Chris Ballinger

1 Peter 4:2

1 Peter 4:2 (HCSB)
in order to live the remaining time in the flesh, no longer for human desires, but for God's will.

2 Peter 1:21

2 Peter 1:21 (HCSB)
because no prophecy ever came by the will of man; instead, men spoke from God as they were moved by the Holy Spirit.

our goal for maturity/growth

Ephesians 4:13 (HCSB)
until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of God's Son, [growing] into a mature man with a stature measured by Christ's fullness.

2 Timothy 2:4-5

2 Timothy 2:4-5 (HCSB)
No one serving as a soldier gets entangled in the concerns of civilian life; [he seeks] to please the recruiter.

1 Timothy 6:9

1 Timothy 6:9 (HCSB)
But those who want to be rich fall into temptation, a trap, and many foolish and harmful desires, which plunge people into ruin and destruction.

1 Timothy 6:8

1 Timothy 6:8 (HCSB)
But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with these.

Paul's presence, personality

2 Corinthians 10:10 (HCSB)
For it is said, "His letters are weighty and powerful, but his physical presence is weak, and his public speaking is despicable."

character quality,

2 Corinthians 10:1 (HCSB)
Now I, Paul, make a personal appeal to you by the gentleness and graciousness of Christ-I who am humble among you in person but bold toward you when absent.

2 Corinthians 9:2

2 Corinthians 9:2 (HCSB)
For I know your eagerness, and I brag about you to the Macedonians: "Achaia has been prepared since last year," and your zeal has stirred up most of them.

blameless

2 Corinthians 7:2 (HCSB)
Accept us. We have wronged no one, corrupted no one, defrauded no one.

2 Corinthians 5:6

2 Corinthians 5:6 (HCSB)
So, we are always confident and know that while we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord.

death

2 Corinthians 5:1-4 (HCSB)
For we know that if our temporary, earthly dwelling is destroyed, we have a building from God, an eternal dwelling in the heavens, not made with hands.

Galatians 1:12

Galatians 1:12 (HCSB)
For I did not receive it from a human source and I was not taught it, but it came by a revelation from Jesus Christ.

Galatians 1:11

Galatians 1:11 (HCSB)
Now I want you to know, brothers, that the gospel preached by me is not based on human thought.

Galatians 1:16

Galatians 1:16 (HCSB)
to reveal His Son in me, so that I could preach Him among the Gentiles, I did not immediately consult with anyone.

but when God.

Galatians 1:15-16 (HCSB)
But when God, who from my birth set me apart and called me by His grace, was pleased

2 Corinthians 1:3-4

2 Corinthians 1:3-4 (HCSB)
Praise the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and the God of all comfort.

choose your friends wisely

1 Corinthians 15:33 (HCSB)
Do not be deceived: "Bad company corrupts good morals."

1 Thessalonians 2:12-13

1 Thessalonians 2:12-13 (HCSB)
we encouraged, comforted, and implored each one of you to walk worthy of God, who calls you into His own kingdom and glory.

preaching

1 Thessalonians 2:12 (HCSB)
we encouraged, comforted, and implored each one of you to walk worthy of God, who calls you into His own kingdom and glory.

1 Thessalonians 2:4

1 Thessalonians 2:4 (HCSB)
Instead, just as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, so we speak, not to please men, but rather God, who examines our hearts.

when there is opposition

1 Thessalonians 2:2 (HCSB)
On the contrary, after we had previously suffered, and we were treated outrageously in Philippi, as you know, we were emboldened by our God to speak the gospel of God to you in spite of great opposition.

1 Corinthians 14:19

1 Corinthians 14:19 (HCSB)
yet in the church I would rather speak five words with my understanding, in order to teach others also, than 10,000 words in [another] language.

1 Corinthians 14:4

1 Corinthians 14:4 (HCSB)
The person who speaks in [another] language builds himself up, but he who prophesies builds up the church.

purposes of preaching

1 Corinthians 14:3 (HCSB)
But the person who prophesies speaks to people for edification, encouragement, and consolation.