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God equips us with all we need to please him

Hebrews 13:20-21 (NLT)
Now may the God of peace— who brought up from the dead our Lord Jesus, the great Shepherd of the sheep, and ratified an eternal covenant with his blood—

victory with God

Psalm 60:12 (NLT)
With God’s help we will do mighty things, for he will trample down our foes.

pay attention to those in need

Psalm 41:1 (KJV)
Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the Lord will deliver him in time of trouble.

devotion to prayer

Colossians 4:2 (NLT)
Devote yourselves to prayer with an alert mind and a thankful heart.

live a quiet life

1 Thessalonians 4:11-12 (NLT)
Make it your goal to live a quiet life, minding your own business and working with your hands, just as we instructed you before.

the lord protects cont.

Psalm 28:7-8 (NLT)
The LORD is my strength and shield. I trust him with all my heart. He helps me, and my heart is filled with joy. I burst out in songs of thanksgiving.

the lord protects

Psalm 27:1 (NLT)
The LORD is my light and my salvation— so why should I be afraid? The LORD is my fortress, protecting me from danger, so why should I tremble?

friendship

Proverbs 27:17 (NLT)
As iron sharpens iron, so a friend sharpens a friend.

respect for authority

Romans 13:1 (NLT)
Everyone must submit to governing authorities. For all authority comes from God, and those in positions of authority have been placed there by God.

Love

1 Corinthians 13:13 (NLT)
Three things will last forever—faith, hope, and love—and the greatest of these is love.

god

Romans 2:11 (NLT)
For God does not show favoritism.

Romans 1:16-17

Romans 1:16-17 (NLT)
For I am not ashamed of this Good News about Christ. It is the power of God at work, saving everyone who believes—the Jew first and also the Gentile.

Romans 2:5

Romans 2:5 (NLT)
But because you are stubborn and refuse to turn from your sin, you are storing up terrible punishment for yourself. For a day of anger is coming, when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed.

studying the word

Joshua 1:8-9 (NLT)
Study this Book of Instruction continually. Meditate on it day and night so you will be sure to obey everything written in it. Only then will you prosper and succeed in all you do.

paying a price

Acts 5:40-42 (NLT)
The others accepted his advice. They called in the apostles and had them flogged. Then they ordered them never again to speak in the name of Jesus, and they let them go.

Philippians 2:3

Philippians 2:3 (NIV)
Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves,

Philippians 2:4

Philippians 2:4 (NIV)
not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others.

Philippians 2:5

Philippians 2:5 (NIV)
In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus:

Philippians 2:6

Philippians 2:6 (NIV)
Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage;

Philippians 2:7

Philippians 2:7 (NIV)
rather, he made himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness.

Romans 5:6

Romans 5:6 (HCSB)
For while we were still helpless, at the appointed moment, Christ died for the ungodly.

Romans 5:8

Romans 5:8 (HCSB)
But God proves His own love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us!

Colossians 3:2

Colossians 3:2 (MSG)
Don't shuffle along, eyes to the ground, absorbed with the things right in front of you. Look up, and be alert to what is going on around Christ-that's where the action is. See things from his perspective.

Doing Gods Work

James 1:22-25 (NIV)
Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says.

relationships

1 Peter 4:10 (NIV)
Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God's grace in its various forms.