Vicki Stephens-Parent
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Vicki Stephens-Parent
highlighted Luke 13:5 NASB
"I tell you, no, but unless you repent, you will all likewise perish."
Jan 28
Vicki Stephens-Parent
highlighted Luke 13:2 NASB
And Jesus said to them, "aDo you suppose that these Galileans were greater sinners than all other Galileans because they suffered this fate?
Jan 28
Vicki Stephens-Parent
highlighted Luke 13:1 NASB
Now on the same occasion there were some present who reported to Him about the Galileans whose blood aPilate had mixed with their sacrifices.
Jan 28
Vicki Stephens-Parent
highlighted Luke 10:25-29 NASB
aAnd a blawyer stood up and put Him to the test, saying, "Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?"And He said to him, "What is written in the Law? How does it read to you?"And he answered, "aYOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, AND WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, AND WITH ALL YOUR STRENGTH, AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND; AND YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF."And He said to him, "You have answered correctly; aDO THIS AND YOU WILL LIVE."But wishing ato justify himself, he said to Jesus, "And who is my neighbor?"
Jan 28
Vicki Stephens-Parent
highlighted Matthew 21:28-32 NASB
"But what do you think? A man had two sons, and he came to the first and said, 'Son, go work today in the avineyard.'"And he answered, 'I will not'; but afterward he regretted it and went."The man came to the second and said the same thing; and he answered, 'I will, sir'; but he did not go."Which of the two did the will of his father?" They said, "The first." Jesus said to them, "Truly I say to you that athe tax collectors and prostitutes will get into the kingdom of God before you."For John came to you in the way of righteousness and you did not believe him; but athe tax collectors and prostitutes did believe him; and you, seeing this, did not even feel remorse afterward so as to believe him.
Jan 28
Vicki Stephens-Parent
highlighted Matthew 17:24-27 NASB
When they came to Capernaum, those who collected athe two-drachma tax came to Peter and said, "Does your teacher not pay athe two-drachma tax?"He said, "Yes." And when he came into the house, Jesus spoke to him first, saying, "What do you think, Simon? From whom do the kings of the earth collect acustoms or bpoll-tax, from their sons or from strangers?"When Peter said, "From strangers," Jesus said to him, "Then the sons are exempt."However, so that we do not aoffend them, go to the sea and throw in a hook, and take the first fish that comes up; and when you open its mouth, you will find a shekel. Take that and give it to them for you and Me."
Jan 28
Vicki Stephens-Parent
highlighted James 4:1-6 NASB
What is the source of quarrels and aconflicts among you? Is not the source your pleasures that wage bwar in your members?You lust and do not have; so you acommit murder. You are envious and cannot obtain; so you fight and quarrel. You do not have because you do not ask.You ask and ado not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, so that you may spend it on your pleasures.You aadulteresses, do you not know that friendship with bthe world is chostility toward God? dTherefore whoever wishes to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.Or do you think that the Scripture aspeaks to no purpose: "He jealously desires bthe Spirit which He has made to dwell in us"?But aHe gives a greater grace. Therefore it says, "bGOD IS OPPOSED TO THE PROUD, BUT GIVES GRACE TO THE HUMBLE."
Jan 28
Vicki Stephens-Parent
highlighted Luke 15:32 NASB
'But we had to celebrate and rejoice, for this brother of yours was adead and has begun to live, and was lost and has been found.'"
Jan 25
Vicki Stephens-Parent
highlighted Luke 15:25-31 NASB
"Now his older son was in the field, and when he came and approached the house, he heard music and dancing."And he summoned one of the servants and began inquiring what these things could be."And he said to him, 'Your brother has come, and your father has killed the fattened calf because he has received him back safe and sound.'"But he became angry and was not willing to go in; and his father came out and began pleading with him."But he answered and said to his father, 'Look! For so many years I have been serving you and I have never neglected a command of yours; and yet you have never given me a young goat, so that I might celebrate with my friends;but when this son of yours came, who has devoured your awealth with prostitutes, you killed the fattened calf for him.'"And he said to him, 'Son, you have always been with me, and all that is mine is yours.
Jan 25
Vicki Stephens-Parent
highlighted Luke 15:17-24 NASB
"But when he came to his senses, he said, 'How many of my father's hired men have more than enough bread, but I am dying here with hunger!'I will get up and go to my father, and will say to him, "Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in your sight;I am no longer worthy to be called your son; make me as one of your hired men."'"So he got up and came to his father. But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and felt compassion for him, and ran and aembraced him and kissed him."And the son said to him, 'Father, I have sinned against heaven and in your sight; I am no longer worthy to be called your son.'"But the father said to his slaves, 'Quickly bring out athe best robe and put it on him, and bput a ring on his hand and sandals on his feet;and bring the fattened calf, kill it, and let us eat and celebrate;for this son of mine was adead and has come to life again; he was lost and has been found.' And they began to celebrate.
Jan 25
Vicki Stephens-Parent
highlighted Luke 15:3-16 NASB
"In the same way, I tell you, there is joy ain the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents."And He said, "A man had two sons."The younger of them said to his father, 'Father, give me athe share of the estate that falls to me.' So he divided his bwealth between them."And not many days later, the younger son gathered everything together and went on a journey into a distant country, and there he squandered his estate with loose living."Now when he had spent everything, a severe famine occurred in that country, and he began to be impoverished."So he went and hired himself out to one of the citizens of that country, and he sent him into his fields to feed swine."And he would have gladly filled his stomach with the pods that the swine were eating, and no one was giving anything to him.So He told them this parable, saying,"aWhat man among you, if he has a hundred sheep and has lost one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the open pasture and go after the one which is lost until he finds it?"When he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing."And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and his neighbors, saying to them, 'Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep which was lost!'"I tell you that in the same way, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance."Or what woman, if she has ten silver coins and loses one coin, does not light a lamp and sweep the house and search carefully until she finds it?"When she has found it, she calls together her friends and neighbors, saying, 'Rejoice with me, for I have found the coin which I had lost!'
Jan 25
Vicki Stephens-Parent
highlighted Luke 15:1-2 NASB
Now all the atax collectors and the sinners were coming near Him to listen to Him.Both the Pharisees and the scribes began to grumble, saying, "This man receives sinners and aeats with them."
Jan 25
Vicki Stephens-Parent
highlighted Nehemiah 6:15-19 NASB
So athe wall was completed on the twenty-fifth of the month Elul, in fifty-two days.aWhen all our enemies heard of it, and all the nations surrounding us saw it, they lost their confidence; for bthey recognized that this work had been accomplished with the help of our God.Also in those days many letters went from the nobles of Judah to Tobiah, and Tobiah's letters came to them.For many in Judah were bound by oath to him because he was the son-in-law of Shecaniah the son of Arah, and his son Jehohanan had married the daughter of Meshullam the son of Berechiah.Moreover, they were speaking about his good deeds in my presence and reported my words to him. Then Tobiah sent letters to frighten me.
Jan 25
Vicki Stephens-Parent
highlighted Nehemiah 6:13-14 NASB
He was hired for this reason, athat I might become frightened and act accordingly and sin, so that they might have an evil report in order that they could reproach me.aRemember, O my God, Tobiah and Sanballat according to these works of theirs, and also Noadiah bthe prophetess and the rest of the prophets who were trying to frighten me.
Jan 25
Vicki Stephens-Parent
highlighted Nehemiah 6:8-12 NASB
When I entered the house of Shemaiah the son of Delaiah, son of Mehetabel, awho was confined at home, he said, "Let us meet together in the house of God, within the temple, and let us close the doors of the temple, for they are coming to kill you, and they are coming to kill you at night."But I said, "aShould a man like me flee? And could one such as I go into the temple to save his life? I will not go in."Then I perceived that surely God had not sent him, but he uttered his prophecy against me because Tobiah and Sanballat had hired him.Then I sent a message to him saying, "Such things as you are saying have not been done, but you are ainventing them in your own mind."For all of them were trying to frighten us, thinking, "They will become discouraged with the work and it will not be done." But now, aO God, strengthen my hands.
Jan 25
Vicki Stephens-Parent
highlighted Nehemiah 6:1-7 NASB
Now when it was reported to Sanballat, Tobiah, to Geshem the Arab and to the rest of our enemies that I had rebuilt the wall, and that no breach remained in it, aalthough at that time I had not set up the doors in the gates,then Sanballat and Geshem sent a message to me, saying, "Come, let us meet together at Chephirim in the plain of aOno." But they were planning to harm me.So I sent messengers to them, saying, "I am doing a great work and I cannot come down. Why should the work stop while I leave it and come down to you?"They sent messages to me four times in this manner, and I answered them in the same way.Then Sanballat sent his servant to me in the same manner a fifth time with an open letter in his hand.In it was written, "It is reported among the nations, and Gashmu says, that ayou and the Jews are planning to rebel; therefore you are rebuilding the wall. And you are to be their king, according to these reports."You have also appointed prophets to proclaim in Jerusalem concerning you, 'A king is in Judah!' And now it will be reported to the king according to these reports. So come now, let us take counsel together."
Jan 25
Vicki Stephens-Parent
highlighted Romans 8:36-39 NASB
Just as it is written,
Jan 18
Vicki Stephens-Parent
highlighted Romans 8:29-35 NASB
For those whom He aforeknew, He also bpredestined to become cconformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the dfirstborn among many brethren;and these whom He apredestined, He also bcalled; and these whom He called, He also cjustified; and these whom He justified, He also dglorified.aWhat then shall we say to these things? bIf God is for us, who is against us?He who adid not spare His own Son, but bdelivered Him over for us all, how will He not also with Him freely give us all things?Who will bring a charge against aGod's elect? bGod is the one who justifies;who is the one who acondemns? Christ Jesus is He who bdied, yes, rather who was craised, who is dat the right hand of God, who also eintercedes for us.Who will separate us from athe love of Christ? Will btribulation, or distress, or cpersecution, or cfamine, or cnakedness, or cperil, or sword?
Jan 18
Vicki Stephens-Parent
highlighted Romans 8:1-9 NASB
Therefore there is now no acondemnation for those who are bin cChrist Jesus.For athe law of the Spirit of life in bChrist Jesus chas set you free from the law of sin and of death.For awhat the Law could not do, bweak as it was through the flesh, God did: sending His own Son in cthe likeness of sinful flesh and as an offering for sin, He condemned sin in the flesh,so that the arequirement of the Law might be fulfilled in us, who bdo not walk according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.For those who are according to the flesh set their minds on athe things of the flesh, but those who are according to the Spirit, bthe things of the Spirit.aFor the mind set on the flesh is bdeath, but the mind set on the Spirit is life and peace,because the mind set on the flesh is ahostile toward God; for it does not subject itself to the law of God, for it is not even able to do so,and those who are ain the flesh cannot please God.However, you are not ain the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God bdwells in you. But cif anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Him.
Jan 18
Vicki Stephens-Parent
highlighted Romans 8:28 NASB
And we know that God causes aall things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are bcalled according to His purpose.
Jan 18