James 1:2-4(Perseverance & Trials)
Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.
Matthew 6:33-34 (Worrying)
But seek FIRST His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.
James 1:12(Be blessed under pressure)
Blessed is the man who preservers under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him.
Mark 11:22-24(Have Faith in God)
Have faith in God…I tell you the truth, if anyone says to this mountain, go throw yourself into the sea, and does not doubt in his heart but believes that what he says will happen, it will be done for him. Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it and it will be yours.
Joshua 1:8(Meditating on God’s Word)
Do not let this book of the law depart from your mouth: meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful. Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous do not be terrified; do not be discouraged for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.
Psalm 139:1-7(The Omnipresence of the Lord)
O, Lord you have searched me and you now me. You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar. You discern my going out and my ways before a word is on my tongue you know it completely, O Lord. You hem me in-behind and before; you have laid your hand upon me. Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, too lofty for me to attain. Where can I go from your spirit? Where can I flee from your presence?
Matthew 6:6(Prayer)
But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your father, who is unseen. Then your father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.
Matthew 10:32-33(Acknowledge Christ)
Whoever acknowledges me before men, I will also acknowledge him before my father in heaven. But whoever disowns me before men I will disown him before my father in heaven.
Matthew 12:37(The Power of the tongue)
For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned.
Mark 12:30 (The Greatest Commandment)
Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.
Romans 8:26-27(Holy Spirit’s guidance in praying)
In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groans that words cannot express. And he who searched our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the spirit intercedes for the saints in accordance with God’s will.
Romans 10:9, 13& 17( How to have Salvation)
That if you confess with your mouth, Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
(13) For everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.
(17) Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word of Christ.
I Corinthians 6:19-20(Your Body is a Temple)
Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your body.
I Corinthians 10:13(Gods provisions for temptation)
No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it.
II Corinthians 4:12(You are a new creation)
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come.
Hebrews 4:12(The power of Gods Word)
For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edge sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart. Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight before the eyes of him to whom we must give account.
Matthew 7:7-8(Ask, Seek, Knock)
Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.
Matthew 6:24(Can’t serve two masters)
No one can serve two masters. Either he will hate one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and Money.
James 4:3(Wrong Motives)
When you ask, you do not receive because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your pleasures.
I Peter 1:13-16(Be Holy)
Therefore, prepare your minds for action; be self-controlled; set your hope fully on the grace to be given you when Jesus Christ is revealed. As obedient children, do not conform to the evil desires you had when you lived in ignorance. But just as he who called you is Holy, so be holy in all you do; for it is written; be holy, because I am HOLY.
I Peter 3:15(Be Ready)
But your hearts set apart Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect.
Matthew 17: 20-21(Mustard Seed)
I tell you the truth, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, Move from here to there and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.
2 Timothy 3:16-17(Power of Scripture)
All scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.
Ezekiel 3:16-19 (I am held accountable)
Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel; so hear the word I speak and give them warning from me. When I say to a wicked man, you will surely die, and you do not warn him or speak out to dissuade him from his evil ways in order to save his life, that wicked man will die for his sin, and I will hold you accountable for his blood. But if you do warn the wicked man and he does not turn from his evil ways, he will die for his sin; but you will have saved yourself.
Romans 8: 38-39(Our Bond with Christ)
For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither present nor the future, nor any powers, 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.
2 Corinthians 6: 14-16 (Unevenly Yoked Relationships)
Do not be yoked together with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness. What harmony is there between Christ and Belial (pagan god)? What does a believer have in common with an unbeliever? What agreement is there between the temple of the living God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will live with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be my people.”
2 Corinthians 12:7-10(Power in weakness)
To keep me (Paul) from becoming conceited because of these surpassingly great revelations, there was given me a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment me. Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me. But he said to me, my grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness. “Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.
2 Peter 3: 9 (God’s Patience)
The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. He is patient with you not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.
Habakkuk 2:2-3(Wait on the Lord)
Then the Lord replied: (to Habahhuk the prophet)
“Write down the revelation and make it plain on tablets so that a herald may run with it. For the revelation awaits an appointed time; it speaks of the end and will not prove false. Though it linger, wait for it; it will certainly come and will not delay.
I Corinthians 13: 4-7 (The truth about Love)
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
Ephesians 4: 26-28, 31-32 ( Living as Children of Light)
(26-28) “In your anger do not sin” Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry, and do not give the devil a foothold. He who has been stealing must steal no longer, but must work, doing something useful with his own hands, that he may have something to share with those in need.
(31-32) Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice. Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.
Ephesians 6:11-18 (The Full Armor of God)
Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devils’ schemes. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. Therefore, put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground and after you have done everything to stand, stand firm then with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place and with your feet fitted with readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. In addition, to all this take up the shield of faith with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the spirit which is the word of God and pray in the spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests with this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all saints.
I Thessalonians 4: 3-8, 16-18 (Living to please God)
(3-8) It is God’s will that you should be sanctified: that you should avoid sexual immorality; that each of you should learn to control his own body in a way that is holy and honorable, not in passionate lust like the heathen, who do know God; and that in this matter no one should wrong his brother or take advantage of him. The Lord will punish men for all such sins as we have already told you. For God did not call us to be impure but to live a holy life. Therefore, he who rejects this instruction does not reject man but God, who gives you his Holy Spirit.
(16-18) Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
I Timothy 1:13-16 ( The Lord’s Grace)
Even though I was once a blasphemer and a persecutor and a violent man, I was shown mercy because I acted in ignorance and unbelief. The grace of our Lord was poured out on me abundantly, along with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus. Here is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners-of whom I (Paul) am the worst. But for that very reason I was shown mercy so that in me, the worst of sinners, Christ Jesus might display his unlimited patience as an example for those who would believe on him and receive eternal life.
Galatians 5: 22-25 (Bearing Fruit if the Spirit)
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the sinful nature with its passions and desires. Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit.
I John 4:2-6 (Tests the Spirits)
This is how you can recognize the Spirit of God; Every spirit that acknowledges that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God but every spirit that does not acknowledge Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the coming and even now is already in the world. You, dear children are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world. They are from the world and therefore speak from the viewpoint of the world, and the world listens to them. We are from God, and whoever knows God listens to us; but whoever is not from god does not listen to us. This is how we recognize the spirit of truth and the spirit of falsehood.
I John 5: 1-9, 11-15(Faith in the Son of God)
(1-9) Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God, and everyone who loves the father loves his child as well. This is how we know that we love the children of God: by loving God and carrying out his commands are not burdensome, for everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith. Who is it that overcomes the world? Only he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God. This is the one who came by water and blood-Jesus Christ. He did not come by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the spirit who testifies, because the Spirit is truth. For there are three that testify: the Spirit, the water and the blood; and the three are in agreement. We accept man’s testimony, but God’s testimony is greater because it is the testimony of God, which he has given about his Son. Anyone who believes in the Son of god has this testimony in his heart.
Revelation 1:14-16 ( The true picture of God)
His head and hair were white like wool, as white as snow, and his eyes were like blazing fire. His feet were like bronze glowing in a furnace, and his voice was like the sound of rushing waters. In his right hand he held seven stars, and out of his mouth came a sharp double-edged sword. His face was like the sun shining in all its brilliance.
Revelation 14: 1-5 (The Lamb and the 144,000)
Then I looked, and there before me was the Lamb, standing on Mount Zion, and with him 144,000 who had his name and his Father’s name written on their foreheads. And I heard a sound from heaven like the roar of rushing waters and like a loud peal of thunder. The sound I heard was like that of harpist playing their harps. And they sang a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and elders. No one could learn the song except the 144,000 who had been redeemed from the earth. These are those who did not defile themselves with women, for they kept themselves pure. They follow the Lamb wherever he goes. They were purchased from among men and offered as first fruits to God and the Lam. No lie was found in their mouth; they are blameless.
Malachi 3: 8-10 ( Tithes and Offerings)
“Will a man rob God? Yet you rob me. But you ask, How do we rob you? “ In tithes and offerings. You are under a curse-the whole nation of you-because you are robbing me. Bring the whole tithe to the storehouse, that there may be food in my house (the church). Test me in this,” says the Lord Almighty, “and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessings that you will not have room enough for it.
Luke 6:37-38 (Judging others)
“ Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven. Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.
Luke 6: 43-45 ( A Tree and It’s Fruit)
No good tree bears bad fruit, nor does a bad tree bear good fruit. Each tree is recognized by its own fruit. People do not pick figs from thronbushes, or grapes from briers. The good man brings good things out of the good stored up in his heart, and the evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in his heart. For out of the overflow of his heart his mouth speaks.
Luke 9: 23-25 (How to Follow Jesus)
…If anyone would come after me he must deny himself, take up his cross daily and follow me. For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me will save it. What good is it for a man to gain the whole world, and yet lose of forfeit his very self.
Ecclesiates 4: 4-5 (Honor your vow to God)
When you make a vow to God, do not delay in fulfilling it. He has no pleasure in fools; fulfill your vow. It is better not to vow than to make a vow and not fulfill it.
Ecclesiates 12: 13-14 (All actions will be judged)
Now all has been heard; here is the conclusion of the matter: fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole of man. For God will bring every deed into judgment, including every hidden thing whether it is good or evil.
