Chris Champion

Fasting

Matthew 6:16 (NLT)
“And when you fast, don’t make it obvious, as the hypocrites do, for they try to look miserable and disheveled so people will admire them for their fasting. I tell you the truth, that is the only reward they will ever get.

Friends of God

Romans 5:11 (NLT)
So now we can rejoice in our wonderful new relationship with God because our Lord Jesus Christ has made us friends of God.

Friends

2 Corinthians 6:14-18 (NLT)
Don’t team up with those who are unbelievers. How can righteousness be a partner with wickedness? How can light live with darkness?

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Proverbs 22:1 (NLT)
Choose a good reputation over great riches; being held in high esteem is better than silver or gold.

Proverbs 22:6 (NLT)
Direct your children onto the right path, and when they are older, they will not leave it.

Following Blueprints

Deuteronomy 6:1-9 (NLT)
“These are the commands, decrees, and regulations that the LORD your God commanded me to teach you. You must obey them in the land you are about to enter and occupy,

Stopped here

John 1:35 (NLT)
The following day John was again standing with two of his disciples.

John: Joy

John 16:22 (NLT)
So you have sorrow now, but I will see you again; then you will rejoice, and no one can rob you of that joy.

John 16:24 (NLT)
You haven’t done this before. Ask, using my name, and you will receive, and you will have abundant joy.

Romans the Pusuit of Joy

Romans 8:18-30 (NLT)
Yet what we suffer now is nothing compared to the glory he will reveal to us later.

Zechariah unable to speak

Luke 1:18-20 (NLT)
Zechariah said to the angel, “How can I be sure this will happen? I’m an old man now, and my wife is also well along in years.”

Luke 1:38

Luke 1:38 (NLT)
Mary responded, “I am the Lord’s servant. May everything you have said about me come true.” And then the angel left her.

Luke 1:23

Luke 1:23 (NLT)
When Zechariah’s week of service in the Temple was over, he returned home.