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2 Corinthians 8:5

2 Corinthians 8:5 (NLT)
They even did more than we had hoped, for their first action was to give themselves to the Lord and to us, just as God wanted them to do.

increase the impact key verse

Luke 12:48 (NLT)
But someone who does not know, and then does something wrong, will be punished only lightly. When someone has been given much, much will be required in return; and when someone has been entrusted with much, even more will be required.

Pastor Lam message

Isaiah 54:1-3 (NLT)
“Sing, Ochildless woman, you who have never given birth! Break into loud and joyful song, OJerusalem, you who have never been in labor. For the desolate woman now has more children than the woman who lives with her husband,” says the LORD.

special tithe

Deuteronomy 26:12 (NLT)
“Every third year you must offer a special tithe of your crops. In this year of the special tithe you must give your tithes to the Levites, foreigners, orphans, and widows, so that they will have enough to eat in your towns.

Isaiah 29:13

Isaiah 29:13 (NLT)
And so the Lord says, “These people say they are mine. They honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. And their worship of me is nothing but man-made rules learned by rote.

Job 13:15

Job 13:15 (NLT)
God might kill me, but I have no other hope. I am going to argue my case with him.

Elevation by sacrifice

Philippians 2:9-11 (NLT)
Therefore, God elevated him to the place of highest honor and gave him the name above all other names,

Christ's Example

Philippians 2:6-8 (NLT)
Though he was God, he did not think of equality with God as something to cling to.

be unselfish!

Philippians 2:4 (NLT)
Don’t look out only for your own interests, but take an interest in others, too.

Psalm 31:19

Psalm 31:19 (NLT)
How great is the goodness you have stored up for those who fear you. You lavish it on those who come to you for protection, blessing them before the watching world.

Psalm 31:19

Psalm 31:19 (NLT)
How great is the goodness you have stored up for those who fear you. You lavish it on those who come to you for protection, blessing them before the watching world.

Proverbs 21:3

Proverbs 21:3 (NLT)
The LORD is more pleased when we do what is right and just than when we offer him sacrifices.

Psalm 27:1, Psalm 27:4

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?

Psalm 27:4 (NLT)
The one thing I ask of the LORD— the thing I seek most— is to live in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, delighting in the LORD’s perfections and meditating in his Temple.

Psalm 27:1

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?

Hebrews 12:1

Hebrews 12:1 (NLT)
Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up. And let us run with endurance the race God has set before us.

Proverbs 19:3

Proverbs 19:3 (NLT)
People ruin their lives by their own foolishness and then are angry at the LORD.

Proverbs 18:13

Proverbs 18:13 (NLT)
Spouting off before listening to the facts is both shameful and foolish.

Proverbs 17:28

Proverbs 17:28 (NLT)
Even fools are thought wise when they keep silent; with their mouths shut, they seem intelligent.

Psalm 139:1-24

Psalm 139:1-24 (NLT)
OLORD, you have examined my heart and know everything about me.

gentile prophecy

1 Kings 8:41-43 (NLT)
“In the future, foreigners who do not belong to your people Israel will hear of you. They will come from distant lands because of your name,

Psalm 127:1-2

Psalm 127:1-2 (NLT)
Unless the LORD builds a house, the work of the builders is wasted. Unless the LORD protects a city, guarding it with sentries will do no good.

Psalm 126:5-6

Psalm 126:5-6 (NLT)
Those who plant in tears will harvest with shouts of joy.

Proverbs 16:20

Proverbs 16:20 (NLT)
Those who listen to instruction will prosper; those who trust the LORD will be joyful.

Psalm 122:1

Psalm 122:1 (NLT)
I was glad when they said to me, “Let us go to the house of the LORD.”

Proverbs 16:8-9

Proverbs 16:8-9 (NLT)
Better to have little, with godliness, than to be rich and dishonest.