Josh 24:15 As for me and my family, we'll worship GOD. I have no family so I’ll worship God

Josh 23:7 7 Don't get mixed up with the nations that are still around. Don't so much as speak the names of their gods or swear by them. And by all means don't worship or pray to them. Oops! Solomon should have heard this!

Josh 23:6 Obediently do everything written in the Book of The Revelation of Moses — don't miss a detail. Did the revelation from God to Moses stop? The New Testament is God’s will not Moses’s will…

God gives everyone everything that they have so why do we only note what people do?

Josh 22:8 Share the wealth This is what Joshua told the people after they had received the Earthly promised land—does that happen today?

Josh 22:8 Share the wealth This is what Joshua told the people after they had received the Earthly promised land—does that happen today?

In the Old Testament the people’s “lot” was land on Earth but in the New Testament people’s “lot” is eternal life in Heaven

Josh 11:15 15 Just as GOD commanded his servant Moses, so Moses commanded Joshua, and Joshua did it. He didn't leave incomplete one thing that GOD had commanded Moses. To live eternally we too have to complete everything that God commands

God knows everything, the past, the present and the future! In the Old Testament He dealt primarily with people’s lives on Earth but in the New Testament He forgoes His actions on Earth and acts in Heaven moving from our Earthly lives to our eternal lives

Josh 9:22-23 Joshua called the Gibeonites together and said, "Why did you lie to us, telling us, 'We live far, far away from you,' when you're our next-door neighbors? 23 For that you are cursed. From now on it's menial labor for you — woodcutters and water carriers for the house of my God. Similar things like this happen today-people tell you one thing but the opposite is true-God knows the truth

Josh 7:15 15 The person found with the cursed things will be burned, he and everything he has, because he broke GOD's covenant and did this despicable thing in Israel. It will be the same on judgment day…life in Heaven or burning in Hell

Josh 7:10-11 10 GOD said to Joshua, "Get up. Why are you groveling? 11 Israel has sinned: They've broken the covenant I commanded them; they've taken forbidden plunder — stolen and then covered up the theft, squirreling it away with their own stuff. See? Belief alone doesn’t cut it with God, it takes belief + action

Josh 6:25 25 But Joshua let Rahab the harlot live — Rahab and her father's household and everyone connected to her. Their Earthly lives were saved, their eternal lives have yet to be determined

Having faith is way more than just believing…it’s acting on what you believe and that’s what many people miss-they say that they believe in one thing but then do another

Josh 6:17 17 The city and everything in it is under a holy curse and offered up to GOD. "Except for Rahab the harlot — she is to live, she and everyone in her house with her, because she hid the agents we sent. Everyone in the city except for Rahab—hmm, sound like the days of Noah… Judgment day will be similar

Josh 5:13-15 13 And then this, while Joshua was there near Jericho: He looked up and saw right in front of him a man standing, holding his drawn sword. Joshua stepped up to him and said, "Whose side are you on — ours or our enemies'?" 14 He said, "Neither. I'm commander of GOD's army. I've just arrived." Joshua fell, face to the ground, and worshiped. He asked, "What orders does my Master have for his servant?" 15 GOD's army commander ordered Joshua, "Take your sandals off your feet. The place you are standing is holy." Neither. That is important for human beings to learn. God is not in our league.

Josh 5:6 all the men of military age who had come out of Egypt but had disobeyed the call of GOD you’ll NEVER hear a sermon on this!

Josh 4:23-24 "Yes, GOD, your God, dried up the Jordan's waters for you until you had crossed, just as GOD, your God, did at the Red Sea, which had dried up before us until we had crossed. 24 This was so that everybody on earth would recognize how strong GOD's rescuing hand is and so that you would hold GOD in solemn reverence always."

Josh 4:18 As soon as the soles of the priests' feet touched dry land, the Jordan's waters resumed their flow within the banks, just as before.

Josh 3:15-16 When the priests got to the Jordan and their feet touched the water at the edge (the Jordan overflows its banks throughout the harvest), 16 the flow of water stopped. Hmm, this reminds me of the Red Sea…

Josh 3:13 When the soles of the feet of the priests carrying the Chest of GOD, Master of all the earth, touch the Jordan's water, the flow of water will be stopped — the water coming from upstream will pile up in a heap.

Josh 2:21 They left and she hung the red rope out the window. Her faith in God was so strong that she hung the rode out of window BEFORE she had done what they asked

Josh 2:20 if you tell anyone of our business here, the oath you made us swear is canceled — we're no longer responsible. This is like having faith in God where actions combine with belief. She was required to believe AND to do something or the promise was off which is just like us

Josh 2:11 God of the heavens above and God of the earth below

Deut 30:14 The word is right here and now — as near as the tongue in your mouth, as near as the heart in your chest You do not have to go to school! The question becomes: Will you let God educate you or a human teacher? Knowledge from the creator or the created?

Deut 29:15 also with those who are not here today that’s us!

Deut 26:18 a people entrusted with keeping his commandments and His commandments are NOT laws or legal issues

In the Old Testament the inheritance was land on Earth but in the New Testament the inheritance is eternal life in Heaven

Deut 17:17 17 And make sure he doesn't build up a harem, collecting wives who will divert him from the straight and narrow. And make sure he doesn't pile up a lot of silver and gold. Hmm, sounds just like Solomon…

Deut 8:17-18 17 If you start thinking to yourselves, "I did all this. And all by myself. I'm rich. It's all mine!" — 18 well, think again. Remember that GOD, your God, gave you the strength to produce all this wealth The key here is knowing that your Father is God and He created you for His purpose!

Deut 8:12-14 Make sure that when you eat and are satisfied, build pleasant houses and settle in, 13 see your herds and flocks flourish and more and more money come in, watch your standard of living going up and up — 14 make sure you don't become so full of yourself and your things that you forget GOD, your God,

Deut 8:3 we live by every word that comes from GOD's mouth and we have it in His word, the Bible! You don’t have to go to college to understand it! Just read it!

If everything in the world was going just fine then God wouldn’t have needed to send Jesus and Jesus wouldn’t have been a perfect sacrifice to God for humans

Deut 7:9 9 Know this: GOD, your God, is God indeed, a God you can depend upon. He keeps his covenant of loyal love with those who love him and observe his commandments …with those who…

Deut 7:7-8 7 GOD wasn't attracted to you and didn't choose you because you were big and important — the fact is, there was almost nothing to you. 8 He did it out of sheer love

Deut 7:2 a holy destruction to GOD. This is what God requires

Deut 6:13 3 Deeply respect GOD, your God. Serve and worship him exclusively …exclusively…

While it is still “today” my job is to try to teach you what God wants from you so that you’ll live with Him in eternity. God has been at this through prophets and so on until finally Jesus and I’m just keeping that going

Deut 6:5 5 Love GOD, your God, with your whole heart: love him with all that's in you, love him with all you've got!

Deut 5:31 “…you must teach them so they'll know how to live in the land that I'm giving them" This is my role: To teach you so that you’ll live in the land (Heaven) that He’s giving you. Humans are quick to teach you all kinds of things but are they giving you the Heaven land?

Deut 5:28-29 GOD heard what you said to me and told me, "I've heard what the people said to you. They're right — good and true words. 29 What I wouldn't give if they'd always feel this way, continuing to revere me and always keep all my commands; they'd have a good life forever, they and their children! If you revere God keeping His commandments you’ll have a good life forever… How do you now what His commandments are? READ THE BIBLE! Heaven and a good life forever require something from YOU! Oh yes, it’s there but so is Hell!

Deut 4:39 GOD is in Heaven above; GOD is on Earth below

Num 22:28 28 GOD gave speech to the donkey Nothing is impossible with God

Num 21:8 8 GOD said to Moses, "Make a snake and put it on a flagpole: Whoever is bitten and looks at it will live." This prepares us for faith in Jesus! They HAD TO TURN TO GOD when bad things happened and let Him save them much like we have to do the same.

Num 20:23-24 23 GOD said to Moses and Aaron at Mount Hor at the border of Edom, 24 "It's time for Aaron to be gathered into the company of his ancestors. He will not enter the land I am giving I don’t want God to say this abut me…

Hoping for never ending life in God’s kingdom means that you are going to have to live on Earth God’s way

Num 20:20 20 He answered again: "No. You may not come through." And Edom came out and blocked the way with a crowd of people brandishing weapons. People ARE NOT going to be nice…

Human emotions can prevent you from properly serving God! You’re hoping for eternal life so don’t let emotions about something temporary get in the way…

Num 20:11 11 With that Moses raised his arm and slammed his staff against the rock — once, twice. Even as good as he was and as much as he had done he let anger get in his way and God punished him for it

Num 18:29 Make sure that GOD's portion is the best and holiest of everything you get. This is a sacrifice…

We have a parallel experience to physical resurrection in everyday life: A dead seed is planted in the earth. That seed WILL grow and what is grown is nothing like the seed. It’s life is temporary. In the same way, dead bodies are buried in the earth and at resurrection they WILL grow into something that is nothing like the dead body but the lifetime is eternal or never ending so that is our future that we should be working for not retirement.

Num 14:20-23 20 GOD said, "I forgive them, honoring your words. 21 But as I live and as the Glory of GOD fills the whole Earth — 22 not a single person of those who saw my Glory, saw the miracle signs I did in Egypt and the wilderness, and who have tested me over and over and over again, turning a deaf ear to me — 23 not one of them will set eyes on the land I so solemnly promised to their ancestors. No one who has treated me with such repeated contempt will see it. Eternally this will happen to us!

Num 14:2-3 The entire community was in on it: "Why didn't we die in Egypt? Or in this wilderness? 3 Why has GOD brought us to this country to kill us? Our wives and children are about to become plunder. Why don't we just head back to Egypt? This is just what the world is like! Focusing ONLY on what can be seen and since no one has ever seen God they don’t focus on Him!

Num 13:31 others said, "We can't attack those people; they're way stronger than we are." God had told them that He was sending His angel AHEAD OF THEM so what was all this worrying about?

Num 12:3 3 Now the man Moses was a quietly humble man, more so than anyone living on Earth.

Num 1:45 603,550 Moses had a BIG job

God told the children of Israel who were on their way to the promised land that if they lived according to what He told them then He would be their God and they would be His children and He told us the same thing

Lev 10:1-2 That same day Nadab and Abihu, Aaron's sons, took their censers, put hot coals and incense in them, and offered "strange" fire to GOD — something GOD had not commanded. 2 Fire blazed out from GOD and consumed them — they died in GOD's presence.

Ex 36:1 36:1 "Bezalel and Oholiab, along with everyone whom GOD has given the skill and know-how Not everyone who has gone to school and has degrees!

Ex 32:23 Make us gods who will lead us They wanted eye candy

Ex 32:1 When the people realized that Moses was taking forever in coming down off the mountain, they rallied around Aaron and said, "Do something. Make gods for us who will lead us The God who they saw perform miracles in Egypt, freed them from slavery, led them on dry ground through the Red Sea and gave them food to eat had NOT changed but they were only linked to what they could see!

Ex 24:11 They saw God; and they ate and drank.

Ex 16:11-12 11 GOD spoke to Moses, 12 "I've listened to the complaints of the Israelites. Now tell them: 'At dusk you will eat meat and at dawn you'll eat your fill of bread; and you'll realize that I am GOD, your God.'" I’m NOT MAKING THIS UP! I’s right there in God’s word but I have only ever heard of the bread!

Ex 16:4 4 GOD said to Moses, "I'm going to rain bread down from the skies for you. The people will go out and gather each day's ration. I'm going to test them to see if they'll live according to my Teaching or not YES, He fed them but He also tested them to see if they would listen and obey!

Ex 16:3 3 The Israelites said, "Why didn't GOD let us die in comfort in Egypt where we had lamb stew and all the bread we could eat? You've brought us out into this wilderness to starve us to death, the whole company of Israel!" After they had seen AND experienced all of God’s miracles in Egypt and the Red Sea, they complained?

Ex 15:26 GOD said, "If you listen, listen obediently to how GOD tells you to live in his presence, obeying his commandments and keeping all his laws, then I won't strike you with all the diseases that I inflicted on the Egyptians; I am GOD your healer." How does it start? “If you listen obediently…” It’s the same for us today!

Ex 14:13 13 Moses spoke to the people: "Don't be afraid. Stand firm and watch GOD do his work of salvation for you today. This is the same thing that we have to do today! We have to stand firm and watch God do His work of salvation for us!

human beings often say: “I never in a million years… “ but I can say from my own experience and as a FACT that people don’t live for a million years and you may not even know what happens to you or what has happened to you so to even say that is stupid

Human’s often use the term: “the moment of truth” and what that means is: “what you can see” but since no one has ever seen God and He is the ultimate in real truth then for many human beings God is not the moment of truth and they won’t live eternally in His kingdom

Moses & Aaron talking to Pharaoh is the same as members of the body of Christ talking to other human beings who don’t know God

The biggest thing about being part of the body of Christ is and focus that you quit focusing on yourself AND your limited capabilities and focus on God and His endless capabilities

The original children of Israel did not get to inherit the promised land which is very much like the body of Christ and the world. Will we get the promised land?

The children of Israel and Egypt are very representative of the body of Christ and the world.

Ex 9:16 for one reason only I've kept you on your feet: To make you recognize my power so that my reputation spreads in all the Earth this is the ONLY REASON that we are still here! You may think otherwise but God has a plan and it will be accomplished!

Ex 7:22 the magicians of Egypt did the same thing people ARE GOING to try to match and replicate what God does

Ex 6:6 I will redeem you This redemption only had to do with their conditions on Earth

Ex 6:3 GOD (I-Am-Present)

Ex 5:5 5 Pharaoh went on, "Look, I've got all these people bumming around, and now you want to reward them with time off?" As Christians people ARE NOT going to accept the things you have to say well at all

God told Moses that He would teach him: Ex 4:15 step by step and this is a problem for most people because they want to do everything by themselves

Ex 4:10-11 10 Moses raised another objection to GOD: "Master, please, I don't talk well. I've never been good with words, neither before nor after you spoke to me. I stutter and stammer." 11 GOD said, "And who do you think made the human mouth? And who makes some mute, some deaf, some sighted, some blind? Isn't it I, GOD?

Ex 1:17 17 But the midwives had far too much respect for God and didn't do what the king of Egypt ordered

Gen 48:19 19 But his father wouldn't do it. He said, "I know, my son; but I know what I'm doing. He also will develop into a people, and he also will be great. But his younger brother will be even greater and his descendants will enrich nations." The great reversal…

Gen 42:27 27 When they stopped for the night, one of them opened his sack to get food for his donkey; there at the mouth of his bag was his money The great reversal…

Gen 41:15-16 15 "I dreamed a dream," Pharaoh told Joseph. "Nobody can interpret it. But I've heard that just by hearing a dream you can interpret it." 16 Joseph answered, "Not I, but God. God will set Pharaoh's mind at ease." Today people would say: “Of course I can…” but not Joseph!

Gen 27:41 41 Esau seethed in anger against Jacob because of the blessing his father had given him Things that don’t SEEM right will happen to us too but we have to just accept them

Gen 25:34 That's how Esau shrugged off his rights as the firstborn. Will you trade off your promised rights of salvation too for other things that seem more valuable?

Gen 25:22-23 She went to GOD to find out what was going on. 23 GOD told her, Two nations are in your womb, two peoples butting heads while still in your body. One people will overpower the other, and the older will serve the younger. …the great reversal…

Gen 20:18 GOD had shut down every womb He can do this

Gen 19:26 But Lot's wife looked back and turned into a pillar of salt. This is what disobedience cost her! Will disobedience cost you too?

Gen 19:17 17 When they had them outside, Lot was told, "Now run for your life! Don't look back! They were told not to look back!

Gen 18:17-19 17 Then GOD said, "Shall I keep back from Abraham what I'm about to do? 18 Abraham is going to become a large and strong nation; all the nations of the world are going to find themselves blessed through him. 19 Yes, I've settled on him as the one to train his children and future family to observe GOD's way of life, live kindly and generously and fairly, so that GOD can complete in Abraham what he promised him." The way to have Abraham as your father is if you observe GOD's way of life, live kindly and generously and fairly, and you can do that by reading the Bible!

Gen 16:9 9 The angel of GOD said, "Go back to your mistress. Put up with her abuse." Sometimes we don’t even know that we’re being abused but God knows and He has a purpose! So it may not please us but it’s His will not ours.

Gen 15:13-14 13 GOD said to Abram, "Know this: your descendants will live as outsiders in a land not theirs; they'll be enslaved and beaten down for 400 years. 14 Then I'll punish their slave masters; your offspring will march out of there loaded with plunder This was about the children of Israel!

Gen 15:6 6 And he believed! Believed GOD! God declared him "Set-Right-with-God." Do you believe God?

Yes, Abraham was faithful to what God told him but he also often prayed to God all on his own

Gen 12:1-4 GOD told Abram: "Leave your country, your family, and your father's home for a land that I will show you. 2 I'll make you a great nation and bless you. I'll make you famous; you'll be a blessing. 3 I'll bless those who bless you; those who curse you I'll curse. All the families of the Earth will be blessed through you." 4 So Abram left just as GOD said Did he know where he was going? NO! But he knew who told him to go, so he went.

Gen 11:4 they said, "Come, let's make ourselves famous” people STILL try to do this which would be fine if God was never going to come back-but He is!

Gen 9:18-19 18 The sons of Noah who came out of the ship were Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Ham was the father of Canaan. 19 These are the three sons of Noah; from these three the whole Earth was populated. This time instead of God making everyone people populated the Earth…

Gen 9:6-7 Because God made humans in his image reflecting God's very nature. 7 You're here to bear fruit

Gen 7:22-23 22 Every living, breathing creature that lived on dry land died; 23 he wiped out the whole works — people and animals, crawling creatures and flying birds, every last one of them, gone. Only Noah and his company on the ship lived. Would those who lived have made it if they hadn’t listened to God? NO! And the same thing applies to eternity…

Gen 6:13 13 God said to Noah, "It's all over. It's the end of the human race.” People just see Noah as a once upon a time Biblical story and they don’t see the reality of it or how it applies to today!

Gen 5:24 Enoch walked steadily with God. And then one day he was simply gone: God took him. I have NEVER heard a sermon on this!

Gen 5:1-2 This is the family tree of the human race: When God created the human race, he made it godlike, with a nature akin to God. 2 He created both male and female and blessed them, the whole human race. Of which you are a part

Gen 4:9 He said, "How should I know? Am I his babysitter?" Excuses don’t work with God

Gen 4:6-8 6 GOD spoke to Cain: "Why this tantrum? Why the sulking? 7 If you do well, won't you be accepted? And if you don't do well, sin is lying in wait for you, ready to pounce; it's out to get you, you've got to master it." 8 Cain had words with his brother. They were out in the field; Cain came at Abel his brother and killed him. Right after God told Cain that he had to master sin he killed Able, so did he master sin?

Gen 3:6 6 When the Woman saw that the tree looked like good eating and realized what she would get out of it — she'd know everything! — she took and ate the fruit Obviously the term: “eye candy” apples to much more than just what “looks good” it also applies to what “feels good” too!

If people would read & follow the Bible which controls their eternal lives the way they read & follow human curriculum which ONLY controls their earthly lives then there would be more people in Heaven!

God is our teacher. He created each of us and knows all of the days of our lives BEFORE we are born and while He clearly tells us this in the Bible, not many people know it

Gen 3:6 6 When the Woman saw that the tree looked like good eating In Genesis 3:6 God teaches us about “eye candy” and how dangerous it can be.

Gen 3:4 4 The serpent told the Woman, "You won't die.” God had clearly said: “If you eat it, you’ll die. The first sin was based on an opinion and it just continues… It’s like eternal life, God says that IF we believe in Him then we’ll live well in Heaven but if not we’ll live in Hell

Gen 2:24 24 Therefore a man leaves his father and mother and embraces his wife. They become one flesh. Nowadays people become one because they want to…

The story of Adam & Eve in the Bible is the story of God’s creation of all human beings and it is in the Bible so we can learn from it. Like eternal salvation, it is our choice

Gen 2:4 4 This is the story of how it all started, of Heaven and Earth when they were created. Most people know that this is a “Bible story” but most people don’t see this as the reality that it really is

The important thing to remember is that God alone calls people to Him, so while it is our responsibility to tell people about God , He calls who He wants to and has a purpose for

Gen 1:26-28 26 God spoke: "Let us make human beings in our image, make them reflecting our nature So they can be responsible for the fish in the sea, the birds in the air, the cattle, And, yes, Earth itself, and every animal that moves on the face of Earth." 27 God created human beings; he created them godlike, Reflecting God's nature. He created them male and female. 28 God blessed them: "Prosper! Reproduce! Fill Earth! Take charge! Be responsible for fish in the sea and birds in the air, for every living thing that moves on the face of Earth."

Gen 1:11-13 11 God spoke: "Earth, green up! Grow all varieties of seed-bearing plants, Every sort of fruit-bearing tree." And there it was. 12 Earth produced green seed-bearing plants, all varieties, And fruit-bearing trees of all sorts. God saw that it was good. 13 It was evening, it was morning — Day Three Mankind calls this “mother nature”

Gen 1:1 God created the Heavens and Earth — all you see, all you don't see This is the very first verse in the Bible and from the beginning God deals with “eye candy”.

All throughout God’s word, the Bible, I see “the great reversal” happening. “the great reversal” is where God, the creator, takes mankind, the created, who according to people is nothing and makes them very much more than something. Now this is according to His will only so people don’t necessarily see it but He does.

Rev 11:15 The kingdom of the world is now the Kingdom of our God and his Messiah! He will rule forever and ever! This will happen!

It’s extremely important to note that before creation everything was as it was. Everything that God created was created for one single reason: to bring God glory-that’s it!

1 John 4:4 the Spirit in you is far stronger than anything in the world

This Earth is not my home

People “talk” about God but don’t believe what He can do because they are bound to an Earthly life and there are many people like this

1 John 4:1 Not everyone who talks about God comes from God

1 John 3:20 God is greater than our worried hearts and knows more about us than we do ourselves

1 John 2:15 15 Don't love the world's ways. Don't love the world's goods. Love of the world squeezes out love for the Father.

1 John 2:6 Anyone who claims to be intimate with God ought to live the same kind of life Jesus lived. And what kind of life did Jesus live? He was killed! So life on Earth with God will not be easy or good

1 Peter 5:10 It won't be long before this generous God who has great plans for us in Christ — eternal and glorious plans they are! — will have you put together and on your feet for good. This is my hope

1 Peter 1:23 Your old birth came from mortal sperm; your new birth comes from God's living Word.

1 Peter 1:17 Your life is a journey you must travel with a deep consciousness of God NOT OF YOUR HUMAN EDUCATION! Do you expect to live eternally in God’s kingdom? If so, then this verse is for you!

James 4:12 12 God is in charge of deciding human destiny Church people need to learn this!

James 2:22 faith expresses itself in works

James 2:18 Faith and works, works and faith, fit together hand in glove.

James 1:21 let our gardener, God, landscape you with the Word

James 1:12 12 Anyone who meets a testing challenge head-on and manages to stick it out is mighty fortunate. For such persons loyally in love with God, the reward is life and more life.

James 1:10 Prosperity is as short-lived as a wildflower, so don't ever count on it

James 1:2 Consider it a sheer gift, friends, when tests and challenges come at you from all sides

Heb 13:16 16 Make sure you don't take things for granted and go slack in working for the common good; share what you have with others. God takes particular pleasure in acts of worship — a different kind of "sacrifice" — that take place in kitchen and workplace and on the streets. And from wheelchairs at home!

Heb 13:13-15 13 So let's go outside, where Jesus is, where the action is — not trying to be privileged insiders, but taking our share in the abuse of Jesus. 14 This "insider world" is not our home. We have our eyes peeled for the City about to come. 15 Let's take our place outside with Jesus, no longer pouring out the sacrificial blood of animals but pouring out sacrificial praises from our lips to God in Jesus' name.

Heb 13:9 The grace of Christ is the only good ground for life This is why you were born

Heb 12:7 7 God is educating you; that's why you must never drop out. Not a teacher or a professor…God! And you must never drop out! I am an old man but God is still teaching me

Heb 11:6 6 It's impossible to please God apart from faith. And why? Because anyone who wants to approach God must believe both that he exists and that he cares enough to respond to those who seek him.

Heb 11:5 5 By an act of faith, Enoch skipped death completely I have NEVER heard a sermon on this!

Heb 11:4 4 By an act of faith, Abel brought a better sacrifice to God than Cain. It was what he believed, not what he brought, that made the difference …what he believed, not what he brought… And his brother killed him! Things that we do don’t matter to God because He knows our hearts.

Heb 11:1-2 The fundamental fact of existence is that this trust in God, this faith, is the firm foundation under everything that makes life worth living. It's our handle on what we can't see. 2 The act of faith is what distinguished our ancestors, set them above the crowd. …our handle on what we can’t see…

Heb 5:8 8 Jesus, though he was God's Son, he learned trusting-obedience by what he suffered, just as we do.

Heb 2:13 I live by placing my trust in God

Philem 6 that people recognize Christ in all of it.

2 Tim 3:15-17 There's nothing like the written Word of God for showing you the way to salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. 16 Every part of Scripture is God-breathed and useful one way or another — showing us truth, exposing our rebellion, correcting our mistakes, training us to live God's way. 17 Through the Word we are put together and shaped up for the tasks God has for us. Why would I want another curriculum other than the word of God?

2 Tim 3:12 Anyone who wants to live all out for Christ is in for a lot of trouble; there's no getting around it

Gen 1:1 GOD KNOWS WHO BELONGS TO HIM And He’s known it since before the Earth was formed…

1 Tim 4:13 13 Stay at your post reading Scripture Do you do this?

Over and over again in the Bible I read that a leader MUST NOT be money hungry and I am that way but people in our society are not

Col 3:25 Being Christian doesn't cover up bad work.

Col 3:17 Let every detail in your lives — words, actions, whatever — be done in the name of the Master, Jesus, thanking God the Father every step of the way. A servant of Christ is the only thing that you should become

Col 2:1 Not many of you have met me face-to-face, but that doesn't make any difference. Know that I'm on your side, right alongside you. You're not in this alone.

Col 1:24 24 I want you to know how glad I am that it's me sitting here in this wheelchair and not you

Phil 4:10 I'm glad in God, far happier than you would ever guess

Phil 3:13 By no means do I count myself an expert in all of this, but I've got my eye on the goal, where God is beckoning us onward — to Jesus.

Phil 1:29 29 There's far more to this life than trusting in Christ. There's also suffering for him. And the suffering is as much a gift as the trusting.

Eph 5:29-30 29 No one abuses his own body, does he? No, he feeds and pampers it. That's how Christ treats us, the church, 30 since we are part of his body.

Eph 5:2 Observe how Christ loved us. His love was not cautious but extravagant. He didn't love in order to get something from us but to give everything of himself to us. Love like that.

Eph 3:7 7 This is my life work: helping people understand and respond to the Bible

Eph 2:7-10 7 Now God has us where he wants us, with all the time in this world and the next to shower grace and kindness upon us in Christ Jesus. 8 Saving is all his idea, and all his work. All we do is trust him enough to let him do it. It's God's gift from start to finish! 9 We don't play the major role. If we did, we'd probably go around bragging that we'd done the whole thing! 10 No, we neither make nor save ourselves. God does both the making and saving. He creates each of us by Christ Jesus to join him in the work he does, the good work he has gotten ready for us to do, work we had better be doing.

Eph 1:4-6 4 Long before God laid down earth's foundations, he had us in mind, had settled on us as the focus of his love, to be made whole and holy by his love. 5 Long, long ago he decided to adopt us into his family through Jesus Christ. (What pleasure he took in planning this!) 6 He wanted us to enter into the celebration of his lavish gift-giving by the hand of his beloved Son.

Gal 5:26 we will not compare ourselves with each other

Gal 5:24 24 Among those who belong to Christ, everything connected with getting our own way and mindlessly responding to what everyone else calls necessities is killed off for good — crucified.

Gal 5:6 in Christ, neither our most conscientious religion nor disregard of religion amounts to anything

Gal 5:4 When you attempt to live by your own religious plans and projects, you are cut off from Christ, you fall out of grace.

Gal 3:11 The person who lives in right relationship with God does it by embracing what God arranges for him. Doing things for God is the opposite of entering into what God does for you What God arranges for them…

Gal 3:10 anyone who tries to live by his own effort, independent of God, is doomed to failure is it what YOU DO or what God does?

Gal 2:16 no human being can please God by self-improvement

Gal 2:6 God isn't impressed with mere appearances, and neither am I

Gal 1:4 Jesus Christ rescued us from this evil world we're in by offering himself as a sacrifice for our sins

2 Cor 11:30 30 If I have to "brag" about myself, I'll brag about the humiliations that make me like Jesus

2 Cor 7:6 God who lifts up the downcast The great reversal…

2 Cor 5:9 Cheerfully pleasing God is the main thing Not making something special of yourself

2 Cor 1:5-6 5 We have plenty of hard times that come from following the Messiah, but no more so than the good times of his healing comfort — we get a full measure of that, too. 6 When we suffer for Jesus, it works out for your healing and salvation

1 Cor 15:37-38 37 We do have a parallel resurrection experience in gardening. You plant a "dead" seed; soon there is a flourishing plant. There is no visual likeness between seed and plant. 38 You could never guess what a tomato would look like by looking at a tomato seed. What we plant in the soil and what grows out of it don't look anything alike.

1 Cor 15:34 Ignorance of God is a luxury you can't afford

1 Cor 13 If I speak with human eloquence and angelic ecstasy but don't love, I'm nothing but the creaking of a rusty gate. 2 If I speak God's Word with power, revealing all his mysteries and making everything plain as day, and if I have faith that says to a mountain, "Jump," and it jumps, but I don't love, I'm nothing. 3 If I give everything I own to the poor and even go to the stake to be burned as a martyr, but I don't love, I've gotten nowhere. So, no matter what I say, what I believe, and what I do, I'm bankrupt without love. 4 Love never gives up. Love cares more for others than for self. Love doesn't want what it doesn't have. Love doesn't strut, Doesn't have a swelled head, 5 Doesn't force itself on others, Isn't always "me first, "Doesn't fly off the handle, Doesn't keep score of the sins of others, 6 Doesn't revel when others grovel, Takes pleasure in the flowering of truth, 7 Puts up with anything, Trusts God always, Always looks for the best, Never looks back, But keeps going to the end. 8 Love never dies. Inspired speech will be over some day; praying in tongues will end; understanding will reach its limit. 9 We know only a portion of the truth, and what we say about God is always incomplete. 10 But when the Complete arrives, our incompletes will be canceled. 11 When I was an infant at my mother's breast, I gurgled and cooed like any infant. When I grew up, I left those infant ways for good. 12 We don't yet see things clearly. We're squinting in a fog, peering through a mist. But it won't be long before the weather clears and the sun shines bright! We'll see it all then, see it all as clearly as God sees us, knowing him directly just as he knows us! 13 But for right now, until that completeness, we have three things to do to lead us toward that consummation: Trust steadily in God, hope unswervingly, love extravagantly. And the best of the three is love.

1 Cor 11:18 I get this report on your divisiveness, competing with and criticizing each other

1 Cor 10:28 you don't want to send mixed messages about who you are worshiping. People don’t think about this but others see what you are doing

1 Cor 10:23 the point is not to just get by, we’ve got to live for Him! Not just succeed for us.

1 Cor 10:22 the Master want’s us — all or nothing. Do you think you can get off with anything less?

1 Cor 10:17 We don't reduce Christ to what we are; he raises us to what he is Christ raises us to what He is…

1 Cor 10:12 Forget about self-confidence; it's useless. Cultivate God-confidence. Another way to say this is: “Forget about college or degree confidence-have God confidence”

1 Cor 10:9 9 We must never try to get Christ to serve us instead of us serving him; they tried it, and God launched an epidemic of poisonous snakes. Getting Christ to serve us is what many people call “faith”

1 Cor 9:16 16 If I proclaim the Message, it's not to get something out of it for myself. I'm compelled to do it, and doomed if I don't!

1 Cor 8:7 knowing isn't everything. If it becomes everything, some people end up as know-it-alls who treat others as know-nothings

1 Cor 8:3 3 We never really know enough until we recognize that God alone knows it all. THIS IS HUGE!

1 Cor 8:2 our humble hearts can help us more than our proud minds

YOU have a decision to make but ONLY YOU can make that decision: When God created everything Satan talked Adam & Eve into questioning God (this is in the Bible) and as a result he was thrown out of Heaven and given the Earth to manage and he is doing it. Also, Adam & Eve gained the termination of life and mankind ALL got sin for life. Originally God used Noah to clean up the Earth but later He used Jesus. Your decision is whether to follow God or Satan. Because Satan manages the Earth, the way of the world is the way of Satan and the way of God is not popular with anyone. But God created mankind to bring Him glory but the world doesn’t operate to bring God glory so the way of God is not popular and what happened to Jesus is proof of that. So your decision is whether or not you want follow the way of God or the way of Satan. IF you follow the way of God you will live with Him eternally (time without end) in Heaven but IF you follow the way of Satan you will live eternally with him in Hell. God is very helpful for those who choose to follow Him and because of the you’ll experience Heaven on Earth.

1 Cor 7:1-2 Is it a good thing to have sexual relations? 2 Certainly — but only within a certain context. It's good for a man to have a wife, and for a woman to have a husband. Husband and wife… Not just because that’s what normal people do!

1 Cor 6:12 12 Just because something is technically legal doesn't mean that it's spiritually appropriate

1 Cor 5:7 Our true identity is flat and plain, not puffed up with the wrong kind of ingredient I have read this several times but I’ve never understood this before! The “right” ingredient is the word of God not “self” anything!

1 Cor 4:7 everything you have and everything you are are sheer gifts from God. So what's the point of all this comparing and competing? Comparing and competing was big then too!

1 Cor 4:1-4 4:1 I am a servant of Christ, not his master. I am a guide into God's most sublime secrets, not security guards posted to protect them. 2 The requirements for a good guide are reliability and accurate knowledge. 3 It matters very little to me what you think of me, even less where I rank in popular opinion. I don't even rank myself. Comparisons in these matters are pointless. 4 I'm not aware of anything that would disqualify me from being a good guide for you, but that doesn't mean much. The Master makes that judgment.

1 Cor 3:7 7 It's not the one who plants or the one who waters who is at the center of this process but God, who makes things grow. That's why NO INDIVIDUAL deserves any credit!

1 Cor 3:3 As long as you grab for what makes you feel good or makes you look important, are you really much different than a babe at the breast, content only when everything's going your way?

1 Cor 1:27-31 27 Isn't it obvious that God deliberately chose men and women that the culture overlooks and exploits and abuses, 28 chose these "nobodies" to expose the hollow pretensions of the "somebodies"? 29 That makes it quite clear that none of you can get by with blowing your own horn before God. 30 Everything that we have — right thinking and right living, a clean slate and a fresh start — comes from God by way of Jesus Christ. 31 That's why we have the saying, "If you're going to blow a horn, blow a trumpet for God." The great reversal

1 Cor 1:27-31 27 Isn't it obvious that God deliberately chose men and women that the culture overlooks and exploits and abuses, 28 chose these "nobodies" to expose the hollow pretensions of the "somebodies"? 29 That makes it quite clear that none of you can get by with blowing your own horn before God. 30 Everything that we have — right thinking and right living, a clean slate and a fresh start — comes from God by way of Jesus Christ. 31 That's why we have the saying, "If you're going to blow a horn, blow a trumpet for God."

1 Cor 1:17 17 God didn't send me out to collect a following for myself, but to preach the Message of what he has done, collecting a following for him. And he didn't send me to do it with a lot of fancy rhetoric of my own, lest the powerful action at the center — Christ on the Cross — be trivialized into mere words.

Rom 15:15-16 15 So, my dear friends, don't take my rather bold and blunt language as criticism. It's not criticism. I'm simply underlining how very much I need your help in carrying out this highly focused assignment God gave me, 16 this priestly and gospel work of serving the spiritual needs of others.

Rom 15:1 15:1 Those of us who are strong and able in the faith need to step in and lend a hand to those who falter, and not just do what is most convenient for us Can you say: Priorities?

Rom 14:18 18 Your task is to single-mindedly serve Christ This is OUR lifetime job description!

Rom 14:12 You've got your hands full just taking care of your own life before God.

Rom 14:1 Welcome with open arms fellow believers who don't see things the way you do Churches don’t do this!

Rom 13:1 All governments are under God

What I see is a bunch of people who are acting like the original Israelites. They are interested in God AS LONG AS it benefits them. They THINK that they are bringing things to God by what they do but in reality, God brings everything to them! And, they WANT appreciation for it instead of simply appreciating God.

Rom 12:3 it's important that you not misinterpret yourselves as people who are bringing this goodness to God. No, God brings it all to you. The only accurate way to understand ourselves is by what God is and by what he does for us, not by what we are and what we do for him.

Rom 12:1-2 So here's what I want you to do, God helping you: Take your everyday, ordinary life — your sleeping, eating, going-to-work, and walking-around life — and place it before God as an offering. Embracing what God does for you is the best thing you can do for him. 2 Don't become so well-adjusted to your culture that you fit into it without even thinking. Instead, fix your attention on God. You'll be changed from the inside out. Readily recognize what he wants from you, and quickly respond to it. Unlike the culture around you, always dragging you down to its level of immaturity, God brings the best out of you, develops well-formed maturity in you.

Rom 11:32 In one way or another, God makes sure that we all experience what it means to be outside so that he can personally open the door and welcome us back in.

Rom 11:7 The chosen ones of God were those who let God pursue his interest in them, and as a result received his stamp of legitimacy …let God pursue His interest…

Rom 11:5-6 5 It's the same today. There's a fiercely loyal minority still — not many, perhaps, but probably more than you think. 6 They're holding on, not because of what they think they're going to get out of it, but because they're convinced of God's grace and purpose in choosing them. …fierce minority still…

Rom 10:11 "No one who trusts God like this — heart and soul — will ever regret it."

Rom 10:10 "God has set everything right between him and me!" This is VERY DIFFERENT from hearing people say: “I have done everything right so God is happy with me”.

Rom 10:9 Say the welcoming word to God — "Jesus is my Master" — embracing, body and soul, God's work of doing in us what he did in raising Jesus from the dead. That's it. You're not "doing" anything; you're simply calling out to God, trusting him to do it for you. That's salvation.

Rom 9:15-16 15 God told Moses, "I'm in charge of mercy. I'm in charge of compassion." 16 Compassion doesn't originate in our bleeding hearts or moral sweat, but in God's mercy.

Rom 9:12 12 God told Rebecca, "The firstborn of your twins will take second place." …the great reversal…

Rom 9:11 What God did in this case made it perfectly plain that his purpose is not a hit-or-miss thing dependent on what we do or don't do, but a sure thing determined by his decision, flowing steadily from his initiative …not dependent on what we say or do…

Rom 8:26-27 If we don't know how or what to pray, it doesn't matter. He does our praying in and for us, making prayer out of our wordless sighs, our aching groans. 27 He knows us far better than we know ourselves, knows our pregnant condition, and keeps us present before God.

Rom 8:5-8 5 Those who think they can do it on their own end up obsessed with measuring their own moral muscle but never get around to exercising it in real life. Those who trust God's action in them find that God's Spirit is in them — living and breathing God! 6 Obsession with self in these matters is a dead end; attention to God leads us out into the open, into a spacious, free life. 7 Focusing on the self is the opposite of focusing on God. Anyone completely absorbed in self ignores God, ends up thinking more about self than God. That person ignores who God is and what he is doing. 8 And God isn't pleased at being ignored.

Rom 8:2 The Spirit of life in Christ, like a strong wind, has magnificently cleared the air, freeing you from a fated lifetime of brutal tyranny at the hands of sin and death. He has gotten rid of sinful things in me that because of my past should be there

Using Abraham as the Biblical example where God made something out of nothing, why do most human beings think that becoming something ONLY is dependent on them becoming something?

Rom 6:3 in baptism. When we went under the water, we left the old country of sin behind; when we came up out of the water, we entered into the new country of grace — a new life in a new land! Baptism is not taught this way!

Rom 5:8 God put his love on the line for us by offering his Son in sacrificial death while we were of no use whatever to him. we were of no use whatever to him...

Think about this: Abraham had no children, Joseph was sold as a slave, Hosea was told to marry a whore, Jonah was swallowed by a whale, Jesus was dead… I could go on and on but what I’m saying is that God makes something out of nothing.

Rom 4:17 17 We call Abraham "father" not because he got God's attention by living like a saint, but because God made something out of Abraham when he was a nobody.

Rom 4:16 Abraham is father of us all. He is not our racial father — that's reading the story backwards. He is our faith father.

Rom 4:14 If those who get what God gives them only get it by doing everything they are told to do and filling out all the right forms properly signed, that eliminates personal trust completely and turns the promise into an ironclad contract! That's not a holy promise; that's a business deal. Christianity is not a business where we can make deals!

Rom 4:6 6 David confirms this way of looking at it, saying that the one who trusts God to do the putting-everything-right without insisting on having a say in it is one fortunate person

Rom 4:3 Abraham entered into what God was doing for him, and that was the turning point. He trusted God to set him right instead of trying to be right on his own.

Rom 3:30 God sets right all who welcome his action and enter into it, both those who follow our religious system and those who have never heard of our religion. That settles the issue of denominalatialism

Rom 3:28 Our lives get in step with God and all others by letting him set the pace, not by proudly or anxiously trying to run the parade. …letting Him set the pace…

Rom 3:27 God does not respond to what we do; we respond to what God does.

Rom 3:9 we all start out as sinners

Rom 2:29 recognition comes from God, not critics

Rom 2:17-21 don't assume that you can lean back in the arms of your religion and take it easy, feeling smug because you're an insider to God's revelation, 18 a connoisseur of the best things of God, informed on the latest doctrines! 19 I have a special word of caution for you who are sure that you have it all together yourselves and, because you know God's revealed Word inside and out, 20 feel qualified to guide others through their blind alleys and dark nights and confused emotions to God. 21 While you are guiding others, who is going to guide you?

Rom 2:13 13 Merely hearing God's law is a waste of your time if you don't do what he commands. Doing, not hearing, is what makes the difference with God.

Rom 2:12 12 If you sin without knowing what you're doing, God takes that into account Life with God is not a test!

Rom 2:11 God pays no attention to what others say (or what you think) about you. He makes up his own mind.

Rom 2:9-10 9 If you go against the grain, you get splinters, regardless of which neighborhood you're from, what your parents taught you, what schools you attended. 10 But if you embrace the way God does things, there are wonderful payoffs, again without regard to where you are from or how you were brought up

Rom 2:7-8 Real Life for those who work on God's side, 8 but to those who insist on getting their own way and take the path of least resistance, Fire!

Rom 1:26-27 Refusing to know God, they soon didn't know how to be human either — women didn't know how to be women, men didn't know how to be men. 27 Sexually confused, they abused and defiled one another, women with women, men with men — all lust, no love.

Acts 28:20 I'm a hostage here for hope, not doom.

Acts 23:8 If they can't see it, they don't believe it This has been going on for a very long time

Acts 21:13 The issue is not what they do to me, whether arrest or murder, but what the Master Jesus does through my obedience. Can't you see that?

Acts 17:24-25 24 The God who made the world and everything in it, this Master of sky and land, doesn't live in custom-made shrines 25 or need the human race to run errands for him, as if he couldn't take care of himself.

Acts 14:22 Anyone signing up for the kingdom of God has to go through plenty of hard times.

Acts 9:16 the hard suffering that goes with this job. Following Christ is not a walk in the park

Acts 8:22 use God to make money personally I wouldn’t do this but people do it all the time

Acts 7:2-26 2 Stephen replied, "Friends, fathers, and brothers, the God of glory appeared to our father Abraham when he was still in Mesopotamia, before the move to Haran, 3 and told him, 'Leave your country and family and go to the land I'll show you.' 4 "So he left the country of the Chaldees and moved to Haran. After the death of his father, he immigrated to this country where you now live, 5 but God gave him nothing, not so much as a foothold. He did promise to give the country to him and his son later on, even though Abraham had no son at the time. 6 God let him know that his offspring would move to an alien country where they would be enslaved and brutalized for four hundred years. 7'But,' God said, 'I will step in and take care of those slaveholders and bring my people out so they can worship me in this place.' 8 "Then he made a covenant with him and signed it in Abraham's flesh by circumcision. When Abraham had his son Isaac, within eight days he reproduced the sign of circumcision in him. Isaac became father of Jacob, and Jacob father of twelve 'fathers,' each faithfully passing on the covenant sign. 9 "But then those 'fathers,' burning up with jealousy, sent Joseph off to Egypt as a slave. God was right there with him, though — 10 he not only rescued him from all his troubles but brought him to the attention of Pharaoh, king of Egypt. He was so impressed with Joseph that he put him in charge of the whole country, including his own personal affairs. 11 "Later a famine descended on that entire region, stretching from Egypt to Canaan, bringing terrific hardship. Our hungry fathers looked high and low for food, but the cupboard was bare. 12 Jacob heard there was food in Egypt and sent our fathers to scout it out. 13 Having confirmed the report, they went back to Egypt a second time to get food. On that visit, Joseph revealed his true identity to his brothers and introduced the Jacob family to Pharaoh. 14 Then Joseph sent for his father, Jacob, and everyone else in the family, seventy-five in all. 15 That's how the Jacob family got to Egypt. "Jacob died, and our fathers after him. 16 They were taken to Shechem and buried in the tomb for which Abraham paid a good price to the sons of Hamor. 17 "When the four hundred years were nearly up, the time God promised Abraham for deliverance, the population of our people in Egypt had become very large. 18 And there was now a king over Egypt who had never heard of Joseph. 19 He exploited our race mercilessly. He went so far as forcing us to abandon our newborn infants, exposing them to the elements to die a cruel death. 20 "In just such a time Moses was born, a most beautiful baby. He was hidden at home for three months. 21 When he could be hidden no longer, he was put outside — and immediately rescued by Pharaoh's daughter, who mothered him as her own son. 22 Moses was educated in the best schools in Egypt. He was equally impressive as a thinker and an athlete. 23 "When he was forty years old, he wondered how everything was going with his Hebrew kin and went out to look things over. 24 He saw an Egyptian abusing one of them and stepped in, avenging his underdog brother by knocking the Egyptian flat. 25 He thought his brothers would be glad that he was on their side, and even see him as an instrument of God to deliver them. But they didn't see it that way. 26 The next day two of them were fighting and he tried to break it up, told them to shake hands and get along with each other: 'Friends, you are brothers, why are you beating up on each other?' "The one who had started the fight said, 'Who put you in charge of us? 28 Are you going to kill me like you killed that Egyptian yesterday?' 29 When Moses heard that, realizing that the word was out, he ran for his life and lived in exile over in Midian. During the years of exile, two sons were born to him. 30 "Forty years later, in the wilderness of Mount Sinai, an angel appeared to him in the guise of flames of a burning bush. 31 Moses, not believing his eyes, went up to take a closer look. He heard God's voice: 32'I am the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.' Frightened nearly out of his skin, Moses shut his eyes and turned away. 33 "God said, 'Kneel and pray. You are in a holy place, on holy ground. 34 I've seen the agony of my people in Egypt. I've heard their groans. I've come to help them. So get yourself ready; I'm sending you back to Egypt.' 35 "This is the same Moses whom they earlier rejected, saying, 'Who put you in charge of us?' This is the Moses that God, using the angel flaming in the burning bush, sent back as ruler and redeemer. 36 He led them out of their slavery. He did wonderful things, setting up God-signs all through Egypt, down at the Red Sea, and out in the wilderness for forty years. 37 This is the Moses who said to his congregation, 'God will raise up a prophet just like me from your descendants.' 38 This is the Moses who stood between the angel speaking at Sinai and your fathers assembled in the wilderness and took the life-giving words given to him and handed them over to us, 39 words our fathers would have nothing to do with. "They craved the old Egyptian ways, 40 whining to Aaron, 'Make us gods we can see and follow. This Moses who got us out here miles from nowhere — who knows what's happened to him!' 41 That was the time when they made a calf-idol, brought sacrifices to it, and congratulated each other on the wonderful religious program they had put together. 42 "God wasn't at all pleased; but he let them do it their way, worship every new god that came down the pike — and live with the consequences, consequences described by the prophet Amos: Did you bring me offerings of animals and grains those forty wilderness years, O Israel? 43 Hardly. You were too busy building shrines to war gods, to sex goddesses,Worshiping them with all your might.That's why I put you in exile in Babylon. 44 "And all this time our ancestors had a tent shrine for true worship, made to the exact specifications God provided Moses. 45 They had it with them as they followed Joshua, when God cleared the land of pagans, and still had it right down to the time of David. 46 David asked God for a permanent place for worship. 47 But Solomon built it. 48 "Yet that doesn't mean that Most High God lives in a building made by carpenters and masons. The prophet Isaiah put it well when he wrote, 49 "Heaven is my throne room;I rest my feet on earth.So what kind of house will you build me?" says God."Where I can get away and relax? 50 It's already built, and I built it." 51 "And you continue, so bullheaded! Calluses on your hearts, flaps on your ears! Deliberately ignoring the Holy Spirit, you're just like your ancestors. 52 Was there ever a prophet who didn't get the same treatment? Your ancestors killed anyone who dared talk about the coming of the Just One. And you've kept up the family tradition — traitors and murderers, all of you. 53 You had God's Law handed to you by angels — gift-wrapped! — and you squandered it!"

Acts 5:29 It's necessary to obey God rather than men Society doesn’t like this

Acts 3:12 as if by our power or piety we did something? No! God did this

Acts 2:40 Get out while you can; get out of this sick and stupid culture!

Acts 1:23-24 23 They nominated two: Joseph Barsabbas, nicknamed Justus, and Matthias. 24 Then they prayed to God No personal choices or personal opinions-they prayed to God instead

John 21:15 Jesus said, "Feed my lambs."

John 18:11 Jesus ordered Peter, "Put back your sword. Do you think for a minute I'm not going to drink this cup the Father gave me?" See? Even when bad things happen we HAVE TO REMEMBER that God chooses everything! So it may look bad to us but it’s not our will that is happening!

John 15:19 19 If you lived on the world's terms, the world would love you as one of its own. But since I picked you to live on God's terms and no longer on the world's terms, the world is going to hate you. Who’s terms are you living on?

John 15:16 16 You didn't choose me, remember; I chose you, and put you in the world to bear fruit, fruit that won't spoil. You are here to bear fruit and if you don’t you’ll be burned

Jesus clearly said: John 14:12 I, on my way to the Father, am giving you the same work to do that I've been doing

John 13:12-15 Then Jesus said, "Do you understand what I have done to you? 13 You address me as 'Teacher' and 'Master,' and rightly so. That is what I am. 14 So if I, the Master and Teacher, washed your feet, you must now wash each other's feet. 15 I've laid down a pattern for you. What I've done, you do. this makes it very clear: we are to be a servant to others. It doesn’t matter who we are-what matters is what He did. He said: “What I’ve done, you do”.

John 12:48 you need to know that whoever puts me off, refusing to take in what I'm saying, is willfully choosing rejection. See? It’s not Him who chooses-it’s you!

John 12:27-28 27 "Right now I am storm-tossed. And what am I going to say? 'Father, get me out of this'? No, this is why I came in the first place. 28 I'll say, 'Father, put your glory on display.'" ME TOO!

John 12:26 The Father will honor and reward anyone who serves me.

John 12:25 anyone who holds on to life just as it is destroys that life. But if you let it go, reckless in your love, you'll have it forever, real and eternal.

John 11:4 4 When Jesus got the message, he said, "This sickness is not fatal. It will become an occasion to show God's glory by glorifying God's Son." It wasn’t about keeping Lazarus alive it was about glorifying God

John 5:44 44 How do you expect to get anywhere with God when you spend all your time jockeying for position with each other, ranking your rivals and ignoring God?

John 3:5 5 Jesus said, "You're not listening. Let me say it again. Unless a person submits to this original creation — the 'wind hovering over the water' creation, the invisible moving the visible, a baptism into a new life — it's not possible to enter God's kingdom.

John 2:23-24 23 During the time he was in Jerusalem, those days of the Passover Feast, many people noticed the signs he was displaying and, seeing they pointed straight to God, entrusted their lives to him. 24 But Jesus didn't entrust his life to them. He knew them inside and out, knew how untrustworthy they were. It’s not what you do, it’s what He does and He knows your hearts

John 1:13 the God-begotten, not blood-begotten, not flesh-begotten, not sex-begotten.

John 1:1-5 The Word was first, the Word present to God, God present to the Word. The Word was God, 2 in readiness for God from day one. 3 Everything was created through him; nothing — not one thing! — came into being without him. 4 What came into existence was Life, and the Life was Light to live by. 5 The Life-Light blazed out of the darkness; the darkness couldn't put it out.

Luke 19:26 Risk your life and get more than you ever dreamed of. Play it safe and end up holding the bag.

Luke 19:10 the Son of Man came to find and restore the lost.

Jesus said: Luke 18:17 Unless you accept God's kingdom in the simplicity of a child, you'll never get in

Luke 18:14 If you walk around with your nose in the air, you're going to end up flat on your face

Luke 16:13 You can't serve both God and the Bank.

Luke 15:7 Count on it — there's more joy in heaven over one sinner's rescued life than over ninety-nine good people in no need of rescue.

Jesus said: Luke 14:33 33 "Simply put, if you're not willing to take what is dearest to you, whether plans or people, and kiss it good-bye, you can't be my disciple.

Luke 14:25-27 Jesus turned and told them, 26 "Anyone who comes to me but refuses to let go of father, mother, spouse, children, brothers, sisters — yes, even one's own self! — can't be my disciple. 27 Anyone who won't shoulder his own cross and follow behind me can't be my disciple.

Luke 13:24-27 The way to life — to God! — is vigorous and requires your total attention. A lot of you are going to assume that you'll sit down to God's salvation banquet just because you've been hanging around the neighborhood all your lives. 25 Well, one day you're going to be banging on the door, wanting to get in, but you'll find the door locked and the Master saying, 'Sorry, you're not on my guest list.' 26 "You'll protest, 'But we've known you all our lives!' 27 only to be interrupted with his abrupt, 'Your kind of knowing can hardly be called knowing. You don't know the first thing about me.'

Luke 13:3 Unless you turn to God, you too will die

Luke 12:33 Get yourselves a bank that can't go bankrupt, a bank in heaven far from bankrobbers, safe from embezzlers, a bank you can bank on.

Luke 12:31 31 Steep yourself in God-reality, God-initiative, God-provisions. You'll find all your everyday human concerns will be met.

Luke 12:15 Life is not defined by what you have

Luke 12:10 If you bad-mouth the Son of Man out of misunderstanding or ignorance, that can be overlooked Christianity is not a test, because if it was then this verse wouldn’t be there!

Luke 12:5 5 Save your fear for God, who holds your entire life — body and soul — in his hands.

Luke 11:42 You keep meticulous account books, tithing on every nickel and dime you get, but manage to find loopholes for getting around basic matters of justice and God's love. Careful bookkeeping is commendable, but the basics are required.

Luke 11:40 Didn't the One who made the outside also make the inside?

Luke 11:36 36 Keep your life as well-lighted as your best-lighted room.

Luke 11:28 28 Jesus commented, "Even more blessed are those who hear God's Word and guard it with their lives!"

Luke 10:30-37 30 Jesus answered by telling a story. "There was once a man traveling from Jerusalem to Jericho. On the way he was attacked by robbers. They took his clothes, beat him up, and went off leaving him half-dead. 31 Luckily, a priest was on his way down the same road, but when he saw him he angled across to the other side. 32 Then a Levite religious man showed up; he also avoided the injured man. 33 "A Samaritan traveling the road came on him. When he saw the man's condition, his heart went out to him. 34 He gave him first aid, disinfecting and bandaging his wounds. Then he lifted him onto his donkey, led him to an inn, and made him comfortable. 35 In the morning he took out two silver coins and gave them to the innkeeper, saying, 'Take good care of him. If it costs any more, put it on my bill — I'll pay you on my way back.' 36 "What do you think? Which of the three became a neighbor to the man attacked by robbers?" 37 "The one who treated him kindly," the religion scholar responded. Jesus said, "Go and do the same."

Luke 10:21 21 At that, Jesus rejoiced, exuberant in the Holy Spirit. "I thank you, Father, Master of heaven and earth, that you hid these things from the know-it-alls and showed them to these innocent newcomers.” I’m glad that I’m not a know-it-all like schools produce. According to mankind I’m a loser but according to God I’m a winner. The great reversal.

Luke 10:20 Not what you do for God but what God does for you Read this very closely…

Luke 9:61-62 61 Then another said, "I'm ready to follow you, Master, but first excuse me while I get things straightened out at home." 62 Jesus said, "No procrastination. No backward looks. You can't put God's kingdom off till tomorrow. Seize the day." No backward looks… Remember Lots wife? What was she told and what did she do?

Jesus said: Luke 9:23 You're not in the driver's seat — I am.

Luke 8:21 My mother and brothers are the ones who hear and do God's Word

Luke 8:11-15 The seed is the Word of God. 12 The seeds on the road are those who hear the Word, but no sooner do they hear it than the Devil snatches it from them so they won't believe and be saved. 13 "The seeds in the gravel are those who hear with enthusiasm, but the enthusiasm doesn't go very deep. It's only another fad, and the moment there's trouble it's gone. 14 "And the seed that fell in the weeds — well, these are the ones who hear, but then the seed is crowded out and nothing comes of it as they go about their lives worrying about tomorrow, making money, and having fun. 15 "But the seed in the good earth — these are the good-hearts who seize the Word and hold on no matter what, sticking with it until there's a harvest.

Luke 7:47 If the forgiveness is minimal, the gratitude is minimal. I can easily relate to this

Luke 6:20-21 You're blessed when you've lost it all. God's kingdom is there for the finding. 21 You're blessed when you're ravenously hungry. Then you're ready for the Messianic meal. You're blessed when the tears flow freely. Joy comes with the morning.

I asked a person to go to God about something and he gave me his opinion.

Luke 5:16 16 As often as possible Jesus withdrew to out-of-the-way places for prayer. …out of the way places for prayer.

Luke 5:14 Your cleansed and obedient life, not your words, will bear witness to what I have done No eye candy or wow factor needed!

Luke 5:10 Jesus said to Simon, "There is nothing to fear. From now on you'll be fishing for men and women.” As Christians We fish for men & women too!

Luke 4:37 Jesus was the talk of the town. His acts were eye candy to the people but He was not

Luke 3:9 9 What counts is your life. Is it green and blossoming? Because if it's deadwood, it goes on the fire. Is your life green and blossoming?

Luke 3:8 God can make children from stones if he wants

Luke 3:7 7 crowds of people came out for baptism because it was the popular thing to do Nothing has changed…

Luke 2:20 It turned out exactly the way they'd been told! And you’re no different! You’ve been told exactly what will happen in the Bible!

Luke 2:15 15 As the angel choir withdrew into heaven, the sheepherders talked it over. "Let's get over to Bethlehem as fast as we can and see for ourselves what God has revealed to us." Society didn’t respect sheepherders but angels came to them. The great reversal…

Luke 1:37 37 Nothing is impossible with God.

Luke 1:26-31 God sent the angel Gabriel to the Galilean village of Nazareth 27 to a virgin engaged to be married to a man descended from David. His name was Joseph, and the virgin's name, Mary. 28 Upon entering, Gabriel greeted her: Good morning! You're beautiful with God's beauty, Beautiful inside and out! God be with you. 29 She was thoroughly shaken, wondering what was behind a greeting like that. 30 But the angel assured her, "Mary, you have nothing to fear. God has a surprise for you: 31 You will become pregnant and give birth to a son and call his name Jesus. An unmarried virgin conceives a son? Talk about society liking this! I don’t think so!

Mark 12:34 34 When Jesus realized how insightful he was, he said, "You're almost there, right on the border of God's kingdom." Is this you too?

Mark 12:28-30 One of the religion scholars came up. Hearing the lively exchanges of question and answer and seeing how sharp Jesus was in his answers, he put in his question: "Which is most important of all the commandments?" 29 Jesus said, "The first in importance is, 'Listen, Israel: The Lord your God is one; 30 so love the Lord God with all your passion and prayer and intelligence and energy.' Do you do exactly as this says?

Mark 11:22-23 22 Jesus was matter-of-fact: "Embrace this God-life. Really embrace it, 23 and nothing will be too much for you.” He didn’t say: Get an education!

This is not common: As Christians WE ARE CHRIST’S BODY, so whatever He did, we must do

Mark 10:45 45 That is what the Son of Man has done: He came to serve, not to be served — and then to give away his life in exchange for many who are held hostage. And as Christians, we are the body of the Son of Man so we MUST do the same thing…

Mark 10:40 40 “But as to awarding places of honor, that's not my business. There are other arrangements for that." YOU can’t do things to EARN a place of honor…

Jesus’ disciples wondered how anyone could get into God’s kingdom which is Heaven: Mark 10:27 27 Jesus was blunt: "No chance at all if you think you can pull it off by yourself. Every chance in the world if you let God do it."

Mark 9:49-50 Everyone's going through a refining fire sooner or later, 50 but you'll be well-preserved, protected from the eternal flames. Life on Earth will not be easy…

Mark 9:28-29 After arriving back home, his disciples cornered Jesus and asked, "Why couldn't we throw the demon out?" 29 He answered, "There is no way to get rid of this kind of demon except by prayer." God does things-NOT YOU!

Mark 9:23 23 Jesus said, "If? There are no 'ifs' among believers. Anything can happen."

Jesus said: Mark 8:34-35 Anyone who intends to come with me has to let me lead. You're not in the driver's seat; I am. Don't run from suffering; embrace it. Follow me and I'll show you how. 35 Self-help is no help at all. Self-sacrifice is the way, my way, to saving yourself, your true self. Jesus is in the driver’s seat, not you

Mark 8:31 It is necessary that the Son of Man proceed to an ordeal of suffering As the body of Christ we will suffer too

Mark 8:12 "Why does this generation clamor for miraculous guarantees? If I have anything to say about it, you'll not get so much as a hint of a guarantee." Why does everyone want the “wow” factor and eye candy? From the body of Christ you won’t get it!

The ONLY reason that God created humans on this Earth was to bring Him glory and IF WE DO THAT then we will be given life eternally with Him in Heaven and IF NOT we will be given life eternally in Hell, and it’s our choice.

If the Earth wasn’t good in Noah’s day why would it be any different now?

With God not being accepted on the Earth, I don’t feel good about Pharasees & religious scholars always teeming up in the Bible

How is it possible that you could be a religious scholar and not know about Jesus?

Mark 6:14 King Herod heard of all this, for by this time the name of Jesus was on everyone's lips. He said, "This has to be John the Baptizer come back from the dead — that's why he's able to work miracles!" Humans TRY to find explanations for what God is doing…

Mark 6:11 1 "If you're not welcomed, not listened to, quietly withdraw. Don't make a scene.” God is often not accepted

Faith is way more than believing in what you can see and know! For example: you can’t see or know God but He is real!

Mark 4:40 40 Jesus reprimanded the disciples: "Why are you such cowards? Don't you have any faith at all?” Faith is way more than believing in what you can see and know!

Mark 4:14-20 14 "The farmer plants the Word. 15 Some people are like the seed that falls on the hardened soil of the road. No sooner do they hear the Word than Satan snatches away what has been planted in them. 16 "And some are like the seed that lands in the gravel. When they first hear the Word, they respond with great enthusiasm. 17 But there is such shallow soil of character that when the emotions wear off and some difficulty arrives, there is nothing to show for it. 18 "The seed cast in the weeds represents the ones who hear the kingdom news 19 but are overwhelmed with worries about all the things they have to do and all the things they want to get. The stress strangles what they heard, and nothing comes of it. 20 "But the seed planted in the good earth represents those who hear the Word, embrace it, and produce a harvest beyond their wildest dreams."

Jesus said: Mark 3:35 The person who obeys God's will is my brother and sister and mother This is why I’m here

Jesus said: Mark 3:35 The person who obeys God's will is my brother and sister and mother

Mark 3:11-12 11 Evil spirits, when they recognized him, fell down and cried out, "You are the Son of God!" 12 But Jesus would have none of it. He shut them up, forbidding them to identify him in public.

Mark 2:17 17 Jesus, overhearing, shot back, "Who needs a doctor: the healthy or the sick? I'm here inviting the sin-sick, not the spiritually-fit." Religious scholars expect you to be just like them

Mark 1:34 Because the demons knew his true identity, he didn't let them say a word.

Mark 1:17 Jesus said to them, "Come with me. I'll make a new kind of fisherman out of you. I'll show you how to catch men and women That’s what we as Christians do

Mark 1:6 John wore a camel-hair habit, tied at the waist with a leather belt. He ate locusts and wild field honey. Fashionable or society approved? NO! But that’s what God chose

Matt 27:5 5 Judas threw the silver coins into the Temple and left Doing something for money is not good

Matt 23:10 There is only one Life-Leader for you — Christ.

Matt 23:2-3 The religion scholars and Pharisees are competent teachers in God's Law. 3 You won't go wrong in following their teachings on Moses. But be careful about following them. They talk a good line, but they don't live it. They don't take it into their hearts and live it out in their behavior. It's all spit-and-polish veneer. We have religion scholars today

Matt 22:30 At the resurrection we're beyond marriage. As with the angels, all our ecstasies and intimacies then will be with God. Are you ready for this eternally?

Matt 22:1-14 Jesus responded by telling still more stories. 2 "God's kingdom," he said, "is like a king who threw a wedding banquet for his son. 3 He sent out servants to call in all the invited guests. And they wouldn't come! 4 "He sent out another round of servants, instructing them to tell the guests, 'Look, everything is on the table, the prime rib is ready for carving. Come to the feast!' 5 "They only shrugged their shoulders and went off, one to weed his garden, another to work in his shop. 6 The rest, with nothing better to do, beat up on the messengers and then killed them. 7 The king was outraged and sent his soldiers to destroy those thugs and level their city. 8 "Then he told his servants, 'We have a wedding banquet all prepared but no guests. The ones I invited weren't up to it. 9 Go out into the busiest intersections in town and invite anyone you find to the banquet.' 10 The servants went out on the streets and rounded up everyone they laid eyes on, good and bad, regardless. And so the banquet was on — every place filled. 11 "When the king entered and looked over the scene, he spotted a man who wasn't properly dressed. 12 He said to him, 'Friend, how dare you come in here looking like that!' The man was speechless. 13 Then the king told his servants, 'Get him out of here — fast. Tie him up and ship him to hell. And make sure he doesn't get back in.' 14 "That's what I mean when I say, 'Many get invited; only a few make it.'"

Matt 19:6 God created this organic union of the two sexes It’s not just because they’re old enough to have sex

Matt 19:2 Great crowds followed him there, and he healed them Eye candy

Matt 18:23-35 23 "The kingdom of God is like a king who decided to square accounts with his servants. 24 As he got under way, one servant was brought before him who had run up a debt of a hundred thousand dollars. 25 He couldn't pay up, so the king ordered the man, along with his wife, children, and goods, to be auctioned off at the slave market. 26 "The poor wretch threw himself at the king's feet and begged, 'Give me a chance and I'll pay it all back.' 27 Touched by his plea, the king let him off, erasing the debt. 28 "The servant was no sooner out of the room when he came upon one of his fellow servants who owed him ten dollars. He seized him by the throat and demanded, 'Pay up. Now!' 29 "The poor wretch threw himself down and begged, 'Give me a chance and I'll pay it all back.' 30 But he wouldn't do it. He had him arrested and put in jail until the debt was paid. 31 When the other servants saw this going on, they were outraged and brought a detailed report to the king. 32 "The king summoned the man and said, 'You evil servant! I forgave your entire debt when you begged me for mercy. 33 Shouldn't you be compelled to be merciful to your fellow servant who asked for mercy?' 34 The king was furious and put the screws to the man until he paid back his entire debt. 35 And that's exactly what my Father in heaven is going to do to each one of you who doesn't forgive unconditionally anyone who asks for mercy."

Matt 18:17 and offer again God's forgiving love. Churches have NO PROBLEM withdrawing from people but they don’t offer God’s forgiving love

Matt 18:8 You're better off maimed or lame and alive than the proud owners of two hands and two feet, godless in a furnace of eternal fire. This helps me to feel good about where I am in my life on Earth

To go to Heaven is a college degree a requirement? Read the Bible!

Matt 18:2-4 Jesus called over a child, whom he stood in the middle of the room, 3 and said, "I'm telling you, once and for all, that unless you return to square one and start over like children, you're not even going to get a look at the kingdom, let alone get in. 4 Whoever becomes simple and elemental again, like this child, will rank high in God's kingdom. Do children have degrees? Are college graduates simple?

Since ALL THE DAYS OF YOUR LIFE were determined by God BEFORE you were born, why do people wonder if their will will be done?

Matt 17:19 19 When the disciples had Jesus off to themselves, they asked, "Why couldn't we throw it out?" The reason was that they thought that they could do things instead of knowing that God did things. Reliance on self instead of God won’t get things done.

Matt 16:24 24 Then Jesus went to work on his disciples. "Anyone who intends to come with me has to let me lead. You're not in the driver's seat; I am This is a good way to identify modern Pharisee people! They ALWAYS believe that they’re in the driver’s seat!

Matt 16:17 17 Jesus came back, "God bless you, Simon, son of Jonah! You didn't get that answer out of books or from teachers. My Father in heaven, God himself, let you in on this secret of who I really am. Mortal education is not more powerful than God but it will try to convince you that it is!

Matt 15:32 I can't send them away without a meal Manna…

Matt 15:8-9 8 These people make a big show of saying the right thing, but their heart isn't in it. 9 They act like they're worshiping me, but they don't mean it. They just use me as a cover for teaching whatever suits their fancy. This is about Christians today too!

Matt 14:29-31 Jumping out of the boat, Peter walked on the water to Jesus. 30 But when he looked down at the waves churning beneath his feet, he lost his nerve and started to sink. He cried, "Master, save me!" 31 Jesus didn't hesitate See? Bad things DO happen but our faith MUST be stronger

The reason that you can know the Bible but not know God is because God is spiritual and you are human so you don’t have His mind. You are the created and He is the creator

You CAN know the Bible and not know God! Knowing and trusting God is not a test! The big deal is that YOU are not in the driver’s seat! God is so it is not possible for you to assume anything. It’s His will NOT YOURS!

Church people today are just like the Pharasees

I find it very odd that people are willing to spend all kinds of everything in order to get lives that last only this Earth and nothing on a life that lasts with no end

Matt 13:45-46 God's kingdom is like a jewel merchant on the hunt for excellent pearls. 46 Finding one that is flawless, he immediately sells everything and buys it. …sells everything and buys it…

Jesus said: Matt 13:18-23 "Study this story of the farmer planting seed. 19 When anyone hears news of the kingdom and doesn't take it in, it just remains on the surface, and so the Evil One comes along and plucks it right out of that person's heart. This is the seed the farmer scatters on the road. 20 "The seed cast in the gravel — this is the person who hears and instantly responds with enthusiasm. 21 But there is no soil of character, and so when the emotions wear off and some difficulty arrives, there is nothing to show for it. 22 "The seed cast in the weeds is the person who hears the kingdom news, but weeds of worry and illusions about getting more and wanting everything under the sun strangle what was heard, and nothing comes of it. 23 "The seed cast on good earth is the person who hears and takes in the News, and then produces a harvest beyond his wildest dreams."

Matt 12:34 It's your heart, not the dictionary, that gives meaning to your words

Matt 12:32 32 If you reject the Son of Man out of some misunderstanding, the Holy Spirit can forgive you This is not a test!

Matt 11:29 unforced rhythms of grace schools don’t teach this!

Matt 11:25-26 Jesus broke into prayer: "Thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth. You've concealed your ways from sophisticates and know-it-alls, but spelled them out clearly to ordinary people. 26 Yes, Father, that's the way you like to work.

Matt 11:16-17 people have been like spoiled children whining to their parents, 17'We wanted to skip rope, and you were always too tired; we wanted to talk, but you were always too busy.

Matt 11:11 in the kingdom the lowliest person is ahead

Matt 10:38-40 If you don't go all the way with me, through thick and thin, you don't deserve me. 39 If your first concern is to look after yourself, you'll never find yourself. But if you forget about yourself and look to me, you'll find both yourself and me. 40 "We are intimately linked in this harvest work.”

Matt 10:34-37 Don't think I've come to make life cozy. I've come to cut — 35 make a sharp knife-cut between son and father, daughter and mother, bride and mother-in-law — cut through these cozy domestic arrangements and free you for God. 36 Well-meaning family members can be your worst enemies. 37 If you prefer father or mother over me, you don't deserve me. If you prefer son or daughter over me, you don't deserve me. This isn’t the “everything is fine” sermon!

Matt 10:32 Stand up for me against world opinion and I'll stand up for you before my Father in heaven

Matt 10:24-25 24 "A student doesn't get a better desk than her teacher. A laborer doesn't make more money than his boss. 25 Be content — pleased, even — when you, my students, my harvest hands, get the same treatment I get. If they call me, the Master, 'Dungface,' what can the workers expect? “

Matt 10:23 23 It is not success you are after but survival What does society tell you that you’re after? Success!

Matt 10:23 23 It is not success you are after but survival

Matt 10:21 21 When people realize it is the living God you are presenting and not some idol that makes them feel good, they are going to turn on you, even people in your own family

Matt 10:16 You're going to be like sheep running through a wolf pack, so don't call attention to yourselves

Matt 10:12-15 12 "When you knock on a door, be courteous in your greeting. 13 If they welcome you, be gentle in your conversation. 14 If they don't welcome you, quietly withdraw. Don't make a scene. Shrug your shoulders and be on your way. 15 You can be sure that on Judgment Day they'll be mighty sorry — but it's no concern of yours now. THIS is a good way to live! Be only concerned with yourself

Matt 10:11 11 "When you enter a town or village, don't insist on staying in a luxury inn. Get a modest place with some modest people, and be content there until you leave. “

The son of God said: Matt 10:8 You have been treated generously, so live generously.

Matt 10:6 6 Go to the lost, confused people right here in the neighborhood Our charge is to be local…

Matt 9:30-31 Jesus became very stern. "Don't let a soul know how this happened." 31 But they were hardly out the door before they started blabbing it to everyone they met. Disobeying what God has said is wrong

Matt 9:29 Become what you believe This was not a case of: “seeing is believing” because these men couldn’t see!

Matt 9:13 'I'm after mercy, not religion.' I'm here to invite outsiders, not coddle insiders. …mercy, not religion…

Matt 8:34 A mob formed and demanded that Jesus get out and not come back. People are not going to like your faith in God

Matt 8:12 those who grew up 'in the faith' but had no faith will find themselves out in the cold, outsiders to grace and wondering what happened

Matt 8:2-3 a leper appeared and went to his knees before Jesus, praying, "Master, if you want to, you can heal my body." 3 Jesus reached out and touched him, saying, "I want to. Be clean." Then and there, all signs of the leprosy were gone. Jesus wants to heal me too so at resurrection I'm confident that I’ll be healed

Most people proudly say: “I’m very career driven” and I humbly say: “I’m very God driven”.

Most people proudly say: “I’m very career driven” and I say: “I’m very God driven”.

People THINK that they are here because of “natural” things but God (the creator) says that we are here to bring glory to Him ALONE. He also says that He knew ALL of the days of our lives BEFORE we were even born and if we’re not doing the job that we were created for then we will be burned with the trash eternally when He comes again

God has made it crystal clear in His word that you were created for His pleasure and if you’re not bringing everyone exclusively to Him then you’ll be burned with the trash. He has also made it clear that we are here to be God flavors on the Earth, so what flavor are you?

God has made it crystal clear in His word that you were created for His pleasure and if you’re not bringing everyone exclusively to Him then you’ll be burned with the trash

Matt 7:21 What is required is serious obedience — doing what my Father wills

Matt 7:14 The way to life — to God! — is vigorous and requires total attention.

Matt 6:24 You can't worship God and Money both.

Matt 6:1 Be especially careful when you are trying to be good so that you don't make a performance out of it

Matt 5:18 God's Law is more real and lasting than the stars in the sky and the ground at your feet.

Matt 5:14-16 14 Here's another way to put it: You're here to be light, bringing out the God-colors in the world. God is not a secret to be kept. We're going public with this, as public as a city on a hill. 15 If I make you light-bearers, you don't think I'm going to hide you under a bucket, do you? I'm putting you on a light stand. 16 Now that I've put you there on a hilltop, on a light stand — shine! Keep open house; be generous with your lives. By opening up to others, you'll prompt people to open up with God, this generous Father in heaven. This is why we’re here

Matt 5:13 Let me tell you why you are here. You're here to be salt-seasoning that brings out the God-flavors of this earth You were born to do this

Matt 5:1-12 When Jesus saw his ministry drawing huge crowds, he climbed a hillside. Those who were apprenticed to him, the committed, climbed with him. Arriving at a quiet place, he sat down 2 and taught his climbing companions. This is what he said: 3 "You're blessed when you're at the end of your rope. With less of you there is more of God and his rule. 4 "You're blessed when you feel you've lost what is most dear to you. Only then can you be embraced by the One most dear to you. 5 "You're blessed when you're content with just who you are — no more, no less. That's the moment you find yourselves proud owners of everything that can't be bought. 6 "You're blessed when you've worked up a good appetite for God. He's food and drink in the best meal you'll ever eat. 7 "You're blessed when you care. At the moment of being 'carefull,' you find yourselves cared for. 8 "You're blessed when you get your inside world — your mind and heart — put right. Then you can see God in the outside world. 9 "You're blessed when you can show people how to cooperate instead of compete or fight. That's when you discover who you really are, and your place in God's family. 10 "You're blessed when your commitment to God provokes persecution. The persecution drives you even deeper into God's kingdom. 11 "Not only that — count yourselves blessed every time people put you down or throw you out or speak lies about you to discredit me. What it means is that the truth is too close for comfort and they are uncomfortable. 12 You can be glad when that happens — give a cheer, even! — for though they don't like it, I do! And all heaven applauds. And know that you are in good company. My prophets and witnesses have always gotten into this kind of trouble.

Matt 4:24 Jesus healed them He still does

Matt 4:19 19 Jesus said to them, "Come with me. I'll make a new kind of fisherman out of you. I'll show you how to catch men and women instead of perch and bass." Jesus does the same thing with us and there will always be people to catch

When Jesus was tempted by Satan all He did was quote scripture, He could have done much more but that was sufficient

Matt 3:12 He'll place everything true in its proper place before God; everything false he'll put out with the trash to be burned. This was what John said about Jesus, so where will He put you?

Matt 3:7-8 7 When John realized that a lot of Pharisees and Sadducees were showing up for a baptismal experience because it was becoming the popular thing to do, he exploded: "Brood of snakes! What do you think you're doing slithering down here to the river? Do you think a little water on your snakeskins is going to make any difference? 8 It's your life that must change, not your skin!

Matt 3:4 4 John dressed in a camel-hair habit tied at the waist by a leather strap. Socially acceptable?

Matt 2:6 6 It's you, Bethlehem, in Judah's land, no longer bringing up the rear. From you will come the leader who will shepherd-rule my people, my Israel. The great reversal

Matt 2:3 3 When word of their inquiry got to Herod, he was terrified — and not Herod alone, but most of Jerusalem as well. Any word of Jesus STILL makes people uncomfortable

Matt 1:18 The birth of Jesus took place like this. His mother, Mary, was engaged to be married to Joseph. Before they came to the marriage bed, Joseph discovered she was pregnant. (It was by the Holy Spirit, but he didn't know that.) Clearly the pregnancy of Jesus mother was an example of the great reversal

Mal 1:14 A curse on the person who makes a big show of doing something great for me

According to the Bible, God is not interested in appearances however, people are very interested in appearances -- you be the judge!

In the Bible God says that He’s not interested in religion but that He’s interested in people and He says that He knows our hearts. Unfortunately what I see is that people are interested solely in how they appear which does not apply to their hearts which God knows

God says in the Bible that He is not interested in religion He’s but He’s interested in people, however what I see is that people are interested in religion AND themselves so God will be the judge-not people!

Zech 9:1 The whole world has its eyes on GOD

Hab 2:5 Note well: Money deceives.

Nah 1:2 2 GOD is serious business. He won't be trifled with.

Mic 6:8 he's already made it plain how to live, what to do, what GOD is looking for in men and women. It's quite simple: Do what is fair and just to your neighbor, be compassionate and loyal in your love, And don't take yourself too seriously — take God seriously. Don’t take yourself too seriously…

Mic 5:13 No more taking control of the world, worshiping what you do or make.

What I see more than anything else is that it’s “proper” to be a Christian and people “expect” eternal life but even though being a Christian means that you are Christ’s body, people don’t want to live like Christ did! They expect everything to go well and good for them but Jesus’ life on Earth did not go well so why should theirs?

Mic 1:2 Listen, earth, and everyone in it: The Master, GOD, takes the witness stand against you

Jonah 1:17 Jonah was in the fish's belly three days and nights. Jesus was in the grave 3 days and 3 nights

Amos 8:8 8 God's oath will shake earth's foundations, dissolve the whole world into tears

Opinions Opinions are great but they’re only a created beings personal idea and not the creator’s idea. The creator is God and His opinions are found in the Bible, so if you want an opinion that is good then read the Bible.

“Who I am” and “where I am in my career” are valid questions in this world which is being managed by Satan but they don’t apply to God’s world

School be it “old school” or “new school” has unfortunately become the new human standard which is very odd because no school can teach or achieve creation

Many people are career driven but not many people are God driven

Marriage is not just a legal status or a case of compatibility

Amos 5:14 You talk about GOD, the God-of-the-Angel-Armies, being your best friend. Well, live like it, and maybe it will happen.

Amos 3:7 7 The fact is, GOD, the Master, does nothing without first telling his prophets the whole story. Have you read the prophets to see what God told them?

God created human beings to bring Him glory not because our parents had sex, and if we want to live eternally with Him then we have to be doing what we were created for. If not, we’ll live eternally but not in Heaven

We work because we want the money and because we want the money, we’ll meet the job requirements-no matter what they are. Job requirements become a thing of personal taste. Our real job that we were created for is to bring glory to God regardless of personal taste and that should be more important to us than money

Joel 1:2-3 Listen closely, everyone, whoever and wherever you are! Have you ever heard of anything like this? Has anything like this ever happened before — ever? 3 Make sure you tell your children, and your children tell their children, And their children their children. Don't let this message die out. What message do we make sure is passed on now? Go to college! We have made knowing things more of a priority than knowing God! God has simply become a once a week thing that satisfies us but will that satisfy us at judgment?

Joel 1:2-3 Listen closely, everyone, whoever and wherever you are! Have you ever heard of anything like this? Has anything like this ever happened before — ever? 3 Make sure you tell your children, and your children tell their children, And their children their children. Don't let this message die out. What message do we make sure is passed on now? Go to college! We have made education more of a priority than God!

Hos 4:12 replaced their God with their genitals

Dan 4:17 he High God rules human kingdoms. He arranges kingdom affairs however he wishes, and makes leaders out of losers.

Dan 4:17 the High God rules human kingdoms

Dan 2:26-28 26 The king asked Daniel (renamed in Babylonian, Belteshazzar), "Are you sure you can do this — tell me the dream I had and interpret it for me?" 27 Daniel answered the king, "No mere human can solve the king's mystery, I don't care who it is — no wise man, enchanter, magician, diviner. 28 But there is a God in heaven who solves mysteries, and he has solved this one. Daniel didn’t say: “Sure I can”, NO! He said: “…there is a God in Heaven…”

Dan 2:17-18 17 Daniel then went home and told his companions Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah what was going on. 18 He asked them to pray to the God of heaven for mercy in solving this mystery so that the four of them wouldn't be killed along with the whole company of Babylonian wise men. They didn’t try to THINK of a way out of it-they prayed to God!