46-52
In my study, I found it interesting that only our Bible headings call the "ten words" or "decalogue" the Ten Commandments. Thousands of years later, Jesus fulfilled, not destroyed, them.
Bible References: Exodus 20; Matthew 5: 17-20
This infamous story of the twelve spies being sent to scout out the Promised Land is not recorded in Exodus - rather Numbers and Deuteronomy. We see a clear failure of leadership as Moses listened to the ten fearful men instead of the two faithful ones.
Bible References: Numbers 13-14; Deuteronomy 1: 19-46
Finally on their way out of bondage after hundreds of years, God's people do not really know or remember Him. Yahweh did not wait long to get reacquainted.
Bible References: EXodus 13: 17 - 14: 31
All men have faith. The question is this. Where is that faith placed?
Bible References: Exodus 7 - 11
Moses has found favor with God beyond any of his fathers. How? God tells Moses His name - I AM from which we get our words Yahweh and Jehovah. God is about relationships...with Moses and you and me.
Bible References: Exodus 5, 6
From man of faith to man of fear with many excuses as to why he could not do what God asked, I can relate to Moses. How about you?
Bible References: Exodus 2 - 4:17
With Joseph dead and a new Pharaoh, God's people went from prosperity to captivity. All part of God's plan to get His people to their promised land.
Bible References: Genesis 50: 24-26; Exodus 1: 1-22
We introduced our covenant God and considered sons from Abraham to Joseph. Then we looked at Job and the sovereignty of God.
Bible References: Gen 12-50; Job
No men were ever given greater assignments from God that required such faith.
Bible References: Genesis 6-9; 12-25
God expects us to follow Him in obedience and lead others as He leads us. He also redeems us when we fail.
Bible References: Gen 2-3
A humbled Job received back 2x what he lost. What happens when we do not?
Bible References: Job 42
God asked Job 77 questions that completely overwhelmed him with Who He is - exactly His intention.
Bible References: Job 38-41
Whining and complaining. We do it all the time, so why shouldn't Job? How we do that is what matters to God.
Bible References: Job 3: 1-26
Job's friends came alongside in his incredible time of suffering. But as we soon learn, their company and consolation soon became insufferable.
Bible References: Job 2: 11 - 37: 24
Here we begin perhaps the most unusual and difficult to understand exchanges in the Bible - God and Satan, a once mighty angel cast out of Heaven.
Bible References: Job 1: 2 - 2: 10; Key verses Job 1: 21 and 2: 10
The greatest introduction of any man in the Bible - Job. He is a real man as is his story. It started out great...
Bible References: Job 1: 1
All four gospels give an account of the most important event in HIStory - He is risen indeed!
Bible References: Matthew 28P: 1-10; Mark 16: 1-8; Luke 24: 1-12; John 20: 1-9
I can imagine the Roman soldiers assigned to guard Jesus' tomb wondering this aloud amongst themselves. Little did they know what was about to come...
Bible References: Matthew 27: 55-66
One question all Christians need to be able to answer: What's good about Good Friday?
Bible References: Matthew 27, Mark 15, Luke 23, John 19
Some in medieval times referred to this as "spy Wednesday" because Judas Iscariot initiated his plan to betray Jesus.
Bible References: Matt 26:14-16; Mark 14:10-11; Luke 22:1-6
"By what authority do you do these things?", they asked Jesus. Not the right Man to try to put on the spot!
Bible References: Matthew 21: 23 - 23
A barren fig tree and temple full of people doing everything but worshipping God raised the ire of Jesus. He also interjected a great lesson on faith.
Bible References: Matthew 21: 12-17, 18-19; Mark 11: 12-14, 15-19, 20-21
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The week started out great with cheering, adoring crowds hailing King Jesus...
Bible Reference: Matthew 21: 1-9; Mark 11: 1-10; Luke 19: 29-38
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Bible Reference: Genesis 41-47
Read these chapters if you want to experience some of the most amazing acts of God - His protection and provision - and greatest leadership skills ever demonstrated.
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After being delivered from the pit, Joseph was a faithful young man of integrity. His next stop...prison
Bible Reference: Genesis 39
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Joseph was the second youngest of twelve brothers; their daddy's favorite and most beloved son. Dreams of them bowing down to him was the last straw.
References: Genesis 37
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Bible References: Genesis 27- 49
Easy to ask how and why God chose him to be the father of His people. Wonder if anyone will look back on our lives and do the same?
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Bible References: Genesis 33
Jacob was very afraid as he contemplated moving his people and possessions thru the land of Esau, his estranged brother. God again intervened because...
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Bible References: Genesis 32: 22-29
Amazing story. Unusual results to say the least. But the humbling of Jacob is in full swing. God will do whatever it takes to get our attention.
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Bible References: Genesis 31
When God has a plan that includes our lives, His direction and protection become evident to men who are paying attention.
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Bible References: Genesis 25: 19-34; 27: 1-44
How can a man who was such a liar and deceiver become the father of God's chosen people? This is very hard to understand. But when I put it in the context of God saved us and uses men like us to represent Christ, it gets easier.
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Bible Reference: Genesis 26: 1-33
Most men are stunned when they read about Abraham telling someone his wife was his sister to save his neck. Get ready to be even more stunned when you read his son, Isaac, did the same thing.
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Bible Reference: Genesis 16, 21, 25
Christians need to know and understand this better. Abraham was the father of Ishmael and Jehovah God was God over all as He is today. But far down the line, things went awry.
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Bible Reference: Genesis 16: 1-15
Understanding the story of Ishmael, Abraham's first son, is important. God made promises to his mother and kept them. Did not bode well for the nation of Israel.
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Bible References: Genesis 22: 1: 1-18
Foreshadowing the coming Messiah more than 2000 years before Christ came.
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One of the most famous stories in the Bible in which we are introduced to this very special name of God. Not only did God stop Abraham from sacrificing his son, He provided the sacrifice...sound familiar?
Bible Reference: Genesis 22: 9-14
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Imagine waiting 25 years on God's fulfilled promise - a son, covenant heir to build His nation. Then imagine, some years later, God told you to make a burnt offering, and, by the way, your son is the sacrifice. How would you have responded?
Bible Reference: Genesis 22: 1-14
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God makes covenant promises. We know He is faithful to keep them. But how long must we wait?
Bible References: Genesis 15-17
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How can a much of such faith so quickly become a man of fear?
Bible Reference: Genesis 12: 10-20
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Hard to imagine this man from a completely pagan culture not only hearing but obeying the voice of God he did not know. We know Him and still struggle with that!
Bible References: Genesis 12: 1-4; Hebrews 11: 8-12
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Moses lists the lineages of Noah's sons to help us understand how God repopulated the entire world after the worldwide (not local) flood. You can read his account in the reference below. Seemingly out of nowhere, God spoke to Abram ( a pagan) and called him out in a way that changed history forever...
Genesis 11: 26 - 12: 4
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Hard to understand sometimes why God put up with men throughout our early history. Despite His provision and protection "the thoughts of man were evil continually". Hmmm, that sounds like today!
Bible references: Genesis 8: 20- 11: 25
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Great encouragement and security were Noah's simply by doing what God told him to - regardless of how crazy it seemed. He offers the same protection to us, and we do not have to build an ark to get it. Listen and learn how.
Bible references: Gen 7: 9-16 (NIV)
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God demanded just one thing from mankind. While Noah was not perfect, he demonstrated this more than any other man before or after.
Bible References: Genesis 6: 13-22 (emphasis v22)
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From Adam to Noah is just ten generations. Yet God became so disgusted with the humankind of His creation, He decided to destroy them and start over - except for Noah and his family.
Bible References: Genesis 5, 6: 1-9
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"Where are the facts?", demand skeptics and Bible antagonists as we stake our claims that Adam and Noah were real men. Either Jesus, the prophets, Peter, and Paul are serious liars OR ...
Bible references: Matthew 19: 4-5, 24: 37-39; Luke 3: 23-38; Romans 5: 12-12; 1 Peter 3: 20, 2 Peter 2: 5 (there are many more)
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Despite his failings for which he is so well known, Adam must have done some things right after he and Eve were escorted out of Paradise into the "real world". Read more about this in Genesis 4. www.desperatemen.org
Caught hiding in the bushes and called out for his sin by God, our father Adam did what many of us do...blame someone else. (I guess all of my issues are really his fault!) www.desperatemen.org
(From Genesis 3: 6-11) Even though we think it was foolish for Adam to hide in the bushes from God, we do the same thing hoping He did not see our sin or ask us what we have been doing lately.
Where was Adam when Eve was being tempted by Satan? Why did he succumb as well? Can we avoid repeating Adam's failures?
We began this series introducing the Bible as the Word of God (His-story). We got a glimpse into His creation process, and now our story begins...enter father Adam.
This new series features "famous and infamous" men in the Bible whose mistakes, failures, and successes were made known to us to (1) help us better understand our God and (2) apply what we learn to our lives.