The Word for You Today
1. If anything is excellent or praiseworthy,
think about such things. Php 4:8
- “Success
is the sum of efforts, day in and day out.”
2. If another believer is overcome…help that
person. Gal 6:1
- When
confronting another person, let it be in humility, with compassion, and in
honesty.
3. Run in such as way as to get the prize. I Cor 9:24
4. A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a
harsh word stirs up anger. Pro 15:1
- When
people don’t share your viewpoint, relax and try to understand theirs.
- When
you are confident in who you are, you can allow others to be who they are.
- Everyone
has the right to their own thoughts, opinions, and feelings.
- Do all
you can to be at peace with everyone.
5. The Son
of God was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the devil. I John 3:8
6. You shall know the truth, and the truth
shall make you free. John 8:32
7. He set free all who have lived their lives
as slaves to the fear of dying. Heb
2:15
8. He made a public spectacle of them,
triumphing over them. Col 2:15
Sparkling Gems from the Greek
1 Corinthians 4:1
New Living
Translation (NLT)
So look at Apollos and
me as mere servants of Christ who have been put in charge of explaining God’s
mysteries.
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“We may live in a world
that loves to take it easy and that delights in instant results. But in order to achieve the true greatness
God desires for us, we will have to be determined, committed, and willing to do
anything necessary to accomplish what he has for us.”
2 Corinthians 1:8-9
New Living
Translation (NLT)
8 We think you ought to
know, dear brothers and sisters,[a] about the trouble we
went through in the province of Asia. We were
crushed and overwhelmed beyond our ability to endure, and we thought we would
never live through it. 9 In fact, we expected to
die. But as a result, we stopped relying on ourselves and learned to rely only
on God, who raises the dead.
Romans 6:11
New Living
Translation (NLT)
11 So you also should
consider yourselves to be dead to the power of sin and alive to God through
Christ Jesus.
John 16:8-10
New Living
Translation (NLT)
8 And when he comes, he will convict the world
of its sin, and of God’s righteousness, and of the coming judgment. 9 The world’s sin is that it refuses to believe
in me. 10 Righteousness is available because I go to the
Father, and you will see me no more.
Hebrews 10:35
New Living
Translation (NLT)
35 So do not throw away
this confident trust in the Lord. Remember the great reward it brings you!
James 4:4
New Living
Translation (NLT)
4 You adulterers![a] Don’t you realize that friendship with
the world makes you an enemy of God? I say it again: If you want to be a friend
of the world, you make yourself an enemy of God.
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To truly serve God, we
must sped time with Him so we can know His voice and develop a pattern of
obedience in our daily walk. This is
done through prayer, obedience, repentance, and worship.
2 Timothy 2:24
New Living
Translation (NLT)
24 A servant of the Lord
must not quarrel but must be kind to everyone, be able to teach, and be patient
with difficult people.
Hebrews 10:24
New Living
Translation (NLT)
24 Let us think of ways to motivate one another to acts of love and good
works.
