Richard Reed

The stone the builders rejected

Matthew 21:42 (KJV)
Jesus saith unto them, Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner: this is the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes?

Isaiah 28:16

Isaiah 28:16 (KJV)
Therefore thus saith the Lord God, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste.

Cornerstone

Psalm 118:21-22 (NKJV)
I will praise You, For You have answered me, And have become my salvation.

Hope

Hebrews 6:19 (NKJV)
This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast, and which enters the Presence behind the veil,

Galatians 2:16

Galatians 2:16 (MSG)
We know very well that we are not set right with God by rule-keeping but only through personal faith in Jesus Christ. How do we know? We tried it-and we had the best system of rules the world has ever seen! Convinced that no human being can please God by self-improvement, we believed in Jesus as the Messiah so that we might be set right before God by trusting in the Messiah, not by trying to be good.

Genesis 15:1

Genesis 15:1 (NKJV)
After these things the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision, saying, Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your exceedingly great reward. After these things the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision, saying, Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your exceedingly great reward.

Do not grow weary.

Galatians 6:9 (NKJV)
And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart.

Psalm 107:15

Psalm 107:15 (MSG)
So thank God for his marvelous love, for his miracle mercy to the children he loves;

Romans 12:2

Romans 12:2 (MSG)
Don't become so well-adjusted to your culture that you fit into it without even thinking. Instead, fix your attention on God. You'll be changed from the inside out. Readily recognize what he wants from you, and quickly respond to it. Unlike the culture around you, always dragging you down to its level of immaturity, God brings the best out of you, develops well-formed maturity in you.

Romans 8:34

Romans 8:34 (NKJV)
Who is he who condemns? It is Christ who died, and furthermore is also risen, who is even at the right hand of God, who also makes intercession for us.

Luke 9:6

Luke 9:6 (NKJV)
So they departed and went through the towns, preaching the gospel and healing everywhere.

Matthew 25:40

Matthew 25:40 (NKJV)
And the King will answer and say to them, Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me.

Hebrews 13:2

Hebrews 13:2 (NKJV)
Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing some have unwittingly entertained angels.

Hebrews 13:2

Hebrews 13:2 (NKJV)
Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing some have unwittingly entertained angels.

Isaiah 44:2

Isaiah 44:2 (CEV)
I am your Creator. You were in my care even before you were born. Israel, don't be terrified! You are my chosen servant, my very favorite.

Luke 4:18

Luke 4:18 (KJV)
The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,

Luke 4:19

Luke 4:19 (KJV)
To preach the acceptable year of the Lord.

Psalm 34:5

Psalm 34:5 (NKJV)
They looked to Him and were radiant, And their faces were not ashamed.

Joel 3:10

Joel 3:10 (KJV)
Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruninghooks into spears: let the weak say, I am strong.

Deuteronomy 1:28

Deuteronomy 1:28 (NIV84)
Where can we go? Our brothers have made us lose heart. They say, ‘The people are stronger and taller than we are; the cities are large, with walls up to the sky. We even saw the Anakites there.’ ”

Psalm 27:13

Psalm 27:13 (NKJV)
I would have lost heart, unless I had believed That I would see the goodness of the Lord In the land of the living.

Acts 13:22

Acts 13:22 (NKJV)
And when He had removed him, He raised up for them David as king, to whom also He gave testimony and said, I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after My own heart, who will do all My will.

Revelation 22:17

Revelation 22:17 (NKJV)
And the Spirit and the bride say, Come! And let him who hears say, Come! And let him who thirsts come. Whoever desires, let him take the water of life freely.

Psalm 51:9

Psalm 51:9 (MSG)
Don't look too close for blemishes, give me a clean bill of health.

John 18:37

John 18:37 (NKJV)
Pilate therefore said to Him, Are You a king then? Jesus answered, You say rightly that I am a king. For this cause I was born, and for this cause I have come into the world, that I should bear witness to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth hears My voice.