Drew Randall

Interactions with Other Believers

Galatians 6:1-5 (ESV)
Brothers, if anyone is caught in any transgression, you who are spiritual should restore him in a spirit of gentleness. Keep watch on yourself, lest you too be tempted.

Purity

1 Thessalonians 4:1-8 (ESV)
Finally, then, brothers, we ask and urge you in the Lord Jesus, that as you received from us how you ought to walk and to please God, just as you are doing, that you do so more and more.

1 Thessalonians 4:11 (ESV)
and to aspire to live quietly, and to mind your own affairs, and to work with your hands, as we instructed you,

Christ the Brightness of the Glory of God

Hebrews 1:3 (KJV)
Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;

Really Truly Love Your Enemies

Matthew 5:44 (ESV)
But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,

Turn the Other Cheek. Seriously.

Matthew 5:39-40 (ESV)
But I say to you, Do not resist the one who is evil. But if anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also.

If (Insert Here) Causes you to sin, get rid of it

Matthew 5:29-30 (ESV)
If your right eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away. For it is better that you lose one of your members than that your whole body be thrown into hell.

Drop What You're Doing to Resolve a Grudge

Matthew 5:23-24 (ESV)
So if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you,

Don't Relax on the Law

Matthew 5:17-19 (ESV)
"Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them.

If Salt Loses its Saltiness

Matthew 5:13 (ESV)
"You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled under people's feet.

Christ Came to Fulfill the Law

Matthew 5:18-19 (TNIV)
Truly I tell you, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished.

Feed my Lambs, Take Care of My Sheep, Feed My Sheep

John 21:15-17 (TNIV)
When they had finished eating, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon son of John, do you love me more than these?” “Yes, Lord,” he said, “you know that I love you.” Jesus said, “Feed my lambs.”

God Moves Mountains Without Their Knowing It

Job 9:5 (TNIV)
He moves mountains without their knowing it and overturns them in his anger.

Repentance and Unrepentance

Job 11:14-20 (ESV)
If iniquity is in your hand, put it far away, and let not injustice dwell in your tents.

God takes Sin into Consideration

Job 11:10-11 (ESV)
If he passes through and imprisons and summons the court, who can turn him back?

The Vastness of God's Wisdom

Job 11:7-9 (ESV)
"Can you find out the deep things of God? Can you find out the limit of the Almighty?

A Passage of Job Sounding Reminiscent of The Parable if the Seed Among Rocky Ground

Job 8:13-19 (ESV)
Such are the paths of all who forget God; the hope of the godless shall perish.

The Lawless Applaud the Wicked, The Lawful Oppose Them

Proverbs 28:4 (ESV)
Those who forsake the law praise the wicked, but those who keep the law strive against them.

Your King Comes To You

Zechariah 9:9-13 (NIV)
Rejoice greatly, Daughter Zion! Shout, Daughter Jerusalem! See, your king comes to you, righteous and victorious, lowly and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.

Faith That Does Not Lead To Action is Dead

James 2:14-18 (TNIV)
What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if people claim to have faith but have no deeds? Can such faith save them?

Shall we Receive Good from God and not Evil?

Job 2:10 (ESV)
But he said to her, "You speak as one of the foolish women would speak. Shall we receive good from God, and shall we not receive evil?" In all this Job did not sin with his lips.

The Lord Giveth, and the Lord Taketh Away

Job 1:21 (ESV)
And he said, "Naked I came from my mother's womb, and naked shall I return. The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord."

Why We Can Delight in Our Sufferings

Romans 5:3-5 (ESV)
More than that, we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance,

Steadfastness leads to lacking in nothing

James 1:3-4 (ESV)
for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness.

The Threefold Cord - The Importance of a Comrade

Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 (ESV)
Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their toil.

Honesty in presentation

1 Thessalonians 2:5 (ESV)
For we never came with words of flattery, as you know, nor with a pretext for greed—God is witness.