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For to me, living means living for Christ, and dying is even better.

Aug 17

“Now I am coming to you. I told them many things while I was with them in this world so they would be filled with my joy. I have given them your word. And the world hates them because they do not belong to the world, just as I do not belong to the world. I’m not asking you to take them out of the world, but to keep them safe from the evil one. They do not belong to this world any more than I do. Make them holy by your truth; teach them your word, which is truth. Just as you sent me into the world, I am sending them into the world.

Aug 17

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highlighted 2 Peter 1:5 NLT

In view of all this, make every effort to respond to God’s promises. Supplement your faith with a generous provision of moral excellence, and moral excellence with knowledge,

Aug 9

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highlighted Isaiah 43:25 NLT

“I—yes, I alone—will blot out your sins for my own sake and will never think of them again.

Jul 13

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highlighted Romans 5:20 NLT

God’s law was given so that all people could see how sinful they were. But as people sinned more and more, God’s wonderful grace became more abundant.

Jun 16

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highlighted 1 Timothy 3:5 NLT

For if a man cannot manage his own household, how can he take care of God’s church?

Dec 30

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highlighted Genesis 22:14 NLT

Abraham named the place Yahweh-Yireh (which means “the LORD will provide”). To this day, people still use that name as a proverb: “On the mountain of the LORD it will be provided.”

Dec 7

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highlighted Philippians 3:10-11 NLT

I want to know Christ and experience the mighty power that raised him from the dead. I want to suffer with him, sharing in his death, so that one way or another I will experience the resurrection from the dead!

Nov 28

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highlighted 2 Corinthians 2:10-11 NLT

When you forgive this man, I forgive him, too. And when I forgive whatever needs to be forgiven, I do so with Christ’s authority for your benefit, so that Satan will not outsmart us. For we are familiar with his evil schemes.

Nov 26

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highlighted James 4:9-10 NLT

Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up in honor. Let there be tears for what you have done. Let there be sorrow and deep grief. Let there be sadness instead of laughter, and gloom instead of joy.

Nov 25

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highlighted 2 Chronicles 20:21-22 NLT

After consulting the people, the king appointed singers to walk ahead of the army, singing to the LORD and praising him for his holy splendor. This is what they sang: “Give thanks to the LORD; his faithful love endures forever!” At the very moment they began to sing and give praise, the LORD caused the armies of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir to start fighting among themselves.

Nov 22

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highlighted 2 Chronicles 20:15 NLT

He said, “Listen, all you people of Judah and Jerusalem! Listen, King Jehoshaphat! This is what the LORD says: Do not be afraid! Don’t be discouraged by this mighty army, for the battle is not yours, but God’s.

Nov 22

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highlighted 2 Timothy 2:4 NLT

Soldiers don’t get tied up in the affairs of civilian life, for then they cannot please the officer who enlisted them.

Nov 21

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highlighted 1 Corinthians 2:14 NLT

But people who aren’t spiritual can’t receive these truths from God’s Spirit. It all sounds foolish to them and they can’t understand it, for only those who are spiritual can understand what the Spirit means.

Nov 7

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highlighted Leviticus 20:6 NLT

“I will also turn against those who commit spiritual prostitution by putting their trust in mediums or in those who consult the spirits of the dead. I will cut them off from the community.

Oct 31