OK, my beloveds! It’s time for verse 4! Since I’m whittling my way through the one-chapter Book of Philemon and the individual verses don’t stand alone as well, I’ve been giving you an alternative verse as an option for those looking for ideas. This one, however, is so good that it serves perfectly. By all means, share it if you like!
Beth Moore from Houston, Texas: “I thank my God always when I remember you in my prayers,” Philemon 4 ESV
You are a tremendous joy to me and, just in case you don’t feel like this to a whole lot of people: you a very, VERY big deal to all 14 of us at LPM.
With much affection,
Beth
Amy Coxhead from Fort Collins: “So do not throw away your confidence; it will be richly rewarded. You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised.” â€â€Hebrews‬ â€10:35-36‬ â€NIV‬‬
Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth? Tell me if you have understanding.
Job 38:4 ESV
Debbie George, Marion, IN “But blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in Him.” Jeremiah 17:7 NIV
Kristel Hines from Russellville, AR
You can lie down without fear and enjoy pleasant dreams.
Proverbs 3:24 NLT
Romans 8:26 “So too the (Holy) Spirit comes to our aid and bears us up in our weakness; for we do not know what prayer to offer nor how to offer it worthily as we ought, but the Spirit Himself goes to meet our supplication and pleads in our behalf with unspeakable yearnings and groanings too deep for utterance.”
Joyce from Houston, TX
Work willingly at whatever you do, as though you were working for the Lord rather than for people. Remember that the Lord will give you an inheritance as your reward and that the master you are serving is Christ. Col 3:23-24 NLT
Dana Pace, FL
Give us this day our daily bread. Matthew 6:11 NIV
Philippians 2:3-4 (NIV)
3 Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves,
4 not looking to your own interests, but each of you to the interests of the others.
Fort Bridger, WY
Psalm 16:8 NIV
I keep my eyes always on the Lord.
With Him at my right hand, I WILL NOT BE SHAKEN!
“The Lord will fight for you, you need only to be still.”-Exodus 14:14 NIV
Heidi~Lindale, Texas
Psalm 34:3 NIV
Glorify the Lord with me; let us know exalt his name together.
Fran Plott, Opelika, AL
“I thank my God always when I remember you in my prayers,” Philemon 4 ESV
Fran Plott, Opelika, AL
“I thank my God always when I remember you in my prayers,” Philemon 4 ESV
Yes, Beth, I am using your verses. I just finished ” Entrusted” and want to now study Philemon with you. I feel like that lady who cried because Moses died! I want more time with Paul and his fellow evangelists!
Marie, Franklin, TN
They will have no fear of bad news; their hearts are steadfast, trusting in the Lord.
Psalm 112:7 NIV
Andrea
Berkeley Springs, WV
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning.
John 1:1-2 NIV
” For the word of the Lord is right and true; he is faithful in all he does.” Psalm 33:4 NIV
” For the word of the Lord is right and true; he is faithful in all he does.” Psalm 33:4 NIV
Mildred from Montserrat.
Work hard and cheerfully at all you do, just as though you were working for the Lord and not merely for your masters, remembering that it is the Lord Christ who is going to pay you, giving you your full portion of all He owns. He is the one you are really working for Colossians 3:23-24 TLB.
Kimberly Keech from Cary, N.C.: Your words are what sustain me; they are food to my hungry soul. Jeremiah 15:16 TLB
Hannah Marks, Harare, Zimbabwe
Psalm 65:11 NLT
You crown the year with a bountiful harvest, even the hard pathways overflow with abundance.
Elaine Stewman, Asheville, NC
“Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a dream fulfilled is a tree of life”. Proverbs 13:12 NLT
Teresa from Tyler, TX
“This I declare about the LORD: He alone is my refuge, my place of safety; he is my God, and I trust him.”
â€â€Psalms‬ â€91:2‬ â€NLT‬‬
Jenny – Midland, TX
“Cleanse out the old leaven that you may be a new lump, as you really are unleavened. For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed.” 1 Cor 5:7 (ESV)
Dawn Deare – Lafayette, LA
Psalm 119:52 ESV – When I think of your rules from of old, I take comfort, O Lord.
Is. 25:1
Lord you are my God; I will exalt you and praise your name, for in perfect faithfulness you have done wonderful things, Things planned long ago.
Cindi Latson, Madison, MS
“I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart, I have overcome the world.” John 16:33 ESV
Crystal, shelby,nc
Set your mind on things that are above, not on things that are on the earth. For you have died and your life is hidden with Christ in God.
Colossians 3:2-3 ESV
Misti from Fayetteville, GA: “So now finish doing it as well, so that your readiness in desiring it may be matched by your completing it out of what you have. For if the readiness is there, it is acceptable according to what a person has, not according to what he does not have.” 2 Corinthians 8:11-12 ESV
Becky Bigbie, Highland Village, Tx
As a result, I can really know Christ and experience the mighty power that raised him from the dead. I can learn what it means to suffer with him, sharing in his death. Philemon 3:10 NLV
Jamie, Coupeville, WA
Death and Life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit. Prov. 18:21, NASB
or from the NLT:
The tongue can bring death or life; those who love talk will reap the consequences.
ISAIAH 40:28 NIV
Do you not know? Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary and his understanding no one can fathom.
Billie garner
Brady,Texas
Romans 10:13
For “everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”
NIV
Jennifer from Many, LA:
“And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.” Galatians 6:9 ESV
Christi Bruecher from Houston, TX
for God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.
2 Timothy 1:7 (ESV)
Suzy Myers, Annapolis, MD
James 1:5 (ESV)
If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him.
Kathleen Colorado Springs, CO Revelation 21:4 NLT and He will wipe every tear from their eyes, and there will be no more death, or sorrow or crying or pain,All theses things are gone forever.
Marilyn Blue Ridge, TX
Ps. 92:4 For you make me glad by your deeds, Lord; I sing for joy at what your hands have done.
NIV
Rhonda, Houston, TX
Remember, O Lord, Your great mercy and love, for they are from of old. Psalm 25:6 NIV
Ephesians 1:17 I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation so that you may know Him better. NIV
Paige ATL JOHN 14:10 ESV
Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in Me? The words that I say to you I do not speak on my own authority, but the Father who dwells in Me does His works.
Seattle, WA
Colossians 3:15 (NASB)
Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body; and be thankful.
Shanda Longview, TX. Then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials, and to keep the unrighteous under punishment until the day of judgement. 2 Peter 2:9 ESV
Ashlynn Longview, TX. But put God’s kingdom first. Do what he wants you to do. Then all of those things will also be given to you. Mat 6:33 NIrV
Debbie Laureen, New Port Richey, Florida
“The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not be in want.” Psalm 23:1 NIV
For certain men whose condemnation was written about long ago have secretly slipped in among you. They are godless men, who have changed the grace of our God into a license for immorality and deny Jesus Christ our only Sovereign and Lord.
Jude 4 NIV
Debi from Lumberton, NJ
And see if there is any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting
Psalm 139:24 NKJV
Chelsea from Lima, Ohio
James 2:5 NIV
“Listen, my dear brothers: Has not got chosen those who are poor in the eyes of the world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom he promised those who love him?”
Sandy Harper from Ringgold, GA
“For God has not given us a spirit of fearfulness,
but one of power, love, and sound judgement.”
II Timothy 1:7 (HCSB)
Proverbs 4:23New American Standard Bible (NASB)
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Watch over your heart with all diligence,
For from it flow the springs of life.
gina, The Woodlands, TX, One generation shall commend your works to another, and shall declare your mighty acts. Psalm 145:4