Are we idle in our lives?

Are we idle in our lives?

2 Thessalonians 3:11

We hear that some among you are idle. They are not busy; they are busybodies.

1 Timothy 5:13

Besides, they get into the habit of being idle and going about from house to house. And not only do they become idlers, but also gossips and busybodies, saying things they ought not to.

1 Peter 4:15

If you suffer, it should not be as a murderer or thief or any other kind of criminal, or even as a meddler.

2 Thessalonians 3:6

In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, we command you, brothers, to keep away from every brother who is idle and does not live according to the teaching you received from us.

1 Thessalonians 4:11

Make it your ambition to lead a quiet life, to mind your own business and to work with your hands, just as we told you,

Family

1 Timothy 3:5 

(If anyone does not know how to manage his own family, how can he take care of God's church?)

Colossians 3:20

Children, obey your parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord.

1 Timothy 3:4

He must manage his own family well and see that his children obey him with proper respect.

Genesis 2:24

For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh.

Partiality in judging is not good

Part  - 2

Ecclesiastes 8:1-5

1 Who is like the wise man? Who knows the explanation of things? Wisdom brightens a man's face and changes its hard appearance.

2 Obey the king's command, I say, because you took an oath before God.

3 Do not be in a hurry to leave the king's presence. Do not stand up for a bad cause, for he will do whatever he pleases.

4 Since a king's word is supreme, who can say to him, “What are you doing?”

5 Whoever obeys his command will come to no harm, and the wise heart will know the proper time and procedure.

Proverbs 22:17

Pay attention and listen to the sayings of the wise; apply your heart to what I teach,

Psalms 82:2-4

2 “How long will you defend the unjust and show partiality to the wicked? Selah

3 Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless; maintain the rights of the poor and oppressed.

4 Rescue the weak and needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked.

2 Chronicles 19:7

Now let the fear of the LORD be upon you. Judge carefully, for with the LORD our God there is no injustice or partiality or bribery.”

Deuteronomy 16:19

Do not pervert justice or show partiality. Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the righteous.

Deuteronomy 1:17

Do not show partiality in judging; hear both small and great alike. Do not be afraid of any man, for judgment belongs to God. Bring me any case too hard for you, and I will hear it.

Partiality in judging is not good

Part  - 1

Proverbs 24:23

These also are sayings of the wise: To show partiality in judging is not good:

Proverbs 28:21

To show partiality is not good— yet a man will do wrong for a piece of bread.

Proverbs 18:5

It is not good to be partial to the wicked or to deprive the innocent of justice.

Proverbs 1:6

for understanding proverbs and parables, the sayings and riddles of the wise.

Leviticus 19:15

“‘Do not pervert justice; do not show partiality to the poor or favoritism to the great, but judge your neighbor fairly.

1 Peter 1:17

Since you call on a Father who judges each man's work impartially, live your lives as strangers here in reverent fear.

James 3:17

But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure; then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere.

James 2:4-6

4 have you not discriminated among yourselves and become judges with evil thoughts?

5 Listen, my dear brothers: Has not God chosen those who are poor in the eyes of the world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom he promised those who love him?

1 Timothy 5:20-21

20 Those who sin are to be rebuked publicly, so that the others may take warning.

21 I charge you, in the sight of God and Christ Jesus and the elect angels, to keep these instructions without partiality, and to do nothing out of favoritism.

John 7:24

Stop judging by mere appearances, and make a right judgment.”

Hosea 14:9

Who is wise? He will realize these things. Who is discerning? He will understand them. The ways of the LORD are right; the righteous walk in them, but the rebellious stumble in them.

I will come like a thief.

Revelation 2:21-22

21 I have given her time to repent of her immorality, but she is unwilling.

22 So I will cast her on a bed of suffering, and I will make those who commit adultery with her suffer intensely, unless they repent of her ways.

2 Peter 1:13

I think it is right to refresh your memory as long as I live in the tent of this body,

1 Thessalonians 5:4-6

4 But you, brothers, are not in darkness so that this day should surprise you like a thief.

5 You are all sons of the light and sons of the day. We do not belong to the night or to the darkness.

6 So then, let us not be like others, who are asleep, but let us be alert and self-controlled.

Luke 12:39-40

39 But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into.

40 You also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.”

Mark 13:36

If he comes suddenly, do not let him find you sleeping.

Mark 13:33

Be on guard! Be alert! You do not know when that time will come.

Matthew 24:42

“Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come.

Ezekiel 36:31

Then you will remember your evil ways and wicked deeds, and you will loathe yourselves for your sins and detestable practices.

Ezekiel 20:43

There you will remember your conduct and all the actions by which you have defiled yourselves, and you will loathe yourselves for all the evil you have done.

Ezekiel 16:61-63

61 Then you will remember your ways and be ashamed when you receive your sisters, both those who are older than you and those who are younger. I will give them to you as daughters, but not on the basis of my covenant with you.

62 So I will establish my covenant with you, and you will know that I am the LORD.

63 Then, when I make atonement for you for all you have done, you will remember and be ashamed and never again open your mouth because of your humiliation, declares the Sovereign LORD.’”

What the Bible tells about Light and Darkness

What the Bible tells about Light and Darkness

101 Bible Verses. (51 to 60)

51

1 John 5:12

He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life.

52

John 14:6

Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.

53

John 3:16-17

16 “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.

17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.

54

Matthew 17:2

There he was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and his clothes became as white as the light.

55

Daniel 12:3

Those who are wise will shine like the brightness of the heavens, and those who lead many to righteousness, like the stars for ever and ever.

56

Lamentations 3:2

He has driven me away and made me walk in darkness rather than light;

57

Isaiah 60:19

The sun will no more be your light by day, nor will the brightness of the moon shine on you, for the LORD will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your glory.

58

Psalms 19:1-6

1 The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands.

2 Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they display knowledge.

3 There is no speech or language where their voice is not heard.

4 Their voice goes out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world. In the heavens he has pitched a tent for the sun,

5 which is like a bridegroom coming forth from his pavilion, like a champion rejoicing to run his course.

6 It rises at one end of the heavens and makes its circuit to the other; nothing is hidden from its heat.

59

Psalms 18:28

You, O LORD, keep my lamp burning; my God turns my darkness into light.

60

Revelation 21:23-25

23 The city does not need the sun or the moon to shine on it, for the glory of God gives it light, and the Lamb is its lamp.

24 The nations will walk by its light, and the kings of the earth will bring their splendor into it.

25 On no day will its gates ever be shut, for there will be no night there.

Evangelism

Evangelism

John the Baptist stood in the cold waters of the Jordan, baptizing, but Jesus the Baptizer stands in a river of liquid fire.

Fire is the ensign of the Gospel, the sign of the Son of Man. Only Jesus baptizes in fire.

Faith-chilling items have nothing to do with the Christ of Penecost. Whatever He touches catches fire. - Reinnhard Bonnke

"Prayer does not enable us to do a greater work for God. Prayer is a greater work for God." - Thomas Chalmers

"Prayer is not learned in a classroom but in the closet." - E. M. Bounds

God’s Word for God’s People

Fruitful Living

John 15: 1-8

1 “I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener.

2 He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so that it will be even more fruitful.

3 You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you.

4 Remain in me, and I will remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me.

5 “I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.

6 If anyone does not remain in me, he is like a branch that is thrown away and withers; such branches are picked up, thrown into the fire and burned.

7 If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be given you.

8 This is to my Father's glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples.

Smile:

~ There was a tedious four-day trial at which a defendant stoutly maintained his innocence.  On the fourth day he suddenly decided to plead guilty.  The judge angrily inquired, "Why didn't you plead guilty right at the start and save us all this time, trouble, and cost?"  "Honest, Judge," whined the defendant, "I was convinced I was innocent until I heard all the evidence against me." … Unknown

Bible references for Sorry

Bible references for Sorry

Genesis 6:6 -The LORD was grieved that he had made man on the earth, and his heart was filled with pain.

Isaiah 51:19 -These double calamities have come upon you— who can comfort you? — ruin and destruction, famine and sword— who can console you?

Matthew 14:9 -The king was distressed, but because of his oaths and his dinner guests, he ordered that her request be granted

2 Corinthians 7:9

 yet now I am happy, not because you were made sorry, but because your sorrow led you to repentance. For you became sorrowful as God intended and so were not harmed in any way by us.

Stupid

Job 18:3 -Why are we regarded as cattle and considered stupid in your sight?

Proverbs 12:1 -Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates correction is stupid.

Proverbs 30:2 -“I am the most ignorant of men; I do not have a man's understanding.

Stomach

Matthew 15:17 -“Don't you see that whatever enters the mouth goes into the stomach and then out of the body?

Mark 7:19 -For it doesn't go into his heart but into his stomach, and then out of his body.” (In saying this, Jesus declared all foods “clean.”)

1 Corinthians 6:13 -“Food for the stomach and the stomach for food”—but God will destroy them both. The body is not meant for sexual immorality, but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body.

Unity

Psalms 133:1 -How good and pleasant it is when brothers live together in unity!

Ephesians 4:3 -Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.

Ephesians 4:13 - until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ.

Evangelism:

 "Shall I give you yet another reason why you should pray? I have preached my very heart out. I could not say any more than I have said. Will not your prayers accomplish that which my preaching fails to do? Is it not likely that the Church has been putting forth its preaching hand but not its praying hand? Oh dear friends! Let us agonize in prayer." – C. H. Spurgeon

Gifts of the Holy Spirit

Gifts of the Holy Spirit

1 John 4:1

Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.

Romans 12:6

We have different gifts, according to the grace given us. If a man's gift is prophesying, let him use it in proportion to his faith.

Romans 8:26

In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groans that words cannot express.

Ephesians 4:16

From him the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does its work.

Ephesians 4:11

It was he, who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers,

1 Corinthians 14:39

Therefore, my brothers, be eager to prophesy, and do not forbid speaking in tongues.

1 Corinthians 12:31

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

1 Corinthians 12:1

Now about spiritual gifts, brothers, I do not want you to be ignorant.

Acts 8:6

When the crowds heard Philip and saw the miraculous signs he did, they all paid close attention to what he said.

Evangelism:

Jesus started where people were at their level of commitment—but he never left them there.

"Revival will call for much love and humility, because it may please God to use one man more extensively than another.  The fleece of one denomination may appear to be wet with the dews of heaven while another is only damp with it.  In some cases God may use the least gifted of men - at least some would so judge them - and in the least likely of churches find a channel for His grace.  May God preserve us from a spirit which would prefer to see no revival at all if it did not come in our form, after our pattern, and through our instrumentality." …John T. Carson