Menia Matthews

1 Corinthians 6:20

1 Corinthians 6:20 (MSG)
God owns the whole works. So let people see God in and through your body.

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James 1:22 (MSG)
Don't fool yourself into thinking that you are a listener when you are anything but, letting the Word go in one ear and out the other. Act on what you hear! Those who hear and don't act are like those who glance in the mirror, walk away, and two minutes later have no idea who they are, what they look like.

Psalm 19:7

Psalm 19:7 (MSG)
The revelation of god is whole and pulls our lives together. The signposts of god are clear and point out the right road. The life-maps of god are right, showing the way to joy. The directions of god are plain and easy on the eyes. god's reputation is twenty-four-carat gold, with a lifetime guarantee. The decisions of god are accurate down to the nth degree.

EASTER TRUTH

Hebrews 9:22 (MSG)
Moses said to the people, "This is the blood of the covenant God has established with you." Practically everything in a will hinges on a death. That's why blood, the evidence of death, is used so much in our tradition, especially regarding forgiveness of sins.

Matthew 6:6-34

Matthew 6:6-34 (MSG)
"Here's what I want you to do: Find a quiet, secluded place so you won't be tempted to role-play before God. Just be there as simply and honestly as you can manage. The focus will shift from you to God, and you will begin to sense his grace.

Romans 14:6-22

Romans 14:6-22 (MSG)
What's important in all this is that if you keep a holy day, keep it for God's sake; if you eat meat, eat it to the glory of God and thank God for prime rib; if you're a vegetarian, eat vegetables to the glory of God and thank God for broccoli. None of us are permitted to insist on our own way in these matters. It's God we are answerable to—all the way from life to death and everything in between—not each other. That's why Jesus lived and died and then lived again: so that he could be our Master across the entire range of life and death, and free us from the petty tyrannies of each other.

Colossians 3:2-17

Colossians 3:2-17 (MSG)
Don't shuffle along, eyes to the ground, absorbed with the things right in front of you. Look up, and be alert to what is going on around Christ-that's where the action is. See things from his perspective.

Romans 8:15

Romans 8:15 (MSG)
This resurrection life you received from God is not a timid, grave-tending life. It's adventurously expectant, greeting God with a childlike "What's next, Papa?" God's Spirit touches our spirits and confirms who we really are. We know who he is, and we know who we are: Father and children. And we know we are going to get what's coming to us—an unbelievable inheritance! We go through exactly what Christ goes through. If we go through the hard times with him, then we're certainly going to go through the good times with him!

James 4:5-7

James 4:5-7 (MSG)
And do you suppose God doesn't care? The proverb has it that "he's a fiercely jealous lover."

James 4:5-6

James 4:5-6 (MSG)
And do you suppose God doesn't care? The proverb has it that "he's a fiercely jealous lover."

James 2:23

James 2:23 (MSG)
The full meaning of "believe" in the Scripture sentence, "Abraham believed God and was set right with God," includes his action. It's that mesh of believing and acting that got Abraham named "God's friend."

Proverbs 18:22

Proverbs 18:22 (MSG)
Find a good spouse, you find a good life— and even more: the favor of god!

Genesis 2:3-22

Genesis 2:3-22 (MSG)
God blessed the seventh day. He made it a Holy Day Because on that day he rested from his work, all the creating God had done.

Genesis 1:28

Genesis 1:28 (MSG)
God blessed them: "Prosper! Reproduce! Fill Earth! Take charge! Be responsible for fish in the sea and birds in the air, for every living thing that moves on the face of Earth."

Isaiah 58:11-14

Isaiah 58:11-14 (MSG)
I will always show you where to go. I'll give you a full life in the emptiest of places-firm muscles, strong bones. You'll be like a well-watered garden, a gurgling spring that never runs dry.

Isaiah 58:11

Isaiah 58:11 (MSG)
I will always show you where to go. I'll give you a full life in the emptiest of places-firm muscles, strong bones. You'll be like a well-watered garden, a gurgling spring that never runs dry.

Colossians 3:1-2

Colossians 3:1-2 (MSG)
So if you're serious about living this new resurrection life with Christ, act like it. Pursue the things over which Christ presides. Don't shuffle along, eyes to the ground, absorbed with the things right in front of you. Look up, and be alert to what is going on around Christ—that's where the action is. See things from his perspective.

Colossians 1:14

Colossians 1:14 (MSG)
the Son who got us out of the pit we were in, got rid of the sins we were doomed to keep repeating.

Psalm 119:10

Psalm 119:10 (MSG)
I'm single-minded in pursuit of you; don't let me miss the road signs you've posted.

Proverbs 29:21

Proverbs 29:21 (MSG)
If you let people treat you like a doormat, you'll be quite forgotten in the end.

Proverbs 28:9-13

Proverbs 28:9-13 (MSG)
God has no use for the prayers of the people who won't listen to him.

Luke 8:13

Luke 8:13 (MSG)
"The seeds in the gravel are those who hear with enthusiasm, but the enthusiasm doesn't go very deep. It's only another fad, and the moment there's trouble it's gone.

Psalm 119:10-73

Psalm 119:10-73 (MSG)
I'm single-minded in pursuit of you; don't let me miss the road signs you've posted.

Matthew 6:1

Matthew 6:1 (MSG)
"Be especially careful when you are trying to be good so that you don't make a performance out of it. It might be good theater, but the God who made you won't be applauding.

Mark 4:11

Mark 4:11 (MSG)
He told them, "You've been given insight into God's kingdom-you know how it works. But to those who can't see it yet, everything comes in stories, creating readiness, nudging them toward receptive insight.