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Philippians 1:18-21

Philippians 1:18-21 (MSG)
So how am I to respond? I've decided that I really don't care about their motives, whether mixed, bad, or indifferent. Every time one of them opens his mouth, Christ is proclaimed, so I just cheer them on! And I'm going to keep that celebration going because I know how it's going to turn out. Through your faithful prayers and the generous response of the Spirit of Jesus Christ, everything he wants to do in and through me will be done. I can hardly wait to continue on my course. I don't expect to be embarrassed in the least. On the contrary, everything happening to me in this jail only serves to make Christ more accurately known, regardless of whether I live or die. They didn't shut me up; they gave me a pulpit! Alive, I'm Christ's messenger; dead, I'm his bounty. Life versus even more life! I can't lose.

Hardships

1 Peter 5:8-11 (MSG)
Keep a cool head. Stay alert. The Devil is poised to pounce, and would like nothing better than to catch you napping. Keep your guard up. You're not the only ones plunged into these hard times. It's the same with Christians all over the world. So keep a firm grip on the faith. The suffering won't last forever. It won't be long before this generous God who has great plans for us in Christ—eternal and glorious plans they are!—will have you put together and on your feet for good. He gets the last word; yes, he does.

Quarrels

Proverbs 17:14 (MSG)
The start of a quarrel is like a leak in a dam, so stop it before it bursts.

John 3:20

John 3:20 (NLT)
All who do evil hate the light and refuse to go near it for fear their sins will be exposed.

John 1:5

John 1:5 (NLT)
The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness can never extinguish it.

Habakkuk 2:4

Habakkuk 2:4 (NLT)
“Look at the proud! They trust in themselves, and their lives are crooked. But the righteous will live by their faithfulness to God.

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Ephesians 2:7 (NLT)
So God can point to us in all future ages as examples of the incredible wealth of his grace and kindness toward us, as shown in all he has done for us who are united with Christ Jesus.

Ephesians 2:9-10 (NLT)
Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it.

Colossians 1:17

Colossians 1:17 (NLT)
He existed before anything else, and he holds all creation together.

Psalm 89:14

Psalm 89:14 (NLT)
Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne. Unfailing love and truth walk before you as attendants.

1 Corinthians 1:9

1 Corinthians 1:9 (NLT)
God will do this, for he is faithful to do what he says, and he has invited you into partnership with his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.

Proverbs 28:1

Proverbs 28:1 (NLT)
The wicked run away when no one is chasing them, but the godly are as bold as lions.

Proverbs 2:6

Proverbs 2:6 (NLT)
For the LORD grants wisdom! From his mouth come knowledge and understanding.

1 Thessalonians 5:17

1 Thessalonians 5:17 (NLT)
Never stop praying.

Galatians 6:4

Galatians 6:4 (NLT)
Pay careful attention to your own work, for then you will get the satisfaction of a job well done, and you won’t need to compare yourself to anyone else.

Proverbs 10:19

Proverbs 10:19 (NLT)
Too much talk leads to sin. Be sensible and keep your mouth shut.

Mark 11:23

Mark 11:23 (NLT)
I tell you the truth, you can say to this mountain, ‘May you be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ and it will happen. But you must really believe it will happen and have no doubt in your heart.

Psalm 119:107

Psalm 119:107 (MSG)
Everything's falling apart on me, God; put me together again with your Word.

1 Peter 5:7

1 Peter 5:7 (NLT)
Give all your worries and cares to God, for he cares about you.

Romans 6:13

Romans 6:13 (NLT)
Do not let any part of your body become an instrument of evil to serve sin. Instead, give yourselves completely to God, for you were dead, but now you have new life. So use your whole body as an instrument to do what is right for the glory of God.

Romans 8:9

Romans 8:9 (MSG)
But if God himself has taken up residence in your life, you can hardly be thinking more of yourself than of him. Anyone, of course, who has not welcomed this invisible but clearly present God, the Spirit of Christ, won't know what we're talking about. But for you who welcome him, in whom he dwells—even though you still experience all the limitations of sin—you yourself experience life on God's terms. It stands to reason, doesn't it, that if the alive-and-present God who raised Jesus from the dead moves into your life, he'll do the same thing in you that he did in Jesus, bringing you alive to himself? When God lives and breathes in you (and he does, as surely as he did in Jesus), you are delivered from that dead life. With his Spirit living in you, your body will be as alive as Christ's!

Philemon 1:6

Philemon 1:6 (MSG)
And I keep praying that this faith we hold in common keeps showing up in the good things we do, and that people recognize Christ in all of it.

Deuteronomy 31:8

Deuteronomy 31:8 (NLT)
Do not be afraid or discouraged, for the LORD will personally go ahead of you. He will be with you; he will neither fail you nor abandon you.”

John 16:33

John 16:33 (NLT)
I have told you all this so that you may have peace in me. Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows. But take heart, because I have overcome the world.”

Ephesians 1:4

Ephesians 1:4 (NLT)
Even before he made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in his eyes.

Galatians 5:26

Galatians 5:26 (NLT)
Let us not become conceited, or provoke one another, or be jealous of one another.