Elliot Sawyer

Jesus increased in favor

Luke 2:52 (NLT)
Jesus grew in wisdom and in stature and in favor with God and all the people.

All things to All people

1 Corinthians 9:19-23 (NLT)
Even though I am a free man with no master, I have become a slave to all people to bring many to Christ.

Prisoners set Free

Acts 16:25-31 (NLT)
Around midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening.

Dry Bones

Ezekiel 37:1-12 (NLT)
The LORD took hold of me, and I was carried away by the Spirit of the LORD to a valley filled with bones.

Ezekiel 37:14 (NLT)
I will put my Spirit in you, and you will live again and return home to your own land. Then you will know that I, the LORD, have spoken, and I have done what I said. Yes, the LORD has spoken!’”

Message of life

Acts 5:20 (NLT)
“Go to the Temple and give the people this message of life!”

Honoring others

Romans 12:10 (NLT)
Love each other with genuine affection, and take delight in honoring each other.

Influence 4.17.12

Acts 2:13 (NLT)
But others in the crowd ridiculed them, saying, “They’re just drunk, that’s all!”

Influence 4.17.12

Acts 2:42-44 (NLT)
All the believers devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching, and to fellowship, and to sharing in meals (including the Lord’s Supper), and to prayer.

Acts 2:47 (NLT)
all the while praising God and enjoying the goodwill of all the people. And each day the Lord added to their fellowship those who were being saved.

Very words are life and spirit

John 6:63 (NLT)
The Spirit alone gives eternal life. Human effort accomplishes nothing. And the very words I have spoken to you are spirit and life.

Kingdom of God is among you

Luke 17:20-21 (NLT)
One day the Pharisees asked Jesus, “When will the Kingdom of God come?” Jesus replied, “The Kingdom of God can’t be detected by visible signs.

Awakening #1

2 Corinthians 4:14 (ESV)
knowing that he who raised the Lord Jesus will raise us also with Jesus and bring us with you into his presence.

Awakening 3-25

1 Corinthians 2:9-12 (NLT)
That is what the Scriptures mean when they say, “No eye has seen, no ear has heard, and no mind has imagined what God has prepared for those who love him.”

Jeremiah 33:3

Jeremiah 33:3 (NIV)
'Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.'

Mark 2:18

Mark 2:18 (NLT)
Once when John’s disciples and the Pharisees were fasting, some people came to Jesus and asked, “Why don’t your disciples fast like John’s disciples and the Pharisees do?”

Proverbs 29:25

Proverbs 29:25 (NIV)
Fear of man will prove to be a snare, but whoever trusts in the lord is kept safe.

1 Corinthians 15:22

1 Corinthians 15:22 (NIV)
For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive.

John 11:25-26

John 11:25-26 (NLT)
Jesus told her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Anyone who believes in me will live, even after dying.

Romans 8:37

Romans 8:37 (NLT)
No, despite all these things, overwhelming victory is ours through Christ, who loved us.

Matthew 6:5-6

Matthew 6:5-6 (NIV)
"And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full.

1 Thessalonians 2:8

1 Thessalonians 2:8 (NIV)
so we cared for you. Because we loved you so much, we were delighted to share with you not only the gospel of God but our lives as well.

Busyness

Haggai 1:5-9 (ESV)
Now, therefore, thus says the Lord of hosts: Consider your ways.

Not too much stress

1 Corinthians 10:13 (NIV)
No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it.

Matthew 11:28-30

Matthew 11:28-30 (NIV)
"Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.

1 Peter 5:7

1 Peter 5:7 (NIV)
Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.

Genesis 4:2-8

Genesis 4:2-8 (NIV)
Later she gave birth to his brother Abel. Now Abel kept flocks, and Cain worked the soil.