When they had testified and proclaimed the word of the Lord, Peter and John returned to Jerusalem, preaching the gospel in many Samaritan villages. Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Go south to the...
Now a man came up to Jesus and asked, “Teacher, what good thing must I do to get eternal life?” Matthew 19:16 (NIV) When the rich young man came to Jesus, the Lord would not allow him...
He has identified us as his own by placing the Holy Spirit in our hearts . . . 2 Corinthians 1:22 (NLT) You are not defined by your feelings. You are not defined by the opinions of...
We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love our brothers. Anyone who does not love remains in death. 1 John 3:14 (NIV) Our love for one another is the fruit, not the...
Such a one is like a tree planted near streams; it bears fruit in season and its leaves never wither, and every project succeeds. Psalm 1:3 (NJB) There is a river that flows from the throne of...
I do not condemn you either. Go, but do not sin again. John 8:11 (TEV) Grace is meant to justify the sinner – ‘Go and sin no more.’ Grace is never meant to justify our sins –...
For we know that our old self was crucified with him so that the body of sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves to sin—because anyone who has died has been...
We should no longer be slaves to sin—because anyone who has died has been freed from sin. Romans 6:6–7 (NIV) When my oldest son was two years old, he’d sometimes push away food, making a face and...
Someone else said, “I will follow you, sir; but first let me go and say good-bye to my family.” Jesus said to him, “Anyone who starts to plow and then keeps looking back is of no use...
He said to another man, “Follow me.” But that man said, “Sir, first let me go back and bury my father.” Jesus answered, “Let the dead bury their own dead. You go and proclaim the Kingdom of...