Monthly Archives: July 2017

Proverbs 29:11 (NIV) A fool gives full vent to his anger, but a wise man keeps himself under control. Anger is often more hurtful than the injury that caused it. —American proverb Today’s Best Illustrations – Volume 5, (Carol Stream, IL: Christianity Today, 1997), WORDsearch CROSS e-book, Under: “ANGER”.

Psalm 5:3 (NIV)  In the morning, O LORD, you hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before you and wait in expectation. We can choke God’s word with a yawn; we can hinder the time that should be spent with God by remembering we have other things to … Continue reading →

Galatians 5:22-23 (NIV) 22  But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23  gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. “The fruit of the Spirit grows only in the garden of obedience.” —Terry Fullam Elesha Hodge, comp., Today’s Best Illustrations – … Continue reading →

Nehemiah 9:6 (NIV) You alone are the LORD. You made the heavens, even the highest heavens, and all their starry host, the earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them. You give life to everything, and the multitudes of heaven worship you. God treat[s] … Continue reading →

1 Timothy 6:6 (NIV) But godliness with contentment is great gain. Job 36:11 (NIV) If they obey and serve him, they will spend the rest of their days in prosperity and their years in contentment. Content makes poor men rich; discontent makes rich men poor. —Benjamin Franklin Today’s Best Illustrations – Volume … Continue reading →

Romans 12:5 (NIV) So in Christ we who are many form one body, and each member belongs to all the others. The mark of community—true biblical unity—is not the absence of conflict but the presence of a reconciling spirit. —Bill Hybels Elesha Hodge, comp., Today’s Best Illustrations – Volumes 1-4, (Carol … Continue reading →

Matthew 28:20 (NIV)  “And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” Romans 8:39 (NIV)  Neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord. God accompanies his … Continue reading →

Ephesians 6:17 (NIV) Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. In the face of death, live humanly. In the middle of chaos, celebrate the Word. Amidst Babel, speak the truth. Confront the noise and verbiage and falsehood of death with the … Continue reading →

Ezekiel 36:26 (NIV) I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. 2 Corinthians 5:17 (NIV) Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, … Continue reading →

John 4:35 (NIV) Do you not say, ‘Four months more and then the harvest’? I tell you, open your eyes and look at the fields! They are ripe for harvest. Matthew 9:37 (NIV) Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few.” “The modern world is … Continue reading →