Francis Colendrino

Against idols

Deuteronomy 8:19 (NIV)
If you ever forget the lord your God and follow other gods and worship and bow down to them, I testify against you today that you will surely be destroyed.

Communion

1 Corinthians 11:23-26 (NIV)
For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you: The Lord Jesus, on the night he was betrayed, took bread,

Devotion

Mga Awit 5:3 (RTPV05)
Sa kinaumagahan, O Yahweh, tinig ko'y iyong dinggin, at sa pagsikat ng araw, tugon mo'y hihintayin.

Devotion

Mga Awit 119:97 (RTPV05)
O ang iyong mga utos ay tunay kong iniibig, araw-araw, sa maghapon ay siya kong iniisip.

Wealth can't buy you a place in heaven

Matthew 16:26 (NIV)
What good will it be for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul? Or what can anyone give in exchange for their soul?

Sin is in the world

1 John 2:15-16 (NIV)
Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, love for the Father is not in them.

All about Sin

1 Corinthians 10:13 (NIV)
No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it.

Amazing Love

Romans 5:8 (NIV)
But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

Prayer

Acts 2:42 (NIV)
They devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.

Prayer

2 Chronicles 7:14 (NIV)
if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land.

Saved through grace/mercy

Titus 3:5 (NIV)
he saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit,

Warning against laziness

2 Thessalonians 3:10 (NIV)
For even when we were with you, we gave you this rule: "The one who is unwilling to work shall not eat."

Small group concept

Acts 17:11 (NIV)
Now the Berean Jews were of more noble character than those in Thessalonica, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if what Paul said was true.

Idols

Jonah 2:8 (NIV)
"Those who cling to worthless idols turn away from God's love for them.

Gospel (not ashamed)

Romans 1:16 (NIV)
For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes: first to the Jew, then to the Gentile.

Love each other

John 15:12 (NIV)
My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you.

Worship (pleasing God)

Numbers 14:8 (NIV)
If the lord is pleased with us, he will lead us into that land, a land flowing with milk and honey, and will give it to us.

Worship

Psalm 63:3 (NIV)
Because your love is better than life, my lips will glorify you.

By singing songs and hymns

Colossians 3:16 (NIV)
Let the message of Christ dwell among you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom through psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts.

Forgiving

Ephesians 4:32 (NIV)
Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.

Paul's defense to his poor preaching

1 Corinthians 1:17-25 (NIV)
For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel—not with wisdom and eloquence, lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its power.

Daniel 6:10

Daniel 6:10 (NIV)
Now when Daniel learned that the decree had been published, he went home to his upstairs room where the windows opened toward Jerusalem. Three times a day he got down on his knees and prayed, giving thanks to his God, just as he had done before.

James 5:16

James 5:16 (NIV)
Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.

Mark 11:24

Mark 11:24 (NIV)
Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.

Pray

Ephesians 6:18-19 (NIV)
And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord's people.