Lisa G Akins
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Lisa G Akins
highlighted Ephesians 6:10 NLT
A final word: Be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power.
Dec 13
Lisa G Akins
highlighted Ephesians 6:4 NLT
Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger by the way you treat them. Rather, bring them up with the discipline and instruction that comes from the Lord.
Dec 13
Lisa G Akins
highlighted Ephesians 5:33 NLT
So again I say, each man must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.
Dec 13
Lisa G Akins
highlighted Ephesians 4:32 NLT
Instead, be kind to each other, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God through Christ has forgiven you.
Dec 13
Lisa G Akins
highlighted Ephesians 4:23 NLT
Instead, let the Spirit renew your thoughts and attitudes.
Dec 13
Lisa G Akins
highlighted Ephesians 3:20 NLT
Now all glory to God, who is able, through his mighty power at work within us, to accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or think.
Dec 13
Lisa G Akins
highlighted Ephesians 2:8-10 NLT
For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago. God saved you by his grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God. Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it.
Dec 13
Lisa G Akins
highlighted Ephesians 1:17-19 NLT
asking God, the glorious Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, to give you spiritual wisdom and insight so that you might grow in your knowledge of God. I pray that your hearts will be flooded with light so that you can understand the confident hope he has given to those he called—his holy people who are his rich and glorious inheritance. I also pray that you will understand the incredible greatness of God’s power for us who believe him. This is the same mighty power
Dec 13
Lisa G Akins
highlighted Ephesians 1:14 NLT
The Spirit is God’s guarantee that he will give us the inheritance he promised and that he has purchased us to be his own people. He did this so we would praise and glorify him.
Dec 13
Lisa G Akins
highlighted Galatians 6:14 NLT
As for me, may I never boast about anything except the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ. Because of that cross, my interest in this world has been crucified, and the world’s interest in me has also died.
Dec 13
Lisa G Akins
highlighted Galatians 6:9-10 NLT
Therefore, whenever we have the opportunity, we should do good to everyone—especially to those in the family of faith. So let’s not get tired of doing what is good. At just the right time we will reap a harvest of blessing if we don’t give up.
Dec 13
Lisa G Akins
highlighted Galatians 5:22-23 NLT
But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these things!
Dec 13
Lisa G Akins
highlighted Galatians 4:6 NLT
And because we are his children, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, prompting us to call out, “Abba, Father.”
Dec 13
Lisa G Akins
highlighted Galatians 3:13 NLT
But Christ has rescued us from the curse pronounced by the law. When he was hung on the cross, he took upon himself the curse for our wrongdoing. For it is written in the Scriptures, “Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree.”
Dec 12
Lisa G Akins
highlighted Galatians 3:7 NLT
The real children of Abraham, then, are those who put their faith in God.
Dec 12
Lisa G Akins
highlighted Galatians 3:5 NLT
I ask you again, does God give you the Holy Spirit and work miracles among you because you obey the law? Of course not! It is because you believe the message you heard about Christ.
Dec 12
Lisa G Akins
highlighted Galatians 2:20 NLT
My old self has been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. So I live in this earthly body by trusting in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
Dec 12
Lisa G Akins
highlighted 2 Corinthians 11:29-30 NLT
Who is weak without my feeling that weakness? Who is led astray, and I do not burn with anger? If I must boast, I would rather boast about the things that show how weak I am.
Dec 12
Lisa G Akins
highlighted 2 Corinthians 11:15 NLT
So it is no wonder that his servants also disguise themselves as servants of righteousness. In the end they will get the punishment their wicked deeds deserve.
Dec 12