Michon Hemenway

1 Timothy 1:5

1 Timothy 1:5 (NIV84)
The goal of this command is love, which comes from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith.

Psalm 51:12

Psalm 51:12 (NLT)
Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and make me willing to obey you.

Ezra 10:3

Ezra 10:3 (NLT)
Let us now make a covenant with our God to divorce our pagan wives and to send them away with their children. We will follow the advice given by you and by the others who respect the commands of our God. Let it be done according to the Law of God.

Ezra 10:3

Ezra 10:3 (NLT)
Let us now make a covenant with our God to divorce our pagan wives and to send them away with their children. We will follow the advice given by you and by the others who respect the commands of our God. Let it be done according to the Law of God.

Psalm 89:17

Psalm 89:17 (NLT)
You are their glorious strength. It pleases you to make us strong.

Isaiah 8:13

Isaiah 8:13 (NLT)
Make the LORD of Heaven’s Armies holy in your life. He is the one you should fear. He is the one who should make you tremble.

Micah 6:8

Micah 6:8 (NLT)
No, Opeople, the LORD has told you what is good, and this is what he requires of you: to do what is right, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God.

Romans 1:7, Romans 1:9

Romans 1:7 (NIV)
To all in Rome who are loved by God and called to be his holy people: Grace and peace to you from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

Romans 1:9 (NIV)
God, whom I serve in my spirit in preaching the gospel of his Son, is my witness how constantly I remember you

Titus 1:9

Titus 1:9 (NIV84)
He must hold firmly to the trustworthy message as it has been taught, so that he can encourage others by sound doctrine and refute those who oppose it.

1 Peter 5:1

1 Peter 5:1 (NIV84)
To the elders among you, I appeal as a fellow elder, a witness of Christ's sufferings and one who also will share in the glory to be revealed:

1 Peter 5:2

1 Peter 5:2 (NIV84)
Be shepherds of God's flock that is under your care, serving as overseers–not because you must, but because you are willing, as God wants you to be; not greedy for money, but eager to serve;

1 Peter 5:3

1 Peter 5:3 (NIV84)
not lording it over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock.

1 Peter 5:4

1 Peter 5:4 (NIV84)
And when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that will never fade away.

Isaiah 35:1

Isaiah 35:1 (NIV84)
The desert and the parched land will be glad; the wilderness will rejoice and blossom. Like the crocus,

Hebrews 11:35

Hebrews 11:35 (NIV84)
Women received back their dead, raised to life again. Others were tortured and refused to be released, so that they might gain a better resurrection.

Hebrews 11:36

Hebrews 11:36 (NIV84)
Some faced jeers and flogging, while still others were chained and put in prison.

Hebrews 11:37

Hebrews 11:37 (NIV84)
They were stoned; they were sawed in two; they were put to death by the sword. They went about in sheepskins and goatskins, destitute, persecuted and mistreated–

Isaiah 58:7

Isaiah 58:7 (MSG)
What I'm interested in seeing you do is: sharing your food with the hungry, inviting the homeless poor into your homes, putting clothes on the shivering ill-clad, being available to your own families.

Esther 9:1

Esther 9:1 (MSG)
On the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, the month of Adar, the king's order came into effect. This was the very day that the enemies of the Jews had planned to overpower them, but the tables were now turned: the Jews overpowered those who hated them! The Jews had gathered in the cities throughout King Xerxes' provinces to lay hands on those who were seeking their ruin. Not one man was able to stand up against them—fear made cowards of them all. What's more, all the government officials, satraps, governors—everyone who worked for the king—actually helped the Jews because of Mordecai; they were afraid of him. Mordecai by now was a power in the palace. As Mordecai became more and more powerful, his reputation had grown in all the provinces.