Tamara Scott

Mark 4- Receiving the Word correctly

Mark 4:14-20 (NLT)
The farmer plants seed by taking God’s word to others.

The Unpardonable Sin

Mark 3:28-29 (NLT)
“I tell you the truth, all sin and blasphemy can be forgiven,

Faithful with little

Matthew 25:23 (NLT)
“The master said, ‘Well done, my good and faithful servant. You have been faithful in handling this small amount, so now I will give you many more responsibilities. Let’s celebrate together!’

father is reserved for God not priests

Matthew 23:9 (NLT)
And don’t address anyone here on earth as ‘Father,’ for only God in heaven is your spiritual Father.

Love for God

Matthew 22:37-40 (NLT)
Jesus replied, “‘You must love the LORD your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind.’

Faith filled words

Matthew 21:21-22 (NLT)
Then Jesus told them, “I tell you the truth, if you have faith and don’t doubt, you can do things like this and much more. You can even say to this mountain, ‘May you be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ and it will happen.

Rather be a door keeper than...

Psalm 84:10-12 (NLT)
A single day in your courts is better than a thousand anywhere else! I would rather be a gatekeeper in the house of my God than live the good life in the homes of the wicked.

Fasting

Joel 2:13 (NLT)
Don’t tear your clothing in your grief, but tear your hearts instead.” Return to the LORD your God, for he is merciful and compassionate, slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love. He is eager to relent and not punish.

Joel 2:23 (NLT)
Rejoice, you people of Jerusalem! Rejoice in the LORD your God! For the rain he sends demonstrates his faithfulness. Once more the autumn rains will come, as well as the rains of spring.

Joel 2:25 (NLT)
The LORD says, “I will give you back what you lost to the swarming locusts, the hopping locusts, the stripping locusts, and the cutting locusts. It was I who sent this great destroying army against you.

Joel 2:28-29 (NLT)
“Then, after doing all those things, I will pour out my Spirit upon all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy. Your old men will dream dreams, and your young men will see visions.

Joel 2:32 (NLT)
But everyone who calls on the name of the LORD will be saved, for some on Mount Zion in Jerusalem will escape, just as the LORD has said. These will be among the survivors whom the LORD has called.

Never compromise

Daniel 3:1-30 (NLT)
King Nebuchadnezzar made a gold statue ninety feet tall and nine feet wide and set it up on the plain of Dura in the province of Babylon.

Forgiveness is not optional

Matthew 18:35 (NLT)
“That’s what my heavenly Father will do to you if you refuse to forgive your brothers and sisters from your heart.”

Psalm 27:4-5

Psalm 27:4-5 (NLT)
The one thing I ask of the LORD— the thing I seek most— is to live in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, delighting in the LORD’s perfections and meditating in his Temple.

Matthew 18:19-20

Matthew 18:19-20 (NLT)
“I also tell you this: If two of you agree here on earth concerning anything you ask, my Father in heaven will do it for you.

Matthew 17:5-6

Matthew 17:5-6 (NLT)
But even as he spoke, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is my dearly loved Son, who brings me great joy. Listen to him.”

Binding

Matthew 16:19 (NLT)
And I will give you the keys of the Kingdom of Heaven. Whatever you forbid on earth will be forbidden in heaven, and whatever you permit on earth will be permitted in heaven.”

1 Peter 2:16, 1 Peter 2:24-25

1 Peter 2:16 (NLT)
For you are free, yet you are God’s slaves, so don’t use your freedom as an excuse to do evil.

1 Peter 2:24-25 (NLT)
He personally carried our sins in his body on the cross so that we can be dead to sin and live for what is right. By his wounds you are healed.

God's Yes is a guarantee

2 Corinthians 1:17-20 (NLT)
You may be asking why I changed my plan. Do you think I make my plans carelessly? Do you think I am like people of the world who say “Yes” when they really mean “No”?

2 Corinthians 1:9-10, 2 Corinthians 1:12

2 Corinthians 1:9-10 (NLT)
In fact, we expected to die. But as a result, we stopped relying on ourselves and learned to rely only on God, who raises the dead.

2 Corinthians 1:12 (NLT)
We can say with confidence and a clear conscience that we have lived with a God-given holiness and sincerity in all our dealings. We have depended on God’s grace, not on our own human wisdom. That is how we have conducted ourselves before the world, and especially toward you.

Give thanks even in the midst of.shortage

Matthew 15:36 (NLT)
Then he took the seven loaves and the fish, thanked God for them, and broke them into pieces. He gave them to the disciples, who distributed the food to the crowd.

Temptation/Doer of the Word

James 1:14-27 (NLT)
Temptation comes from our own desires, which entice us and drag us away.

Psalm 119

Psalm 119:11 (NKJV)
Your word I have hidden in my heart, That I might not sin against You.

Psalm 119:89-90 (NKJV)
Forever, O Lord, Your word is settled in heaven.

Psalm 119:92-93 (NKJV)
Unless Your law had been my delight, I would then have perished in my affliction.

Psalm 119:99 (NKJV)
I have more understanding than all my teachers, For Your testimonies are my meditation.

Psalm 119:105 (NKJV)
Your word is a lamp to my feet And a light to my path.

Psalm 119:130 (NKJV)
The entrance of Your words gives light; It gives understanding to the simple.

Psalm 119:133-135 (NKJV)
Direct my steps by Your word, And let no iniquity have dominion over me.

Psalm 119:162 (NKJV)
I rejoice at Your word As one who finds great treasure.

Psalm 119:165 (NKJV)
Great peace have those who love Your law, And nothing causes them to stumble.

benefits of fasting-favor

Daniel 1:8-21 (NKJV)
But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the kings delicacies, nor with the wine which he drank; therefore he requested of the chief of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself.

Daniel 10:12-15

Daniel 10:12-15 (NKJV)
Then he said to me, Do not fear, Daniel, for from the first day that you set your heart to understand, and to humble yourself before your God, your words were heard; and I have come because of your words.

Daniel meets the Angel

Daniel 10:12 (NKJV)
Then he said to me, Do not fear, Daniel, for from the first day that you set your heart to understand, and to humble yourself before your God, your words were heard; and I have come because of your words.

Matthew 8:16-17

Matthew 8:16-17 (NKJV)
When evening had come, they brought to Him many who were demon-possessed. And He cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all who were sick,

Matthew 8:13

Matthew 8:13 (NKJV)
Then Jesus said to the centurion, Go your way; and as you have believed, so let it be done for you. And his servant was healed that same hour.