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Titus 3:8 (MSG)
You can count on this.

truth you know will set you free

John 8:32 (NLT)
And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”

God fights the battles for us

Psalm 44:3 (NLT)
They did not conquer the land with their swords; it was not their own strong arm that gave them victory. It was your right hand and strong arm and the blinding light from your face that helped them, for you loved them.

What it used to be like...feeling far from God

Psalm 42:1-11 (NLT)
As the deer longs for streams of water, so I long for you, OGod.

prophecies from ot fulfilled in OT

Acts 2:17 (NLT)
‘In the last days,’ God says, ‘I will pour out my Spirit upon all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy. Your young men will see visions, and your old men will dream dreams.

prophecies from ot fulfilled in OT

Micah 5:2 (NLT)
But you, OBethlehem Ephrathah, are only a small village among all the people of Judah. Yet a ruler of Israel will come from you, one whose origins are from the distant past.

jesus believed OT as word of god

Psalm 22:1 (NLT)
My God, my God, why have you abandoned me? Why are you so far away when I groan for help?

jesus accepted OT as word of god

Matthew 22:37-38 (NLT)
Jesus replied, “‘You must love the LORD your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind.’

Mark 3:27

Mark 3:27 (NLT)
Let me illustrate this further. Who is powerful enough to enter the house of a strong man like Satan and plunder his goods? Only someone even stronger—someone who could tie him up and then plunder his house.

To truly live is to use wisdom

Proverbs 9:6 (NLT)
Leave your simple ways behind, and begin to live; learn to use good judgment.”

Waiting upon God daily

Proverbs 8:34-35 (NLT)
Joyful are those who listen to me, watching for me daily at my gates, waiting for me outside my home!

General Revelation

Romans 1:20 (NLT)
For ever since the world was created, people have seen the earth and sky. Through everything God made, they can clearly see his invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature. So they have no excuse for not knowing God.

Wasting away from within

Psalm 31:9-10 (NLT)
Have mercy on me, LORD, for I am in distress. Tears blur my eyes. My body and soul are withering away.

Least of these

Matthew 25:45 (NLT)
“And he will answer, ‘I tell you the truth, when you refused to help the least of these my brothers and sisters, you were refusing to help me.’

Christ died at just the right time

Romans 5:6-8 (NLT)
When we were utterly helpless, Christ came at just the right time and died for us sinners.

Mustard Seed

Matthew 17:20 (NLT)
“You don’t have enough faith,” Jesus told them. “I tell you the truth, if you had faith even as small as a mustard seed, you could say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it would move. Nothing would be impossible.”

Gods at work in me

Philippians 1:6 (NLT)
And I am certain that God, who began the good work within you, will continue his work until it is finally finished on the day when Christ Jesus returns.

temptation

1 Corinthians 10:13 (NLT)
The temptations in your life are no different from what others experience. And God is faithful. He will not allow the temptation to be more than you can stand. When you are tempted, he will show you a way out so that you can endure.

Mourning for Jacob

Genesis 50:3 (NLT)
The embalming process took the usual forty days. And the Egyptians mourned his death for seventy days.

Pleasing to you

Psalm 19:12-14 (NLT)
How can I know all the sins lurking in my heart? Cleanse me from these hidden faults.

Jesus overpowers Satan

Matthew 12:29 (NLT)
For who is powerful enough to enter the house of a strong man like Satan and plunder his goods? Only someone even stronger—someone who could tie him up and then plunder his house.

Proverbs 3:21

Proverbs 3:21 (NLT)
My child, don’t lose sight of common sense and discernment. Hang on to them,

scripture memory

Proverbs 3:1 (NLT)
My child, never forget the things I have taught you. Store my commands in your heart.

Ephesians 5:3

Ephesians 5:3 (NLT)
Let there be no sexual immorality, impurity, or greed among you. Such sins have no place among God’s people.

Gods Masterpiece

Ephesians 2:10 (NLT)
For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago.