Joseph, Jr. Araneta

A man is justified through what he does

James 2:24 (AMP)
You see that a man is justified (pronounced righteous before God) through what he does and not alone through faith [through works of obedience as well as by what he believes].

Serve the Lord with gladness

Psalm 100:2 (AMP)
Serve the Lord with gladness! Come before His presence with singing!

I will keep the Lord's statutes til the end

Psalm 119:33 (AMP)
Teach me, O Lord, the way of Your statutes, and I will keep it to the end [steadfastly].

Love for God comes with obeying Him

1 John 5:3 (AMP)
For the [true] love of God is this: that we do His commands [keep His ordinances and are mindful of His precepts and teaching]. And these orders of His are not irksome (burdensome, oppressive, or grievous).

obeying Jesus out of love

John 14:15 (AMP)
If you [really] love Me, you will keep (obey) My commands.

praise God even in poor situations

Habakkuk 3:17-18 (AMP)
Though the fig tree does not blossom and there is no fruit on the vines, [though] the product of the olive fails and the fields yield no food, though the flock is cut off from the fold and there are no cattle in the stalls,

praise God for all the blessings He has given us

Ephesians 1:3 (AMP)
May blessing (praise, laudation, and eulogy) be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ (the Messiah) Who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual (given by the Holy Spirit) blessing in the heavenly realm!

as Christians, we represent Jesus to reconcile the lost with God

2 Corinthians 5:20 (AMP)
So we are Christ’s ambassadors, God making His appeal as it were through us. We [as Christ’s personal representatives] beg you for His sake to lay hold of the divine favor [now offered you] and be reconciled to God.

commit our work to the Lord to bless it

Proverbs 16:3 (AMP)
Roll your works upon the Lord [commit and trust them wholly to Him; He will cause your thoughts to become agreeable to His will, and] so shall your plans be established and succeed.

always sharpen the axe

Ecclesiastes 10:10 (AMP)
If the ax is dull and the man does not whet the edge, he must put forth more strength; but wisdom helps him to succeed.

importance of wisdom and understanding

Proverbs 19:8 (AMP)
He who gains Wisdom loves his own life; he who keeps understanding shall prosper and find good.

The essence of the Gospel of Jesus

1 John 1:1 (AMP)
[WE ARE writing] about the Word of Life [in] Him Who existed from the beginning, Whom we have heard, Whom we have seen with our [own] eyes, Whom we have gazed upon [for ourselves] and have touched with our [own] hands.

go the extra mile

Matthew 5:41 (AMP)
And if anyone forces you to go one mile, go with him two [miles].

Obey your masters as reverence to God

Colossians 3:22 (AMP)
Servants, obey in everything those who are your earthly masters, not only when their eyes are on you as pleasers of men, but in simplicity of purpose [with all your heart] because of your reverence for the Lord and as a sincere expression of your devotion to Him.

ask from God who gives

James 1:5 (AMP)
If any of you is deficient in wisdom, let him ask of the giving God [Who gives] to everyone liberally and ungrudgingly, without reproaching or faultfinding, and it will be given him.

remain in God's kindness

Romans 11:22 (AMP)
Then note and appreciate the gracious kindness and the severity of God: severity toward those who have fallen, but God’s gracious kindness to you--provided you continue in His grace and abide in His kindness; otherwise you too will be cut off (pruned away).

show love in everything we do

1 Corinthians 16:14 (AMP)
Let everything you do be done in love (true love to God and man as inspired by God’s love for us).

exult and triumph in our troubles and rejoice in our sufferings

Romans 5:3-4 (AMP)
Moreover [let us also be full of joy now!] let us exult and triumph in our troubles and rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that pressure and affliction and hardship produce patient and unswerving endurance.

exult and triumph in our troubles and rejoice in our sufferings

Romans 5:3 (AMP)
Moreover [let us also be full of joy now!] let us exult and triumph in our troubles and rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that pressure and affliction and hardship produce patient and unswerving endurance.

Jesus calls us by name

John 10:3 (AMP)
The watchman opens the door for this man, and the sheep listen to his voice and heed it; and he calls his own sheep by name and brings (leads) them out.

Jesus does not condemn us, go and sin no more

John 8:11 (AMP)
She answered, No one, Lord! And Jesus said, I do not condemn you either. Go on your way and from now on sin no more.

do all for the honor and glory of God

1 Corinthians 10:31 (AMP)
So then, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you may do, do all for the honor and glory of God.

Working for the Lord Jesus Christ

Colossians 3:23-24 (AMP)
Whatever may be your task, work at it heartily (from the soul), as [something done] for the Lord and not for men,

having discipline to be fit to share the Gospel

1 Corinthians 9:26-27 (AMP)
Therefore I do not run uncertainly (without definite aim). I do not box like one beating the air and striking without an adversary.

life is prolonged with fear and worship of the Lord

Proverbs 10:27 (AMP)
The reverent and worshipful fear of the Lord prolongs one’s days, but the years of the wicked shall be made short.