True Love

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Little children,
let us not love
with word
or with tongue
but in deed
and truth.

1 John 3:18 NET

Lean on Me!

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Trust in the Lord with all your heart
and do not lean on your own understanding.
In all your ways acknowledge Him,
and He will make your paths straight.

Proverbs 3:5-6 NASB

Praise the Lord!

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Let EVERYTHING
that has breath
PRAISE the Lord!
PRAISE the Lord!

Psalm 150:6 ESV

Surprise?

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“Remember the former things, those of long ago;
I am God, and there is no other;
I am God, and there is none like Me.
I make known the end from the beginning,
from ancient times, what is still to come.
I say, ‘My purpose will stand,
and I will do all that I please.'”

Isaiah 46:9-10 NIV

How to Treat a Leper

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While Jesus was in one of the towns,
a man came along who was covered with leprosy.
When he saw Jesus, he fell with his face to the ground and begged Him,
“Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean.”
Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man.
“I am willing,” He said. “Be clean!”
And immediately the leprosy left him.

Luke 5:12-13 NIV

Seek First

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But seek first
the Kingdom of God
and His righteousness,
and all these things
will be added to you.

Matthew 6:33 ESV

He is Faithful!

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If we confess our sins,
He is FAITHFUL
and RIGHTEOUS

to FORGIVE us our sins and
to CLEANSE us
from all unrighteousness.

1 John 1:9 NASB95

Why?

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When they saw the star,
they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy.
After coming into the house
they saw the Child with Mary His mother;
and THEY FELL TO THE GROUND
AND WORSHIPED HIM. 

Matthew 2:10-11 NASB95

The Promiser Keeper

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For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given:
and the government shall be upon His shoulder:
and His Name shall be called
Wonderful Counselor,
The Mighty God,
The Everlasting Father,
The Prince of Peace.
There will be no end to the
increase of His government or of peace,
on the throne of David and over his kingdom,
to establish it and to uphold it
with justice and righteousness
from then on and forevermore.
The zeal of the Lord of Hosts will accomplish this.

Isaiah 9:6-7 NASB95

Good News!

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And the angel said to them,
“Fear not, for behold,
I bring you GOOD NEWS of GREAT JOY
that will be for all the people.
For unto you is born this day
in the city of David
a SAVIOR,
who is
CHRIST the LORD.

Luke 2:10-11 ESV

By Faith

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King Herod was deeply disturbed when he heard this,
as was everyone in Jerusalem.
He called a meeting of the leading priests
and teachers of religious law and asked,
“Where is the Messiah supposed to be born?”
“In Bethlehem in Judea,” they said,
for this is what the prophet wrote…”

Matthew 2:3-5 NLT

His Star

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After hearing the king, they went their way;
and the star, which they had seen in the east,
went on before them until it came and
stood over the place where the Child was.
When they saw the star,
they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy.

Matthew 2:9-10 NASB95

Overflow!

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Therefore, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord,
continue to live your lives in Him,
rooted and built up in Him and
firm in your faith
just as you were taught, and
OVERFLOWING WITH THANKFULNESS.

Colossians 2:6-7 NET

Give Thanks!

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I WILL GIVE THANKS to You,
O Lord my God,
with ALL my heart,
and will glorify
Your Name forever.  

Psalm 86:12 NASB95

Remember!

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O Lord, You are my God; I will exalt You,
I WILL GIVE THANKS to Your Name;
for You have worked wonders,
plans formed long ago,
with perfect faithfulness.  

Isaiah 25:1 NASB95

Lens of Faith

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Jesus said to His disciples,
“Why are you so afraid?
Do you still have no faith?”

Mark 4:40 NIV

Open My Eyes!

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OPEN MY EYES,
that I may behold
wonderful things

from Your Law.

Psalm 119:18 NASB

Super!

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“Not by strength
and not by power,
but BY MY SPIRIT,”
says the LORD
of Heaven’s Armies.

Zechariah 4:6 NET

Your Cross

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Indeed,
all who desire
to live a godly life
in Christ Jesus
will be persecuted.

2 Timothy 3:12 ESV

No Fig Leaves

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If we confess our sins,
He is faithful and righteous
to forgive us our sins
and to cleanse us
from all unrighteousness.

1 John 1:9 NASB95

Making History

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Brothers and sisters,
I do not consider myself to have attained this.
Instead I am single-minded:
Forgetting the things that are behind and
reaching out for the things that are ahead,
with this goal in mind,
I strive toward the prize
of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.

Philippians 3:13-14 NET

 

Blindness

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But I am afraid that as
the serpent deceived Eve by his cunning,
your thoughts will be led astray
from a sincere and pure devotion to Christ.

2 Corinthians 11:3 ESV

Sunrise

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But as for me,
I will sing about Your POWER.  
Each morning I will sing with JOY
about Your UNFAILING LOVE. 
For You have been my REFUGE, 
a place of SAFETY when I am in distress.

Psalm 59:16 NLT

Truly See

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Dear friends,
do not believe every spirit,
but test the spirits
to see whether they are from God,
because many false prophets
have gone out into the world.

1 John 4:1 NIV

No Shortcuts

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“Everyone who COMES to Me and HEARS My words and ACTS on them,
I will show you whom he is like: he is like a man building a house,
who dug deep and laid a foundation on the rock; and when a flood occurred,
the torrent burst against that house and could not shake it, because it had been well built.
But the one who has heard and has not acted accordingly,
is like a man who built a house on the ground without any foundation;
and the torrent burst against it and immediately it collapsed,
and the ruin of that house was great.”

Jesus, Luke 6:47-49 NASB95

I Will!

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O God, You have taught me from my youth,
and I STILL DECLARE Your wondrous deeds. 
And even when I am old and gray,
O God, do not forsake me,
UNTIL I DECLARE Your strength to this generation, 
Your power to all who are to come.  

Psalm 71:17-18 NASB95

Fear Not!

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“PEACE
I leave with you;
MY PEACE
I give to you;
not as the world gives do I give to you.
Do NOT let your heart be TROUBLED,
NOR let it be FEARFUL.”

~ Jesus, John 14:27 NASB95

Spend Wisely

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And now, dear brothers and sisters, one final thing.
FIX YOUR THOUGHTS
on what is true, and honorable, and right,
and pure, and lovely, and admirable.
THINK ABOUT
things that are excellent and worthy of praise.

Philippians 4:8 NLT

Hold Your Ground

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So we are no longer to be children,
tossed back and forth by waves and
carried about by every wind of teaching
by the trickery of people who craftily
carry out their deceitful schemes.
But practicing the truth in love, 
we will in all things grow up into Christ,
who is the head.

Ephesians 4:14-15 NET

Promises, Promises

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Do not wear yourself out to become rich;
be wise enough to restrain yourself.
When you gaze upon riches, they are gone,
for they surely make wings for themselves,
and fly off into the sky like an eagle!

Proverbs 23:4-5 NET

Time to Buy

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Buy TRUTH,
and do not sell it;

buy wisdom,
instruction,

and understanding.

Proverbs 23:23 ESV

A Good Breakfast

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Jesus answered, “It is written:
‘Man shall not live on bread alone,
but ON EVERY WORD
that comes from the mouth of God.'”

Matthew 4:4 NIV

Complete Sentences

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In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness,
for we do not know how we should pray, 
but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with inexpressible groanings. 
And He who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit,
because the Spirit intercedes on behalf of the saints
according to God’s will.  

Romans 8:26-27 NET

Victory

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Your Name, O God,
evokes a train of Hallelujahs
wherever It is spoken,
near and far;
Your arms are heaped
with goodness-in-action.

Psalm 48:10 MSG

True Freedom

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Righteousness exalts a nation,
but sin is a disgrace to any people.  

Proverbs 14:34 NASB95

Casting

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Cast all your anxiety
ON HIM
because He cares for you.

1 Peter 5:7 NIV

Generations

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WE WILL NOT HIDE these truths from our children;
WE WILL TELL the next generation
about the glorious deeds of the Lord,
about His power and His mighty wonders.
So each generation should
SET ITS HOPE ANEW on God,
NOT FORGETTING His glorious miracles and
OBEYING His commands.

Psalm 78:4, 7 NLT

Ask!

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“Whatever you ask
in My Name,
that will I do,
so that the Father
may be glorified
in the Son.”

Jesus, John 14:13 NASB95

Be Confident!

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There has never been the slightest doubt in my mind
that the God who started this great work in you
would keep at it and bring it to a flourishing finish
on the very day Christ Jesus appears.  

Philippians 1:6 The Message (MSG)

Jars of Clay

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We are like common clay jars
that carry this glorious treasure within,
so that this immeasurable power
will be seen as God’s,
not ours.

2 Corinthians 4:7 TPT

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