Terri Knoll

Matthew 6:15

Matthew 6:15 (MSG)
If you refuse to do your part, you cut yourself off from God's part.

Isaiah 26:8

Isaiah 26:8 (NIV)
Yes, lord, walking in the way of your laws, we wait for you; your name and renown are the desire of our hearts.

2 Timothy 2:1

2 Timothy 2:1 (MSG)
So, my son, throw yourself into this work for Christ. Pass on what you heard from me—the whole congregation saying Amen!— to reliable leaders who are competent to teach others. When the going gets rough, take it on the chin with the rest of us, the way Jesus did. A soldier on duty doesn't get caught up in making deals at the marketplace. He concentrates on carrying out orders. An athlete who refuses to play by the rules will never get anywhere. It's the diligent farmer who gets the produce. Think it over. God will make it all plain.

John 17:21

John 17:21 (MSG)
The goal is for all of them to become one heart and mind-Just as you, Father, are in me and I in you, So they might be one heart and mind with us. Then the world might believe that you, in fact, sent me.

2 Timothy 1:7

2 Timothy 1:7 (MSG)
God doesn't want us to be shy with his gifts, but bold and loving and sensible.

Colossians 3:11

Colossians 3:11 (MSG)
Words like Jewish and non-Jewish, religious and irreligious, insider and outsider, uncivilized and uncouth, slave and free, mean nothing. From now on everyone is defined by Christ, everyone is included in Christ.

Matthew 5:48

Matthew 5:48 (MSG)
"In a word, what I'm saying is, Grow up. You're kingdom subjects. Now live like it. Live out your God-created identity. Live generously and graciously toward others, the way God lives toward you."

1 Corinthians 11:28

1 Corinthians 11:28 (MSG)
Examine your motives, test your heart, come to this meal in holy awe.

1 Corinthians 11:26

1 Corinthians 11:26 (MSG)
What you must solemnly realize is that every time you eat this bread and every time you drink this cup, you reenact in your words and actions the death of the Master. You will be drawn back to this meal again and again until the Master returns. You must never let familiarity breed contempt.

1 Corinthians 11:25

1 Corinthians 11:25 (MSG)
After supper, he did the same thing with the cup: This cup is my blood, my new covenant with you. Each time you drink this cup, remember me.

1 Corinthians 11:24

1 Corinthians 11:24 (MSG)
Having given thanks, he broke it and said, This is my body, broken for you. Do this to remember me.

1 Corinthians 10:16

1 Corinthians 10:16 (MSG)
When we drink the cup of blessing, aren't we taking into ourselves the blood, the very life, of Christ? And isn't it the same with the loaf of bread we break and eat? Don't we take into ourselves the body, the very life, of Christ?

1 Corinthians 10:9

1 Corinthians 10:9 (MSG)
We must never try to get Christ to serve us instead of us serving him; they tried it, and God launched an epidemic of poisonous snakes.

1 Corinthians 10:9

1 Corinthians 10:9 (MSG)
We must never try to get Christ to serve us instead of us serving him; they tried it, and God launched an epidemic of poisonous snakes.

Genesis 2:23

Genesis 2:23 (MSG)
The Man said, "Finally! Bone of my bone, flesh of my flesh! Name her Woman for she was made from Man." Therefore a man leaves his father and mother and embraces his wife. They become one flesh. The two of them, the Man and his Wife, were naked, but they felt no shame.

Exodus 4:12

Exodus 4:12 (MSG)
So, get going. I'll be right there with you-with your mouth! I'll be right there to teach you what to say."

Luke 4:32

Luke 4:32 (MSG)
They were surprised and impressed-his teaching was so forthright, so confident, so authoritative, not the quibbling and quoting they were used to.

Genesis 22:12

Genesis 22:12 (MSG)
"Don't lay a hand on that boy! Don't touch him! Now I know how fearlessly you fear God; you didn't hesitate to place your son, your dear son, on the altar for me."

Isaiah 58:7

Isaiah 58:7 (MSG)
What I'm interested in seeing you do is: sharing your food with the hungry, inviting the homeless poor into your homes, putting clothes on the shivering ill-clad, being available to your own families.

Matthew 6:10

Matthew 6:10 (MSG)
Set the world right; Do what's best-as above, so below.

Matthew 5:48

Matthew 5:48 (MSG)
"In a word, what I'm saying is, Grow up. You're kingdom subjects. Now live like it. Live out your God-created identity. Live generously and graciously toward others, the way God lives toward you."

Psalm 119:20

Psalm 119:20 (MSG)
My soul is starved and hungry, ravenous!-insatiable for your nourishing commands.

Matthew 13:9

Matthew 13:9 (MSG)
"Are you listening to this? Really listening?"

Matthew 13:10

Matthew 13:10 (MSG)
The disciples came up and asked, "Why do you tell stories?"

Matthew 13:11

Matthew 13:11 (MSG)
He replied, "You've been given insight into God's kingdom. You know how it works. Not everybody has this gift, this insight; it hasn't been given to them. Whenever someone has a ready heart for this, the insights and understandings flow freely. But if there is no readiness, any trace of receptivity soon disappears. That's why I tell stories: to create readiness, to nudge the people toward receptive insight. In their present state they can stare till doomsday and not see it, listen till they're blue in the face and not get it. I don't want Isaiah's forecast repeated all over again: Your ears are open but you don't hear a thing. Your eyes are awake but you don't see a thing. The people are blockheads! They stick their fingers in their ears so they won't have to listen; They screw their eyes shut so they won't have to look, so they won't have to deal with me face-to-face and let me heal them.