Lisa G Akins
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Lisa G Akins
highlighted 1 John 3:22 NLT
And we will receive from him whatever we ask because we obey him and do the things that please him.
Dec 27
Lisa G Akins
highlighted 1 John 2:16 NLT
For the world offers only a craving for physical pleasure, a craving for everything we see, and pride in our achievements and possessions. These are not from the Father, but are from this world.
Dec 27
Lisa G Akins
highlighted 1 John 2:15 NLT
Do not love this world nor the things it offers you, for when you love the world, you do not have the love of the Father in you.
Dec 27
Lisa G Akins
highlighted 1 John 1:9-10 NLT
If we claim we have not sinned, we are calling God a liar and showing that his word has no place in our hearts. But if we confess our sins to him, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all wickedness.
Dec 27
Lisa G Akins
highlighted 1 John 1:7 NLT
But if we are living in the light, as God is in the light, then we have fellowship with each other, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, cleanses us from all sin.
Dec 27
Lisa G Akins
highlighted 2 Peter 3:15 NLT
And remember, our Lord’s patience gives people time to be saved. This is what our beloved brother Paul also wrote to you with the wisdom God gave him—
Dec 26
Lisa G Akins
highlighted 2 Peter 3:7-10 NLT
But the day of the Lord will come as unexpectedly as a thief. Then the heavens will pass away with a terrible noise, and the very elements themselves will disappear in fire, and the earth and everything on it will be found to deserve judgment. And by the same word, the present heavens and earth have been stored up for fire. They are being kept for the day of judgment, when ungodly people will be destroyed. But you must not forget this one thing, dear friends: A day is like a thousand years to the Lord, and a thousand years is like a day. The Lord isn’t really being slow about his promise, as some people think. No, he is being patient for your sake. He does not want anyone to be destroyed, but wants everyone to repent.
Dec 26
Lisa G Akins
highlighted 2 Peter 2:18 NLT
They brag about themselves with empty, foolish boasting. With an appeal to twisted sexual desires, they lure back into sin those who have barely escaped from a lifestyle of deception.
Dec 26
Lisa G Akins
highlighted 2 Peter 2:19 NLT
They promise freedom, but they themselves are slaves of sin and corruption. For you are a slave to whatever controls you.
Dec 26
Lisa G Akins
highlighted 2 Peter 2:9-11 NLT
He is especially hard on those who follow their own twisted sexual desire, and who despise authority. These people are proud and arrogant, daring even to scoff at supernatural beings without so much as trembling. But the angels, who are far greater in power and strength, do not dare to bring from the Lord a charge of blasphemy against those supernatural beings. So you see, the Lord knows how to rescue godly people from their trials, even while keeping the wicked under punishment until the day of final judgment.
Dec 26
Lisa G Akins
highlighted 2 Peter 1:2 NLT
May God give you more and more grace and peace as you grow in your knowledge of God and Jesus our Lord.
Dec 26
Lisa G Akins
highlighted 1 Peter 5:6-9 NLT
So humble yourselves under the mighty power of God, and at the right time he will lift you up in honor. Give all your worries and cares to God, for he cares about you. Stay alert! Watch out for your great enemy, the devil. He prowls around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour. Stand firm against him, and be strong in your faith. Remember that your family of believers all over the world is going through the same kind of suffering you are.
Dec 26
Lisa G Akins
highlighted 1 Peter 4:7-9 NLT
The end of the world is coming soon. Therefore, be earnest and disciplined in your prayers. Most important of all, continue to show deep love for each other, for love covers a multitude of sins. Cheerfully share your home with those who need a meal or a place to stay.
Dec 26
Lisa G Akins
highlighted 1 Peter 4:4 NLT
Of course, your former friends are surprised when you no longer plunge into the flood of wild and destructive things they do. So they slander you.
Dec 26
Lisa G Akins
highlighted 1 Peter 3:22 NLT
Now Christ has gone to heaven. He is seated in the place of honor next to God, and all the angels and authorities and powers accept his authority.
Dec 26
Lisa G Akins
highlighted 1 Peter 3:1-2 NLT
In the same way, you wives must accept the authority of your husbands. Then, even if some refuse to obey the Good News, your godly lives will speak to them without any words. They will be won over by observing your pure and reverent lives.
Dec 26
Lisa G Akins
highlighted 1 Peter 2:24 NLT
He personally carried our sins in his body on the cross so that we can be dead to sin and live for what is right. By his wounds you are healed.
Dec 26
Lisa G Akins
highlighted 1 Peter 1:22-25 NLT
You were cleansed from your sins when you obeyed the truth, so now you must show sincere love to each other as brothers and sisters. Love each other deeply with all your heart. For you have been born again, but not to a life that will quickly end. Your new life will last forever because it comes from the eternal, living word of God. As the Scriptures say, “People are like grass; their beauty is like a flower in the field. The grass withers and the flower fades. But the word of the Lord remains forever.” And that word is the Good News that was preached to you.
Dec 26
Lisa G Akins
highlighted James 5:14-16 NLT
Are any of you sick? You should call for the elders of the church to come and pray over you, anointing you with oil in the name of the Lord. Such a prayer offered in faith will heal the sick, and the Lord will make you well. And if you have committed any sins, you will be forgiven. Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and produces wonderful results.
Dec 24
Lisa G Akins
highlighted James 5:7-8 NLT
Dear brothers and sisters, be patient as you wait for the Lord’s return. Consider the farmers who patiently wait for the rains in the fall and in the spring. They eagerly look for the valuable harvest to ripen. You, too, must be patient. Take courage, for the coming of the Lord is near.
Dec 24