Luke 16: 26-31 (NKJV) And besides all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed, so that those who want to pass from here to you cannot, nor can those from there pass to us.’ “Then he said, ‘I beg you therefore, father, that you would send him to my father’s house,…
Proverbs 22:2: “Rich and poor have this in common: The Lord is the Maker of them all.” Every human being on this earth is created and loved by God. I’ll never forget our Wednesday night youth group the week after it happened. An 8th grade girl had been stabbed by an 8th grade boy in our town’s…
Galatians 3:13-14 (NKJV) Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us (for it is written, “Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree”), that the blessing of Abraham might come upon the Gentiles in Christ Jesus, that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.…
Proverbs 21:31: “The horse is made ready for the day of battle, but victory rests with the Lord.” No matter how well you prepare for something, God is ultimately in control. When Solomon wrote this Proverb, horses were thought of differently than what you might imagine today. They were fierce, strong, wild animals used by people for…
1 Corinthians 15:56-57 (NKJV) The sting of death is sin, and the strength of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. The law tells us what sin is and if someone were to die in sin without acknowledging Jesus Christ, the sting of…
Hebrews 9:27 (NKJV) And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgement. There are two kinds of death: physical and spiritual death. Unless we are born again, we will face these two kinds of deaths. Those who do not have Christ in their lives will experience spiritual death because…
2 Corinthians 5:13-15 (NKJV) For if we are beside ourselves, it is for God; or if we are of sound mind, it is for you. For the love of Christ compels us, because we judge thus: that if One died for all, then all died; and He died for all, that those who live should…
Ephesians 4:29-32 (NKJV) Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but what is good for necessary edification, that it may impart grace to the hearers. And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamour, and evil speaking be put away from you, with…
Luke 5:17b, 22-23 (NKJV) who had come out of every town of Galilee, Judea, and Jerusalem. And the power of the Lord was present to heal them…But when Jesus perceived their thoughts, He answered and said to them, “Why are you reasoning in your hearts? Which is easier, to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven you,’ or to say, ‘Rise…