Trevor Swedberg

seed and harvest

Matthew 13:24-32 (MSG)
He told another story. "God's kingdom is like a farmer who planted good seed in his field. That night, while his hired men were asleep, his enemy sowed thistles all through the wheat and slipped away before dawn. When the first green shoots appeared and the grain began to form, the thistles showed up, too.

Proverbs 3:27

Proverbs 3:27 (MSG)
Never walk away from someone who deserves help; your hand is God's hand for that person. Don't tell your neighbor "Maybe some other time" or "Try me tomorrow" when the money's right there in your pocket. Don't figure ways of taking advantage of your neighbor when he's sitting there trusting and unsuspecting.

Psalm 16:7-8

Psalm 16:7-8 (MSG)
The wise counsel god gives when I'm awake is confirmed by my sleeping heart. Day and night I'll stick with god; I've got a good thing going and I'm not letting go.

Matthew 12:33

Matthew 12:33 (MSG)
"If you grow a healthy tree, you'll pick healthy fruit. If you grow a diseased tree, you'll pick worm-eaten fruit. The fruit tells you about the tree.

Proverbs 28:1, Proverbs 28:19-20, Proverbs 28:22

Proverbs 28:1 (MSG)
The wicked are edgy with guilt, ready to run off even when no one's after them; Honest people are relaxed and confident, bold as lions.

Proverbs 28:19-20 (MSG)
Work your garden—you'll end up with plenty of food; play and party—you'll end up with an empty plate.

Proverbs 28:22 (MSG)
A miser in a hurry to get rich doesn't know that he'll end up broke.

Proverbs 28:1, Proverbs 28:19-20

Proverbs 28:1 (MSG)
The wicked are edgy with guilt, ready to run off even when no one's after them; Honest people are relaxed and confident, bold as lions.

Proverbs 28:19-20 (MSG)
Work your garden—you'll end up with plenty of food; play and party—you'll end up with an empty plate.

Proverbs 28:1, Proverbs 28:19

Proverbs 28:1 (MSG)
The wicked are edgy with guilt, ready to run off even when no one's after them; Honest people are relaxed and confident, bold as lions.

Proverbs 28:19 (MSG)
Work your garden—you'll end up with plenty of food; play and party—you'll end up with an empty plate.

Proverbs 28:1

Proverbs 28:1 (MSG)
The wicked are edgy with guilt, ready to run off even when no one's after them; Honest people are relaxed and confident, bold as lions.

Proverbs 27:2-3, Proverbs 27:12-13, Proverbs 27:19, Proverbs 27:21

Proverbs 27:2-3 (MSG)
Don't call attention to yourself; let others do that for you.

Proverbs 27:12-13 (MSG)
A prudent person sees trouble coming and ducks; a simpleton walks in blindly and is clobbered.

Proverbs 27:19 (MSG)
Just as water mirrors your face, so your face mirrors your heart.

Proverbs 27:21 (MSG)
The purity of silver and gold is tested by putting them in the fire; The purity of human hearts is tested by giving them a little fame.

Proverbs 27:2-3, Proverbs 27:12-13, Proverbs 27:19

Proverbs 27:2-3 (MSG)
Don't call attention to yourself; let others do that for you.

Proverbs 27:12-13 (MSG)
A prudent person sees trouble coming and ducks; a simpleton walks in blindly and is clobbered.

Proverbs 27:19 (MSG)
Just as water mirrors your face, so your face mirrors your heart.

Proverbs 27:2-3, Proverbs 27:12-13

Proverbs 27:2-3 (MSG)
Don't call attention to yourself; let others do that for you.

Proverbs 27:12-13 (MSG)
A prudent person sees trouble coming and ducks; a simpleton walks in blindly and is clobbered.

Proverbs 27:2-3, Proverbs 27:12

Proverbs 27:2-3 (MSG)
Don't call attention to yourself; let others do that for you.

Proverbs 27:12 (MSG)
A prudent person sees trouble coming and ducks; a simpleton walks in blindly and is clobbered.

Proverbs 27:2-3

Proverbs 27:2-3 (MSG)
Don't call attention to yourself; let others do that for you.

Proverbs 27:2

Proverbs 27:2 (MSG)
Don't call attention to yourself; let others do that for you.

Proverbs 26:20, Proverbs 26:24-27

Proverbs 26:20 (MSG)
When you run out of wood, the fire goes out; when the gossip ends, the quarrel dies down.

Proverbs 26:24-27 (MSG)
Your enemy shakes hands and greets you like an old friend, all the while conniving against you. When he speaks warmly to you, don't believe him for a minute; he's just waiting for the chance to rip you off. No matter how cunningly he conceals his malice, eventually his evil will be exposed in public.

Proverbs 26:20

Proverbs 26:20 (MSG)
When you run out of wood, the fire goes out; when the gossip ends, the quarrel dies down.

Mark 9:23

Mark 9:23 (MSG)
Jesus said, "If? There are no 'ifs' among believers. Anything can happen."

Proverbs 30:32-33

Proverbs 30:32-33 (MSG)
If you're dumb enough to call attention to yourself by offending people and making rude gestures, Don't be surprised if someone bloodies your nose. Churned milk turns into butter; riled emotions turn into fist fights.

Proverbs 4:23

Proverbs 4:23 (MSG)
Keep vigilant watch over your heart; that's where life starts. Don't talk out of both sides of your mouth; avoid careless banter, white lies, and gossip. Keep your eyes straight ahead; ignore all sideshow distractions. Watch your step, and the road will stretch out smooth before you. Look neither right nor left; leave evil in the dust.

Proverbs 4:23

Proverbs 4:23 (MSG)
Keep vigilant watch over your heart; that's where life starts. Don't talk out of both sides of your mouth; avoid careless banter, white lies, and gossip. Keep your eyes straight ahead; ignore all sideshow distractions. Watch your step, and the road will stretch out smooth before you. Look neither right nor left; leave evil in the dust.

Matthew 10:38-40

Matthew 10:38-40 (MSG)
"If you don't go all the way with me, through thick and thin, you don't deserve me. If your first concern is to look after yourself, you'll never find yourself. But if you forget about yourself and look to me, you'll find both yourself and me.

Proverbs 29:21, Proverbs 29:23

Proverbs 29:21 (MSG)
If you let people treat you like a doormat, you'll be quite forgotten in the end.

Proverbs 29:23 (MSG)
Pride lands you flat on your face; humility prepares you for honors.

Proverbs 29:21

Proverbs 29:21 (MSG)
If you let people treat you like a doormat, you'll be quite forgotten in the end.

Habakkuk 2:2-3

Habakkuk 2:2-3 (MSG)
And then God answered: "Write this. Write what you see. Write it out in big block letters so that it can be read on the run. This vision-message is a witness pointing to what's coming. It aches for the coming—it can hardly wait! And it doesn't lie. If it seems slow in coming, wait. It's on its way. It will come right on time.

Philippians 4:13

Philippians 4:13 (MSG)
Whatever I have, wherever I am, I can make it through anything in the One who makes me who I am.