Matt McFarland

1 Thessalonians 5:16-18

1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 (NIV)
Rejoice always,

1 Thessalonians 5:16-18

1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 (NIV)
Rejoice always,

Psalm 55:22

Psalm 55:22 (NIV84)
Cast your cares on the Lord and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous fall.

Against Expectation

Romans 7:15-20 (NIV)
I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do.

Christ like mind

Philippians 4:8 (NIV84)
Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable–if anything is excellent or praiseworthy–think about such things.

Prayer Temple of the Lord

Isaiah 6:1-3 (NIV)
In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord, high and exalted, seated on a throne; and the train of his robe filled the temple.

Mercy

Hosea 6:6 (NIV)
For I desire mercy, not sacrifice, and acknowledgment of God rather than burnt offerings.

Seek God

Psalm 27:4 (NIV)
One thing I ask from the lord, this only do I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the lord all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the lord and to seek him in his temple.

There is no one who seeks God

Romans 3:9-18 (NIV)
What shall we conclude then? Do we have any advantage? Not at all! For we have already made the charge that Jews and Gentiles alike are all under the power of sin.

Malachi 3:10-12

Malachi 3:10-12 (NIV84)
Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this,” says the Lord Almighty, “and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that you will not have room enough for it.

Proverbs 3:9

Proverbs 3:9 (NIV84)
Honor the Lord with your wealth, with the firstfruits of all your crops;

Matthew 6:21

Matthew 6:21 (NIV84)
For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

Job 33:33

Job 33:33 (NIV)
But if not, then listen to me; be silent, and I will teach you wisdom."

Job 32:8

Job 32:8 (NIV)
But it is the spirit in a person, the breath of the Almighty, that gives them understanding.

Job 8:21

Job 8:21 (NIV)
He will yet fill your mouth with laughter and your lips with shouts of joy.

Job 6:10

Job 6:10 (NIV)
Then I would still have this consolation— my joy in unrelenting pain— that I had not denied the words of the Holy One.

Job 5:8

Job 5:8 (NIV)
"But if I were you, I would appeal to God; I would lay my cause before him.

James 5:16

James 5:16 (NIV)
Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.

Psalm 133:1

Psalm 133:1 (NIV84)
How good and pleasant it is when brothers live together in unity!

2 Chronicles 23:13

2 Chronicles 23:13 (NIV)
She looked, and there was the king, standing by his pillar at the entrance. The officers and the trumpeters were beside the king, and all the people of the land were rejoicing and blowing trumpets, and musicians with their instruments were leading the praises. Then Athaliah tore her robes and shouted, "Treason! Treason!"