Creation

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In the beginning God created
the heavens and the earth.
Genesis 1:1

 

By faith we understand that the
universe was formed at God’s
command, so that what is seen
was not made out of what was visible.
Hebrews 11:3

 

For in him all things were created: things
in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible,
whether thrones or powers or rulers or
authorities; all things have been created
through him and for him.
Colossians 1:16

 

Then the Lord God formed a man from the
dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils
the breath of life, and the man became a living being.
Genesis 2:7

 

Then the rib which the Lord God had taken from man
He made into a woman, and He brought her to the man.
Genesis 2:22

Man's Way / God's Way

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A man’s heart plans his way,
But the Lord directs his steps.
Proverbs 16:9

 

“For as the heavens are higher than
the earth, so are My ways higher than
your ways, and My thoughts
than your thoughts."
Isaiah 55:9

 

Every way of a man is right in his own
eyes, but the Lord weighs the hearts.
Proverbs 21:2

 

For the wisdom of this world is foolishness
with God. For it is written, “He catches the
wise in their own craftiness”...
1 Corinthians 3:19

Give Thanks

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Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, in
everything give thanks; for this is the will
of God in Christ Jesus for you.
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18

 

And whatever you do in word or deed, do
all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving
thanks to God the Father through Him.
Colossians 3:17

 

And the twenty-four elders who sat before
God on their thrones fell on their faces and
worshiped God, saying: “We give You thanks,
O Lord God Almighty, the One who is and
who was and who is to come..."
Revelation 11:16-17

 

...speaking to one another in psalms and
hymns and spiritual songs, singing and
making melody in your heart to the Lord,
giving thanks always for all things to God
the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ...
Ephesians 5:19-20

 

For this reason we also thank God without ceasing,
because when you received the word of God which
you heard from us, you welcomed it not as the word
of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which
also effectively works in you who believe.
1 Thessalonians 2:13

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Give Thanks - Don Moen 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMTmZKotTYw



Fruit Of The Spirit

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Beloved, let us love one another, for
love is of God; and everyone who
loves is born of God and knows God.
1 John 4:7

 

Rejoice always, pray without ceasing,
in everything give thanks; for this is
the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18

 

Grace to you and peace from God our
Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
1 Corinthians 1:3

 

My brethren, count it all joy when you fall
into various trials, knowing that the testing
of your faith produces patience.
James 1:2-3

 

Then David said, “I will show kindness to
Hanun the son of Nahash, as his father
showed kindness to me."
2 Samuel 10:2

 

So you may walk in the way of goodness,
And keep to the paths of righteousness.
Proverbs 2:20

 

Moreover it is required in stewards
that one be found faithful.
1 Corinthians 4:2

 

I, therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech
you to walk worthy of the calling with which
you were called, with all lowliness and gentleness,
with longsuffering, bearing with one another in love...
Ephesians 4:1-2

 

Now as he reasoned about righteousness, self-control,
and the judgment to come, Felix was afraid and

answered, “Go away for now; when I have a

convenient time I will call for you."
Acts 24:25



Wisdom And Understanding

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To do evil is like sport to a fool, but
a man of understanding has wisdom.
Proverbs 10:23

 

If any of you lacks wisdom, you should
ask God, who gives generously to all without
finding fault, and it will be given to you.
James 1:5

 

He who is slow to wrath has great understanding,
but he who is impulsive exalts folly.
Proverbs 14:29

 

So that you incline your ear to wisdom, and apply
your heart to understanding; yes, if you cry out for
discernment, and lift up your voice for understanding,
if you seek her as silver, and search for her as for
hidden treasures; then you will understand the fear
of the Lord, and find the knowledge of God.
Proverbs 2:2-5

 



Conformed / Transformed / God's Will

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For whom He foreknew, He also
predestined to be conformed to the
image of His Son, that He might be
the firstborn among many brethren.
Romans 8:29

 

But whenever anyone turns to the Lord,
the veil is taken away. Now the Lord is
the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord
is, there is freedom. And we all, who with
unveiled faces contemplate the Lord’s glory,
are being transformed into his image with
ever-increasing glory, which comes from
the Lord, who is the Spirit.
2 Corinthians 3:16-18

 

Rejoice always, pray without ceasing,
in everything give thanks; for this is
the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18



God's Promise

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For here we have no continuing city,
but we seek the one to come.
Hebrews 13:14

 

For God so loved the world that
He gave His only begotten Son,
that whoever believes in Him should
not perish but have everlasting life.
John 3:16

 

Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth,
and the life. No one comes to the
Father except through Me.
John 14:6

 

Nor is there salvation in any other, for there
is no other name under heaven given among
men by which we must be saved.
Acts 4:12

 

In My Father’s house are many mansions;
if it were not so, I would have told you.
I go to prepare a place for you.
John 14:2

Forgiveness

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To the Lord our God belong mercy
and forgiveness, though we
have rebelled against Him.
Daniel 9:9

 

If we confess our sins, He is faithful
and just to forgive us our sins and to
cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
1 John 1:9

 

As far as the east is from the west, so far has
He removed our transgressions from us.
Psalm 103:12

 

For if you forgive men their trespasses,
your heavenly Father will also forgive you. 
But if you do not forgive men their trespasses,
neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
Matthew 6:14-15

Life Is Short

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Man is like a breath; His days
are like a passing shadow.
Psalm 144:4

 

Oh, remember that my life is a breath...
Job 7:7

 

Indeed, You have made my days as
handbreadths, and my age is as nothing
before You; certainly every man at his
best state is but vapor. Selah
Psalm 39:5

 

As for man, his days are like grass;
As a flower of the field, so he flourishes.
For the wind passes over it, and it is gone,
And its place remembers it no more.
Psalm 103:15-16

 

“My days are swifter than a runner;
they fly away without a glimpse of joy."
Job 9:25

Sing And Proclaim

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I will declare Your name to My
brethren; in the midst of the
assembly I will sing praise to You.
Hebrews 2:12

 

Oh, sing to the Lord a new song!
For He has done marvelous things;
His right hand and His holy arm
have gained Him the victory.
Psalm 98:1

 

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly
in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing
one another in psalms and hymns and
spiritual songs, singing with grace
in your hearts to the Lord.
Colossians 3:16

 

And because of my chains, most of the
brothers and sisters have become confident
in the Lord and dare all the more to
proclaim the gospel without fear.
Philippians 1:14

 

And he said to them, “Go into all the world
and proclaim the gospel to the whole creation.
Mark 16:15

 

After they had further proclaimed the word of
the Lord and testified about Jesus, Peter and
John returned to Jerusalem, preaching the
gospel in many Samaritan villages.
Acts 8:25 

Be Content

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“You shall not covet your neighbor’s house;
you shall not covet your neighbor’s wife,
nor his male servant, nor his female
servant, nor his ox, nor his donkey,
nor anything that is your neighbor’s.”
Exodus 20:17

 

For from within, out of the heart of
men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries,
fornications, murders, thefts, covetousness,
wickedness, deceit, lewdness, an evil eye,
blasphemy, pride, foolishness.
Mark 7:21-22

 

Now godliness with contentment is great
gain. For we brought nothing into this world,
and it is certain we can carry nothing out.
1 Timothy 6:6-7

 

Not that I speak in regard to need,
for I have learned in whatever
state I am, to be content:
Philippians 4:11

Look To The Lord

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But as for me, I watch in hope
for the Lord, I wait for God my
Savior; my God will hear me.
Micah 7:7

 

The Lord is their strength, and He is
the saving refuge of His anointed.
Psalm 28:8

 

But those who wait on the Lord
Shall renew their strength; they
shall mount up with wings like
eagles, they shall run and not be
weary, they shall walk and not faint.
Isaiah 40:31

 

The Lord is good to those who wait
for Him, to the soul who seeks Him.
Lamentations 3:25

 

The Lord gives strength to his people;
the Lord blesses his people with peace.
Psalm 29:11

 

But the Lord is faithful, and he will strengthen
you and protect you from the evil one.
2 Thessalonians 3:3

Seek And Save

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For God did not send His Son into the
world to condemn the world, but that
the world through Him might be saved.
John 3:17

 

For the message of the cross is foolishness
to those who are perishing, but to us who
are being saved it is the power of God.
1 Corinthians 1:18

 

For by grace you have been saved through
faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift
of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast.
Ephesians 2:8-9

 

Say to them, ‘As surely as I live, declares the
Sovereign Lord, I take no pleasure in the death
of the wicked, but rather that they turn from their
ways and live. Turn! Turn from your evil ways!
Why will you die, people of Israel?’
Ezekiel 33:11

Be Glad And Rejoice

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And my spirit has rejoiced
in God my Savior.
Luke 1:47

 

Rejoice in the Lord always.
Again I will say, rejoice!
Philippians 4:4

 

This is the day the Lord has made;
we will rejoice and be glad in it.
Psalm 118:24

 

Rejoice and be exceedingly glad,
for great is your reward in heaven...
Matthew 5:12

 

But let all those rejoice who put their
trust in You; let them ever shout for joy,
because You defend them; let those also
who love Your name be joyful in You.
Psalm 5:11
~ ~ ~
Rejoice in the Lord Always

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzyckxqXoZ4

Make Disciples

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And He said to them, “Go into all
the world and preach the gospel
to every creature."
Mark 16:15

 

“Return to your own house, and tell what
great things God has done for you.” And
he went his way and proclaimed throughout
the whole city what great things
Jesus had done for him.
Luke 8:39

 

For as many of you as were baptized
into Christ have put on Christ.
Galatians 3:27

 

But Peter and the other apostles answered and
said: “We ought to obey God rather than men."
Acts 5:29

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Go tell it on the mountain

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GemC-btv4yk

Draw Near

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Therefore he is able to save completely
those who come to God through him,
because he always lives to intercede for them.
Hebrews 7:25

 

Let us then approach God’s throne of grace
with confidence, so that we may receive mercy
and find grace to help us in our time of need.
Hebrews 4:16

 

Come to me, all you who are weary and
burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my
yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am
gentle and humble in heart, and
you will find rest for your souls.
Matthew 11:28-29

 

What other nation is so great as to have their
gods near them the way the Lord our God is
near us whenever we pray to him?
Deuteronomy 4:7

 

So God, who knows the heart, acknowledged
them by giving them the Holy Spirit, just as
He did to us,  and made no distinction between
us and them, purifying their hearts by faith.
Acts 15:8-9

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Refiner's Fire

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Y8zP34AhuU


Real Peace

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 For God is not the author of
confusion but of peace...
1 Corinthians 14:33

 

You will keep him in perfect peace,
Whose mind is stayed on You,
Because he trusts in You.
Isaiah 26:3

 

Now may the Lord of peace himself
give you peace at all times and in every
way. The Lord be with all of you.
2 Thessalonians 3:16

 

“I have told you these things, so that in
me you may have peace. In this world
you will have trouble. But take heart!
I have overcome the world.”
John 16:33

 

Now may the God of hope fill you with all
joy and peace in believing, that you may
abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Romans 15:13

 



Transgression Is Forgiven

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For the wages of sin is death, but
the gift of God is eternal life in
Christ Jesus our Lord.
Romans 6:23

 

If we confess our sins, he is faithful
and just and will forgive us our sins
and purify us from all unrighteousness.
1 John 1:9

 

And when you stand praying, if you
hold anything against anyone, forgive
them, so that your Father in heaven
may forgive you your sins.
Mark 11:25

 

And be kind to one another, tenderhearted,
forgiving one another, even as God
in Christ forgave you.
Ephesians 4:32

 

He told them, “This is what is written: The
Messiah will suffer and rise from the dead
on the third day, and repentance for the
forgiveness of sins will be preached in his
name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem."
Luke 24:46-47



Seek And Find God

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But seek first the kingdom of God
and His righteousness, and all these
things shall be added to you.
Matthew 6:33

 

For whoever calls on the name
of the Lord shall be saved.
Romans 10:13

 

...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 will forgive their sin and heal their land.
2 Chronicles 7:14

 

The Lord looks down from heaven on all
mankind to see if there are any who
understand, any who seek God.
Psalm 14:2
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Seek Ye First

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LMQfOp9w8k

Cast Down? Hope In God.

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God is our refuge and strength,
A very present help in trouble.
Psalm 46:1

 

Now may the God of hope fill you
with all joy and peace in believing,
that you may abound in hope by
the power of the Holy Spirit.
Romans 15:13

 

And those who know Your name will
put their trust in You; for You, Lord,
have not forsaken those who seek You.
Psalm 9:10

 

...rejoicing in hope, patient in tribulation,
continuing steadfastly in prayer...
Romans 12:12

 

Therefore gird up the loins of your mind,
be sober, and rest your hope fully upon
the grace that is to be brought to you at
the revelation of Jesus Christ...
1 Peter 1:13

Serve Others

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But be doers of the word, and not
hearers only, deceiving yourselves.
James 1:22

 

But love your enemies, do good, and
lend, hoping for nothing in return;
and your reward will be great,
Luke 6:35

 

...not with eyeservice, as men-pleasers, but
as bondservants of Christ, doing the will of
God from the heart, with goodwill doing
service, as to the Lord, and not to men...
Ephesians 6:6-7

 

As each one has received a gift, minister
it to one another, as good stewards
of the manifold grace of God.
1 Peter 4:10

God / Jesus / Holy Spirit

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“I am the Alpha and the Omega, the
Beginning and the End,” says the Lord,
“who is and who was and who
is to come, the Almighty.”
Revelation 1:8

 

Have you not known? Have you not heard?
The everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator
of the ends of the earth, neither faints nor
is weary. His understanding is unsearchable.
Isaiah 40:28

 

And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among
us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the
only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.
John 1:14

 

I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge:
and my judgment is just; because I seek not mine own
will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me.
John 5:30

 

And do not grieve the Holy Spirit
of God, by whom you were sealed
for the day of redemption.
Ephesians 4:30

 

Or do you not know that your body is the
temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom
you have from God, and you are not your own?
1 Corinthians 6:19

Words And Meditation

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But I tell you that everyone will have
to give account on the day of judgment
for every empty word they have spoken. 
For by your words you will be acquitted,
and by your words you will be condemned.
Matthew 12:36-37

 

Do not let any unwholesome talk come out
of your mouths, but only what is helpful
for building others up according to their
needs, that it may benefit those who listen.
Ephesians 4:29

 

But now you yourselves are to put off all
these: anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy,
filthy language out of your mouth.
Colossians 3:8

 

But his delight is in the law of the Lord,
and in His law he meditates day and night.
Psalm 1:2

 

This Book of the Law shall not depart
from your mouth, but you shall meditate
in it day and night, that you may observe
to do according to all that is written in it....
Joshua 1:8 



Share What You Have

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One person gives freely, yet gains
even more; another withholds
unduly, but comes to poverty.
Proverbs 11:24

 

Let them do good, that they be rich
in good works, ready to give, willing
to share, storing up for themselves a
good foundation for the time to come,
that they may lay hold on eternal life.
1 Timothy 6:18-19

 

But whoever has this world’s goods,
and sees his brother in need, and shuts
up his heart from him, how does
the love of God abide in him?
1 John 3:17

 

So the people asked him, saying, “What
shall we do then?”  He answered and said
to them, “He who has two tunics, let him
give to him who has none; and he who
has food, let him do likewise.”
Luke 3:10-11

 

Give, and it will be given to you. A good
measure, pressed down, shaken together and
running over, will be poured into your lap. For
with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.
Luke 6:38

Desiring God

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Draw near to God and He will draw
near to you. Cleanse your hands,
you sinners; and purify your hearts,
you double-minded.
James 4:8

 

And without faith it is impossible to
please him, for whoever would draw
near to God must believe that he exists
and that he rewards those who seek him.
Hebrews 11:6

 

But now in Christ Jesus you who once
were far away have been brought near
by the blood of Christ.
Ephesians 2:13

 

Let us therefore come boldly to the throne
of grace, that we may obtain mercy and
find grace to help in time of need.
Hebrews 4:16

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This is the Air I Breath - Michael W. Smith

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEDcKZB7r2A

Don't Grow Weary

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Be not overcome of evil,
but overcome evil with good.
Romans 12:21

 

Therefore, to him who knows
to do good and does not do it,
to him it is sin.
James 4:17

 

Blessed are they which are persecuted
for righteousness' sake: for theirs is
the kingdom of heaven.
Matthew 5:10

 

Little children, let no man deceive you:
he that doeth righteousness is righteous,
even as he is righteous.
1 John 3:7

 

Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for
whatever a man sows, that he will also reap.
Galatians 6:7

 



Shout And Sing

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Make a joyful shout to God, all the earth!
Psalm 66:1

 

Oh come, let us sing to the Lord!  Let us
shout joyfully to the Rock of our salvation.
Psalm 95:1

 

Make a joyful shout to the Lord, all you lands!
Psalm 100:1

 

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.
Colossians 3:16

 

...speaking to one another in psalms and hymns
and spiritual songs, singing and making melody
in your heart to the Lord...
Ephesians 5:19

 

The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart
trusted in Him, and I am helped; therefore my heart
greatly rejoices, and with my song I will praise Him.
Psalm 28:7

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Shout to the Lord - Darlene Zschech

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gn5CMSSAx_c

Judge, Condemn And Forgive

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Judge not, that you be not judged.
Matthew 7:1

 

For with what judgment you judge,
you will be judged; and with the
measure you use, it will be
measured back to you. 
Matthew 7:2-3

 

There is therefore now no condemnation
to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do
not walk according to the flesh, but
according to the Spirit.
Romans 8:1

 

And whenever you stand praying, if you
have anything against anyone, forgive
him, that your Father in heaven may also
forgive you your trespasses.
Mark 11:25

 



God's Glory And Handiwork

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...for all have sinned and fall short
of the glory of God, being justified
freely by His grace through the
redemption that is in Christ Jesus...
Romans 3:23-24

 

Jesus said to her, “Did I not say to
you that if you would believe you
would see the glory of God?
John 11:40

 

In the beginning God created
the heavens and the earth.
Genesis 1:1-31

 

And the Lord God formed man of
the dust of the ground, and breathed
into his nostrils the breath of life;
and man became a living being.
Genesis 2:7

 

All things were made through Him,
and without Him nothing was
made that was made.
John 1:3



Prayer And Thanksgiving

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If you abide in Me, and My words
abide in you, you will ask what you
desire, and it shall be done for you.
John 15:7

 

Continue earnestly in prayer, being
vigilant in it with thanksgiving...`
Colossians 4:2-3

 

Likewise the Spirit also helps in our
weaknesses. For we do not know what
we should pray for as we ought, but the
Spirit Himself makes intercession for us
with groanings which cannot be uttered.
Romans 8:26

 

Rejoice always, pray without ceasing,
in everything give thanks; for this is
the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18

 

Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good!
For His mercy endures forever.
Psalm 107:1