Monthly Archives: May 2017

Luke 11:10 (TLB) Everyone who asks, receives; all who seek, find; and the door is opened to everyone who knocks. Deuteronomy 4:29 (TLB) But you will also begin to search again for Jehovah your God, and you will find him when you search for him with all your heart and soul. Isaiah … Continue reading →

Romans 8:38-39 (TLB) 38  For I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from his love. Death can’t, and life can’t. The angels won’t, and all the powers of hell itself cannot keep God’s love away. Our fears for today, our worries about tomorrow, 39  or where we are—high … Continue reading →

2 Timothy 4:1-5 (TLB) 1  And so I solemnly urge you before God and before Christ Jesus—who will someday judge the living and the dead when he appears to set up his Kingdom— 2  to preach the Word of God urgently at all times, whenever you get the chance, in … Continue reading →

Matthew 26:27-30 (NKJV) 27  Then He took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you. 28  For this is My blood of the new covenant, which is shed for many for the remission of sins. 29  But I say to you, … Continue reading →

Mark 8:36 (KJV) “For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?” In the Forward to Mark Tabb’s book, Mission to Oz, Clay Crosse writes, “When I’m close to God, I feel at odds with this world in which I … Continue reading →

Matthew 5:13-16 (TLB) 13  “You are the world’s seasoning, to make it tolerable. If you lose your flavor, what will happen to the world? And you yourselves will be thrown out and trampled underfoot as worthless. 14  You are the world’s light—a city on a hill, glowing in the night … Continue reading →

Luke 10:30-37 (TLB) 30  Jesus replied with an illustration: “A Jew going on a trip from Jerusalem to Jericho was attacked by bandits. They stripped him of his clothes and money, and beat him up and left him lying half dead beside the road. 31  “By chance a Jewish priest … Continue reading →

Philippians 2:14 (NLT) Do everything without complaining and arguing. 1 Thessalonians 5:11 (NLT) So encourage each other and build each other up, just as you are already doing. Criticism is easy; achievement is more difficult. —Winston Churchill Today’s Best Illustrations – Volume 5, (Carol Stream, IL: Christianity Today, 1997), WORDsearch CROSS e-book, … Continue reading →

Matthew 12:50 (NLT)  Anyone who does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother! Matthew 7:24 (NLT)  Anyone who listens to my teaching and follows it is wise, like a person who builds a house on solid rock. Deuteronomy 5:29 (NET1)  If only it would really … Continue reading →

Proverbs 15:16 (NASB) Better is a little with the fear of the LORD Than great treasure and turmoil with it. 1 Timothy 6:6 (NASB) But godliness actually is a means of great gain when accompanied by contentment. Hebrews 13:5 (NASB) Make sure that your character is free from the love of money, being … Continue reading →