Imitate Good

3 John 11English Standard Version (ESV)

11 Beloved, do not imitate evil but imitate good. Whoever does good is from God; whoever does evil has not seen God.

1 Timothy 1:5English Standard Version (ESV)

5 The aim of our charge is love that issues from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith.

1 Corinthians 12:7English Standard Version (ESV)

7 To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good.

Eagerly Waiting in Patiece

2 Peter 3:14English Standard Version (ESV)

Final Words

14 Therefore, beloved, since you are waiting for these, be diligent to be found by him without spot or blemish, and at peace.

Luke 12:36English Standard Version (ESV)

36 and be like men who are waiting for their master to come home from the wedding feast, so that they may open the door to him at once when he comes and knocks.

Hebrews 9:28English Standard Version (ESV)

28 so Christ, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time, not to deal with sin but to save those who are eagerly waiting for him.

To God Be the Glory

Deuteronomy 5:24English Standard Version (ESV)

24 And you said, ‘Behold, the Lord our God has shown us his glory and greatness, and we have heard his voice out of the midst of the fire. This day we have seen God speak with man, and man still live.

2 Peter 1:3English Standard Version (ESV)

Confirm Your Calling and Election

3 His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us to[a] his own glory and excellence,[b]

Psalm 79:9English Standard Version (ESV)

9 Help us, O God of our salvation,
    for the glory of your name;
deliver us, and atone for our sins,
    for your name's sake!

Serving for God's Glory

This weekend was the Church Retreat; Rob and I were co-hosts for this event.  Fun, but busy weekend at Kanuga.

1 Peter 4:10-11English Standard Version (ESV)

10 As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God's varied grace: 11 whoever speaks, as one who speaks oracles of God; whoever serves, as one who serves by the strength that God supplies—in order that in everything God may be glorified through Jesus Christ. To him belong glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.

Matthew 20:28English Standard Version (ESV)

28 even as the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”

Cleansed from Sin

1 John 1:7English Standard Version (ESV)

7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin.

James 4:8English Standard Version (ESV)

8 Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.

Acts 15:9English Standard Version (ESV)

9 and he made no distinction between us and them, having cleansed their hearts by faith.

Confirm our Calling

2 Peter 1:10-11English Standard Version (ESV)

10 Therefore, brothers,[a] be all the more diligent to confirm your calling and election, for if you practice these qualities you will never fall. 11 For in this way there will be richly provided for you an entrance into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

Romans 11:29English Standard Version (ESV)

29 For the gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable.

Hebrews 3:1English Standard Version (ESV)

Jesus Greater Than Moses

3 Therefore, holy brothers,[a] you who share in a heavenly calling, consider Jesus, the apostle and high priest of our confession,

To Take Action Following the Lord

1 Peter 1:13English Standard Version (ESV)

Called to Be Holy

13 Therefore, preparing your minds for action,[a] and being sober-minded, set your hope fully on the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.

Daniel 11:32English Standard Version (ESV)

32 He shall seduce with flattery those who violate the covenant, but the people who know their God shall stand firm and take action.

Living Stone for God's Foundation

1 Peter 2:4English Standard Version (ESV)

4 As you come to him, a living stone rejected by men but in the sight of God chosen and precious,

Jude 20English Standard Version (ESV)

20 But you, beloved, building yourselves up in your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit,

Micah 7:11English Standard Version (ESV)

11 A day for the building of your walls!
    In that day the boundary shall be far extended.

Peace Makers

James 3:18English Standard Version (ESV)

18 And a harvest of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.

Romans 14:19English Standard Version (ESV)

19 So then let us pursue what makes for peace and for mutual up building.

Mark 9:50English Standard Version (ESV)

50 Salt is good, but if the salt has lost its saltiness, how will you make it salty again? Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace with one another.”

To Stand a Test Against Our Faith

James 1:12English Standard Version (ESV)

12 Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love him.

Luke 10:25English Standard Version (ESV)

The Parable of the Good Samaritan

25 And behold, a lawyer stood up to put him to the test, saying, “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?”

2 Kings 23:3English Standard Version (ESV)

3 And the king stood by the pillar and made a covenant before the Lord,to walk after the Lord and to keep his commandments and his testimonies and his statutes with all his heart and all his soul, to perform the words of this covenant that were written in this book. And all the people joined in the covenant.

God Generously Gives Wisdom

James 1:5English Standard Version (ESV)

5 If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him.

Mark 6:2English Standard Version (ESV)

2 And on the Sabbath he began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard him were astonished, saying, “Where did this man get these things? What is the wisdom given to him? How are such mighty works done by his hands?

Acts 6:3English Standard Version (ESV)

3 Therefore, brothers,[a] pick out from among you seven men of good repute, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we will appoint to this duty.

Equipped for God's Work

Hebrews 13:21English Standard Version (ESV)

21 equip you with everything good that you may do his will, working in us[a] that which is pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.

Ephesians 4:11-12English Standard Version (ESV)

11 And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds[a] and teachers,[b] 12 to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ,

2 Timothy 3:17English Standard Version (ESV)

17 that the man of God[a] may be complete, equipped for every good work.