jason richardson

How you show love to God

John 14:21-24 (AMP)
The person who has My commands and keeps them is the one who [really] loves Me; and whoever [really] loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I [too] will love him and will show (reveal, manifest) Myself to him. [I will let Myself be clearly seen by him and make Myself real to him.]

Matthew 9:37-38

Matthew 9:37-38 (AMP)
Then He said to His disciples, The harvest is indeed plentiful, but the laborers are few.

Laborers are few

Matthew 9:38 (AMP)
So pray to the Lord of the harvest to force out and thrust laborers into His harvest.

Faith without works is dead

James 2:14-17 (NIV)
What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if someone claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save them?

Why jesus was sent

John 3:16-17 (NIV)
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.

Spirit if fear

2 Timothy 1:7 (NLT)
For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline.

Love of money

1 Timothy 6:9 (NLT)
But people who long to be rich fall into temptation and are trapped by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction.

Love

1 Corinthians 13:4-7 (NLT)
Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud

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

Gifts of the Spirit

1 Corinthians 12:11 (NLT)
It is the one and only Spirit who distributes all these gifts. He alone decides which gift each person should have.

Church's scripture

2 Corinthians 4:13-14 (KJV)
We having the same spirit of faith, according as it is written, I believed, and therefore have I spoken; we also believe, and therefore speak;

The Lord is my light

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?

Become a living sacrifice

Romans 12:1-2 (NLT)
And so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all he has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice—the kind he will find acceptable. This is truly the way to worship him.

Holiness

Luke 1:26-37 (KJV)
And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth,

Love walk

1 Corinthians 13:4-8 (AMP)
Love endures long and is patient and kind; love never is envious nor boils over with jealousy, is not boastful or vainglorious, does not display itself haughtily.

Promotion and increase

Hebrews 12:1-3 (MSG)
Do you see what this means—all these pioneers who blazed the way, all these veterans cheering us on? It means we'd better get on with it. Strip down, start running—and never quit! No extra spiritual fat, no parasitic sins. Keep your eyes on Jesus, who both began and finished this race we're in. Study how he did it. Because he never lost sight of where he was headed—that exhilarating finish in and with God—he could put up with anything along the way: Cross, shame, whatever. And now he's there, in the place of honor, right alongside God. When you find yourselves flagging in your faith, go over that story again, item by item, that long litany of hostility he plowed through. That will shoot adrenaline into your souls!

Proverbs 13:14

Proverbs 13:14 (NLT)
The instruction of the wise is like a life-giving fountain; those who accept it avoid the snares of death.

Proverbs 13:15

Proverbs 13:15 (NLT)
A person with good sense is respected; a treacherous person is headed for destruction.

Proverbs 13:16

Proverbs 13:16 (NLT)
Wise people think before they act; fools don’t—and even brag about their foolishness.

Proverbs 13:18

Proverbs 13:18 (NLT)
If you ignore criticism, you will end in poverty and disgrace; if you accept correction, you will be honored.

Proverbs 13:20

Proverbs 13:20 (NLT)
Walk with the wise and become wise; associate with fools and get in trouble.

John 3:3

John 3:3 (NLT)
Jesus replied, “I tell you the truth, unless you are born again, you cannot see the Kingdom of God.”

John 3:16

John 3:16 (NLT)
“For God loved the world so much that he gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.

Luke 16:9

Luke 16:9 (NLT)
Here’s the lesson: Use your worldly resources to benefit others and make friends. Then, when your earthly possessions are gone, they will welcome you to an eternal home.

Luke 16:10

Luke 16:10 (NLT)
“If you are faithful in little things, you will be faithful in large ones. But if you are dishonest in little things, you won’t be honest with greater responsibilities.

Luke 16:11

Luke 16:11 (NLT)
And if you are untrustworthy about worldly wealth, who will trust you with the true riches of heaven?