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Generosity

Proverbs 11:24-25 (MSG)
The world of the generous gets larger and larger; the world of the stingy gets smaller and smaller.

God sings over you!

Zephaniah 3:17 (MSG)
Your God is present among you, a strong Warrior there to save you. Happy to have you back, he'll calm you with his love and delight you with his songs.

Isaiah 43:1-3

Isaiah 43:1-3 (MSG)
But now, God's Message, the God who made you in the first place, Jacob, the One who got you started, Israel: "Don't be afraid, I've redeemed you. I've called your name. You're mine. When you're in over your head, I'll be there with you. When you're in rough waters, you will not go down. When you're between a rock and a hard place, it won't be a dead end— Because I am God, your personal God, The Holy of Israel, your Savior. I paid a huge price for you: all of Egypt, with rich Cush and Seba thrown in! That's how much you mean to me! That's how much I love you! I'd sell off the whole world to get you back, trade the creation just for you.

Romans 10:9-10

Romans 10:9-10 (MSG)
Say the welcoming word to God-"Jesus is my Master"-embracing, body and soul, God's work of doing in us what he did in raising Jesus from the dead. That's it. You're not "doing" anything; you're simply calling out to God, trusting him to do it for you. That's salvation.

Psalm 41:12

Psalm 41:12 (MSG)
You know me inside and out, you hold me together, you never fail to stand me tall in your presence so I can look you in the eye.

John 3:17

John 3:17 (MSG)
God didn't go to all the trouble of sending his Son merely to point an accusing finger, telling the world how bad it was. He came to help, to put the world right again.

John 21:2, John 21:25

John 21:2 (MSG)
Simon Peter, Thomas (nicknamed "Twin"), Nathanael from Cana in Galilee, the brothers Zebedee, and two other disciples were together.

John 21:25 (MSG)
There are so many other things Jesus did. If they were all written down, each of them, one by one, I can't imagine a world big enough to hold such a library of books.

John 16:33

John 16:33 (MSG)
I've told you all this so that trusting me, you will be unshakable and assured, deeply at peace. In this godless world you will continue to experience difficulties. But take heart! I've conquered the world."

James 1:2

James 1:2 (MSG)
Consider it a sheer gift, friends, when tests and challenges come at you from all sides. You know that under pressure, your faith-life is forced into the open and shows its true colors. So don't try to get out of anything prematurely. Let it do its work so you become mature and well-developed, not deficient in any way.

Proverbs 19:3

Proverbs 19:3 (MSG)
People ruin their lives by their own stupidity, so why does god always get blamed?

Psalm 36:5-6

Psalm 36:5-6 (MSG)
God's love is meteoric, his loyalty astronomic, His purpose titanic, his verdicts oceanic. Yet in his largeness nothing gets lost; Not a man, not a mouse, slips through the cracks.

Isaiah 52:7

Isaiah 52:7 (MSG)
How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of the messenger bringing good news, Breaking the news that all's well, proclaiming good times, announcing salvation, telling Zion, "Your God reigns!" Voices! Listen! Your scouts are shouting, thunderclap shouts, shouting in joyful unison. They see with their own eyes God coming back to Zion. Break into song! Boom it out, ruins of Jerusalem: "God has comforted his people! He's redeemed Jerusalem!" God has rolled up his sleeves. All the nations can see his holy, muscled arm. Everyone, from one end of the earth to the other, sees him at work, doing his salvation work.

Isaiah 32:8

Isaiah 32:8 (MSG)
But those who are noble make noble plans, and stand for what is noble.

Philippians 4:19

Philippians 4:19 (MSG)
You can be sure that God will take care of everything you need, his generosity exceeding even yours in the glory that pours from Jesus.

Colossians 1:2

Colossians 1:2 (MSG)
I greet the Christians and stalwart followers of Christ who live in Colosse. May everything good from God our Father be yours!

Proverbs 4:23

Proverbs 4:23 (MSG)
Keep vigilant watch over your heart; that's where life starts. Don't talk out of both sides of your mouth; avoid careless banter, white lies, and gossip. Keep your eyes straight ahead; ignore all sideshow distractions. Watch your step, and the road will stretch out smooth before you. Look neither right nor left; leave evil in the dust.

Deuteronomy 15:10

Deuteronomy 15:10 (MSG)
Give freely and spontaneously. Don't have a stingy heart. The way you handle matters like this triggers god, your God's, blessing in everything you do, all your work and ventures. There are always going to be poor and needy people among you. So I command you: Always be generous, open purse and hands, give to your neighbors in trouble, your poor and hurting neighbors.

Deuteronomy 11:22

Deuteronomy 11:22 (MSG)
That's right. If you diligently keep all this commandment that I command you to obey—love god, your God, do what he tells you, stick close to him—god on his part will drive out all these nations that stand in your way. Yes, he'll drive out nations much bigger and stronger than you. Every square inch on which you place your foot will be yours. Your borders will stretch from the wilderness to the mountains of Lebanon, from the Euphrates River to the Mediterranean Sea. No one will be able to stand in your way. Everywhere you go, god-sent fear and trembling will precede you, just as he promised.

Proverbs 22:6

Proverbs 22:6 (MSG)
Point your kids in the right direction— when they're old they won't be lost.

Judges 6:14

Judges 6:14 (MSG)
But god faced him directly: "Go in this strength that is yours. Save Israel from Midian. Haven't I just sent you?"

Matthew 20:20

Matthew 20:20 (MSG)
It was about that time that the mother of the Zebedee brothers came with her two sons and knelt before Jesus with a request.

Mark 12:41

Mark 12:41 (MSG)
Sitting across from the offering box, he was observing how the crowd tossed money in for the collection. Many of the rich were making large contributions. One poor widow came up and put in two small coins—a measly two cents. Jesus called his disciples over and said, "The truth is that this poor widow gave more to the collection than all the others put together. All the others gave what they'll never miss; she gave extravagantly what she couldn't afford—she gave her all."