Brent McCulley

Spread the Gospel

Acts 1:8 (ESV)
But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth."

Hope and Shield

Psalm 119:114 (ESV)
You are my hiding place and my shield; I hope in your word.

Don't Judge

Romans 2:1 (ESV)
Therefore you have no excuse, O man, every one of you who judges. For in passing judgment on another you condemn yourself, because you, the judge, practice the very same things.

You Can't Hide From God

Jeremiah 23:24 (ESV)
Can a man hide himself in secret places so that I cannot see him? declares the Lord. Do I not fill heaven and earth? declares the Lord.

Don't Chase Riches

Proverbs 28:20 (NIV84)
A faithful man will be richly blessed, but one eager to get rich will not go unpunished.

Confess Sins for Mercy

Proverbs 28:13 (NIV84)
He who conceals his sins does not prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them finds mercy.

Wisdom and Foolishness

Proverbs 12:15 (NIV84)
The way of a fool seems right to him, but a wise man listens to advice.

Don't Cheat! Be Pure!

Proverbs 6:26 (NIV84)
for the prostitute reduces you to a loaf of bread, and the adulteress preys upon your very life.

True Religion

James 1:27 (ESV)
Religion that is pure and undefiled before God, the Father, is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world.

Love One Another

1 John 4:11-12 (ESV)
Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.

Sufficient Grace

2 Corinthians 12:9 (ESV)
But he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me.

Jesus the Shepherd

John 10:14-15 (ESV)
I am the good shepherd. I know my own and my own know me,

Jews and Gentiles Heirs

Ephesians 3:6-8 (NIV)
This mystery is that through the gospel the Gentiles are heirs together with Israel, members together of one body, and sharers together in the promise in Christ Jesus.

Sins White as Snow

Isaiah 1:18 (ESV)
"Come now, let us reason together, says the Lord: though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they shall become like wool.

I Will Serve the Lord

Joshua 24:15 (NIV)
But if serving the lord seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your ancestors served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are living. But as for me and my household, we will serve the lord."

Gentle Tongue

Proverbs 15:4 (ESV)
A gentle tongue is a tree of life, but perverseness in it breaks the spirit.

Wait for the Lord

Isaiah 40:31 (ESV)
but they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.

Cup of the Lord

Habakkuk 2:12-16 (NIV84)
“Woe to him who builds a city with bloodshed and establishes a town by crime!

Proverbs 25:21-24

Proverbs 25:21-24 (NIV84)
If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat; if he is thirsty, give him water to drink.

Lamentations 3:39

Lamentations 3:39 (NIV84)
Why should any living man complain when punished for his sins?

Trusting in Man vs. God

Jeremiah 17:5-12 (NASB)
Thus says the Lord, "Cursed is the man who trusts in mankind And makes flesh his strength, And whose heart turns away from the Lord.

Expressing Own Opinion

Proverbs 18:2 (ESV)
A fool takes no pleasure in understanding, but only in expressing his opinion.

House of Mourning

Ecclesiastes 7:2 (NIV)
It is better to go to a house of mourning than to go to a house of feasting, for death is the destiny of everyone; the living should take this to heart.

Share Everything!

1 Timothy 6:18-19 (NIV84)
Command them to do good, to be rich in good deeds, and to be generous and willing to share.

Love of $ Root of Evil

1 Timothy 6:7-10 (NIV84)
For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it.