Bo Parrish

Act of love

1 John 4:9 (NLT)
God showed how much he loved us by sending his one and only Son into the world so that we might have eternal life through him.

God's Will

Proverbs 3:6 (NLT)
Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take.

God will not violate human will

Deuteronomy 30:19 (NLT)
“Today I have given you the choice between life and death, between blessings and curses. Now I call on heaven and earth to witness the choice you make. Oh, that you would choose life, so that you and your descendants might live!

Discipline

Proverbs 13:1-2 (NLT)
A wise child accepts a parent’s discipline; a mocker refuses to listen to correction.

God will NOT violate human will

Psalm 81:10-16 (NLT)
For it was I, the LORD your God, who rescued you from the land of Egypt. Open your mouth wide, and I will fill it with good things.

Salvation

Luke 15:32 (NLT)
We had to celebrate this happy day. For your brother was dead and has come back to life! He was lost, but now he is found!’”

Compassion

Luke 15:20 (NLT)
“So he returned home to his father. And while he was still a long way off, his father saw him coming. Filled with love and compassion, he ran to his son, embraced him, and kissed him.

Prayer of confession

Luke 15:18-19 (NLT)
I will go home to my father and say, “Father, I have sinned against both heaven and you,

The Prodigal Son

Luke 15:11 (NLT)
To illustrate the point further, Jesus told them this story: “A man had two sons.

Repentance

Luke 15:7 (NLT)
In the same way, there is more joy in heaven over one lost sinner who repents and returns to God than over ninety-nine others who are righteous and haven’t strayed away!

Achan

Joshua 7:4 (NLT)
So approximately 3,000 warriors were sent, but they were soundly defeated. The men of Ai

Rahab

Joshua 6:25 (NLT)
So Joshua spared Rahab the prostitute and her relatives who were with her in the house, because she had hidden the spies Joshua sent to Jericho. And she lives among the Israelites to this day.

Faith

Joshua 6:16 (NLT)
The seventh time around, as the priests sounded the long blast on their horns, Joshua commanded the people, “Shout! For the LORD has given you the town!

Answered Promise

Joshua 6:2 (NLT)
But the LORD said to Joshua, “I have given you Jericho, its king, and all its strong warriors.

Worship

Hebrews 10:22 (NASB)
let us draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.

see also Romans 4:19-20

Genesis 15:6 (NLT)
And Abram believed the LORD, and the LORD counted him as righteous because of his faith.

God's Will, not mi e

Proverbs 3:6 (NLT)
Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take.

Religion defined, world view vs. God's view

James 1:26-27 (ESV)
If anyone thinks he is religious and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his heart, this person's religion is worthless.

God's Word

James 1:14 (ESV)
But each person is tempted when he is lured and enticed by his own desire.

James 1:21-22 (ESV)
Therefore put away all filthiness and rampant wickedness and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.

Temptation (path to death)

James 1:14-15 (ESV)
But each person is tempted when he is lured and enticed by his own desire.

See also Isaiah 40:1-10

James 1:10-11 (ESV)
and the rich in his humiliation, because like a flower of the grass he will pass away.

Faith in prayer

James 1:6-8 (ESV)
But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind.

Suffering

James 1:2-3 (ESV)
Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds,

Prayer Stopper

Matthew 5:23-24 (NIV)
"Therefore, if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother or sister has something against you,

See also Romans 7:14-16

James 4:17 (NLT)
Remember, it is sin to know what you ought to do and then not do it.