Monthly Archives: June 2017

1 John 2:6 (NIV) Whoever claims to live in him must walk as Jesus did. 1 John 1:7 (NIV) But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin. God didn’t … Continue reading →

Proverbs 22:3 (NIV) A prudent man sees danger and takes refuge, but the simple keep going and suffer for it. The world is full of cactus, but we don’t have to sit on it.—Will Foley Elesha Hodge, comp., Today’s Best Illustrations – Volumes 1-4, (Carol Stream, IL: Christianity Today, 1997), WORDsearch … Continue reading →

Isaiah 64:8 (NIV) Yet, O LORD, you are our Father. We are the clay, you are the potter; we are all the work of your hand. Matthew 7:11 (NIV) If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in … Continue reading →

Ecclesiastes 5:10 (NIV) Whoever loves money never has money enough; whoever loves wealth is never satisfied with his income. This too is meaningless. Matthew 6:24 (NIV) No one can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise … Continue reading →

Luke 21:1-4 (NIV) 1  As he looked up, Jesus saw the rich putting their gifts into the temple treasury. 2  He also saw a poor widow put in two very small copper coins. 3  “I tell you the truth,” he said, “this poor widow has put in more than all … Continue reading →

Psalm 30:4 (NIV) Sing to the LORD, you saints of his; praise his holy name. A silent love is acceptable only from the lower animals. God has given us speech that we should call upon his name. Worship is to religion what fragrance is to the flower.—Henry Van Dyke in The … Continue reading →

Matthew 5:7 (NIV) Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy. Those who live by mercy will always be disposed to practice mercy, especially to a human being which is so dependent on the mercy of others as the unborn child. —Karl Barth in Church Dogmatics: The Doctrine of … Continue reading →

Psalm 145:18 (NIV) The LORD is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth. Acts 17:27 (NIV) God did this so that men would seek him and perhaps reach out for him and find him, though he is not far from each one of us. … Continue reading →

Psalm 73:21-25 (NRSV) 21  When my soul was embittered, when I was pricked in heart, 22  I was stupid and ignorant; I was like a brute beast toward you. 23  Nevertheless I am continually with you; you hold my right hand. 24  You guide me with your counsel, and afterward … Continue reading →

Ephesians 4:3 (NIV) Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. John 13:35 (NIV) By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another. Hebrews 12:14 (NIV)  Make every effort to live in peace with all men and to be … Continue reading →