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Love

Psalm 18:28 (NIV)
You, lord, keep my lamp burning; my God turns my darkness into light.

Baptize

Matthew 3:6 (NIV)
Confessing their sins, they were baptized by him in the Jordan River.

God is looking out!

Psalm 91:14 (NIV)
"Because he loves me," says the lord, "I will rescue him; I will protect him, for he acknowledges my name.

Shut the flesh down

Galatians 5:16-17 (NIV)
So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.

Be wise

Ephesians 5:15 (NIV)
Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise,

God's money won't hurt!

Proverbs 10:22 (NIV)
The blessing of the lord brings wealth, without painful toil for it.

Proverb

Proverbs 17:22 (NLT)
A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit saps a person’s strength.

Humility

James 4:10 (NLT)
Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up in honor.

Humility

Philippians 2:3-4 (NLT)
Don’t be selfish; don’t try to impress others. Be humble, thinking of others as better than yourselves.

Be a lady

1 Peter 3:2-4 (NIV)
when they see the purity and reverence of your lives.

Tranquility

Ecclesiastes 4:6 (NIV)
Better one handful with tranquillity than two handfuls with toil and chasing after the wind.

Love

Romans 8:29 (MSG)
God knew what he was doing from the very beginning. He decided from the outset to shape the lives of those who love him along the same lines as the life of his Son. The Son stands first in the line of humanity he restored. We see the original and intended shape of our lives there in him. After God made that decision of what his children should be like, he followed it up by calling people by name. After he called them by name, he set them on a solid basis with himself. And then, after getting them established, he stayed with them to the end, gloriously completing what he had begun.

Romans 8:32 (MSG)
If God didn't hesitate to put everything on the line for us, embracing our condition and exposing himself to the worst by sending his own Son, is there anything else he wouldn't gladly and freely do for us?

Faith and actions

James 2:24 (NLT)
So you see, we are shown to be right with God by what we do, not by faith alone.

The disciple Jesus loved?

John 19:26-27 (NLT)
When Jesus saw his mother standing there beside the disciple he loved, he said to her, “Dear woman, here is your son.”

Jesus, our example

Philippians 2:5 (NLT)
You must have the same attitude that Christ Jesus had.

Philippians 2:7 (NLT)
Instead, he gave up his divine privileges; he took the humble position of a slave and was born as a human being. When he appeared in human form,

Death daily = surrender

1 Corinthians 15:31 (NLT)
For I swear, dear brothers and sisters, that I face death daily. This is as certain as my pride in what Christ Jesus our Lord has done in you.

Surrender to God's wisdom

Matthew 16:24 (NLT)
Then Jesus said to his disciples, “If any of you wants to be my follower, you must turn from your selfish ways, take up your cross, and follow me.

Now that you know better, do better.

John 13:16-17 (NLT)
I tell you the truth, slaves are not greater than their master. Nor is the messenger more important than the one who sends the message.

Jesus

Isaiah 53:5-12 (NLT)
But he was pierced for our rebellion, crushed for our sins. He was beaten so we could be whole. He was whipped so we could be healed.

Self help? No self sacrifice.

Mark 8:35 (MSG)
Self-help is no help at all. Self-sacrifice is the way, my way, to saving yourself, your true self.

Me

Proverbs 31:26 (NLT)
When she speaks, her words are wise, and she gives instructions with kindness.

Proverbs 31:29-30 (NLT)
“There are many virtuous and capable women in the world, but you surpass them all!”

Spirit vs flesh

Mark 14:38 (NLT)
Keep watch and pray, so that you will not give in to temptation. For the spirit is willing, but the body is weak.”

I'm good because God is in control

Matthew 6:30-34 (NLT)
And if God cares so wonderfully for wildflowers that are here today and thrown into the fire tomorrow, he will certainly care for you. Why do you have so little faith?

Open my heart

Acts 16:14 (NLT)
One of them was Lydia from Thyatira, a merchant of expensive purple cloth, who worshiped God. As she listened to us, the Lord opened her heart, and she accepted what Paul was saying.

Service.

Mark 10:42-45 (NLT)
So Jesus called them together and said, “You know that the rulers in this world lord it over their people, and officials flaunt their authority over those under them.