Pat Brady

1 Corinthians 2:6

1 Corinthians 2:6 (MSG)
We, of course, have plenty of wisdom to pass on to you once you get your feet on firm spiritual ground, but it's not popular wisdom, the fashionable wisdom of high-priced experts that will be out-of-date in a year or so. God's wisdom is something mysterious that goes deep into the interior of his purposes. You don't find it lying around on the surface. It's not the latest message, but more like the oldest—what God determined as the way to bring out his best in us, long before we ever arrived on the scene. The experts of our day haven't a clue about what this eternal plan is. If they had, they wouldn't have killed the Master of the God-designed life on a cross. That's why we have this Scripture text: No one's ever seen or heard anything like this, Never so much as imagined anything quite like it— What God has arranged for those who love him. But you've seen and heard it because God by his Spirit has brought it all out into the open before you.

Isaiah 40:8

Isaiah 40:8 (NLT)
The grass withers and the flowers fade, but the word of our God stands forever.”

1 Corinthians 2:1-4

1 Corinthians 2:1-4 (NLT)
When I first came to you, dear brothers and sisters, I didn’t use lofty words and impressive wisdom to tell you God’s secret plan.

Matthew 28:17-20

Matthew 28:17-20 (MSG)
The moment they saw him they worshiped him. Some, though, held back, not sure about worship, about risking themselves totally.

1 Corinthians 9:16

1 Corinthians 9:16 (NIV)
For when I preach the gospel, I cannot boast, since I am compelled to preach. Woe to me if I do not preach the gospel!

Luke 10:38-42

Luke 10:38-42 (NLT)
As Jesus and the disciples continued on their way to Jerusalem, they came to a certain village where a woman named Martha welcomed him into her home.

James 5:13-16

James 5:13-16 (NLT)
Are any of you suffering hardships? You should pray. Are any of you happy? You should sing praises.

Hebrews 12:14-29

Hebrews 12:14-29 (NLT)
Work at living in peace with everyone, and work at living a holy life, for those who are not holy will not see the Lord.

Hebrews 12:1-13

Hebrews 12:1-13 (NLT)
Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up. And let us run with endurance the race God has set before us.

Revelation 3:5

Revelation 3:5 (AMP)
Thus shall he who conquers (is victorious) be clad in white garments, and I will not erase or blot out his name from the Book of Life; I will acknowledge him [as Mine] and I will confess his name openly before My Father and before His angels.

Hebrews 10:31

Hebrews 10:31 (NLT)
It is a terrible thing to fall into the hands of the living God.

Psalm 46:10

Psalm 46:10 (MSG)
"Step out of the traffic! Take a long, loving look at me, your High God, above politics, above everything."

Psalm 46:10-11

Psalm 46:10-11 (NIV)
He says, "Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth."

Joshua 24:15

Joshua 24:15 (KJV)
And if it seem evil unto you to serve the Lord, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.

Matthew 6:1-4

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.

Matthew 6:1-4

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.

1 Corinthians 3:10-15, 1 Corinthians 3:18

1 Corinthians 3:10-15 (NLT)
Because of God’s grace to me, I have laid the foundation like an expert builder. Now others are building on it. But whoever is building on this foundation must be very careful.

1 Corinthians 3:18 (NLT)
Stop deceiving yourselves. If you think you are wise by this world’s standards, you need to become a fool to be truly wise.

1 Corinthians 3:18

1 Corinthians 3:18 (NLT)
Stop deceiving yourselves. If you think you are wise by this world’s standards, you need to become a fool to be truly wise.

2 Corinthians 5:6-10

2 Corinthians 5:6-10 (MSG)
That's why we live with such good cheer. You won't see us drooping our heads or dragging our feet! Cramped conditions here don't get us down. They only remind us of the spacious living conditions ahead. It's what we trust in but don't yet see that keeps us going. Do you suppose a few ruts in the road or rocks in the path are going to stop us? When the time comes, we'll be plenty ready to exchange exile for homecoming.

Colossians 3:1-3

Colossians 3:1-3 (NLT)
Since you have been raised to new life with Christ, set your sights on the realities of heaven, where Christ sits in the place of honor at God’s right hand.

Romans 12:2

Romans 12:2 (NLT)
Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect.

2 Chronicles 7:14

2 Chronicles 7:14 (NLT)
Then if my people who are called by my name will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sins and restore their land.

2 Thessalonians 2:13-17

2 Thessalonians 2:13-17 (NLT)
As for us, we can’t help but thank God for you, dear brothers and sisters loved by the Lord. We are always thankful that God chose you to be among the first to experience salvation—a salvation that came through the Spirit who makes you holy and through your belief in the truth.

2 Thessalonians 2:1-12

2 Thessalonians 2:1-12 (NLT)
Now, dear brothers and sisters, let us clarify some things about the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and how we will be gathered to meet him.

Ephesians 6:10-16

Ephesians 6:10-16 (NLT)
A final word: Be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power.