Christian Derick Villafranca

Rebuke

Proverbs 27:5 (ESV)
Better is open rebuke than hidden love.

Fear

Psalm 23:4 (ESV)
Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.

Children of God

John 1:12-13 (NIV)
Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God—

love for a friend

1 John 4:7 (NIV)
Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.

Hearing the Word

John 8:47 (NIV)
Whoever belongs to God hears what God says. The reason you do not hear is that you do not belong to God."

Believe

Romans 4:20-21 (NIV)
Yet he did not waver through unbelief regarding the promise of God, but was strengthened in his faith and gave glory to God,

facing temptation

Genesis 39:10 (NIV)
And though she spoke to Joseph day after day, he refused to go to bed with her or even be with her.

Don't Worry

Matthew 6:25-34 (NIV)
"Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes?

God is with us

Genesis 31:42 (NIV)
If the God of my father, the God of Abraham and the Fear of Isaac, had not been with me, you would surely have sent me away empty-handed. But God has seen my hardship and the toil of my hands, and last night he rebuked you."

blessings 1

Genesis 27:28 (NIV)
May God give you heaven's dew and earth's richness— an abundance of grain and new wine.

Wait Patiently

Genesis 26:2-3 (NIV)
The lord appeared to Isaac and said, "Do not go down to Egypt; live in the land where I tell you to live.

Prayer for the believers

John 17:20-26 (NIV)
"My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message,

We are not of this world

John 15:18-19 (NIV)
"If the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated me first.

Love

John 15:9-17 (NIV)
"As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love.

I am the true Vine

John 15:1-8 (NIV)
"I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener.

Obeying His teachings

John 14:23-24 (NIV)
Jesus replied, "Anyone who loves me will obey my teaching. My Father will love them, and we will come to them and make our home with them.

love one another

John 13:34-35 (NIV)
"A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.

I am the Resurection and the Life

John 11:25-26 (NIV)
Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die;

I am the Good Sheperd

John 10:11-18 (NIV)
"I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.

Baptism (a new life)

Romans 6:4 (NIV)
We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life.

Wages of sin

Romans 6:23 (NIV)
For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Lordship (a new master)

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

Storm Proof Life

Matthew 7:24-27 (NIV)
"Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.

Seek first

Matthew 6:33 (NIV)
But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.

Nothing is impossible

Matthew 17:20-21 (NIV)
He replied, "Because you have so little faith. Truly I tell you, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there,' and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you."