Roy Simpson

Jesus, the light of the world

John 8:12 (NKJV)
Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life.

Colossians 4:2

Colossians 4:2 (NLT)
Devote yourselves to prayer with an alert mind and a thankful heart.

Colossians 4:5

Colossians 4:5 (NLT)
Live wisely among those who are not believers, and make the most of every opportunity.

Colossians 4:6

Colossians 4:6 (NLT)
Let your conversation be gracious and attractive so that you will have the right response for everyone.

Matthew 6:13

Matthew 6:13 (NLT)
And don’t let us yield to temptation, but rescue us from the evil one.

Matthew 6:25

Matthew 6:25 (NLT)
“That is why I tell you not to worry about everyday life—whether you have enough food and drink, or enough clothes to wear. Isn’t life more than food, and your body more than clothing?

Matthew 6:31

Matthew 6:31 (NLT)
“So don’t worry about these things, saying, ‘What will we eat? What will we drink? What will we wear?’

Matthew 6:32

Matthew 6:32 (NLT)
These things dominate the thoughts of unbelievers, but your heavenly Father already knows all your needs.

Matthew 6:33

Matthew 6:33 (NLT)
Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need.

Matthew 6:33

Matthew 6:33 (NLT)
Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need.

Matthew 3:15

Matthew 3:15 (NLT)
But Jesus said, “It should be done, for we must carry out all that God requires.” So John agreed to baptize him.

Matthew 3:7

Matthew 3:7 (NLT)
But when he saw many Pharisees and Sadducees coming to watch him baptize, he denounced them. “You brood of snakes!” he exclaimed. “Who warned you to flee God’s coming wrath?

Romans 10:9

Romans 10:9 (NLT)
If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.

Romans 10:14

Romans 10:14 (NLT)
But how can they call on him to save them unless they believe in him? And how can they believe in him if they have never heard about him? And how can they hear about him unless someone tells them?

Romans 10:17

Romans 10:17 (NLT)
So faith comes from hearing, that is, hearing the Good News about Christ.

Romans 9:11

Romans 9:11 (NLT)
But before they were born, before they had done anything good or bad, she received a message from God. (This message shows that God chooses people according to his own purposes;

Romans 9:15

Romans 9:15 (NLT)
For God said to Moses, “I will show mercy to anyone I choose, and I will show compassion to anyone I choose.”

Romans 9:16

Romans 9:16 (NLT)
So it is God who decides to show mercy. We can neither choose it nor work for it.

Romans 9:22

Romans 9:22 (NLT)
In the same way, even though God has the right to show his anger and his power, he is very patient with those on whom his anger falls, who are destined for destruction.

Romans 8:3

Romans 8:3 (NLT)
The law of Moses was unable to save us because of the weakness of our sinful nature. So God did what the law could not do. He sent his own Son in a body like the bodies we sinners have. And in that body God declared an end to sin’s control over us by giving his Son as a sacrifice for our sins.

Romans 8:6

Romans 8:6 (NLT)
So letting your sinful nature control your mind leads to death. But letting the Spirit control your mind leads to life and peace.

Romans 8:9

Romans 8:9 (NLT)
But you are not controlled by your sinful nature. You are controlled by the Spirit if you have the Spirit of God living in you. (And remember that those who do not have the Spirit of Christ living in them do not belong to him at all.)

Romans 8:15

Romans 8:15 (NLT)
So you have not received a spirit that makes you fearful slaves. Instead, you received God’s Spirit when he adopted you as his own children. Now we call him, “Abba, Father.”

Romans 8:16

Romans 8:16 (NLT)
For his Spirit joins with our spirit to affirm that we are God’s children.

Romans 8:17

Romans 8:17 (NLT)
And since we are his children, we are his heirs. In fact, together with Christ we are heirs of God’s glory. But if we are to share his glory, we must also share his suffering.