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James 1:3-4

James 1:3-4 (MSG)
You know that under pressure, your faith-life is forced into the open and shows its true colors.

Philippians 1:21

Philippians 1:21 (MSG)
Alive, I'm Christ's messenger; dead, I'm his bounty. Life versus even more life! I can't lose.

James 1:1-2

James 1:1-2 (MSG)
I, James, am a slave of God and the Master Jesus, writing to the twelve tribes scattered to Kingdom Come: Hello! Faith Under Pressure

Ezekiel 22:30

Ezekiel 22:30 (MSG)
"I looked for someone to stand up for me against all this, to repair the defenses of the city, to take a stand for me and stand in the gap to protect this land so I wouldn't have to destroy it. I couldn't find anyone. Not one. So I'll empty out my wrath on them, burn them to a crisp with my hot anger, serve them with the consequences of all they've done. Decree of God, the Master."

John 14:6

John 14:6 (MSG)
Jesus said, "I am the Road, also the Truth, also the Life. No one gets to the Father apart from me. If you really knew me, you would know my Father as well. From now on, you do know him. You've even seen him!"

Psalm 119:59

Psalm 119:59 (MSG)
When I took a long, careful look at your ways, I got my feet back on the trail you blazed.

Mark 10:43-45

Mark 10:43-45 (MSG)
It's not going to be that way with you. Whoever wants to be great must become a servant.

Acts 26:17-18

Acts 26:17-18 (MSG)
"'I'm sending you off to open the eyes of the outsiders so they can see the difference between dark and light, and choose light, see the difference between Satan and God, and choose God. I'm sending you off to present my offer of sins forgiven, and a place in the family, inviting them into the company of those who begin real living by believing in me.'

Proverbs 30:5

Proverbs 30:5 (MSG)
The believer replied, "Every promise of God proves true; he protects everyone who runs to him for help. So don't second-guess him; he might take you to task and show up your lies."

Psalm 32:8

Psalm 32:8 (MSG)
Let me give you some good advice; I'm looking you in the eye and giving it to you straight:

Psalm 19:7

Psalm 19:7 (MSG)
The revelation of god is whole and pulls our lives together. The signposts of god are clear and point out the right road. The life-maps of god are right, showing the way to joy. The directions of god are plain and easy on the eyes. god's reputation is twenty-four-carat gold, with a lifetime guarantee. The decisions of god are accurate down to the nth degree.

Hebrews 11:6

Hebrews 11:6 (MSG)
It's impossible to please God apart from faith. And why? Because anyone who wants to approach God must believe both that he exists and that he cares enough to respond to those who seek him.

Ephesians 4:30

Ephesians 4:30 (MSG)
Don't grieve God. Don't break his heart. His Holy Spirit, moving and breathing in you, is the most intimate part of your life, making you fit for himself. Don't take such a gift for granted.

Proverbs 2:1-6

Proverbs 2:1-6 (MSG)
Good friend, take to heart what I'm telling you; collect my counsels and guard them with your life. Tune your ears to the world of Wisdom; set your heart on a life of Understanding. That's right—if you make Insight your priority, and won't take no for an answer, Searching for it like a prospector panning for gold, like an adventurer on a treasure hunt, Believe me, before you know it Fear-of-God will be yours; you'll have come upon the Knowledge of God.

Acts 2:38-47

Acts 2:38-47 (MSG)
Peter said, "Change your life. Turn to God and be baptized, each of you, in the name of Jesus Christ, so your sins are forgiven. Receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. The promise is targeted to you and your children, but also to all who are far away—whomever, in fact, our Master God invites."

Malachi 1:7

Malachi 1:7 (MSG)
"When you say, 'The altar of God is not important anymore; worship of God is no longer a priority,' that's defiling. And when you offer worthless animals for sacrifices in worship, animals that you're trying to get rid of—blind and sick and crippled animals—isn't that defiling? Try a trick like that with your banker or your senator—how far do you think it will get you?" God-of-the-Angel-Armies asks you.

Malachi 1:10

Malachi 1:10 (MSG)
"Why doesn't one of you just shut the Temple doors and lock them? Then none of you can get in and play at religion with this silly, empty-headed worship. I am not pleased. The God-of-the-Angel-Armies is not pleased. And I don't want any more of this so-called worship! Offering God Something Hand-Me-Down, Broken, or Useless

Malachi 1:9

Malachi 1:9 (MSG)
"Get on your knees and pray that I will be gracious to you. You priests have gotten everyone in trouble. With this kind of conduct, do you think I'll pay attention to you?" God-of-the-Angel-Armies asks you.

Malachi 1:8

Malachi 1:8 (MSG)
And when you offer worthless animals for sacrifices in worship, animals that you're trying to get rid of-blind and sick and crippled animals-isn't that defiling? Try a trick like that with your banker or your senator-how far do you think it will get you?" God-of-the-Angel-Armies asks you.

John 11:25

John 11:25 (MSG)
"You don't have to wait for the End. I am, right now, Resurrection and Life. The one who believes in me, even though he or she dies, will live. And everyone who lives believing in me does not ultimately die at all. Do you believe this?"

Psalm 46:1

Psalm 46:1 (MSG)
God is a safe place to hide, ready to help when we need him. We stand fearless at the cliff-edge of doom, courageous in seastorm and earthquake, Before the rush and roar of oceans, the tremors that shift mountains. Jacob-wrestling God fights for us, god-of-Angel-Armies protects us.

Acts 8:27-31

Acts 8:27-31 (MSG)
He got up and went. He met an Ethiopian eunuch coming down the road. The eunuch had been on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem and was returning to Ethiopia, where he was minister in charge of all the finances of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians.

2 Timothy 1:9

2 Timothy 1:9 (MSG)
who first saved us and then called us to this holy work. We had nothing to do with it. It was all his idea, a gift prepared for us in Jesus long before we knew anything about it.

Hebrews 8:1

Hebrews 8:1 (MSG)
In essence, we have just such a high priest: authoritative right alongside God, conducting worship in the one true sanctuary built by God.

Jeremiah 29:11

Jeremiah 29:11 (MSG)
I know what I'm doing. I have it all planned out-plans to take care of you, not abandon you, plans to give you the future you hope for.