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Deuteronomy 6:1

Deuteronomy 6:1 (NIV)
These are the commands, decrees and laws the lord your God directed me to teach you to observe in the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess,

Treasure

Matthew 6:20 (NIV)
But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal.

Faith in Action

Matthew 21:19-21 (MSG)
Seeing a lone fig tree alongside the road, he approached it anticipating a breakfast of figs. When he got to the tree, there was nothing but fig leaves. He said, "No more figs from this tree-ever!" The fig tree withered on the spot, a dry stick.

2 Corinthians 9:8

2 Corinthians 9:8 (CEB)
God has the power to provide you with more than enough of every kind of grace. That way, you will have everything you need always and in everything to provide more than enough for every kind of good work.

2 Corinthians 9:8

2 Corinthians 9:8 (AMP)
And God is able to make all grace (every favor and earthly blessing) come to you in abundance, so that you may always and under all circumstances and whatever the need be self-sufficient [possessing enough to require no aid or support and furnished in abundance for every good work and charitable donation].

2 Corinthians 9:8

2 Corinthians 9:8 (MSG)
God can pour on the blessings in astonishing ways so that you're ready for anything and everything, more than just ready to do what needs to be done. As one psalmist puts it, He throws caution to the winds, giving to the needy in reckless abandon. His right-living, right-giving ways never run out, never wear out. This most generous God who gives seed to the farmer that becomes bread for your meals is more than extravagant with you. He gives you something you can then give away, which grows into full-formed lives, robust in God, wealthy in every way, so that you can be generous in every way, producing with us great praise to God.

1 Samuel 3:1

1 Samuel 3:1 (MSG)
The boy Samuel was serving god under Eli's direction. This was at a time when the revelation of god was rarely heard or seen. One night Eli was sound asleep (his eyesight was very bad—he could hardly see). It was well before dawn; the sanctuary lamp was still burning. Samuel was still in bed in the Temple of god, where the Chest of God rested.

1 Samuel 3:1

1 Samuel 3:1 (MSG)
The boy Samuel was serving god under Eli's direction. This was at a time when the revelation of god was rarely heard or seen. One night Eli was sound asleep (his eyesight was very bad—he could hardly see). It was well before dawn; the sanctuary lamp was still burning. Samuel was still in bed in the Temple of god, where the Chest of God rested.

Salvation

1 John 1:9 (AMP)
If we [freely] admit that we have sinned and confess our sins, He is faithful and just (true to His own nature and promises) and will forgive our sins [dismiss our lawlessness] and [continuously] cleanse us from all unrighteousness [everything not in conformity to His will in purpose, thought, and action].

Proverbs 5:19

Proverbs 5:19 (MSG)
Lovely as an angel, beautiful as a rose-don't ever quit taking delight in her body. Never take her love for granted!

Proverbs 16:3

Proverbs 16:3 (MSG)
Put god in charge of your work, then what you've planned will take place.

Proverbs 16:10

Proverbs 16:10 (MSG)
A good leader motivates, doesn't mislead, doesn't exploit.

Colossians 3:15

Colossians 3:15 (MSG)
Let the peace of Christ keep you in tune with each other, in step with each other. None of this going off and doing your own thing. And cultivate thankfulness. Let the Word of Christ—the Message—have the run of the house. Give it plenty of room in your lives. Instruct and direct one another using good common sense. And sing, sing your hearts out to God! Let every detail in your lives—words, actions, whatever—be done in the name of the Master, Jesus, thanking God the Father every step of the way.

Proverbs 14:23

Proverbs 14:23 (ESV)
In all toil there is profit, but mere talk tends only to poverty.

John 1:1

John 1:1 (MSG)
The Word was first, the Word present to God, God present to the Word. The Word was God, in readiness for God from day one.

John 1:14

John 1:14 (MSG)
The Word became flesh and blood, and moved into the neighborhood. We saw the glory with our own eyes, the one-of-a-kind glory, like Father, like Son, Generous inside and out, true from start to finish.