Bret Testerman

Struggle is not of flesh

Ephesians 6:12 (NIV84)
For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.

Purpose For The Church

Ephesians 3:10-11 (NIV84)
His intent was that now, through the church, the manifold wisdom of God should be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly realms,

Those who die in the Lord

Isaiah 57:1-2 (NIV84)
The righteous perish, and no one ponders it in his heart; devout men are taken away, and no one understands that the righteous are taken away to be spared from evil.

The Love Apoligetic

John 13:34-35 (NIV84)
“A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.

Success

Proverbs 16:3 (NIV84)
Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and your plans will succeed.

Cornerstone

Ephesians 2:20 (NIV84)
built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the chief cornerstone.

Cornerstone

Luke 20:17 (NIV84)
Jesus looked directly at them and asked, “Then what is the meaning of that which is written: “ ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the capstone’?

The Word Is Active

Hebrews 4:12-13 (NIV84)
For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double‑edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.

Let The Word Dwell In You Richly

Colossians 3:16 (NIV84)
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God.

God Is Able

Ephesians 3:20 (NIV84)
Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us,

Judgement against Israel

Ezekiel 16:49 (NIV84)
” ‘Now this was the sin of your sister Sodom: She and her daughters were arrogant, overfed and unconcerned; they did not help the poor and needy.

James 1:2-7

James 1:2-7 (NIV84)
Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds,

The Fullness of God is in Christ

Colossians 2:9-10 (NIV84)
For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form,

Being Sifted

Jeremiah 15:19 (NIV84)
Therefore this is what the Lord says: “If you repent, I will restore you that you may serve me; if you utter worthy, not worthless, words, you will be my spokesman. Let this people turn to you, but you must not turn to them.

Consequences of Sin

Ecclesiastes 8:11 (NIV84)
When the sentence for a crime is not quickly carried out, the hearts of the people are filled with schemes to do wrong.

True Relegion

James 1:27 (NIV84)
Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.

Obey God

James 1:22 (NIV84)
Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says.

Obey God

James 1:22 (NIV84)
Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says.

Tongue

James 1:26 (NIV84)
If anyone considers himself religious and yet does not keep a tight rein on his tongue, he deceives himself and his religion is worthless.

Tongue

James 1:26 (NIV84)
If anyone considers himself religious and yet does not keep a tight rein on his tongue, he deceives himself and his religion is worthless.

James 1:26

James 1:26 (NIV84)
If anyone considers himself religious and yet does not keep a tight rein on his tongue, he deceives himself and his religion is worthless.

Now To Him!

Ephesians 3:20 (NIV84)
Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us,

Ephesians 2:9-10

Ephesians 2:9-10 (NIV84)
not by works, so that no one can boast.

Ephesians 2:8

Ephesians 2:8 (NIV84)
For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith–and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God–

Luke 19:10

Luke 19:10 (NIV84)
For the Son of Man came to seek and to save what was lost.”