Bart Lewis

Genesis 14:18-20

Genesis 14:18-20 (NLT)
And Melchizedek, the king of Salem and a priest of God Most High, brought Abram some bread and wine.

Genesis 14:18-20

Genesis 14:18-20 (ASV)
And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he was priest of God Most High.

Hebrews 7:1-28

Hebrews 7:1-28 (ASV)
For this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of God Most High, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him,

Ephesians 4:17

Ephesians 4:17 (NLT)
With the Lord’s authority I say this: Live no longer as the Gentiles do, for they are hopelessly confused.

Ephesians 4:18

Ephesians 4:18 (NLT)
Their minds are full of darkness; they wander far from the life God gives because they have closed their minds and hardened their hearts against him.

Ephesians 4:19

Ephesians 4:19 (NLT)
They have no sense of shame. They live for lustful pleasure and eagerly practice every kind of impurity.

Ephesians 4:20

Ephesians 4:20 (NLT)
But that isn’t what you learned about Christ.

Ephesians 4:21

Ephesians 4:21 (NLT)
Since you have heard about Jesus and have learned the truth that comes from him,

Ephesians 4:22

Ephesians 4:22 (NLT)
throw off your old sinful nature and your former way of life, which is corrupted by lust and deception.

Ephesians 4:23

Ephesians 4:23 (NLT)
Instead, let the Spirit renew your thoughts and attitudes.

Ephesians 4:24

Ephesians 4:24 (NLT)
Put on your new nature, created to be like God—truly righteous and holy.

Isaiah 55:12

Isaiah 55:12 (NLT)
You will live in joy and peace. The mountains and hills will burst into song, and the trees of the field will clap their hands!

Isaiah 55:13

Isaiah 55:13 (NLT)
Where once there were thorns, cypress trees will grow. Where nettles grew, myrtles will sprout up. These events will bring great honor to the LORD’s name; they will be an everlasting sign of his power and love.”

Isaiah 55:8

Isaiah 55:8 (NLT)
“My thoughts are nothing like your thoughts,” says the LORD. “And my ways are far beyond anything you could imagine.

Ephesians 3:16

Ephesians 3:16 (NLT)
I pray that from his glorious, unlimited resources he will empower you with inner strength through his Spirit.

Ephesians 3:17

Ephesians 3:17 (NLT)
Then Christ will make his home in your hearts as you trust in him. Your roots will grow down into God’s love and keep you strong.

Ephesians 3:18

Ephesians 3:18 (NLT)
And may you have the power to understand, as all God’s people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep his love is.

Ephesians 3:19

Ephesians 3:19 (NLT)
May you experience the love of Christ, though it is too great to understand fully. Then you will be made complete with all the fullness of life and power that comes from God.

Hebrews 12:4

Hebrews 12:4 (NLT)
After all, you have not yet given your lives in your struggle against sin.

Hebrews 12:4

Hebrews 12:4 (NLT)
After all, you have not yet given your lives in your struggle against sin.

Hebrews 12:3

Hebrews 12:3 (NLT)
Think of all the hostility he endured from sinful people; then you won’t become weary and give up.

Hebrews 12:3

Hebrews 12:3 (NLT)
Think of all the hostility he endured from sinful people; then you won’t become weary and give up.

Hebrews 12:2

Hebrews 12:2 (NLT)
We do this by keeping our eyes on Jesus, the champion who initiates and perfects our faith. Because of the joy awaiting him, he endured the cross, disregarding its shame. Now he is seated in the place of honor beside God’s throne.

Hebrews 12:2

Hebrews 12:2 (NLT)
We do this by keeping our eyes on Jesus, the champion who initiates and perfects our faith. Because of the joy awaiting him, he endured the cross, disregarding its shame. Now he is seated in the place of honor beside God’s throne.

Hebrews 12:1

Hebrews 12:1 (NLT)
Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up. And let us run with endurance the race God has set before us.