And take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit (which is the word of God). Ephesians 6:17 Into the Text Very often, the battles we face are lost or won in our minds. This is because we live in a fallen world, and Satan loves to
“Therefore, since we have been declared righteous by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,” Romans 5:1 “yet we know that no one is justified by the works of the law but by the faithfulness of Jesus Christ. And we have come to believe in Christ
I will meet you there, and from above the atonement lid, from between the two cherubim that are over the ark of the testimony, I will speak with you about all that I will command you for the Israelites. Exodus 25:22 Into the Text God wanted to be with
You are too just to tolerate evil; you are unable to condone wrongdoing. So why do you put up with such treacherous people? Why do you say nothing when the wicked devour those more righteous than they are? Habakkuk 1:13 Into the Text We all have been, are, or
“Do not honor yourself before the king, and do not stand in the place of great men; for it is better for him to say to you, ‘Come up here,’ than to put you lower before a prince, whom your eyes have seen.“ Proverbs 25:6-7 Into the Text Throughout
I have told you these things so that my joy may be in you, and your joy may be complete. My commandment is this—to love one another just as I have loved you. John 15:11-12 Into the Text When Jesus spoke these words, He was about to face betrayal,
For just as in one body we have many members, and not all the members serve the same function, so we who are many are one body in Christ, and individually we are members who belong to one another. Romans 12:4-5 Into the Text Sweet sister, God has created
O Lord, my God, I cried out to you and you healed me. O Lord, you pulled me up from Sheol; you rescued me from among those descending into the grave. Psalm 30:2–3 Into the Text This week, we’re shifting our focus from spiritual disciplines to the work of
For we are his creative work, having been created in Christ Jesus for good works that God prepared beforehand so we can do them. Ephesians 2:10 Into the Text Sweet friend, you are not an afterthought. You are not random. You are the intentional handiwork of a loving and
Now the Word became flesh and took up residence among us. We saw his glory—the glory of the one and only, full of grace and truth, who came from the Father. John 1:14 Into the Text After the exiles returned to the land of Israel, there was much hope