James Butler

Listen or lose it

Hebrews 2:1 (NLT)
So we must listen very carefully to the truth we have heard, or we may drift away from it.

Crooked Heart

Proverbs 11:20-21 (NLT)
The LORD detests people with crooked hearts, but he delights in those with integrity.

Snake handlers

Mark 16:15-20 (NLT)
And then he told them, “Go into all the world and preach the Good News to everyone.

Money can't help you

Proverbs 11:4 (NLT)
Riches won’t help on the day of judgment, but right living can save you from death.

Prayer for the sinner

Psalm 51:1 (NLT)
Have mercy on me, OGod, because of your unfailing love. Because of your great compassion, blot out the stain of my sins.

Psalm 51:3-17 (NLT)
For I recognize my rebellion; it haunts me day and night.

Thinking about revenge? Leave it to Him

Romans 12:19 (NLT)
Dear friends, never take revenge. Leave that to the righteous anger of God. For the Scriptures say, “I will take revenge; I will pay them back,” says the LORD.

Have a grudge? Do this first

Mark 11:25 (NLT)
But when you are praying, first forgive anyone you are holding a grudge against, so that your Father in heaven will forgive your sins, too.”

What our LORD detests

Proverbs 6:16-19 (NLT)
There are six things the LORD hates— no, seven things he detests:

Prayer for help against my oppressors

Psalm 38:17-22 (NLT)
I am on the verge of collapse, facing constant pain.

Show to Nichole

Luke 21:8-24 (NLT)
He replied, “Don’t let anyone mislead you, for many will come in my name, claiming, ‘I am the Messiah,’ and saying, ‘The time has come!’ But don’t believe them.

A wonderful prayer to offer on others behalf

Colossians 1:9-14 (NLT)
So we have not stopped praying for you since we first heard about you. We ask God to give you complete knowledge of his will and to give you spiritual wisdom and understanding.

Talk is Cheap

Ecclesiastes 5:1-7 (NLT)
As you enter the house of God, keep your ears open and your mouth shut. It is evil to make mindless offerings to God.

Keep asking

Luke 11:1-12 (NLT)
Once Jesus was in a certain place praying. As he finished, one of his disciples came to him and said, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.”

Trust and He will show you the way

Proverbs 3:1-6 (NLT)
My child, never forget the things I have taught you. Store my commands in your heart.

No third chances?

Titus 3:10 (NLT)
If people are causing divisions among you, give a first and second warning. After that, have nothing more to do with them.