Anthony Williams

God the ultimate protector

Psalm 121:1-8 (NLT)
I look up to the mountains— does my help come from there?

Not all about Christ was recorded in the Bible

John 21:7-8 (NLT)
Then the disciple Jesus loved said to Peter, “It’s the Lord!” When Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put on his tunic (for he had stripped for work), jumped into the water, and headed to shore.

John 21:25 (NLT)
Jesus also did many other things. If they were all written down, I suppose the whole world could not contain the books that would be written.

Work brings profit

Proverbs 14:23 (NLT)
Work brings profit, but mere talk leads to poverty!

JEDIDIAH - Beloved of the Lord

2 Samuel 12:25 (NLT)
and sent word through Nathan the prophet that they should name him Jedidiah (which means “beloved of the LORD”), as the LORD had commanded.

Prayer of total surrender to God

Psalm 119:56-64 (NLT)
This is how I spend my life: obeying your commandments.

Ability to become fruitful

John 15:4-5 (NLT)
Remain in me, and I will remain in you. For a branch cannot produce fruit if it is severed from the vine, and you cannot be fruitful unless you remain in me.

I have chosen to be faithful . . . dont let me be put to shame.

Psalm 119:29-32 (NLT)
Keep me from lying to myself; give me the privilege of knowing your instructions.

Love each other.

John 13:34-35 (NLT)
So now I am giving you a new commandment: Love each other. Just as I have loved you, you should love each other.

Davids dance.

2 Samuel 6:20-23 (NLT)
When David returned home to bless his own family, Michal, the daughter of Saul, came out to meet him. She said in disgust, “How distinguished the king of Israel looked today, shamelessly exposing himself to the servant girls like any vulgar person might do!”

The builders rejected stone . . . rejoice and be glad

Psalm 118:22-24 (NLT)
The stone that the builders rejected has now become the cornerstone.

The bright shining light of Christ

John 12:46-47 (NLT)
I have come as a light to shine in this dark world, so that all who put their trust in me will no longer remain in the dark.

The Lord be for me. . . no fear

Psalm 118:6 (NLT)
The LORD is for me, so I will have no fear. What can mere people do to me?

Jesus Wept

John 11:35 (NLT)
Then Jesus wept.

The dead cannot praise the lord.

Psalm 115:17 (NLT)
The dead cannot sing praises to the LORD, for they have gone into the silence of the grave.

The thief cometh to steal and destroy

John 10:10-11 (NLT)
The thief’s purpose is to steal and kill and destroy. My purpose is to give them a rich and satisfying life.

The fear of the Lord is the foundation of true wisdom.

Psalm 111:10 (NLT)
Fear of the LORD is the foundation of true wisdom. All who obey his commandments will grow in wisdom. Praise him forever!

The Lord looks at the heart not the appearance

1 Samuel 16:7 (NLT)
But the LORD said to Samuel, “Don’t judge by his appearance or height, for I have rejected him. The LORD doesn’t see things the way you see them. People judge by outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart.”

God would not lie or change His mind

1 Samuel 15:22-23 (NLT)
But Samuel replied, “What is more pleasing to the LORD: your burnt offerings and sacrifices or your obedience to his voice? Listen! Obedience is better than sacrifice, and submission is better than offering the fat of rams.

1 Samuel 15:29 (NLT)
And he who is the Glory of Israel will not lie, nor will he change his mind, for he is not human that he should change his mind!”

Obedience is better than sacrifice

1 Samuel 15:22-23 (NLT)
But Samuel replied, “What is more pleasing to the LORD: your burnt offerings and sacrifices or your obedience to his voice? Listen! Obedience is better than sacrifice, and submission is better than offering the fat of rams.

As humans we can achieve nothing without God.

John 6:63 (NLT)
The Spirit alone gives eternal life. Human effort accomplishes nothing. And the very words I have spoken to you are spirit and life.

Controlled by sinful nature

1 Corinthians 3:3 (NLT)
for you are still controlled by your sinful nature. You are jealous of one another and quarrel with each other. Doesn’t that prove you are controlled by your sinful nature? Aren’t you living like people of the world?

Old men dream dreams, young men see vision.

Joel 2:12-14 (NLT)
That is why the LORD says, “Turn to me now, while there is time. Give me your hearts. Come with fasting, weeping, and mourning.

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 (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.

Restoring the lost years

Joel 2:12-14 (NLT)
That is why the LORD says, “Turn to me now, while there is time. Give me your hearts. Come with fasting, weeping, and mourning.

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.

A call to repentance

Joel 2:12-14 (NLT)
That is why the LORD says, “Turn to me now, while there is time. Give me your hearts. Come with fasting, weeping, and mourning.

Every other god will bow to Jehovah God

1 Samuel 5:1-4 (NLT)
After the Philistines captured the Ark of God, they took it from the battleground at Ebenezer to the town of Ashdod.