Christopher Suleske

Romans 5:8

Romans 5:8 (NIV)
But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

ROC 2011.12.29

Matthew 26:47-50 (MSG)
The words were barely out of his mouth when Judas (the one from the Twelve) showed up, and with him a gang from the high priests and religious leaders brandishing swords and clubs. The betrayer had worked out a sign with them: "The one I kiss, that's the one—seize him." He went straight to Jesus, greeted him, "How are you, Rabbi?" and kissed him.

ROC 2011.12.29

Luke 7:31-35 (MSG)
"How can I account for the people of this generation? They're like spoiled children complaining to their parents, 'We wanted to skip rope and you were always too tired; we wanted to talk but you were always too busy.' John the Baptizer came fasting and you called him crazy. The Son of Man came feasting and you called him a lush. Opinion polls don't count for much, do they? The proof of the pudding is in the eating."

Like a child, because you ARE his child

Mark 10:13-16 (MSG)
The people brought children to Jesus, hoping he might touch them. The disciples shooed them off. But Jesus was irate and let them know it: "Don't push these children away. Don't ever get between them and me. These children are at the very center of life in the kingdom. Mark this: Unless you accept God's kingdom in the simplicity of a child, you'll never get in." Then, gathering the children up in his arms, he laid his hands of blessing on them.

Ecclesiastes 7:29

Ecclesiastes 7:29 (NIV)
This only have I found: God created mankind upright, but they have gone in search of many schemes."

Ecclesiastes 7:28

Ecclesiastes 7:28 (NIV)
while I was still searching but not finding— I found one upright man among a thousand, but not one upright woman among them all.

Ecclesiastes 7:14, Ecclesiastes 7:28-29

Ecclesiastes 7:14 (MSG)
On a good day, enjoy yourself; On a bad day, examine your conscience. God arranges for both kinds of days So that we won't take anything for granted.

Ecclesiastes 7:28-29 (MSG)
But the wisdom I've looked for I haven't found. I didn't find one man or woman in a thousand worth my while.

Ecclesiastes 6:7

Ecclesiastes 6:7 (MSG)
We work to feed our appetites; Meanwhile our souls go hungry.

Ecclesiastes 5:18-20

Ecclesiastes 5:18-20 (MSG)
After looking at the way things are on this earth, here's what I've decided is the best way to live: Take care of yourself, have a good time, and make the most of whatever job you have for as long as God gives you life. And that's about it. That's the human lot. Yes, we should make the most of what God gives, both the bounty and the capacity to enjoy it, accepting what's given and delighting in the work. It's God's gift! God deals out joy in the present, the now. It's useless to brood over how long we might live.

Ecclesiastes 4:1-3

Ecclesiastes 4:1-3 (MSG)
Next I turned my attention to all the outrageous violence that takes place on this planet—the tears of the victims, no one to comfort them; the iron grip of oppressors, no one to rescue the victims from them. So I congratulated the dead who are already dead instead of the living who are still alive. But luckier than the dead or the living is the person who has never even been, who has never seen the bad business that takes place on this earth.

Psalm 6:2-9

Psalm 6:2-9 (NLT)
Have compassion on me, LORD, for I am weak. Heal me, LORD, for my bones are in agony.

Psalm 5:11-12

Psalm 5:11-12 (MSG)
But you'll welcome us with open arms when we run for cover to you. Let the party last all night! Stand guard over our celebration. You are famous, God, for welcoming God-seekers, for decking us out in delight.

Hope: 2011.11.27

1 John 4:15-18 (NIV)
If anyone acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God, God lives in them and they in God.

Hope 2011.11.27

1 John 4:15-18 (MSG)
Everyone who confesses that Jesus is God's Son participates continuously in an intimate relationship with God.

1 John 4:15

1 John 4:15 (MSG)
Everyone who confesses that Jesus is God's Son participates continuously in an intimate relationship with God.

1 John 2:15-16

1 John 2:15-16 (NLT)
Do not love this world nor the things it offers you, for when you love the world, you do not have the love of the Father in you.

Daniel 12:3

Daniel 12:3 (MSG)
"'Men and women who have lived wisely and well will shine brilliantly, like the cloudless, star-strewn night skies. And those who put others on the right path to life will glow like stars forever.

1 John 1:9

1 John 1:9 (NLT)
But if we confess our sins to him, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all wickedness.