Beth Moore, Houston, TX
“I appeal to you for my child, Onesimus, whose father I became in my imprisonment.” Philemon 10 (ESV)
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Ally: Houston, TX
“May the Lord, my rock, be praised, who trains my hands for battle, and my fingers for warfare.”
Psalm 144:1 HCSB
Jill from Laramie, WY
“He must become greater. I must become less.”
John 3:30 NIV
Lindsay ~ Dedham, Maine
Cast all your anxiety on Him because He cares for you.
1 Peter 5:7 (NIV)
Candice Simpson
Nashville, TN
James 2: 17-20
In the same way faith, if it doesn’t have works, is dead by itself. But someone will say, “You have faith, and I have works.” Show me your faith without works, and I will show you faith from my works. You believe that God is one; you do well. The demons also believe—and they shudder. Foolish man! Are you willing to learn that faith without works is useless?
Melissa, Redmond, OR
“The LORD is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, My God, my rock, in whom I take refuge; My shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.”
Psalms 18:2 NASB
Richmond, TX
John 10: 17-18 NIV
“The reason my Father loves me is that I lay down my life – only to take it up again. No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord. I have authority to lay it down and authority to take it up again. This command I received from my Father.”
Carla Boyd, Paducah, KY
“Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love, for I have put my trust in you. Show me the way I should go, for to you I lift up my soul. Psalm 143:8 NIV
Isaiah 44:24 (NIV)
This is what the Lord says – your Redeemer, Who formed you in the womb: I am the Lord, the Maker of all things, who stretches out the heavens, who spreads out the earth by myself…
The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases, his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.
Lamentations 3: 22-23 ESV
Debbie, Portland, OR
Erin Alley from Greenwood, SC: “Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.” Ephesians 6:17
Isaiah 26:3 NKJV
You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on You, because he trusts in You.
Carol Burns from Round Rock, TX
“Isn’t this the fast I choose: to break the chains of wickedness, to untie the ropes of the yoke, to set the oppressed free, and to tear off every yoke?” Isaiah 58:6 (HCSB)
Rebecca from Birmingham, Alabama
“I hope, therefore, to send him as soon as I see how things go with me. And I am confident in the Lord that I myself will come soon.”
Philippians 2:23-24 NIV
Theresa, Glendale AZ, And th peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and mind through Christ Jesus. Phil 4:7 NKJV
Ali C., Pleasanton, CA-6 We know that our old self was crucified with him in order that the body of sin might be brought to nothing, so that we would no longer be enslaved to sin. Romans 6:6 (ESV)
Kristen Fowler, Marble, NC
Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God, so that at the proper time He may exalt you, casting all your anxieties on Him, because He cares for you.
I Peter 5:6-7 ESV
Kami Dimmick, Randolph Center, VT
(Declaration verse)
The Lord your God is with you, he is mighty to save. He will take great delight in you, he will quiet you with his love, he will rejoice over you with singing. Zephaniah 3:17 (NIV)
Psalm 18:19 (NKJV)
He also brought me out into a broad place; He delivered me because He delighted in me.
Proverbs 11:2 NIV
“When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom.”
Paulette Mays
Elmer, La
Brenda K, St. Peters, MO:
Protect me God, for I take refuge in You.
I said to Yaweh, “You are my Lord;
I have nothing good besides You.”
Psalm 16:1-2 (CSB)
Claudia
Franklin, TN
I will bless the Lord at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth. Psalm 34:1 KJV
Sarah LeJeune, Cypress, CA
“So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.”
Isaiah 41:10 NIV
Diane LeJeune, Fairview, TN
“So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.”
Isaiah 41:10 NIV
Michelle Moultrie, Jacksonville, FL “So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day.” 2 Corinthians 4:16 ESV
Cris,Virginia Beach VA
And take up the helmet of salvation and the sword of the spirit which is the word of God
Ephesians 6:17
Betty Reid – Cypress, Texas Acts 2:17 NIV
In the last days, God says, I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, your old men will dream dreams.
Robin Wickman, Eli, NE – “And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds,”
Hebrews 10:24 NIV
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Kerrie, Poway, CA
Isaiah 61:1 NIV
The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me, because the Lord has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners
Heather, Sherwood, OR
“For they disciplined us for a short time as it seemed best to them, but he disciplines us for our good, that we may share his holiness. For the moment all discipline seems painful rather than pleasant, but later it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it.”
Hebrews 12:10-11 ESV
Pam, North Carolina
“Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
John 8:32 NIV
“Preach the Word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke, and encourage with great patience and careful instruction.” 2 Timothy 4:2 NIV
Pam in El Cajon, California
Susan, Atlanta, GA
He said to them, “Do you bring in a lamp to put it under a bowl or a bed? Instead, don’t you put it on its stand?”
Mark 4:21 NIV
Katrina Gagner from Wichita Falls Texas:
Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth. – Colossians 3:2 (ESV)
Allison Ashton – Houston, TX
“Have the gates of death been opened unto thee? or has thou seen the doors of the shadow of death? Has thou perceived the breadth of the earth? declare if thou knowest it all. Where is the way where light dwelleth? and as for darkness, where is the place thereof?
Job 38:17-19 KJV
Beth Schwandt
Riverside, CA
Deal generously with Your servant so that I might live; then I will keep Your word. Open my eyes so that I may contemplate wonderful things from Your instruction.
Psalm 119:17-18 HCSB
Kaye from Hamburg,AR
“Give unto the LORD the glory due unto his name; worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness.” Psalm 29:2 KJ
Michele from Springfield, VA
And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kind of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people.–Ephesians 6:18 (NIV)
M.H. , Redwood City, CA
Set your mind on the things above, not on the things that are on earth.
Colossians 3:2
NASB
Kathy
St. Louis, MO
“Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show it by his good life, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom.” James 3:13(NIV’84)
Debbie Stovall, Gardendale, AL,
“In him we were also chosen, having been predestined according to the plan of him who works out everything in conformity with the purpose of his will,” Ephesians 1:11 NIV
Jewelene from Granby MO
“This is the day which the Lord hath made;
we will rejoice and be glad in it.”
Psalms 118:24 KJV
Ann in Marina, CA:
“This is why I endure all things for the elect: so that they also may obtain salvation, which is in Christ Jesus, with eternal glory.”
2 Timothy 2:10 HCSB
Martha Basler
Houston, Texas
Ps. 103:8
The Lord is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love.
In times of trouble, may the LORD answer your cry. May the name of the God of Jacob keep you safe from all harm. Psalm 20:1 MTL
Melissa from Sacramento, CA
“Beware of him yourself for he strongly opposed our message. At my first defense no one came to stand by me, but all deserted me. May it not be held against them.”
2 Timothy 4:15-16, ESV
This poor man called, and the Lord heard him;
he saved him out of all his troubles.
Psalm 34:6 NIV
Linda Wright, Sugar Land, Texas – “He changes times and seasons; He sets up kings and deposes them. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the discerning.” Daniel 2:21 NIV
MarlaMae, Kimmell, IN
If you do not stand firm in your faith, then you will not stand at all. Isaiah 7:9 NIV
Amanda from Knoxville, TN
Then I said, “Behold, I have come; in the scroll of the book it is written of me: I delight to do your will, O my God; your law is within my heart.”
Psalm 40: 7-8 ESV
Imelda Hunt, Toledo, OH
What I’m trying to do here is to get you to relax, to not be so preoccupied with getting, so you can respond to God’s giving.
Matt 6:31 (MSG)