Tag Archives: Scripture

Passage: Matthew 7:15-23 Verse: Matthew 7:16 (NIV 2011) By their fruit you will recognize them. Do people pick grapes from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? There are a couple of hard lessons in today’s passage of Scripture.  We are told … Continue reading →

Passage: Colossians 1:9-14 Verse: Colossians 1:10 (NIV 2011) … so that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and please him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God… We can … Continue reading →

Passage: Colossians 1:1-8 Verse: Colossians 1:3b-5 (NIV 2011) we pray for you, because we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love you have for all God’s people— the faith and love that spring from the … Continue reading →

Passage: 1 John 5:1-12 Verse: 1 John 5:3 (NIV 2011) In fact, this is love for God: to keep his commands. And his commands are not burdensome… Just as previously mentioned, the basics of the Christian faith are not always … Continue reading →

Passage: 1 John 4:13-21 Verse: 1 John 4:18 (NIV 2011) There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love. Sometimes … Continue reading →

Passage: 1 John 4:1-12 (NIV 2011) We are cautioned, at the beginning of this passage, to test the spirits to see whether they are from God [v. 1] or not.  What does the Scripture tell us about how to recognize … Continue reading →

Passage: 1 John 3:11-24 Verse: 1 John 3:18 (NIV 2011) Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth. So what do we read of in this passage of Scripture?  We read that: … Continue reading →

Passage: 1 John 2:28-3:10 Verse1 John 3:1a (NIV 2011) See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! Is there a difference between being one of God’s children and being a … Continue reading →

Passage: Ephesians 5:1-20 Highlights from Ephesians 5:1-20 (NIV) Follow God’s example: walk in the way of love there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed nor should there be … Continue reading →

Passage: 1 Corinthians 13:1-13 Verse: 1 Corinthians 13:13b (NIV 2011) But the greatest of these is love. Faith, hope, and love… but the greatest of these is love.  Think about it!  We know how important faith and hope are, but … Continue reading →