Joseph Taylor

Joshua 1:7-9

Joshua 1:7-9 (NIV)
"Be strong and very courageous. Be careful to obey all the law my servant Moses gave you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left, that you may be successful wherever you go.

Psalm 80:5

Psalm 80:5 (NIV)
You have fed them with the bread of tears; you have made them drink tears by the bowlful.

self control

Proverbs 25:28 (NIV)
Like a city whose walls are broken through is a person who lacks self-control.

Psalm 130:4

Psalm 130:4 (NIV)
But with you there is forgiveness, so that we can, with reverence, serve you.

Ephesians 6:5-8

Ephesians 6:5-8 (NIV)
Slaves, obey your earthly masters with respect and fear, and with sincerity of heart, just as you would obey Christ.

Genesis 11:31

Genesis 11:31 (ESV)
Terah took Abram his son and Lot the son of Haran, his grandson, and Sarai his daughter-in-law, his son Abram's wife, and they went forth together from Ur of the Chaldeans to go into the land of Canaan, but when they came to Haran, they settled there.

Meeting others needs a key to bearing fruit

Titus 3:14 (NASB)
Our people must also learn to engage in good deeds to meet pressing needs, so that they will not be unfruitful.

Psalm 25:12

Psalm 25:12 (ESV)
Who is the man who fears the Lord? Him will he instruct in the way that he should choose.

Isaiah 49:2, Isaiah 49:7

Isaiah 49:2 (NASB)
He has made My mouth like a sharp sword, In the shadow of His hand He has concealed Me; And He has also made Me a select arrow, He has hidden Me in His quiver.

Isaiah 49:7 (NASB)
Thus says the Lord, the Redeemer of Israel and its Holy One, To the despised One, To the One abhorred by the nation, To the Servant of rulers, "Kings will see and arise, Princes will also bow down, Because of the Lord who is faithful, the Holy One of Israel who has chosen You."

Deuteronomy 8:7-9

Deuteronomy 8:7-9 (NIV)
For the lord your God is bringing you into a good land—a land with brooks, streams, and deep springs gushing out into the valleys and hills;

Deuteronomy 8:6-9

Deuteronomy 8:6-9 (NIV)
Observe the commands of the lord your God, walking in obedience to him and revering him.

Deuteronomy 8:6-9

Deuteronomy 8:6-9 (NIV)
Observe the commands of the lord your God, walking in obedience to him and revering him.

2 Peter 3:11-15, 2 Peter 3:17-18

2 Peter 3:11-15 (NIV)
Since everything will be destroyed in this way, what kind of people ought you to be? You ought to live holy and godly lives

2 Peter 3:17-18 (NIV)
Therefore, dear friends, since you have been forewarned, be on your guard so that you may not be carried away by the error of the lawless and fall from your secure position.

Proverbs 12:15

Proverbs 12:15 (NIV)
The way of fools seems right to them, but the wise listen to advice.

Proverbs 12:1

Proverbs 12:1 (NIV)
Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but whoever hates correction is stupid.

Proverbs 19:20

Proverbs 19:20 (NIV)
Listen to advice and accept discipline, and at the end you will be counted among the wise.

Amos 4:6-13

Amos 4:6-13 (NASB)
"But I gave you also cleanness of teeth in all your cities And lack of bread in all your places, Yet you have not returned to Me," declares the Lord.

The God who hears and acts when we cry out

Psalm 18:6-7 (NASB)
In my distress I called upon the Lord, And cried to my God for help; He heard my voice out of His temple, And my cry for help before Him came into His ears.

Psalm 18:3

Psalm 18:3 (NASB)
I call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised, And I am saved from my enemies.

Romans 1:25-32

Romans 1:25-32 (BOOKS)
They exchanged the truth about God for a lie, and worshiped and served created things rather than the Creator—who is forever praised. Amen.

Romans 1:25

Romans 1:25 (BOOKS)
They exchanged the truth about God for a lie, and worshiped and served created things rather than the Creator—who is forever praised. Amen.

Proverbs 19:20

Proverbs 19:20 (NIV)
Listen to advice and accept discipline, and at the end you will be counted among the wise.

Blessing the righteous

Psalm 5:12 (NASB)
For it is You who blesses the righteous man, O Lord, You surround him with favor as with a shield.

Proverbs 19:20

Proverbs 19:20 (NIV)
Listen to advice and accept discipline, and at the end you will be counted among the wise.

1 John 5:3

1 John 5:3 (NIV)
In fact, this is love for God: to keep his commands. And his commands are not burdensome,