2 Timothy 4 3 For the time will come when people will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear. 4 They will turn their ears away from the truth and turn…

2 Timothy 3 This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. 2 For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, 3 Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, 4 Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of…

I Corinthians 1 Christ Crucified Is God’s Power and Wisdom18 For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. 19 For it is written: “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise;    the intelligence of the intelligent I…

Psalm 121 ¶[[A Song of degrees.]] I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help.2My help cometh from the LORD, which made heaven and earth.3He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber.4Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep.5The LORD…

DL Moody tells a story of preaching before a large crowd on the topic, “What Shall I Do With Jesus Christ?” but rather than close with an altar call, he ended his service urging them to think about it and to come back next Sunday:“Now, I want you to take the question with you and…

THE FIRE SERMON Dwight Lyman Moody (1837-1899) Did you ever notice that God makes all His enemies testify that Jesus is the Son of God? The centurion who had charge of His execution smote his breast and said: “Certainly this was a righteous man.” And Judas, after having betrayed the Son of God, said: “I…

Proverbs 1 20Wisdom crieth without; she uttereth her voice in the streets:21She crieth in the chief place of concourse, in the openings of the gates: in the city she uttereth her words, saying,22How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?23Turn you at my…

I Corinthians 15 10 But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain; but I laboured more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me. —– Paul did not take the grace of…

Hebrews 4 12 For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.13 Neither is there any creature that is not manifest…

Amos 3 3 Can two walk together, except they be agreed?4 Will a lion roar in the forest, when he hath no prey? will a young lion cry out of his den, if he have taken nothing?5 Can a bird fall in a snare upon the earth, where no gin is for him? shall one…

Titus 1 Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God’s elect, and the acknowledging of the truth which is after godliness;2In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began;3But hath in due times manifested his word through preaching, which is…

I Peter 5 5 Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble.6 Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time:7 Casting…

The Pharisees and Sadducees Seek a Sign (Matthew 16)16 Then the Pharisees and Sadducees came, and testing Him asked that He would show them a sign from heaven. 2 He answered and said to them, “When it is evening you say, ‘It will be fair weather, for the sky is red’; 3 and in the…

Dueteronmy 6 4 “Hear, O Israel: [b]The Lord our God, the Lord is one! 5 You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength. 6 “And these words which I command you today shall be in your heart. 7 You shall teach them diligently…

Luke 22 1¶Now the feast of unleavened bread drew nigh, which is called the Passover.2And the chief priests and scribes sought how they might kill him; for they feared the people.3¶Then entered Satan into Judas surnamed Iscariot, being of the number of the twelve.4And he went his way, and communed with the chief priests and…

I Peter 3¶Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,4To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you,5Who are kept by the…

Ecclesiastes 12 Remember now your Creator in the days of your youth,Before the difficult days come,And the years draw near when you say,“I have no pleasure in them”:2 While the sun and the light,The moon and the stars,Are not darkened,And the clouds do not return after the rain;3 In the day when the keepers of…

A Praise of David (Psalm 145)I will extol You, my God, O King;And I will bless Your name forever and ever.2 Every day I will bless You,And I will praise Your name forever and ever.3 Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised;And His greatness is unsearchable. 4 One generation shall praise Your works…

GreetingThe Church of God which sojourns at Smyrna, to the Church of God sojourning in Philomelium, and to all the congregations of the Holy and Catholic Church in every place: Mercy, peace, and love from God the Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ, be multiplied. … And the Irenarch Herod, accompanied by his father Nicetes…

1 John 22 My dear children, I write this to you so that you will not sin. But if anybody does sin, we have an advocate with the Father—Jesus Christ, the Righteous One. 2 He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole…

I John 1 5 And this is the message we have heard from Him and announce to you: God is light, and in Him there is no darkness at all. 6 If we say we have fellowship with Him yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. 7 But if…

1 The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem. 2 “Vanity[a] of vanities,” says the Preacher;“Vanity of vanities, all is vanity.” 3 What profit has a man from all his laborIn which he [b]toils under the sun?4 One generation passes away, and another generation comes;But the earth abides forever.5 The sun…

Excerpt from “Christianity in the United States,” by Daniel Dorchester (1888, pages 227-228). Rev. John Eliot, the Quakers, etc., Protest. In 1675 Rev. John Ehot, the apostle to the Indians, memorialized the governor and council of Massachusetts against selling captured Indians into slavery, because ” the selling of souls is dan-gerous merchandise.” He also, ”…

Ephesians 3 For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for you Gentiles— 2 if indeed you have heard of the [a]dispensation of the grace of God which was given to me for you, 3 how that by revelation He made known to me the mystery (as I have briefly written already, 4…

Isaiah 11 The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb,The leopard shall lie down with the young goat,The calf and the young lion and the fatling together;And a little child shall lead them.7 The cow and the bear shall graze;Their young ones shall lie down together;And the lion shall eat straw like the ox.8 The…

Excerpt from “Wounded by God’s People,” by Anne Graham Lotz, p. 133-34. As Hagar stumbled through the vast wilderness, her clothing catching on thorns, her feet stumbling over the rocks, her throat choking on the dust, she lost sight of everything but her own despair. Her self-preoccupation, though understandable, blinded her to God’s presence and…

Ephesians 2 And you He made alive, who were dead in trespasses and sins, 2 in which you once walked according to the [a]course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit who now works in the sons of disobedience, 3 among whom also we all once conducted…

Genesis 15 After this, the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision: “Do not be afraid, Abram.I am your shield,[a]your very great reward.[b]” 2 But Abram said, “Sovereign Lord, what can you give me since I remain childless and the one who will inherit[c] my estate is Eliezer of Damascus?” 3 And…

Excerpt from IndyCrowe Forgetting God is no small matter. The Bible links forgetting with ingratitude as a root problem in our idolatry. The problem with forgetting God and the gospel is we put something else in their place. When we neglect God’s role in our life, we fill His spot with something else (an idol).…

1Then I saw in the right hand of him who sat on the throne a scroll with writing on both sides and sealed with seven seals. 2And I saw a mighty angel proclaiming in a loud voice, “Who is worthy to break the seals and open the scroll?” 3But no one in heaven or on…

Excerpt from Abner Chou’s series on the Book of Job. 1. Missing the Middle: the misconception that Job is only about the beginning and the end—and you forget the middle. This view says Job is about his suffering and faithfulness, but this excludes 90% of the book. Why does the author spend 30 chapters just…

“He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved.” — Mark 16:16 Mr. MacDonald asked the inhabitants of the island of St. Kilda how a man must be saved. An old man replied, “We shall be saved if we repent, and forsake our sins, and turn to God.” “Yes,” said a middle-aged female, “and with…

Except from “Be Rich,” by Warren Wiersbe. A story I heard years ago pretty well sums up what I say in this book. An undernourished boy was found on the city street and taken to a hospital. After the nurses had bathed him and dressed him, they put him to bed and brought him his…

Excerpt from “Be Rich,” by Warren W. Wiersbe. She had gone down in history as “America’s Greatest Miser,” yet when she died in 1916, “Hetty” Green left an estate valued at over $100 million. She ate cold oatmeal because it cost to heat it. Her son had to suffer a leg amputation, because she delayed…

Matthew 6 19 “Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal; 20 but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. 21 For where your treasure is, there…

Psalm 64 Hear me, my God, as I voice my complaint;    protect my life from the threat of the enemy. 2 Hide me from the conspiracy of the wicked,    from the plots of evildoers.3 They sharpen their tongues like swords    and aim cruel words like deadly arrows.4 They shoot from ambush at the innocent;    they…

Cain and Abel (Genesis 4)Adam made love to his wife Eve, and she became pregnant and gave birth to Cain. She said, “With the help of the Lord I have brought forth a man.” Later she gave birth to his brother Abel. Now Abel kept flocks, and Cain worked the soil. 3 In the course…

Galatians 1 6 I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting the one who called you to live in the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel – 7 which is really no gospel at all. Evidently some people are throwing you into confusion and are trying to pervert the gospel…

From DavidJeremiah.org Here are 23 Verses About the Goodness of God The Lord, the Lord God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abounding in goodness and truth. Exodus 34:6The Lord is Good to All, and His Tender Mercies Are Over All His Works. Psalm 145:9 Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good! For…

I Corinthians 15 3 … Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, 4 and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures, 5 and that He was seen by Cephas, then by the twelve. 6 After that He was seen by over five hundred brethren…

Ecclesiastes 5 10 Whoever loves money never has enough;    whoever loves wealth is never satisfied with their income.    This too is meaningless. 11 As goods increase,    so do those who consume them.And what benefit are they to the owners    except to feast their eyes on them? 12 The sleep of a laborer is sweet,    whether…

Except from the Intro to the 1968 edition of The Westminster Study Edition of THE HOLY BIBLE. THE BOOK that men most need to study is the book of which they know little and understand less. That book is the Bible. The Bible is the holy book of two religions: the Old Testament of Judaism…

Psalm 34 17 The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears them;    he delivers them from all their troubles.18 The Lord is close to the brokenhearted    and saves those who are crushed in spirit. 19 The righteous person may have many troubles,    but the Lord delivers him from them all;20 he protects all his bones,   …

Psalm 34 Taste and see that the Lord is good.    Oh, the joys of those who take refuge in him!9 Fear the Lord, you his godly people,    for those who fear him will have all they need.10 Even strong young lions sometimes go hungry,    but those who trust in the Lord will lack no good…

Psalms 34 I prayed to the Lord, and he answered me.    He freed me from all my fears.5 Those who look to him for help will be radiant with joy;    no shadow of shame will darken their faces.6 In my desperation I prayed, and the Lord listened;    he saved me from all my troubles.7 For…

Psalm 34 I will praise the Lord at all times.    I will constantly speak his praises.2 I will boast only in the Lord;    let all who are helpless take heart.3 Come, let us tell of the Lord’s greatness;    let us exalt his name together

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Ephesians 6 10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. 11 Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. 12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this…

Ephesians 5 8 For you were formerly in darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light— 9 for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth— 10 proving what is pleasing to the Lord. 11 And do not have fellowship with the unfruitful works…

Ephesians 5 V2 … live a life of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.3 But among you there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed, because these are improper for…