Juha Antturi

God-Confidence

Proverbs 3:5-7 (NKJV)
Trust in the Lord with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding;

God Confidence

Proverbs 3:6-7 (NKJV)
In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths.

Waiting For Change

Job 14:14 (AMP)
If a man dies, shall he live again? All the days of my warfare and service I will wait, till my change and release shall come.

The Stubbornness Of Life

Job 14:9 (AMP)
Yet through the scent [and breathing] of water [the stump of the tree] will bud and bring forth boughs like a young plant.

Perpetual Grace Reliance

Acts 13:43 (NLT)
Many Jews and devout converts to Judaism followed Paul and Barnabas, and the two men urged them to continue to rely on the grace of God.

The Inadequacy of Law - Adequacy of Faith

Acts 13:39 (NLT)
Everyone who believes in him is declared right with God—something the law of Moses could never do.

Preventative Quarrel Education

Proverbs 17:14 (NLT)
Starting a quarrel is like opening a floodgate, so stop before a dispute breaks out.

A Deadly Poll

Acts 12:3 (NLT)
When Herod saw how much this pleased the Jewish people, he also arrested Peter. (This took place during the Passover celebration.)

Visible Evidence of God's Blessing

Acts 11:23 (NLT)
When he arrived and saw this evidence of God’s blessing, he was filled with joy, and he encouraged the believers to stay true to the Lord.

Expansion Through Lay-mission

Acts 11:20-21 (NLT)
However, some of the believers who went to Antioch from Cyprus and Cyrene began preaching to the Gentiles about the Lord Jesus.

Get Out Of the Way!

Acts 11:17 (NLT)
And since God gave these Gentiles the same gift he gave us when we believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I to stand in God’s way?”

God's Word Overturns Human Judgement

Acts 11:9 (NLT)
“But the voice from heaven spoke again: ‘Do not call something unclean if God has made it clean.’

Acts 11:17 (NLT)
And since God gave these Gentiles the same gift he gave us when we believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I to stand in God’s way?”

The Hindering Power of A Prefixed Position

Acts 11:8 (NLT)
“‘No, Lord,’ I replied. ‘I have never eaten anything that our Jewish laws have declared impure or unclean.’

Acts 11:17 (NLT)
And since God gave these Gentiles the same gift he gave us when we believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I to stand in God’s way?”

Love Prospers Through Forgiveness

Proverbs 17:9 (NLT)
Love prospers when a fault is forgiven, but dwelling on it separates close friends.

How To Attract God's Blessing?

Psalm 133:1-3 (NLT)
How wonderful and pleasant it is when brothers live together in harmony!

Psalm 132:14

Psalm 132:14 (NLT)
“This is my resting place forever,” he said. “I will live here, for this is the home I desired.

Psalm 131:1-2

Psalm 131:1-2 (NLT)
LORD, my heart is not proud; my eyes are not haughty. I don’t concern myself with matters too great or too awesome for me to grasp.

reward of discipline

Proverbs 13:24 (NLT)
Those who spare the rod of discipline hate their children. Those who love their children care enough to discipline them.

Disappointment can lead to depression

Proverbs 13:12 (NLT)
Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a dream fulfilled is a tree of life.

blessedness of a peaceful home

Proverbs 17:1 (NLT)
Better a dry crust eaten in peace than a house filled with feasting—and conflict.

Proverbs 16:28

Proverbs 16:28 (NLT)
A troublemaker plants seeds of strife; gossip separates the best of friends.

Psalm 127:1

Psalm 127:1 (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 127:2

Psalm 127:2 (NLT)
It is useless for you to work so hard from early morning until late at night, anxiously working for food to eat; for God gives rest to his loved ones.

Psalm 127:3

Psalm 127:3 (NLT)
Children are a gift from the LORD; they are a reward from him.

Psalm 127:5

Psalm 127:5 (NLT)
How joyful is the man whose quiver is full of them! He will not be put to shame when he confronts his accusers at the city gates.