Sex before marriage

Deuteronomy 22:28-29 (NLT)
“Suppose a man has intercourse with a young woman who is a virgin but is not engaged to be married. If they are discovered,

Protection

Psalm 55:22 (NLT)
Give your burdens to the LORD, and he will take care of you. He will not permit the godly to slip and fall.

May the lord bless you and keep you

Numbers 6:24-26 (NLT)
‘May the LORD bless you and protect you.

Take up your cross

Mark 8:34 (NLT)
Then, calling the crowd to join his disciples, he said, “If any of you wants to be my follower, you must turn from your selfish ways, take up your cross, and follow me.

Unintentional Sinning

Leviticus 4:15 (NLT)
The elders of the community must then lay their hands on the bull’s head and slaughter it before the LORD.

You can't look at God and live.

Exodus 33:20 (NLT)
But you may not look directly at my face, for no one may see me and live.”

No Marriage In Heaven

Matthew 22:30 (NLT)
For when the dead rise, they will neither marry nor be given in marriage. In this respect they will be like the angels in heaven.

Sinners need help

Matthew 9:12 (NLT)
When Jesus heard this, he said, “Healthy people don’t need a doctor—sick people do.”

Husbands

Colossians 3:19 (NLT)
Husbands, love your wives and never treat them harshly.

Wife

Colossians 3:18 (NLT)
Wives, submit to your husbands, as is fitting for those who belong to the Lord.

Ways of the World

Colossians 3:5 (NLT)
So put to death the sinful, earthly things lurking within you. Have nothing to do with sexual immorality, impurity, lust, and evil desires. Don’t be greedy, for a greedy person is an idolater, worshiping the things of this world.

Repetition

Matthew 6:7 (NLT)
“When you pray, don’t babble on and on as people of other religions do. They think their prayers are answered merely by repeating their words again and again.

Secret Giving

Matthew 6:1-4 (NLT)
“Watch out! Don’t do your good deeds publicly, to be admired by others, for you will lose the reward from your Father in heaven.

Swearing To God

Matthew 5:33-37 (NLT)
“You have also heard that our ancestors were told, ‘You must not break your vows; you must carry out the vows you make to the LORD.’

Lust

Matthew 5:27-29 (NLT)
“You have heard the commandment that says, ‘You must not commit adultery.’

Beniaiah

2 Samuel 23:20-23 (NLT)
There was also Benaiah son of Jehoiada, a valiant warrior from Kabzeel. He did many heroic deeds, which included killing two champions of Moab. Another time, on a snowy day, he chased a lion down into a pit and killed it.

Psalm 4:4

Psalm 4:4 (NLT)
Don’t sin by letting anger control you. Think about it overnight and remain silent. Interlude

January 1, 2012

Psalm 90:12 (NLT)
Teach us to realize the brevity of life, so that we may grow in wisdom.

January 1, 2012

Ephesians 5:15-17 (NLT)
So be careful how you live. Don’t live like fools, but like those who are wise.

Selfish

Philippians 2:3 (NIV)
Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves,

Anger

Colossians 3:8 (NIV)
But now you must also rid yourselves of all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips.

Earthly Things

Colossians 3:5 (NIV)
Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires and greed, which is idolatry.

Temptationl

1 Corinthians 10:13 (NIV)
No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it.

Be of Sober Mind

1 Peter 5:8 (NIV)
Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.

Plans

Jeremiah 29:11 (NIV)
For I know the plans I have for you," declares the lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.