Archives for August 2009

1Peter 1:6 Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations: Without a doubt many times we go through very hard testings and trials. It is hard to understand what God is doing and why. Our instructions here seem to be that we should rejoice. […]

James 1:21 Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls. This verse holds the secret to our spiritual growth. If you are born again and desire to mature in your faith then this is your verse. If you long to […]

Hebrews 10:34 For ye had compassion of me in my bonds, and took joyfully the spoiling of your goods, knowing in yourselves that ye have in heaven a better and an enduring substance. The writer of Hebrews makes some very strong statements in this verse. First the believers were concerned for the man of God […]

Hebrews 4:16 Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need. We have a great high priest in heaven. We can talk to God. We can get a message through to the Father. There is not need to fear or […]

Titus 3:14 And let ours also learn to maintain good works for necessary uses, that they be not unfruitful. Paul in his letter to Titus tells him to get God’s people involved in good works where there are needy people. He wants God’s people to be fruitful. They need to accomplish something with their life. […]

2Timothy 2:2 And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also. Leaders training others to be leaders is the point of this verse! Paul told Timothy to take what he had heard from Paul and to find […]

1Timothy 6:17 Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy; That they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate; Laying up in store for […]

1Timothy 2:5 For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus; This a very important verse for all of us to know and apply in our lives and Bible teaching. First, there is only one God! That might seem obvious to you but there are those that believe […]

1Thessalonians 4:1 Furthermore then we beseech you, brethren, and exhort you by the Lord Jesus, that as ye have received of us how ye ought to walk and to please God, so ye would abound more and more. Paul is begging the people that he leads spiritually to please God in their lives. He is […]

Colossians 1:28 Whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom; that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus: The ministry of the church and every godly leader could be summed up in this verse. Paul preached Jesus. He warned people about hell, about sin, about everything in their […]

Philippians 2:13 For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure . Did you know that God is at work in you. He gives you the will or desire to do things. He gives you the do or ability to do things. All that He is […]

Philippians 1:6 Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ: It was God that saved us and not we ourselves. I thank Him for having come and sought me out loving me when I did not love Him. […]

Galatians 3:3 Are ye so foolish? having begun in the Spirit, are ye now made perfect by the flesh? Everyday another problem that I face. I was saved by the unmerited grace of God. I know that. I realize that He did it all. He sought me and He bought me! He loved me while […]

2Corinthians 10:12 For we dare not make ourselves of the number, or compare ourselves with some that commend themselves: but they measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves among themselves, are not wise. Not wise can pretty well describe me without a doubt! I have often compared myself to commend myself. That is just a […]

2Corinthians 9:7 Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver. Giving can stir up more dissension and hurt feelings in the church than anything I know. People have been billed by their churches for their pledges. Pastors have coerced […]

1Corinthians 15:10 But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain; but I laboured more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me. Here is the balance. It is God’s grace at work […]

1Corinthians 9:19 For though I was free from all men, I brought myself under bondage to all, that I might gain the more. Paul was free from all men. He could live and be and do as he saw fit. He was an apostle. He had no superiors in rank or privilege. No one paid […]

1Corinthians 8:12 But when ye sin so against the brethren, and wound their weak conscience, ye sin against Christ. You can abuse Christian liberty. You can take it too far! You can take your liberty so far that it becomes a stumbling block to your brother. The watch word of the day is Christian liberty. […]

1Corinthians 4:7 For who maketh thee to differ from another? and what hast thou that thou didst not receive? now if thou didst receive it, why dost thou glory, as if thou hadst not received it? Paul brings us right back down to earth in this verse. He reminds us that whatever we have and […]

Romans 15:30-32 Now I beseech you, brethren, for the Lord Jesus Christ’s sake, and for the love of the Spirit, that ye strive together with me in your prayers to God for me; That I may be delivered from them that do not believe in Judaea; and that my service which I have for Jerusalem […]

Romans 9:2 That I have great heaviness and continual sorrow in my heart. Have you ever noticed how much Paul felt the responsibility to get the gospel to the world. He is to the point of willing to be accursed of God so that his people, Israel, could be saved. It has always shocked me […]

Romans 1:28 And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient; It starts with thinking that you are very smart, very wise. You know enough not to need to follow God’s will and warnings. It […]

Acts 24:5 For we have found this man a pestilent fellow, and a mover of sedition among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes: The religious leaders of Paul’s day hated him. This is the accusation that they give about him. He is a pestilent fellow: he […]

Acts 19:27 So that not only this our craft is in danger to be set at nought; but also that the temple of the great goddess Diana should be despised, and her magnificence should be destroyed, whom all Asia and the world worshippeth. God has been working through Paul and people are turning from their […]

Acts 17:16 Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was stirred in him, when he saw the city wholly given to idolatry. Paul comes to Athens. There he sees all the idols and the people worshipping. The people have completely given themselves to their idols. Paul’s spirit is stirred. His spirit stirs […]