Todd Storch

Hope

Psalm 42:5 (MSG)
Why are you down in the dumps, dear soul? Why are you crying the blues? Fix my eyes on God— soon I'll be praising again. He puts a smile on my face. He's my God.

No distractions

1 Corinthians 7:35 (MSG)
I'm trying to be helpful and make it as easy as possible for you, not make things harder. All I want is for you to be able to develop a way of life in which you can spend plenty of time together with the Master without a lot of distractions.

Hebrews 5:7

Hebrews 5:7 (NLT)
While Jesus was here on earth, he offered prayers and pleadings, with a loud cry and tears, to the one who could rescue him from death. And God heard his prayers because of his deep reverence for God.

Luke 7:47

Luke 7:47 (NLT)
“I tell you, her sins—and they are many—have been forgiven, so she has shown me much love. But a person who is forgiven little shows only little love.”

Luke 3:22

Luke 3:22 (NLT)
and the Holy Spirit, in bodily form, descended on him like a dove. And a voice from heaven said, “You are my dearly loved Son, and you bring me great joy.”

Zechariah 9:12

Zechariah 9:12 (NLT)
Come back to the place of safety, all you prisoners who still have hope! I promise this very day that I will repay two blessings for each of your troubles.

Zechariah 9:12

Zechariah 9:12 (NLT)
Come back to the place of safety, all you prisoners who still have hope! I promise this very day that I will repay two blessings for each of your troubles.

Mark 4:19

Mark 4:19 (NLT)
but all too quickly the message is crowded out by the worries of this life, the lure of wealth, and the desire for other things, so no fruit is produced.

Matthew 6:34

Matthew 6:34 (MSG)
"Give your entire attention to what God is doing right now, and don't get worked up about what may or may not happen tomorrow. God will help you deal with whatever hard things come up when the time comes.

Matthew 6:34

Matthew 6:34 (NLT)
“So don’t worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring its own worries. Today’s trouble is enough for today.

Isaiah 48:17

Isaiah 48:17 (NLT)
This is what the LORD says— your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: “I am the LORD your God, who teaches you what is good for you and leads you along the paths you should follow.

Matthew 26:38

Matthew 26:38 (MSG)
Then he said, "This sorrow is crushing my life out. Stay here and keep vigil with me."

Psalm 119:107

Psalm 119:107 (NLT)
I have suffered much, OLORD; restore my life again as you promised.

Exodus 17:7

Exodus 17:7 (MSG)
Moses did what he said, with the elders of Israel right there watching. He named the place Massah (Testing-Place) and Meribah (Quarreling) because of the quarreling of the Israelites and because of their testing of god when they said, "Is god here with us, or not?"

Matthew 5:2

Matthew 5:2 (MSG)
and taught his climbing companions. This is what he said:

Matthew 5:5

Matthew 5:5 (MSG)
"You're blessed when you're content with just who you are—no more, no less. That's the moment you find yourselves proud owners of everything that can't be bought.

Matthew 6:25

Matthew 6:25 (MSG)
"If you decide for God, living a life of God-worship, it follows that you don't fuss about what's on the table at mealtimes or whether the clothes in your closet are in fashion. There is far more to your life than the food you put in your stomach, more to your outer appearance than the clothes you hang on your body. Look at the birds, free and unfettered, not tied down to a job description, careless in the care of God. And you count far more to him than birds.

Matthew 6:33

Matthew 6:33 (MSG)
Steep your life in God-reality, God-initiative, God-provisions. Don't worry about missing out. You'll find all your everyday human concerns will be met.

Genesis 4:7

Genesis 4:7 (NLT)
You will be accepted if you do what is right. But if you refuse to do what is right, then watch out! Sin is crouching at the door, eager to control you. But you must subdue it and be its master.”

John 2:15

John 2:15 (MSG)
Jesus put together a whip out of strips of leather and chased them out of the Temple, stampeding the sheep and cattle, upending the tables of the loan sharks, spilling coins left and right. He told the dove merchants, "Get your things out of here! Stop turning my Father's house into a shopping mall!" That's when his disciples remembered the Scripture, "Zeal for your house consumes me."

Job 12:25

Job 12:25 (MSG)
They grope in the dark without a clue, lurching and staggering like drunks.

Job 8:20

Job 8:20 (MSG)
"There's no way that God will reject a good person, and there is no way he'll help a bad one. God will let you laugh again; you'll raise the roof with shouts of joy, With your enemies thoroughly discredited, their house of cards collapsed."

Mark 1:11

Mark 1:11 (MSG)
Along with the Spirit, a voice: "You are my Son, chosen and marked by my love, pride of my life."

Matthew 11:29

Matthew 11:29 (MSG)
Walk with me and work with me-watch how I do it. Learn the unforced rhythms of grace. I won't lay anything heavy or ill-fitting on you.

Matthew 11:30

Matthew 11:30 (MSG)
Keep company with me and you'll learn to live freely and lightly."