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Acts 16:25

Acts 16:25 (NLT)
Around midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening.

Proverbs 10:19

Proverbs 10:19 (NIV84)
When words are many, sin is not absent, but he who holds his tongue is wise.

Deacon Requirements

1 Timothy 3:8-13 (NIV84)
Deacons, likewise, are to be men worthy of respect, sincere, not indulging in much wine, and not pursuing dishonest gain.

Philippians 4:6

Philippians 4:6 (MSG)
Don't fret or worry. Instead of worrying, pray. Let petitions and praises shape your worries into prayers, letting God know your concerns. Before you know it, a sense of God's wholeness, everything coming together for good, will come and settle you down. It's wonderful what happens when Christ displaces worry at the center of your life.

2 Timothy 2:21

2 Timothy 2:21 (MSG)
Become the kind of container God can use to present any and every kind of gift to his guests for their blessing.

Matthew 14:31

Matthew 14:31 (MSG)
Jesus didn't hesitate. He reached down and grabbed his hand. Then he said, "Faint-heart, what got into you?"

God Wants to Prosper Me

Numbers 6:26 (MSG)
god look you full in the face and make you prosper.

2 Peter 1:7

2 Peter 1:7 (MSG)
warm friendliness, and generous love, each dimension fitting into and developing the others.

2 Peter 1:6

2 Peter 1:6 (MSG)
alert discipline, passionate patience, reverent wonder,

2 Peter 1:5

2 Peter 1:5 (MSG)
So don't lose a minute in building on what you've been given, complementing your basic faith with good character, spiritual understanding, alert discipline, passionate patience, reverent wonder, warm friendliness, and generous love, each dimension fitting into and developing the others. With these qualities active and growing in your lives, no grass will grow under your feet, no day will pass without its reward as you mature in your experience of our Master Jesus. Without these qualities you can't see what's right before you, oblivious that your old sinful life has been wiped off the books.

1 Peter 3:9

1 Peter 3:9 (MSG)
That goes for all of you, no exceptions. No retaliation. No sharp-tongued sarcasm. Instead, bless-that's your job, to bless. You'll be a blessing and also get a blessing.

1 Peter 3:8

1 Peter 3:8 (MSG)
Summing up: Be agreeable, be sympathetic, be loving, be compassionate, be humble. That goes for all of you, no exceptions. No retaliation. No sharp-tongued sarcasm. Instead, bless—that's your job, to bless. You'll be a blessing and also get a blessing. Whoever wants to embrace life and see the day fill up with good, Here's what you do: Say nothing evil or hurtful; Snub evil and cultivate good; run after peace for all you're worth. God looks on all this with approval, listening and responding well to what he's asked; But he turns his back on those who do evil things.

Romans 10:13

Romans 10:13 (MSG)
"Everyone who calls, 'Help, God!' gets help."

Psalm 119:78

Psalm 119:78 (MSG)
Let the fast-talking tricksters be exposed as frauds; they tried to sell me a bill of goods, but I kept my mind fixed on your counsel.

Proverbs 28:19

Proverbs 28:19 (MSG)
Work your garden—you'll end up with plenty of food; play and party—you'll end up with an empty plate.

1 John 2:28

1 John 2:28 (MSG)
And now, children, stay with Christ. Live deeply in Christ. Then we'll be ready for him when he appears, ready to receive him with open arms, with no cause for red-faced guilt or lame excuses when he arrives.

Psalm 65:3

Psalm 65:3 (NLT)
Though we are overwhelmed by our sins, you forgive them all.

Psalm 48:14

Psalm 48:14 (NLT)
For that is what God is like. He is our God forever and ever, and he will guide us until we die.

Psalm 25:4

Psalm 25:4 (NLT)
Show me the right path, OLORD; point out the road for me to follow.

Psalm 12:6

Psalm 12:6 (NLT)
The LORD’s promises are pure, like silver refined in a furnace, purified seven times over.

Romans 12:11

Romans 12:11 (MSG)
Don't burn out; keep yourselves fueled and aflame. Be alert servants of the Master, cheerfully expectant. Don't quit in hard times; pray all the harder. Help needy Christians; be inventive in hospitality.

2 Peter 1:5

2 Peter 1:5 (NLT)
In view of all this, make every effort to respond to God’s promises. Supplement your faith with a generous provision of moral excellence, and moral excellence with knowledge,

Galatians 5:19

Galatians 5:19 (NLT)
When you follow the desires of your sinful nature, the results are very clear: sexual immorality, impurity, lustful pleasures,

1 Thessalonians 4:6

1 Thessalonians 4:6 (NIV)
and that in this matter no one should wrong or take advantage of a brother or sister. The Lord will punish all those who commit such sins, as we told you and warned you before.

1 Thessalonians 4:3

1 Thessalonians 4:3 (NIV)
It is God's will that you should be sanctified: that you should avoid sexual immorality;