L. Curtis Muldrew

Spirit vs. Flesh

Galatians 5:16-17 (NIV)
So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.

Wisdom

1 Corinthians 3:18-20 (NIV)
Do not deceive yourselves. If any of you think you are wise by the standards of this age, you should become "fools" so that you may become wise.

People

Romans 12:16 (NIV)
Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but be willing to associate with people of low position. Do not be conceited.

Poverty

Proverbs 24:30-34 (NIV)
I went past the field of a sluggard, past the vineyard of someone who has no sense;

Children

Proverbs 15:5 (NIV)
A fool spurns a parent's discipline, but whoever heeds correction shows prudence.

Add to Faith

2 Peter 1:5-9 (NIV)
For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge;

Humility

Proverbs 22:4 (NIV)
Humility is the fear of the lord; its wages are riches and honor and life.

Deuteronomy 14:22-23

Deuteronomy 14:22-23 (NIV)
Be sure to set aside a tenth of all that your fields produce each year.

Change

1 Samuel 8:1-22 (NASB)
And it came about when Samuel was old that he appointed his sons judges over Israel.

Good Fight of Faith

1 Timothy 6:12 (NIV)
Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made your good confession in the presence of many witnesses.

Family

Colossians 3:18-21 (NIV)
Wives, submit yourselves to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.

Non believers

Colossians 4:5-6 (NIV)
Be wise in the way you act toward outsiders; make the most of every opportunity.

The family is the church.

Proverbs 29:18 (NASB)
Where there is no vision, the people are unrestrained, But happy is he who keeps the law.

1 Corinthians 14:15

1 Corinthians 14:15 (NIV)
So what shall I do? I will pray with my spirit, but I will also pray with my understanding; I will sing with my spirit, but I will also sing with my understanding.

Philippians 3:12

Philippians 3:12 (NIV)
Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already arrived at my goal, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me.

Philippians 3:13

Philippians 3:13 (NIV)
Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead,

Philippians 3:14

Philippians 3:14 (NIV)
I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.

Fruits of the Spirit

Galatians 5:19-26 (NIV)
The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery;

Jeremiah 29:11

Jeremiah 29:11 (NIV)
For I know the plans I have for you," declares the lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.

Jude 1:24

Jude 1:24 (NIV)
To him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you before his glorious presence without fault and with great joy—

Jude 1:25

Jude 1:25 (NIV)
to the only God our Savior be glory, majesty, power and authority, through Jesus Christ our Lord, before all ages, now and forevermore! Amen.

Luke 8:1

Luke 8:1 (NIV)
After this, Jesus traveled about from one town and village to another, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom of God. The Twelve were with him,

Luke 8:2

Luke 8:2 (NIV)
and also some women who had been cured of evil spirits and diseases: Mary (called Magdalene) from whom seven demons had come out;

Luke 8:3

Luke 8:3 (NIV)
Joanna the wife of Chuza, the manager of Herod's household; Susanna; and many others. These women were helping to support them out of their own means.

Matthew 3:17

Matthew 3:17 (NIV)
And a voice from heaven said, "This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased."