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Connecting

2 Corinthians 4:18 (NASB)
while we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen; for the things which are seen are temporal, but the things which are not seen are eternal.

Philippians 1:18

Philippians 1:18 (CEV)
But that doesn't matter. All that matters is that people are telling about Christ, whether they are sincere or not. This is what makes me glad. I will keep on being glad,

Promise

Psalm 119:82-83 (NLT)
My eyes are straining to see your promises come true. When will you comfort me?

Not willpower

Philippians 2:13 (NKJV)
for it is God who works in you both to will and to do for His good pleasure.

HOPE

Isaiah 49:23 (MSG)
Kings will be your babysitters, princesses will be your nursemaids. They'll offer to do all your drudge work-scrub your floors, do your laundry. You'll know then that I am God. No one who hopes in me ever regrets it."

Isaiah 55:11

Isaiah 55:11 (NLT)
It is the same with my word. I send it out, and it always produces fruit. It will accomplish all I want it to, and it will prosper everywhere I send it.

Luke 9:24

Luke 9:24 (MSG)
Self-help is no help at all. Self-sacrifice is the way, my way, to finding yourself, your true self.

Luke 9:23

Luke 9:23 (MSG)
Then he told them what they could expect for themselves: "Anyone who intends to come with me has to let me lead. You're not in the driver's seat—I am. Don't run from suffering; embrace it. Follow me and I'll show you how. Self-help is no help at all. Self-sacrifice is the way, my way, to finding yourself, your true self. What good would it do to get everything you want and lose you, the real you? If any of you is embarrassed with me and the way I'm leading you, know that the Son of Man will be far more embarrassed with you when he arrives in all his splendor in company with the Father and the holy angels. This isn't, you realize, pie in the sky by and by. Some who have taken their stand right here are going to see it happen, see with their own eyes the kingdom of God."

Warnings but not the DAY

Jude 1:7 (NLT)
And don’t forget Sodom and Gomorrah and their neighboring towns, which were filled with immorality and every kind of sexual perversion. Those cities were destroyed by fire and serve as a warning of the eternal fire of God’s judgment.

THE DAY NOT DAYS... oh crystal clear

Jude 1:6 (NLT)
And I remind you of the angels who did not stay within the limits of authority God gave them but left the place where they belonged. God has kept them securely chained in prisons of darkness, waiting for the great day of judgment.

He doesn't miss a target

Jude 1:5 (NLT)
So I want to remind you, though you already know these things, that Jesus first rescued the nation of Israel from Egypt, but later he destroyed those who did not remain faithful.

Ecclesiastes 7:16

Ecclesiastes 7:16 (NASB)
Do not be excessively righteous and do not be overly wise. Why should you ruin yourself?

Ha!!! Woo!!!

Ecclesiastes 7:16 (MSG)
So don't knock yourself out being good, and don't go overboard being wise. Believe me, you won't get anything out of it.

Amos 4:5

Amos 4:5 (NLT)
Present your bread made with yeast as an offering of thanksgiving. Then give your extra voluntary offerings so you can brag about it everywhere! This is the kind of thing you Israelites love to do,” says the Sovereign LORD.

What to seek

Matthew 6:33 (NLT)
Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need.

Psalm 11:5, Psalm 11:7

Psalm 11:5 (MSG)
He tests the good and the bad alike; if anyone cheats, God's outraged.

Psalm 11:7 (MSG)
god's business is putting things right; he loves getting the lines straight, Setting us straight. Once we're standing tall, we can look him straight in the eye.

1 Corinthians 2:15

1 Corinthians 2:15 (NIV)
The person with the Spirit makes judgments about all things, but such a person is not subject to merely human judgments,

Psalm 119:58

Psalm 119:58 (MSG)
I beg you from the bottom of my heart: smile, be gracious to me just as you promised.

Isaiah 40:31

Isaiah 40:31 (CEV)
But those who trust the [Lord] will find new strength. They will be strong like eagles soaring upward on wings; they will walk and run without getting tired.

1 Corinthians 2:15

1 Corinthians 2:15 (NIV)
The person with the Spirit makes judgments about all things, but such a person is not subject to merely human judgments,

Fire fall

Amos 1:10 (NLT)
So I will send down fire on the walls of Tyre, and all its fortresses will be destroyed.”

Revelation 2:2

Revelation 2:2 (NLT)
“I know all the things you do. I have seen your hard work and your patient endurance. I know you don’t tolerate evil people. You have examined the claims of those who say they are apostles but are not. You have discovered they are liars.

1 Peter 3:21

1 Peter 3:21 (MSG)
The waters of baptism do that for you, not by washing away dirt from your skin but by presenting you through Jesus' resurrection before God with a clear conscience.

Matthew 24:34

Matthew 24:34 (NLT)
I tell you the truth, this generation will not pass from the scene until all these things take place.

1 Corinthians 3:8

1 Corinthians 3:8 (NLT)
The one who plants and the one who waters work together with the same purpose. And both will be rewarded for their own hard work.