Ephesians 2:8 (NLT) – God save you by His grace when you believed.  And you can’t take credit for this;  it is a gift from God. If you can’t explain what grace means in your own words, read this excellent post by Ken Weliever, author of The Preachers Word.  I’m sure it will help you…

  Philippians 2:1-5 – Therefore if you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from His love, if any common sharing in the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion, then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and of one mind.  Do nothing…

Mark 10:42-45 (NLT) – So Jesus called them together and said, “You know that the rulers in this world lord it over their people, and officials flaunt their authority over those under them.  But among you it will be different.  Whoever wants to be a leader among you must be your servant, and whoever wants…

1 Samuel 16:7 (NLT) – But the Lord said to Samuel, “Don’t judge by his appearance or height, for I have rejected him.  The Lord doesn’t see things the way you see them.  People judge by outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.”   Today’s verse comes from the story in which Samuel…

Malachi 3:10 (NLT) – “Bring all the tithes into the storehouse so there will be enough food in my Temple.  If you do,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, “I will open the windows of heaven for you.  I will pour out a blessing so great you won’t have enough room to take it in! …

Psalm 119:114 (NLT) – You are my refuge and my shield; your word is my source of hope.   True?  Is today’s verse a statement you could say with confidence in your own words?  Read it again.  Do you feel safe and protected by God?  Do you look to Scripture when you need hope?  …

Psalm 119:93 (NLT) – I will never forget your commandments, for by them you give me life.   I like the way this sentence is present and future tense.  I will not forget.  Your commands give life.  They’re not irrelevant, ancient rules, but continue to guide us toward the best personal and community life possible.…

Hebrews 12:1 (NLT) – Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up.  And let us run with endurance the race God has set before us.   I…

Hebrews 12:1 (NLT) – Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up.  And let us run with endurance the race God has set before us.   Do…

Hebrews 11:1 (NLT) – Faith is the confidence that what we hope for will actually happen; it gives us assurance about things we cannot see.   Sometimes we miss the meaning of scripture because we use words differently than in biblical times.  I imagine that when a person exclaimed “Oh, my God!” they were down…