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Vicki Stephens-Parent
highlighted Titus 2:11-15 NASB
For the grace of God has aappeared, bbringing salvation to all men,instructing us to deny ungodliness and aworldly desires and bto live sensibly, righteously and godly cin the present age,looking for the blessed hope and the aappearing of the glory of bour great God and Savior, Christ Jesus,who agave Himself for us bto redeem us from every lawless deed, and to cpurify for Himself a dpeople for His own possession, ezealous for good deeds.These things speak and aexhort and areprove with all authority. bLet no one disregard you.
Jun 15
Vicki Stephens-Parent
highlighted Titus 2:6-10 NASB
not pilfering, but showing all good faith so that they will adorn the doctrine of aGod our Savior in every respect.Likewise urge athe young men to be sensible;in all things show yourself to be aan example of good deeds, with purity in doctrine, dignified,sound in speech which is beyond reproach, so athat the opponent will be put to shame, having nothing bad to say about us.Urge abondslaves to be subject to their own masters in everything, to be well-pleasing, not argumentative,
Jun 15
Vicki Stephens-Parent
highlighted Titus 2:1-5 NASB
But as for you, speak the things which are fitting for asound doctrine.aOlder men are to be btemperate, dignified, sensible, csound din faith, in love, in perseverance.Older women likewise are to be reverent in their behavior, anot malicious gossips nor benslaved to much wine, teaching what is good,so that they may encourage the young women to love their husbands, to love their children,to be sensible, pure, aworkers at home, kind, being bsubject to their own husbands, cso that the word of God will not be dishonored.
Jun 15
Vicki Stephens-Parent
highlighted 1 Peter 3:10-14 NASB
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Jun 15
Vicki Stephens-Parent
highlighted 1 Peter 3:1-9 NASB
aIn the same way, you wives, bbe submissive to your own husbands so that even if any of them are disobedient to the word, they may be cwon without a word by the behavior of their wives,as they observe your chaste and respectful behavior.aYour adornment must not be merely external--braiding the hair, and wearing gold jewelry, or putting on dresses;but let it be athe hidden person of the heart, with the imperishable quality of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is precious in the sight of God.For in this way in former times the holy women also, awho hoped in God, used to adorn themselves, being submissive to their own husbands;just as Sarah obeyed Abraham, acalling him lord, and you have become her children if you do what is right bwithout being frightened by any fear.aYou husbands in the same way, live with your wives in an understanding way, as with bsomeone weaker, since she is a woman; and show her honor as a fellow heir of the grace of life, so that your prayers will not be hindered.To sum up, aall of you be harmonious, sympathetic, bbrotherly, ckindhearted, and dhumble in spirit;anot returning evil for evil or binsult for insult, but giving a cblessing instead; for dyou were called for the very purpose that you might einherit a blessing.
Jun 15
Vicki Stephens-Parent
highlighted 2 Samuel 13:5-12 NASB
Then Amnon said to Tamar, "Bring the food into the bedroom, that I may eat from your hand." So Tamar took the cakes which she had made and brought them into the bedroom to her brother Amnon.When she brought them to him to eat, he atook hold of her and said to her, "Come, lie with me, my sister."But she answered him, "No, my brother, do not violate me, for asuch a thing is not done in Israel; do not do this bdisgraceful thing!Jonadab then said to him, "Lie down on your bed and pretend to be ill; when your father comes to see you, say to him, 'Please let my sister Tamar come and give me some food to eat, and let her prepare the food in my sight, that I may see it and eat from her hand.'"So Amnon lay down and pretended to be ill; when the king came to see him, Amnon said to the king, "Please let my sister Tamar come and amake me a couple of cakes in my sight, that I may eat from her hand."Then David sent to the house for Tamar, saying, "Go now to your brother Amnon's house, and prepare food for him."So Tamar went to her brother Amnon's house, and he was lying down. And she took dough, kneaded it, made cakes in his sight, and baked the cakes.She took the pan and dished them out before him, but he refused to eat. And Amnon said, "aHave everyone go out from me." So everyone went out from him.
Jun 8
Vicki Stephens-Parent
highlighted Genesis 28:16-22 NASB
Then Jacob aawoke from his sleep and said, "bSurely the Lord is in this place, and I did not know it."He was afraid and said, "aHow awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven."So Jacob rose early in the morning, and took athe stone that he had put under his head and set it up as a pillar and poured oil on its top.He called the name of that place aBethel; however, previously the name of the city had been bLuz.Then Jacob amade a vow, saying, "bIf God will be with me and will keep me on this journey that I take, and will give me cfood to eat and garments to wear,and aI return to my father's house in safety, bthen the Lord will be my God."This stone, which I have set up as a pillar, awill be God's house, and bof all that You give me I will surely give a tenth to You."
Jun 8
Vicki Stephens-Parent
highlighted 2 Samuel 13:1-4 NASB
Now it was after this that aAbsalom the son of David had a beautiful sister whose name was bTamar, and cAmnon the son of David loved her.Amnon was so frustrated because of his sister Tamar that he made himself ill, for she was a virgin, and it seemed hard to Amnon to do anything to her.But Amnon had a friend whose name was Jonadab, the son of aShimeah, David's brother; and Jonadab was a very shrewd man.He said to him, "O son of the king, why are you so depressed morning after morning? Will you not tell me?" Then Amnon said to him, "I am in love with Tamar, the sister of my brother Absalom."
Jun 8
Vicki Stephens-Parent
highlighted Ezekiel 14:6 NASB
"Therefore say to the house of Israel, 'Thus says the Lord GOD, "aRepent and turn away from your idols and turn your faces away from all your babominations.
Jun 8
Vicki Stephens-Parent
highlighted Ezekiel 14:1-5 NASB
Then some aelders of Israel came to me and bsat down before me.And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,"Son of man, these men have aset up their idols in their hearts and have bput right before their faces the stumbling block of their iniquity. Should I be cconsulted by them at all?"Therefore speak to them and tell them, 'Thus says the Lord GOD, "Any man of the house of Israel who sets up his idols in his heart, puts right before his face the stumbling block of his iniquity, and then comes to the prophet, I the Lord will be brought to give him an answer in the matter in view of the amultitude of his idols,in order to lay hold of athe hearts of the house of Israel who are bestranged from Me through all their idols."'
Jun 8
Vicki Stephens-Parent
highlighted Ezekiel 8:11-12 NASB
Standing in front of them were aseventy belders of the house of Israel, with Jaazaniah the son of Shaphan standing among them, each man with his ccenser in his hand and the fragrance of the cloud of incense rising.Then He said to me, "Son of man, do you see what the elders of the house of Israel are committing in the dark, each man in the room of his carved images? For they say, 'aThe Lord does not see us; the Lord has bforsaken the land.'"
Jun 8
Vicki Stephens-Parent
highlighted Ezekiel 8:5-9 NASB
Then He said to me, "Son of man, araise your eyes now toward the north." So I raised my eyes toward the north, and behold, to the north of the altar gate was this bidol of jealousy at the entrance.And He said to me, "Son of man, do you see what they are doing, the great aabominations which the house of Israel are committing here, so that I would be far from My sanctuary? But yet you will see still greater abominations."Then He brought me to the entrance of the court, and when I looked, behold, a hole in the wall.He said to me, "Son of man, now adig through the wall." So I dug through the wall, and behold, an entrance.And He said to me, "Go in and see the wicked abominations that they are committing here."
Jun 8
Vicki Stephens-Parent
highlighted Ezekiel 8:10 NASB
So I entered and looked, and behold, every form of creeping things and beasts and detestable things, with all the idols of the house of Israel, were carved on the wall all around.
Jun 8
Vicki Stephens-Parent
highlighted Ezekiel 8:1-4 NASB
It came about in the sixth year, on the fifth day of the sixth month, as I was sitting in my house with the elders of Judah sitting before me, that the hand of the Lord GOD fell on me there.Then I looked, and behold, a likeness as the appearance of a man; from His loins and downward there was the aappearance of fire, and from His loins and upward the appearance of brightness, like the appearance bof glowing metal.He stretched out the form of a hand and caught me by a lock of my head; and the aSpirit lifted me up between earth and heaven and brought me in the visions of God to Jerusalem, to the entrance of the north gate of the inner court, where the seat of the idol of jealousy, which bprovokes to jealousy, was located.And behold, the aglory of the God of Israel was there, like the appearance which I saw in the plain.
Jun 8
Vicki Stephens-Parent
highlighted 1 Corinthians 15:9 NASB
For I am athe least of the apostles, and not fit to be called an apostle, because I bpersecuted the church of God.
Jun 4
Vicki Stephens-Parent
highlighted 1 Corinthians 15:6-8 NASB
After that He appeared to more than five hundred brethren at one time, most of whom remain until now, but some ahave fallen asleep;then He appeared to aJames, then to ball the apostles;and last of all, as to one untimely born, aHe appeared to me also.
Jun 4
Vicki Stephens-Parent
highlighted Luke 24:21-32 NASB
"But we were hoping that it was He who was going to aredeem Israel. Indeed, besides all this, it is the third day since these things happened."But also some women among us amazed us. aWhen they were at the tomb early in the morning,and did not find His body, they came, saying that they had also seen a vision of angels who said that He was alive."Some of those who were with us went to the tomb and found it just exactly as the women also had said; but Him they did not see."And He said to them, "O foolish men and slow of heart to believe in all that athe prophets have spoken!"aWas it not necessary for the Christ to suffer these things and to enter into His glory?"Then beginning with aMoses and with all the bprophets, He explained to them the things concerning Himself in all the Scriptures.And they approached the village where they were going, and aHe acted as though He were going farther.But they urged Him, saying, "Stay with us, for it is getting toward evening, and the day is now nearly over." So He went in to stay with them.When He had reclined at the table with them, He took the bread and ablessed it, and breaking it, He began giving it to them.Then their aeyes were opened and they recognized Him; and He vanished from their sight.They said to one another, "Were not our hearts burning within us while He was speaking to us on the road, while He awas explaining the Scriptures to us?"
Jun 4
Vicki Stephens-Parent
highlighted Luke 24:13-20 NASB
And behold, atwo of them were going that very day to a village named Emmaus, which was about seven miles from Jerusalem.And they were talking with each other about all these things which had taken place.While they were talking and discussing, Jesus Himself approached and began traveling with them.But atheir eyes were prevented from recognizing Him.And He said to them, "What are these words that you are exchanging with one another as you are walking?" And they stood still, looking sad.One of them, named Cleopas, answered and said to Him, "Are You the only one visiting Jerusalem and unaware of the things which have happened here in these days?"And He said to them, "What things?" And they said to Him, "The things about aJesus the Nazarene, who was a bprophet mighty in deed and word in the sight of God and all the people,and how the chief priests and our arulers delivered Him to the sentence of death, and crucified Him.
Jun 4
Vicki Stephens-Parent
highlighted Luke 24:9-12 NASB
Now they were aMary Magdalene and Joanna and Mary the mother of James; also the other women with them were telling these things to bthe apostles.But these words appeared to them as nonsense, and they awould not believe them.But Peter got up and aran to the tomb; stooping and looking in, he saw the linen wrappings only; and he went away bto his home, marveling at what had happened.and returned from the tomb and reported all these things to the eleven and to all the rest.
Jun 4
Vicki Stephens-Parent
highlighted Luke 24:1-8 NASB
aBut on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they came to the tomb bringing the spices which they had prepared.And they found the stone rolled away from the tomb,but when they entered, they did not find the body of athe Lord Jesus.While they were perplexed about this, behold, atwo men suddenly bstood near them in dazzling clothing;and as the women were terrified and bowed their faces to the ground, the men said to them, "Why do you seek the living One among the dead?"He is not here, but He ahas risen. Remember how He spoke to you bwhile He was still in Galilee,saying that athe Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again."And athey remembered His words,
Jun 4