Joan
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Joan
highlighted Galatians 2:16 NLT
Yet we know that a person is made right with God by faith in Jesus Christ, not by obeying the law. And we have believed in Christ Jesus, so that we might be made right with God because of our faith in Christ, not because we have obeyed the law. For no one will ever be made right with God by obeying the law.”
Feb 10
Joan
highlighted Romans 8:27 NLT
And the Father who knows all hearts knows what the Spirit is saying, for the Spirit pleads for us believers in harmony with God’s own will.
Feb 10
Joan
highlighted Romans 8:24-25 NLT
We were given this hope when we were saved. (If we already have something, we don’t need to hope for it. But if we look forward to something we don’t yet have, we must wait patiently and confidently.)
Feb 10
Joan
highlighted Romans 8:26 NLT
And the Holy Spirit helps us in our weakness. For example, we don’t know what God wants us to pray for. But the Holy Spirit prays for us with groanings that cannot be expressed in words.
Feb 10
Joan
highlighted 2 Chronicles 25:9 NLT
Amaziah asked the man of God, “But what about all that silver I paid to hire the army of Israel?” The man of God replied, “The LORD is able to give you much more than this!”
Feb 8
Joan
highlighted Leviticus 19:16-17 NLT
“Do not spread slanderous gossip among your people. “Do not stand idly by when your neighbor’s life is threatened. I am the LORD. “Do not nurse hatred in your heart for any of your relatives. Confront people directly so you will not be held guilty for their sin.
Feb 8
Joan
highlighted 3 John 1:3 NLT
Some of the traveling teachers recently returned and made me very happy by telling me about your faithfulness and that you are living according to the truth.
Feb 8
Joan
highlighted Zechariah 3:1 NLT
Then the angel showed me Jeshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD. The Accuser, Satan, was there at the angel’s right hand, making accusations against Jeshua.
Feb 8
Joan
highlighted Ecclesiastes 9:10 NLT
Whatever you do, do well. For when you go to the grave, there will be no work or planning or knowledge or wisdom.
Feb 8
Joan
highlighted Luke 4:24 NLT
But I tell you the truth, no prophet is accepted in his own hometown.
Feb 8
Joan
highlighted Luke 4:21-22 NLT
Then he began to speak to them. “The Scripture you’ve just heard has been fulfilled this very day!” Everyone spoke well of him and was amazed by the gracious words that came from his lips. “How can this be?” they asked. “Isn’t this Joseph’s son?”
Feb 8
Joan
highlighted Isaiah 33:22 NLT
For the LORD is our judge, our lawgiver, and our king. He will care for us and save us.
Feb 8
Joan
highlighted Isaiah 33:21 NLT
The LORD will be our Mighty One. He will be like a wide river of protection that no enemy can cross, that no enemy ship can sail upon.
Feb 8
Joan
highlighted 1 John 1:6 NLT
So we are lying if we say we have fellowship with God but go on living in spiritual darkness; we are not practicing the truth.
Feb 8
Joan
highlighted Proverbs 12:25 NLT
Worry weighs a person down; an encouraging word cheers a person up.
Feb 8
Joan
highlighted 1 Peter 2:6-8 NLT
As the Scriptures say, “I am placing a cornerstone in Jerusalem, chosen for great honor, and anyone who trusts in him will never be disgraced.” Yes, you who trust him recognize the honor God has given him. But for those who reject him, “The stone that the builders rejected has now become the cornerstone.” And, “He is the stone that makes people stumble, the rock that makes them fall.” They stumble because they do not obey God’s word, and so they meet the fate that was planned for them.
Feb 8
Joan
highlighted 1 Peter 2:4 NLT
You are coming to Christ, who is the living cornerstone of God’s temple. He was rejected by people, but he was chosen by God for great honor.
Feb 8
Joan
highlighted 1 Peter 2:5 NLT
And you are living stones that God is building into his spiritual temple. What’s more, you are his holy priests. Through the mediation of Jesus Christ, you offer spiritual sacrifices that please God.
Feb 8
Joan
highlighted James 1:27 NLT
Pure and genuine religion in the sight of God the Father means caring for orphans and widows in their distress and refusing to let the world corrupt you.
Feb 8