Archive for September 2019

Eph. 4:11‭-‬13And He Himself appointed some as apostles, some as prophets, some as evangelists, and some as pastors and teachers, to fully equip and perfect the saints (God’s people) for works of service, to build up the body of Christ; until we all reach oneness in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son…

Matt. 25:34‭-‬36“Then the King will say to those on His right, ‘Come, you blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. For I was hungry, and you gave Me something to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave Me something to drink; I was a stranger, and…

Mark 10:29‭-‬31Jesus said, “I assure you and most solemnly say to you, there is no one who has given up a house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or farms, for My sake and for the gospel’s sake, who will not receive a hundred times as much now in the present…

Luke 22:25‭-‬27Jesus said to them, “The kings of the Gentiles have absolute power and Lord it over them; and those in authority over them are called ‘Benefactors.’ But it is not to be this way with you; on the contrary, the one who is the greatest among you must become like the youngest, and the…

Rom. 8:29‭-‬30For those whom He foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many believers. And those whom He predestined, He also called; and those whom He called, He also justified; and those whom He justified, He also glorified. Some people live…

Heb. 4:10‭-‬11For the one who has once entered His rest has also rested from his labors, just as God rested from His own. Let us therefore make every effort to enter that rest, so that no one will fall by following the same example of disobedience. You arrive home after a long day of work,…

Matt. 5:6“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be [completely] satisfied.” It has been reported that when he was asked how much money is enough, the supremely wealthy John D. Rockefeller replied, “just a little more.” Regardless of whether this quotation has been taken out of context, or whether the…

Heb. 10:14‭-‬15aFor by the one offering He has perfected forever and completely cleansed those who are being sanctified [bringing each believer to spiritual completion and maturity]. And the Holy Spirit also adds His testimony to us… From a very young age there was something inside me that always strove for perfection. I can recall taking…

Luke 12:8I say to you, whoever declares openly and confesses Me before men, the Son of Man also will declare openly and confess him before the angels of God. Centuries ago in a small European village, a man was accused of a crime he did not commit. He was a poor man with no family…