I tell you the truth: everyone who commits sin surrenders his freedom to sin. He is a slave to sin’s power. Even a household slave does no...

  And we urge you, brothers, admonish the idle, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, be patient with them all.  1 Thessalonians 5:14 G...

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

  Thus says the Lord, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: “I am the Lord your God, who teaches you to profit, who leads you in the way yo...

  Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. ...

  And walk in love, as Christ also has loved us and given Himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling aroma.  Ep...

  When she told the man of God what had happened, he said to her, “Now sell the olive oil and pay your debts, and you and your sons can live...

  You call me Teacher and Lord, and rightly so, for that is what I am.  John 13:13 Recently I had been thinking about the teachers who poure...

  I lay down and slept; I woke again, for the Lord sustained me.  Psalm 3:5 I write these words early in the morning, watching the day slowl...

  Let them give thanks to the LORD for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for men, for he satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry...

  And if you are untrustworthy about worldly wealth, who will trust you with the true riches of heaven?    Luke 16:11, NLT Jesus cuts to the...

  Always be full of joy in the Lord. I say it again—rejoice! Let everyone see that you are considerate in all you do. Remember, the Lord is ...

  Brothers and sisters, if someone is caught in a sin, you who live by the Spirit should restore that person gently. But watch yourselves, o...

  And one of the scribes came up and heard them disputing with one another, and seeing that he answered them well, asked him, “Which command...

  Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself unless it abides in the vine, so neither can you unless you abide in ...