Chris Young

Sufficient grace

2 Corinthians 12:9 (NIV)
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 about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me.

Wise friends

Ecclesiastes 9:17 (NIV)
The quiet words of the wise are more to be heeded than the shouts of a ruler of fools.

New Creations!

2 Corinthians 5:17 (NIV)
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!

By faith

2 Corinthians 5:7 (NIV)
For we live by faith, not by sight.

2 Corinthians 4:18

2 Corinthians 4:18 (NIV)
So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.

2 Corinthians 4:16-17

2 Corinthians 4:16-17 (NIV)
Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day.

Jars of clay

2 Corinthians 4:7 (NIV)
But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us.

2 Corinthians 4:5

2 Corinthians 4:5 (NIV)
For what we preach is not ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus' sake.

Isaiah 40:3

Isaiah 40:3 (NIV)
A voice of one calling: "In the wilderness prepare the way for the lord; make straight in the desert a highway for our God.

Renew your hope

Isaiah 40:28-31 (NIV)
Do you not know? Have you not heard? The lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no one can fathom.

Psalm 51:17

Psalm 51:17 (NIV)
My sacrifice, O God, is a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart you, God, will not despise.

Psalm 51:1

Psalm 51:1 (NIV)
Have mercy on me, O God, according to your unfailing love; according to your great compassion blot out my transgressions.

Psalm 51:10-13

Psalm 51:10-13 (NIV)
Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.

Psalm 37:34

Psalm 37:34 (NIV)
Hope in the lord and keep his way. He will exalt you to inherit the land; when the wicked are destroyed, you will see it.

Psalm 37:23

Psalm 37:23 (NIV)
The lord makes firm the steps of the one who delights in him;

Psalm 37:5-6

Psalm 37:5-6 (NIV)
Commit your way to the lord; trust in him and he will do this:

Psalm 37:4

Psalm 37:4 (NIV)
Take delight in the lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart.

Romans 8:37

Romans 8:37 (NIV)
No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.

Psalm 27:13-14

Psalm 27:13-14 (NIV)
I remain confident of this: I will see the goodness of the lord in the land of the living.

Habakkuk 3:17-19

Habakkuk 3:17-19 (NIV)
Though the fig tree does not bud and there are no grapes on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though there are no sheep in the pen and no cattle in the stalls,

James 2:17

James 2:17 (MSG)
Isn't it obvious that God-talk without God-acts is outrageous nonsense?

James 2:22

James 2:22 (MSG)
Isn't it obvious that faith and works are yoked partners, that faith expresses itself in works? That the works are "works of faith"?

The Kingdom of Heaven

Matthew 13:31-32 (NIV)
He told them another parable: "The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his field.

Philippians 3:12-14

Philippians 3:12-14 (NIV)
Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already arrived at my goal, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me.

Philippians 3:12

Philippians 3:12 (NIV)
Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already arrived at my goal, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me.