Placide Bashonga

God's grace

2 Samuel 14:14 (NLT)
All of us must die eventually. Our lives are like water spilled out on the ground, which cannot be gathered up again. But God does not just sweep life away; instead, he devises ways to bring us back when we have been separated from him.

Reasons for Communion

John 6:47-48 (NLT)
“I tell you the truth, anyone who believes has eternal life.

John 6:50-51 (NLT)
Anyone who eats the bread from heaven, however, will never die.

John 6:53-57 (NLT)
So Jesus said again, “I tell you the truth, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you cannot have eternal life within you.

Men Rebellion and God's Grace

Psalm 106:43-46 (NLT)
Again and again he rescued them, but they chose to rebel against him, and they were finally destroyed by their sin.

Father's Will

John 6:32-35 (NLT)
Jesus said, “I tell you the truth, Moses didn’t give you bread from heaven. My Father did. And now he offers you the true bread from heaven.

John 6:37-40 (NLT)
However, those the Father has given me will come to me, and I will never reject them.

God's Perfect Will

John 6:32-35 (NLT)
Jesus said, “I tell you the truth, Moses didn’t give you bread from heaven. My Father did. And now he offers you the true bread from heaven.

John 6:37-39 (NLT)
However, those the Father has given me will come to me, and I will never reject them.

The Bread of Life

John 6:32-35 (NLT)
Jesus said, “I tell you the truth, Moses didn’t give you bread from heaven. My Father did. And now he offers you the true bread from heaven.

The Kingdom Work

John 6:26-29 (NLT)
Jesus replied, “I tell you the truth, you want to be with me because I fed you, not because you understood the miraculous signs.

New Birth

John 3:3 (NLT)
Jesus replied, “I tell you the truth, unless you are born again, you cannot see the Kingdom of God.”

John 3:5-7 (NLT)
Jesus replied, “I assure you, no one can enter the Kingdom of God without being born of water and the Spirit.

Samson's Prayer

Judges 16:28-30 (NLT)
Then Samson prayed to the LORD, “Sovereign LORD, remember me again. OGod, please strengthen me just one more time. With one blow let me pay back the Philistines for the loss of my two eyes.”

Wisdom in friendship

Proverbs 14:7-8 (NLT)
Stay away from fools, for you won’t find knowledge on their lips.

On Laziness

Proverbs 13:4 (NLT)
Lazy people want much but get little, but those who work hard will prosper.

True Riches

Luke 12:21 (NLT)
“Yes, a person is a fool to store up earthly wealth but not have a rich relationship with God.”

Disobedience and consequences

Deuteronomy 28:54-56 (NLT)
The most tenderhearted man among you will have no compassion for his own brother, his beloved wife, and his surviving children.

Disobedience and curse

Deuteronomy 28:20 (NLT)
“The LORD himself will send on you curses, confusion, and frustration in everything you do, until at last you are completely destroyed for doing evil and abandoning me.

Sex with animals

Leviticus 20:15-16 (NLT)
“If a man has sex with an animal, he must be put to death, and the animal must be killed.

God and homosexuality

Leviticus 20:13 (NLT)
“If a man practices homosexuality, having sex with another man as with a woman, both men have committed a detestable act. They must both be put to death, for they are guilty of a capital offense.

God and divination

Leviticus 20:6-7 (NLT)
“I will also turn against those who commit spiritual prostitution by putting their trust in mediums or in those who consult the spirits of the dead. I will cut them off from the community.

Knowledge, Skills, and Teaching

Exodus 35:30-35 (NLT)
Then Moses told the people of Israel, “The LORD has specifically chosen Bezalel son of Uri, grandson of Hur, of the tribe of Judah.

Wisdom of Time Management

Psalm 39:4-7 (NLT)
“LORD, remind me how brief my time on earth will be. Remind me that my days are numbered— how fleeting my life is.

Discipline From God

Psalm 39:11 (NLT)
When you discipline us for our sins, you consume like a moth what is precious to us. Each of us is but a breath. Interlude

Resolution

Psalm 39:1 (NLT)
I said to myself, “I will watch what I do and not sin in what I say. I will hold my tongue when the ungodly are around me.”

Consequences of Unbelief

Mark 6:5 (NLT)
And because of their unbelief, he couldn’t do any miracles among them except to place his hands on a few sick people and heal them.

Faith

Mark 5:36 (NLT)
But Jesus overheard them and said to Jairus, “Don’t be afraid. Just have faith.”

Rescue

Psalm 38:21-22 (NLT)
Do not abandon me, OLORD. Do not stand at a distance, my God.

Expertise From the Holy Spirit

Exodus 31:3 (NLT)
I have filled him with the Spirit of God, giving him great wisdom, ability, and expertise in all kinds of crafts.