Isaiah 40:25-31 Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)đ 25 âWho will you compare Me to,or who is My equal?â asks the Holy One.26 Look up and see:who created these?He brings out the starry host by number;He calls all of them by name.Because of His great power … Continue reading May God Empower You! Isaiah 40:25-31đ
Jesus Is like Melchizedekđ 15 This change has been made very clear since a different priest, who is like Melchizedek, has appeared. 16 Jesus became a priest, not by meeting the physical requirement of belonging to the tribe of Levi, but by the … Continue reading Jesus, Our High Priest Hebrews 7:15-28 New Living Translation (NLT)đ
Prayer for Spiritual Wisdomđ 15 Therefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints, 16 do not cease to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers: 17 that the God of our … Continue reading The Spirit of Wisdom and Revelation Ephesians 1:15-23 New King James Version (NKJV)đ
Ephesians 3:14-21 Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)đ Prayer for Spiritual Powerđ 14 For this reason I kneel before the Father 15 from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named. 16 I pray that He may grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to … Continue reading Established in God’s Love… Ephesians 3:14-21 Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)đ
Job 22:21-28 English Standard Version (ESV)đ 21 âAgree with God, and be at peace;    thereby good will come to you.22 Receive instruction from his mouth,    and lay up his words in your heart.23 If you return to the Almighty you will be built up;    if you remove injustice far from your tents,24 if … Continue reading Delight Yourself… Job 22:21-28 English Standard Version (ESV)đ
2 Corinthians 5:11-21 Amplified Bible, Classic Edition (AMPC)đ 11 Therefore, being conscious of fearing the Lord with respect and reverence, we seek to win people over [to persuade them]. But what sort of persons we are is plainly recognized and thoroughly understood by God, and … Continue reading We Are Christ’s Ambassadors… 2 Corinthians 5:11-21 Amplified Bible, Classic Edition (AMPC) đ
Micah 6:6-9 The Message (MSG)đ 6-7 How can I stand up before God and show proper respect to the high God?Should I bring an armload of offerings topped off with yearling calves?Would God be impressed with thousands of rams, with buckets and barrels of olive oil?Would he … Continue reading Serious Business… Micah 6:6-9 The Message (MSG)đ
Isaiah 40:25-31Â Good News Translation (GNT)đ 25 To whom can the holy God be compared? Is there anyone else like him?26 Look up at the sky!Who created the stars you see? The one who leads them out like an army, he knows how many there … Continue reading Trust In The Lord… Isaiah 40:25-31 Good News Translation (GNT)đ
1 Thessalonians 5:12-28 Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)đ Exhortations and Blessingsđ God’s Will!đ 12 Now we ask you, brothers, to give recognition to those who labor among you and lead you in the Lord and admonish you, 13 and to regard them very highly … Continue reading God’s Will! 1 Thessalonians 5:12-28 Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)đ
John 3:15-21 Good News Translation (GNT)đ Believe In The Sonđ 15 so that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life. 16 For God loved the world so much that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not die but have eternal life. 17 For God did not send his Son into the world to be its judge, but to be its savior. 18 Those who believe in the Son are not judged; but those who do not believe have already been judged, because they have not believed in God’s only Son. 19 This is how the judgment works: the light has come into the world, but … Continue reading Believe In The Son… John 3:15-21 Good News Translation (GNT)đ
Philippians 4:7-9Â The Message(MSG)đ What Are You Thinking?đ 6-7 Donât fret or worry. Instead of worrying, pray. Let petitions and praises shape your worries into prayers, letting God know your concerns. Before you know it, a sense of Godâs wholeness, everything coming together for good, will come and settle you down. Itâs wonderful what happens when Christ displaces worry at the center of your life. 8-9Â Summing it all up, friends, Iâd say youâll do best by filling your minds and meditating on things true, noble, reputable, authentic, compelling, graciousâthe best, not the worst; the beautiful, not the ugly; things to praise, not things to curse. Put into … Continue reading What Are You Thinking? Philippians 4:7-9 The Message(MSG)đ
Hebrews 1:1-4 New Living Translation (NLT)đ Jesus, The Very Character of Godđ Jesus Christ Is Godâs Sonđ 1 Long ago God spoke many times and in many ways to our ancestors through the prophets. 2 And now in these final days, he has … Continue reading Jesus, The Very Character of God Hebrews 1:1-4 New Living Translation (NLT)đ
1 Corinthians 1:3-9 English Standard Version (ESV)đ God Is Faithful!đ 3 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Thanksgivingđ 4 I give thanks to my God always for you because of the grace of God that was given you in Christ Jesus, 5 that in every way you were enriched in him in all speech and all knowledgeâ 6 even as the testimony about Christ was confirmed among youâ 7 so that you are not lacking in any gift, as you wait for the revealing of our Lord Jesus Christ, 8 who will sustain you to the end, guiltless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9 God is faithful, by whom you were … Continue reading God Is Faithful! 1 Corinthians 1:3-9 English Standard Version (ESV)đ
2 Corinthians 4:13-18 Good News Translation (GNT)đ The Spirit of Faithđ 13 The scripture says, âI spoke because I believed.â In the same spirit of faith we also speak because we believe. 14 We know that God, who raised the Lord Jesus to life, will also raise us up with Jesus and take us, together with you, into his presence. 15 All this is for your sake; and as God’s grace reaches more and more people, they will offer to the glory of God more prayers of thanksgiving. Living by Faithđ 16 For this reason we never become discouraged. Even though our physical being is gradually decaying, yet our spiritual being is … Continue reading The Spirit of Faith… 2 Corinthians 4:13-18 Good News Translation (GNT)đ
Hebrews 7:20-28 New King James Version (NKJV)đ Jesus, Our High Priestđ Greatness of the New Priestđ 20 And inasmuch as He was not made priest without an oath 21 (for they have become priests without an oath, but He with an oath by Him who said to Him: âThe Lord has sworn And will not relent, âYou are a priest forever According to the order of Melchizedekâ â), 22 by so much more Jesus has become a surety of a better covenant. 23 Also there were many priests, because they were prevented by death from continuing. 24 But He, because He continues forever, has an unchangeable priesthood. 25 Therefore He is also able to save to the uttermost those who come to God through Him, since … Continue reading Jesus, Our High Priest… Hebrews 7:20-28 New King James Version (NKJV)đ
Ephesians 6:10-20 Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)đ Put On The Full Armor Of GOD!đ Christian Warfaređ 10 Finally, be strengthened by the Lord and by His vast strength. 11 Put on the full armor of God so that you can stand against the tactics of the Devil. 12 For our battle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the world powers of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavens. 13 This is why you must take up the full armor of God, so that you may be able to resist in the evil day, and having prepared everything, to take your stand. 14 Stand, therefore, with truth like a belt around … Continue reading Put On The Full Armor Of God!đ Ephesians 6:10-20 Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)đ
Romans 10:14-21 New Living Translation (NLT)đ The Good News!đ 14 But how can they call on him to save them unless they believe in him? And how can they believe in him if they have never heard about him? And how can they hear about him unless someone tells them? 15 And how will anyone go and tell them without being sent? That is why the Scriptures say, âHow beautiful are the feet of messengers who bring good news!â 16 But not everyone welcomes the Good News, for Isaiah the prophet said, âLord, who has believed our message?â 17 So faith comes from hearing, that is, hearing the Good News about Christ. 18 But I … Continue reading The Good News! Romans 10:14-21 New Living Translation (NLT)đ
Hebrews 10:19-39 The Passion Translation (TPT)đ Courageous Faith!đ Our Confidence before Godđ 19 And now we are brothers and sisters in Godâs family because of the blood of Jesus, and he welcomes us to come right into the most holy sanctuary in the heavenly realmâboldly and with no hesitation. 20 For he has dedicated a new, life-giving way for us to approach God. For just as the veil was torn in two, Jesusâ body was torn open to give us free and fresh access to him! 21 And since we now have a magnificent King-Priest to welcome us into Godâs house, 22 we come closer to God and approach him with an … Continue reading Courageous Faith! Hebrews 10:19-39  The Passion Translation (TPT)đ
James 2:14-26 English Standard Version (ESV)đ Faith and Works Togetherđ Faith Without Works Is Deadđ 14 What good is it, my brothers, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can that faith save him? 15 If a brother or sister is poorly clothed and lacking in daily food, 16 and one of you says to them, âGo in peace, be warmed and filled,â without giving them the things needed for the body, what good is that? 17 So also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead. 18 But someone will say, âYou have faith and I have works.â Show me your faith apart from your works, and I will … Continue reading Faith and Works Together…James 2:14-26 English Standard Version (ESV)đ
Ephesians 2:4-10 Good News Translation (GNT)đ Grace Through Faithđ 4 But God’s mercy is so abundant, and his love for us is so great, 5 that while we were spiritually dead in our disobedience he brought us to life with Christ. It is by God’s grace that you have been saved. 6 In our union with Christ Jesus he raised us up with him to rule with him in the heavenly world. 7 He did this to demonstrate for all time to come the extraordinary greatness of his grace in the love he showed us in Christ Jesus. 8-9 For it is by God’s grace that you have been saved through faith. It is not the … Continue reading Grace Through Faith… Ephesians 2:4-10 Good News Translation (GNT)đ
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