the story of me

Joshua 24:1 (NKJV)
Then Joshua gathered all the tribes of Israel to Shechem and called for the elders of Israel, for their heads, for their judges, and for their officers; and they presented themselves before God.

Grace is all I need

2 Corinthians 12:9 (NLT)
Each time he said, “My grace is all you need. My power works best in weakness.” So now I am glad to boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ can work through me.

spirit of fear

2 Timothy 1:7 (NLT)
For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline.

how sin and sinful ppl treat you

2 Corinthians 11:20 (NLT)
You put up with it when someone enslaves you, takes everything you have, takes advantage of you, takes control of everything, and slaps you in the face.

Jude 1:19-20

Jude 1:19-20 (NLT)
These people are the ones who are creating divisions among you. They follow their natural instincts because they do not have God’s Spirit in them.

everlasting gospel

Ephesians 6:15 (NLT)
For shoes, put on the peace that comes from the Good News so that you will be fully prepared.

everlasting gospel

Matthew 24:14 (NLT)
And the Good News about the Kingdom will be preached throughout the whole world, so that all nations will hear it; and then the end will come.

everlasting gospel

Revelation 14:6-7 (NLT)
And I saw another angel flying through the sky, carrying the eternal Good News to proclaim to the people who belong to this world—to every nation, tribe, language, and people.

everlasting gospel

Psalm 90:2 (NLT)
Before the mountains were born, before you gave birth to the earth and the world, from beginning to end, you are God.

2 Corinthians 4:8-10, 2 Corinthians 4:17-18

2 Corinthians 4:8-10 (NLT)
We are pressed on every side by troubles, but we are not crushed. We are perplexed, but not driven to despair.

2 Corinthians 4:17-18 (NLT)
For our present troubles are small and won’t last very long. Yet they produce for us a glory that vastly outweighs them and will last forever!

2 Thessalonians 3:5

2 Thessalonians 3:5 (NLT)
May the Lord lead your hearts into a full understanding and expression of the love of God and the patient endurance that comes from Christ.

2 Thessalonians 2:4, 2 Thessalonians 2:7-9

2 Thessalonians 2:4 (NLT)
He will exalt himself and defy everything that people call god and every object of worship. He will even sit in the temple of God, claiming that he himself is God.

2 Thessalonians 2:7-9 (NLT)
For this lawlessness is already at work secretly, and it will remain secret until the one who is holding it back steps out of the way.

1 Corinthians 6:12

1 Corinthians 6:12 (NLT)
You say, “I am allowed to do anything”—but not everything is good for you. And even though “I am allowed to do anything,” I must not become a slave to anything.

Acts 7:59

Acts 7:59 (NLT)
As they stoned him, Stephen prayed, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.”

Acts 7:60

Acts 7:60 (NLT)
He fell to his knees, shouting, “Lord, don’t charge them with this sin!” And with that, he died.

Acts 5:32

Acts 5:32 (NLT)
We are witnesses of these things and so is the Holy Spirit, who is given by God to those who obey him.”

Romans 4:17

Romans 4:17 (NLT)
That is what the Scriptures mean when God told him, “I have made you the father of many nations.” This happened because Abraham believed in the God who brings the dead back to life and who creates new things out of nothing.

Romans 4:18

Romans 4:18 (NLT)
Even when there was no reason for hope, Abraham kept hoping—believing that he would become the father of many nations. For God had said to him, “That’s how many descendants you will have!”

Romans 4:19

Romans 4:19 (NLT)
And Abraham’s faith did not weaken, even though, at about 100years of age, he figured his body was as good as dead—and so was Sarah’s womb.

Romans 4:20

Romans 4:20 (NLT)
Abraham never wavered in believing God’s promise. In fact, his faith grew stronger, and in this he brought glory to God.

Romans 4:21

Romans 4:21 (NLT)
He was fully convinced that God is able to do whatever he promises.

Romans 4:17

Romans 4:17 (NLT)
That is what the Scriptures mean when God told him, “I have made you the father of many nations.” This happened because Abraham believed in the God who brings the dead back to life and who creates new things out of nothing.

seek Him early

2 Chronicles 34:3 (NKJV)
For in the eighth year of his reign, while he was still young, he began to seek the God of his father David; and in the twelfth year he began to purge Judah and Jerusalem of the high places, the wooden images, the carved images, and the molded images.

minister as God's mouthpiece

1 Peter 4:10-11 (NKJV)
As each one has received a gift, minister it to one another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.

John 1:22

John 1:22 (NLT)
“Then who are you? We need an answer for those who sent us. What do you have to say about yourself?”