Brian Curee

Search me God

Psalm 139:23-24 (NLT)
Search me, OGod, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts.

Genesis 3:17

Genesis 3:17 (NLT)
And to the man he said, “Since you listened to your wife and ate from the tree whose fruit I commanded you not to eat, the ground is cursed because of you. All your life you will struggle to scratch a living from it.

Imitate Him

1 Corinthians 11:1 (NLT)
And you should imitate me, just as I imitate Christ.In print editions of the NLT, 11:1 is set as the last sentence of the final paragraph in chapter 10.

Jesus helped him up

Mark 9:27 (NLT)
But Jesus took him by the hand and helped him to his feet, and he stood up.

Come those who are thirsty!

John 7:38 (NLT)
Anyone who believes in me may come and drink! For the Scriptures declare, ‘Rivers of living water will flow from his heart.’”

Show others the goodness of God

1 Peter 2:9 (NLT)
But you are not like that, for you are a chosen people. You are royal priests, a holy nation, God’s very own possession. As a result, you can show others the goodness of God, for he called you out of the darkness into his wonderful light.

The Holy Spirit prays for us!

Romans 8:26-27 (NLT)
And the Holy Spirit helps us in our weakness. For example, we don’t know what God wants us to pray for. But the Holy Spirit prays for us with groanings that cannot be expressed in words.

Why parables

Matthew 13:11 (NLT)
He replied, “You are permitted to understand the secrets of the Kingdom of Heaven, but others are not.

Something New

Isaiah 43:19 (NLT)
For I am about to do something new. See, I have already begun! Do you not see it? I will make a pathway through the wilderness. I will create rivers in the dry wasteland.

We're representatives of the Lord

Colossians 3:17 (NLT)
And whatever you do or say, do it as a representative of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through him to God the Father.

Dig deep

Luke 6:47-48 (NLT)
I will show you what it’s like when someone comes to me, listens to my teaching, and then follows it.

God opposes the proud but favors the humble.

James 4:6 (NLT)
But he gives us even more grace to stand against such evil desires. As the Scriptures say, “God opposes the proud but favors the humble.”

Jesus came to testify to the truth

John 18:37 (NLT)
Pilate said, “So you are a king?” Jesus responded, “You say I am a king. Actually, I was born and came into the world to testify to the truth. All who love the truth recognize that what I say is true.”

Sin to not do what you know your are to do.

James 4:17 (NLT)
Remember, it is sin to know what you ought to do and then not do it.

Jesus read the scriptures and then sat down...

Luke 4:17-20 (NLT)
The scroll of Isaiah the prophet was handed to him. He unrolled the scroll and found the place where this was written:

Throw down, trust God

Exodus 4:2-4 (NLT)
Then the LORD asked him, “What is that in your hand?” “A shepherd’s staff,” Moses replied.

God will not forget

Hebrews 6:10-12 (NLT)
For God is not unjust. He will not forget how hard you have worked for him and how you have shown your love to him by caring for other believers, as you still do.

Come boldly to His throne

Hebrews 4:16 (NLT)
So let us come boldly to the throne of our gracious God. There we will receive his mercy, and we will find grace to help us when we need it most.

God's will is to know Him better

Colossians 1:10 (NLT)
Then the way you live will always honor and please the Lord, and your lives will produce every kind of good fruit. All the while, you will grow as you learn to know God better and better.

Be reconciled with that person before offering

Matthew 5:22-24 (NLT)
But I say, if you are even angry with someone, you are subject to judgment! If you call someone an idiot, you are in danger of being brought before the court. And if you curse someone, you are in danger of the fires of hell.

Be humble, think of others as better than yourself

Philippians 2:3 (NLT)
Don’t be selfish; don’t try to impress others. Be humble, thinking of others as better than yourselves.

Doubt in the storm, God's way is not always what we feel should be.

Matthew 11:2-3 (NLT)
John the Baptist, who was in prison, heard about all the things the Messiah was doing. So he sent his disciples to ask Jesus,

Deflect anger

Proverbs 15:1 (NLT)
A gentle answer deflects anger, but harsh words make tempers flare.

Open our eyes

2 Kings 6:16-17 (NLT)
“Don’t be afraid!” Elisha told him. “For there are more on our side than on theirs!”

If God's will nothing will stop them!

Acts 5:38-39 (NLT)
“So my advice is, leave these men alone. Let them go. If they are planning and doing these things merely on their own, it will soon be overthrown.