Brian Ford

1 Corinthians 9:16

1 Corinthians 9:16 (NLT)
Yet preaching the Good News is not something I can boast about. I am compelled by God to do it. How terrible for me if I didn’t preach the Good News!

Matthew 19:21

Matthew 19:21 (NLT)
Jesus told him, “If you want to be perfect, go and sell all your possessions and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.”

Luke 12:15

Luke 12:15 (NLT)
Then he said, “Beware! Guard against every kind of greed. Life is not measured by how much you own.”

Matthew 10:32-33

Matthew 10:32-33 (NLT)
“Everyone who acknowledges me publicly here on earth, I will also acknowledge before my Father in heaven.

1 Corinthians 1:18

1 Corinthians 1:18 (NLT)
The message of the cross is foolish to those who are headed for destruction! But we who are being saved know it is the very power of God.

1 Corinthians 9:22

1 Corinthians 9:22 (NLT)
When I am with those who are weak, I share their weakness, for I want to bring the weak to Christ. Yes, I try to find common ground with everyone, doing everything I can to save some.

Philippians 1:27

Philippians 1:27 (NLT)
Above all, you must live as citizens of heaven, conducting yourselves in a manner worthy of the Good News about Christ. Then, whether I come and see you again or only hear about you, I will know that you are standing together with one spirit and one purpose, fighting together for the faith, which is the Good News.

Galatians 6:5

Galatians 6:5 (NLT)
For we are each responsible for our own conduct.

Matthew 1:21

Matthew 1:21 (NLT)
And she will have a son, and you are to name him Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.”

Hosea 14:2

Hosea 14:2 (NLT)
Bring your confessions, and return to the LORD. Say to him, “Forgive all our sins and graciously receive us, so that we may offer you our praises.

Hosea 14:4

Hosea 14:4 (NLT)
The LORD says, “Then I will heal you of your faithlessness; my love will know no bounds, for my anger will be gone forever.

Micah 7:18

Micah 7:18 (NLT)
Where is another God like you, who pardons the guilt of the remnant, overlooking the sins of his special people? You will not stay angry with your people forever, because you delight in showing unfailing love.

Hebrews 10:17

Hebrews 10:17 (NLT)
Then he says, “I will never again remember their sins and lawless deeds.”

Romans 4:5

Romans 4:5 (NLT)
But people are counted as righteous, not because of their work, but because of their faith in God who forgives sinners.

Ephesians 6:19

Ephesians 6:19 (NLT)
And pray for me, too. Ask God to give me the right words so I can boldly explain God’s mysterious plan that the Good News is for Jews and Gentiles alike.

Ephesians 6:20

Ephesians 6:20 (NLT)
I am in chains now, still preaching this message as God’s ambassador. So pray that I will keep on speaking boldly for him, as I should.

Exodus 14:14

Exodus 14:14 (NLT)
The LORD himself will fight for you. Just stay calm.”

Philippians 4:7

Philippians 4:7 (MSG)
Before you know it, a sense of God's wholeness, everything coming together for good, will come and settle you down. It's wonderful what happens when Christ displaces worry at the center of your life.

James 4:13

James 4:13 (NLT)
Look here, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we are going to a certain town and will stay there a year. We will do business there and make a profit.”

James 4:15

James 4:15 (NLT)
What you ought to say is, “If the Lord wants us to, we will live and do this or that.”

John 5:39

John 5:39 (NLT)
“You search the Scriptures because you think they give you eternal life. But the Scriptures point to me!

John 5:40

John 5:40 (NLT)
Yet you refuse to come to me to receive this life.

1 Corinthians 7:23

1 Corinthians 7:23 (NLT)
God paid a high price for you, so don’t be enslaved by the world.

John 20:29

John 20:29 (NLT)
Then Jesus told him, “You believe because you have seen me. Blessed are those who believe without seeing me.”

Philippians 3:7

Philippians 3:7 (NLT)
I once thought these things were valuable, but now I consider them worthless because of what Christ has done.