Good - 10

Good Soil

Ezekiel 17:8

It had been planted in good soil by abundant water so that it would produce branches, bear fruit and become a splendid vine.’

Matthew 13:23

But the one who received the seed that fell on good soil is the man who hears the word and understands it. He produces a crop, yielding a hundred, sixty or thirty times what was sown.”

Mark 4:20

Others, like seed sown on good soil, hear the word, accept it, and produce a crop—thirty, sixty or even a hundred times what was sown.”

Good Pasture

Ezekiel 34:14-18

14 I will tend them in a good pasture, and the mountain heights of Israel will be their grazing land. There they will lie down in good grazing land, and there they will feed in a rich pasture on the mountains of Israel.

15 I myself will tend my sheep and have them lie down, declares the Sovereign LORD.

16 I will search for the lost and bring back the strays. I will bind up the injured and strengthen the weak, but the sleek and the strong I will destroy. I will shepherd the flock with justice.

17 “‘As for you, my flock, this is what the Sovereign LORD says: I will judge between one sheep and another, and between rams and goats.

18 Is it not enough for you to feed on the good pasture? Must you also trample the rest of your pasture with your feet? Is it not enough for you to drink clear water? Must you also muddy the rest with your feet?

Good and Faithful Servant

Matthew 25:21-23

21 “His master replied,’Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master's happiness!’

22 “The man with the two talents also came. ‘Master,’ he said, ‘you entrusted me with two talents; see, I have gained two more.’

23 “His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master's happiness!’

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Christ, Our Spiritual Rock

1 Corinthians 10:4

And drank the same spiritual drink; for they drank from the spiritual rock that accompanied them, and that rock was Christ.

The Rock of Redemption

2 Samuel 22:47

“The LORD lives! Praise be to my Rock! Exalted be God, the Rock, my Savior!

2 Corinthians 5:17

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!

Hebrews 13:12

And so Jesus also suffered outside the city gate to make the people holy through his own blood.

The Rock of Restoration

Isaiah 32:2

Each man will be like a shelter from the wind and a refuge from the storm, like streams of water in the desert and the shadow of a great rock in a thirsty land.

Psalms 37:7

Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for him; do not fret when men succeed in their ways, when they carry out their wicked schemes.

Psalms 23:3

he restores my soul. He guides me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake.

The Rock of Resolution

Psalms 40:2

He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; he set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand.

1 Peter 5:10

And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast.

Proverbs 3:5-6

5 Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding;

6 in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.

The Rock of Rejoicing

Isaiah 42:11

Let the desert and its towns raise their voices; let the settlements where Kedar lives rejoice. Let the people of Sela sing for joy; let them shout from the mountaintops.

Psalms 37:4

Delight yourself in the LORD and he will give you the desires of your heart.

Away - 3

Swept

Judges 5:21

The river Kishon swept them away, the age-old river, the river Kishon. March on, my soul; be strong!

Took

Judges 8:21

Zebah and Zalmunna said, “Come, do it yourself. ‘As is the man, so is his strength.’” So Gideon stepped forward and killed them, and took the ornaments off their camels’ necks.

Ran

Judges 9:21

Then Jotham fled, escaping to Beer, and he lived there because he was afraid of his brother Abimelech.

Get

1 Samuel 23:26

Saul was going along one side of the mountain, and David and his men were on the other side, hurrying to get away from Saul. As Saul and his forces were closing in on David and his men to capture them,

Flow

Job 20:28

A flood will carry off his house, rushing waters on the day of God's wrath.

Fell

2 Kings 25:11

Nebuzaradan the commander of the guard carried into exile the people who remained in the city, along with the rest of the populace and those who had gone over to the king of Babylon.

Fly

Job 20:8

Like a dream he flies away, no more to be found, banished like a vision of the night.

Wiped

Proverbs 6:33

Blows and disgrace are his lot, and his shame will never be wiped away;

Purge

Psalms 79:9

Help us, O God our Savior, for the glory of your name; deliver us and forgive our sins for your name's sake.

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God’s Word for God’s People

God’s Word for God’s People

If You Love Me...

John 14:15

“If you love me, you will obey what I command.

John 14:21

Whoever has my commands and obeys them, he is the one who loves me. He who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I too will love him and show myself to him.”

John 14:23

Jesus replied, “If anyone loves me, he will obey my teaching. My Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him.

John 15:12

My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you.

Faith Quotes

Anselm - “I believe in order that I may understand.”

Unknown – “Fear can keep us up all night long, but faith makes one fine pillow.”

Rex Rouis - “Faith is a heart received sanction by the Sovereign of Heaven; given the moment His will for a specific promise has been met.”

Obedience

Greatness in the kingdom of God is measured in terms of obedience.   John Stott

He who always waits upon God, is ready whomsoever he calls. He is a happy man who so lives that death at all times may find him at leisure to die.   Owen Feltham

Faith and obedience are inescapably related. There is no saving faith in God apart from obedience to God, and there can be no godly obedience without godly faith.   John MacArthur

Ravi Zacharias quotes

-  “We have a right to believe whatever we want, but not everything we believe is right.”

-- “I think the reason we sometimes have the false sense that God is so far away is because that is where we have put him. We have kept him at a distance, and then when we are in need and call on him in prayer, we wonder where he is. He is exactly where we left him.”

- “What I believe in my heart must make sense in my mind.”

Lay -1

Lay down to rest

Genesis 19:4

Before they had gone to bed, all the men from every part of the city of Sodom—both young and old—surrounded the house.

Lay sexually with another

Genesis 19:33-35

33 That night they got their father to drink wine, and the older daughter went in and lay with him. He was not aware of it when she lay down or when she got up.

34 The next day the older daughter said to the younger, “Last night I lay with my father. Let's get him to drink wine again tonight, and you go in and lie with him so we can preserve our family line through our father.”

35 So they got their father to drink wine that night also, and the younger daughter went and lay with him. Again he was not aware of it when she lay down or when she got up.

Lay hand upon in judgment

Exodus 7:4

He will not listen to you. Then I will lay my hand on Egypt and with mighty acts of judgment I will bring out my divisions, my people the Israelites.

Lay up as a memorial

Exodus 16:33

So Moses said to Aaron, “Take a jar and put an omer of manna in it. Then place it before the LORD to be kept for the generations to come.”

Lay a fine on another

Exodus 21:22

“If men who are fighting hit a pregnant woman and she gives birth prematurely but there is no serious injury, the offender must be fined whatever the woman's husband demands and the court allows.

Lay a charge of interest

Exodus 22:25

“If you lend money to one of my people among you who is needy, do not be like a moneylender; charge him no interest.

Lay wood in order on fire

Leviticus 1:7

The sons of Aaron the priest are to put fire on the altar and arrange wood on the fire.

Prayed - Examples - People Praying - 4

Jesus

Matthew 26:39-44

39 Going a little farther, he fell with his face to the ground and prayed, “My Father, if it is possible, may this cup be taken from me. Yet not as I will, but as you will.”

40 Then he returned to his disciples and found them sleeping. “Could you men not keep watch with me for one hour?” he asked Peter.

41 “Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the body is weak.”

42 He went away a second time and prayed, “My Father, if it is not possible for this cup to be taken away unless I drink it, may your will be done.”

43 When he came back, he again found them sleeping, because their eyes were heavy.

44 So he left them and went away once more and prayed the third time, saying the same thing.

Mark 1:35

Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house and went off to a solitary place, where he prayed.

Mark 14:35-39

35 Going a little farther, he fell to the ground and prayed that if possible the hour might pass from him.

36  “Abba, Father,” he said, “everything is possible for you. Take this cup from me. Yet not what I will, but what you will.”

37 Then he returned to his disciples and found them sleeping. “Simon,” he said to Peter, “are you asleep? Could you not keep watch for one hour?

38 Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the body is weak.”

39 Once more he went away and prayed the same thing.

Luke 5:16

But Jesus often withdrew to lonely places and prayed.

Luke 9:29

As he was praying, the appearance of his face changed, and his clothes became as bright as a flash of lightning.

Luke 22:32-44

32 But I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith may not fail. And when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.”

33 But he replied, “Lord, I am ready to go with you to prison and to death.”

34 Jesus answered, “I tell you, Peter, before the rooster crows today, you will deny three times that you know me.”

35 Then Jesus asked them, “When I sent you without purse, bag or sandals, did you lack anything?” “Nothing,” they answered.

36 He said to them, “But now if you have a purse, take it, and also a bag; and if you don't have a sword, sell your cloak and buy one.

37 It is written: ‘And he was numbered with the transgressors’; and I tell you that this must be fulfilled in me. Yes, what is written about me is reaching its fulfillment.”

38 The disciples said, “See, Lord, here are two swords.” “That is enough,” he replied.

39 Jesus went out as usual to the Mount of Olives, and his disciples followed him.

40 On reaching the place, he said to them, “Pray that you will not fall into temptation.”

41 He withdrew about a stone's throw beyond them, knelt down and prayed,

42 “Father, if you are willing, take this cup from me; yet not my will, but yours be done.”

43 An angel from heaven appeared to him and strengthened him.

44 And being in anguish, he prayed more earnestly, and his sweat was like drops of blood falling to the ground.

Contd.,

Don’t commit sin - 6

Psalms 32:2

Blessed is the man whose sin the LORD does not count against him and in whose spirit is no deceit.

Job 10:14

If I sinned, you would be watching me and would not let my offense go unpunished.

1 John 2:1

My dear children, I write this to you so that you will not sin. But if anybody does sin, we have one who speaks to the Father in our defense—Jesus Christ, the Righteous One.

Isaiah 29:15

Woe to those who go to great depths to hide their plans from the LORD, who do their work in darkness and think, “Who sees us? Who will know?”

Job 22:5

Is not your wickedness great? Are not your sins endless?

2 Peter 2:22

Of them the proverbs are true: “A dog returns to its vomit,” and, “A sow that is washed goes back to her wallowing in the mud.”

James 2:10

For whoever keeps the whole law and yet stumbles at just one point is guilty of breaking all of it.

Romans 7:15

I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do.

John 20:23

If you forgive anyone his sins, they are forgiven; if you do not forgive them, they are not forgiven.”

Matthew 12:32

Anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but anyone who speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the age to come.

Psalms 119:113

I hate double-minded men, but I love your law.

Psalms 32:5

Then I acknowledged my sin to you and did not cover up my iniquity. I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the LORD”— and you forgave the guilt of my sin. Selah

1 John 3:15

Anyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life in him.

Contd.,

Excellent

Excellent in power

Job 37:23

The Almighty is beyond our reach and exalted in power; in his justice and great righteousness, he does not oppress.

Excellent is Thy name

Psalms 8:1

O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! You have set your glory above the heavens.

Psalms 8:9

O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth!

Psalms 148:13

Let them praise the name of the LORD, for his name alone is exalted; his splendor is above the earth and the heavens.

Excellent greatness

Psalms 150:2

Praise him for his acts of power; praise him for his surpassing greatness.

Excellent Spirit is found in thee

Daniel 5:14

I have heard that the spirit of the gods is in you and that you have insight, intelligence and outstanding wisdom.

Excellent way

1 Corinthians 12:31

But eagerly desire the greater gifts. And now I will show you the most excellent way.

Excellent Spirit in him

Daniel 5:12

This man Daniel, whom the king called Belteshazzar, was found to have a keen mind and knowledge and understanding, and also the ability to interpret dreams, explain riddles and solve difficult problems. Call for Daniel, and he will tell you what the writing means.”

Daniel 6:3

Now Daniel so distinguished himself among the administrators and the satraps by his exceptional qualities that the king planned to set him over the whole kingdom.

Excellent ministry

Hebrews 8:6

But the ministry Jesus has received is as superior to theirs as the covenant of which he is mediator is superior to the old one, and it is founded on better promises.

Excellent sacrifice

Hebrews 11:4

By faith Abel offered God a better sacrifice than Cain did. By faith he was commended as a righteous man, when God spoke well of his offerings. And by faith he still speaks, even though he is dead.

Excellent glory

2 Peter 1:17

For he received honor and glory from God the Father when the voice came to him from the Majestic Glory, saying, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased.”

More excellent name, than they

Hebrews 1:4

So he became as much superior to the angels as the name he has inherited is superior to theirs.

Duties of saints One to Another - 2

Galatians 5:26

Let us not become conceited, provoking and envying each other.

Ephesians 4:2

Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love.

Ephesians 4:25

Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to his neighbor, for we are all members of one body.

Ephesians 4:32

Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.

Ephesians 5:21

Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ.

Colossians 3:9

Do not lie to each other, since you have taken off your old self with its practices

Colossians 3:13

Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.

Colossians 3:16

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God.

1 Thessalonians 4:9

Now about brotherly love we do not need to write to you, for you yourselves have been taught by God to love each other.

1 Thessalonians 4:18

Therefore encourage each other with these words.

1 Thessalonians 5:11

Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing.

Hebrews 3:13

But encourage one another daily, as long as it is called Today, so that none of you may be hardened by sin's deceitfulness.

Hebrews 10:25

Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching.

James 4:11

Brothers, do not slander one another. Anyone who speaks against his brother or judges him speaks against the law and judges it. When you judge the law, you are not keeping it, but sitting in judgment on it.

James 5:9

Don't grumble against each other, brothers, or you will be judged. The Judge is standing at the door!

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