Antonio Cruz

Overflow of the heart

Luke 6:45 (NLT)
A good person produces good things from the treasury of a good heart, and an evil person produces evil things from the treasury of an evil heart. What you say flows from what is in your heart.

Jesus glowing

Matthew 17:2 (NLT)
As the men watched, Jesus’ appearance was transformed so that his face shone like the sun, and his clothes became as white as light.

Jesus glowing

Matthew 17:2 (NLT)
As the men watched, Jesus’ appearance was transformed so that his face shone like the sun, and his clothes became as white as light.

Moses glowing

Exodus 34:29 (NLT)
When Moses came down Mount Sinai carrying the two stone tablets inscribed with the terms of the covenant, he wasn’t aware that his face had become radiant because he had spoken to the LORD.

Dominated by your sinful nature or by God's spirit? Do you/can you glorify God?

Romans 8:5-10 (NLT)
Those who are dominated by the sinful nature think about sinful things, but those who are controlled by the Holy Spirit think about things that please the Spirit.

You will be my witnesses

Acts 1:8 (NLT)
But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you. And you will be my witnesses, telling people about me everywhere—in Jerusalem, throughout Judea, in Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”

Paul Warned them about satan causing trouble and then checked on them. satan should not be underestimated for his trickery.

1 Thessalonians 3:1-8 (NLT)
Finally, when we could stand it no longer, we decided to stay alone in Athens,

Growth towards God spins satan into action.

1 Thessalonians 2:12-13 (NLT)
We pleaded with you, encouraged you, and urged you to live your lives in a way that God would consider worthy. For he called you to share in his Kingdom and glory.

1 Thessalonians 2:17-18 (NLT)
Dear brothers and sisters, after we were separated from you for a little while (though our hearts never left you), we tried very hard to come back because of our intense longing to see you again.

Instrct non believers and maybe God will change their hearts.

2 Timothy 2:25 (NLT)
Gently instruct those who oppose the truth. Perhaps God will change those people’s hearts, and they will learn the truth.

Be a special utensil through purity

2 Timothy 2:20-21 (NLT)
In a wealthy home some utensils are made of gold and silver, and some are made of wood and clay. The expensive utensils are used for special occasions, and the cheap ones are for everyday use.

Narrow is the road and gate that lead to life, but wide is the road and gate that lead to destruction.

Matthew 7:13-14 (NIV)
"Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it.

Paul prepares you for attack

Ephesians 6:10 (NLT)
A final word: Be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power.

Courageous integrity

Titus 2:1-7 (NLT)
As for you, Titus, promote the kind of living that reflects wholesome teaching.

Courageous integrity

Titus 2:1-7 (NLT)
As for you, Titus, promote the kind of living that reflects wholesome teaching.

Whoa...! God thinks big on keeping promises.

Romans 1:20-32 (NLT)
For ever since the world was created, people have seen the earth and sky. Through everything God made, they can clearly see his invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature. So they have no excuse for not knowing God.

Keep your promises to God

Deuteronomy 23:23 (NLT)
But once you have voluntarily made a vow, be careful to fulfill your promise to the LORD your God.

Promises to God

Proverbs 20:25 (NLT)
Don’t trap yourself by making a rash promise to God and only later counting the cost.

To promise or not to promise.

Ecclesiastes 5:5 (NLT)
It is better to say nothing than to make a promise and not keep it.

Be fruitful and multiply

Genesis 1:26-28 (NLT)
Then God said, “Let us make human beings in our image, to be like us. They will reign over the fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, the livestock, all the wild animals on the earth, and the small animals that scurry along the ground.”

The beginning of the fall

Genesis 3:1-6 (NLT)
The serpent was the shrewdest of all the wild animals the LORD God had made. One day he asked the woman, “Did God really say you must not eat the fruit from any of the trees in the garden?”

Eve is created

Genesis 2:15-17 (NLT)
The LORD God placed the man in the Garden of Eden to tend and watch over it.

Genesis 2:21-25 (NLT)
So the LORD God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep. While the man slept, the LORD God took out one of the man’s ribs and closed up the opening.

God warns Adam not to eat from the tree.

Genesis 2:15-17 (NLT)
The LORD God placed the man in the Garden of Eden to tend and watch over it.

My favorite Scripture now that I have Laura.

1 Corinthians 7:3 (NLT)
The husband should fulfill his wife’s sexual needs, and the wife should fulfill her husband’s needs.

1 Corinthians 7:5 (NLT)
Do not deprive each other of sexual relations, unless you both agree to refrain from sexual intimacy for a limited time so you can give yourselves more completely to prayer. Afterward, you should come together again so that Satan won’t be able to tempt you because of your lack of self-control.

"No one comes to the father but through me." The statement Christ made is unacceptable in today's culture.

John 14:6 (NLT)
Jesus told him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me.

One vast graveyard See 1Tim 5:6

Ephesians 2:1-5 (NLT)
Once you were dead because of your disobedience and your many sins.