Monthly Archives: October 2014

Matthew 3:11 (NIV) “I baptize you with water for repentance. But after me will come one who is more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not fit to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.” Mark 1:4 (NIV)  And so John came, baptizing in … Continue reading →

Joshua 1:6-8 (NLT) 6  “Be strong and courageous, for you are the one who will lead these people to possess all the land I swore to their ancestors I would give them. 7  Be strong and very courageous. Be careful to obey all the instructions Moses gave you. Do not … Continue reading →

Proverbs 18:10 (NIV) The name of the LORD is a strong tower; the righteous run to it and are safe. Psalm 61:3 (NLT) For you are my safe refuge, a fortress where my enemies cannot reach me. Psalm 18:2 (NLT) 2  The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my … Continue reading →

Psalm 5:3 (NLT) Listen to my voice in the morning, LORD. Each morning I bring my requests to you and wait expectantly. 1 Thessalonians 5:17 (NLT) Never stop praying. John 16:24 (NLT)  . . . Ask, using my name, and you will receive, and you will have abundant joy. James … Continue reading →

Proverbs 11:17 (NKJV) The merciful man does good for his own soul, But he who is cruel troubles his own flesh. James 2:13 (NRSV) For judgment will be without mercy to anyone who has shown no mercy; mercy triumphs over judgment. Jude 1:22-23 (NLT) And you must show mercy to … Continue reading →

Psalm 147:6 (NIV) The LORD sustains the humble but casts the wicked to the ground. Proverbs 15:1 (NIV) A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger. Lamentations 3:28-30 (NIV) Let him sit alone in silence, for the LORD has laid it on him. 29  Let … Continue reading →

Isaiah 61:10 (NIV) I delight greatly in the LORD; my soul rejoices in my God. For he has clothed me with garments of salvation and arrayed me in a robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom adorns his head like a priest, and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels. … Continue reading →

1 Corinthians 1:17-18 (NIV) 17  For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel–not with words of human wisdom, lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its power. 18  For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us … Continue reading →

Genesis 1:1 (NIV) In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Genesis 2:7, 22 (NIV) 7  the LORD God formed the man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being. . . 22  Then … Continue reading →

Joshua 1:9 (NASB) “Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous! Do not tremble or be dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.” Isaiah 41:10 (NIV) So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. … Continue reading →