Luke 9:23-26Then he said to them all, “If anyone wants to follow after me, let him deny himself, take up his cross daily, and follow me. For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life because of me will save it. For what does it benefit someone if he gains the whole world, and yet loses or forfeits himself? For whoever is ashamed of me and my words, the Son of Man will...  Read More

Revelation 3:14-22“Write to the angel of the church in Laodicea: Thus says the Amen,   the faithful and true witness, the originator, of God’s creation: I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish that you were cold or hot. So, because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I am going to vomit  you out of my mouth. For you say, ‘I’m rich; I have become wealthy and need nothin...  Read More

James 1:2-8Consider it a great joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you experience various trials,  because you know that the testing of your faith produces endurance. And let endurance have its full effect, so that you may be mature and complete, lacking nothing. Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God who gives to all generously and ungrudgingly and it will be given to him.  But let ...  Read More

Romans 5:6-11For while we were still helpless, at the right time,  Christ died for the ungodly. For rarely will someone die for a just person though for a good person perhaps someone might even dare to die. But God proves  his own love for us  in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. How much more then, since we have now been justified by his blood,  will we be saved through him fr...  Read More

Philippians 3:7-117 But everything that was a gain to me, I have considered to be a loss because of Christ. 8 More than that, I also consider everything to be a loss in view of the surpassing value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. Because of him I have suffered the loss of all things and consider them as dung, so that I may gain Christ 9 and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own fr...  Read More

Romans 5:6-11For while we were still helpless, at the right time,  Christ died for the ungodly. For rarely will someone die for a just person, though for a good person perhaps someone might even dare to die. But God proves  his own love for us  in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. How much more then, since we have now been justified by his blood,  will we be saved through him f...  Read More

Psalm 46God is our refuge and strength, a helper who is always found in times of trouble.2 Therefore we will not be afraid, though the earth trembles and the mountains toppleinto the depths of the seas, 3 though its water roars and foams and the mountains quake with its turmoil.Selah 4 There is a river its streams delight the city of God, the holy dwelling place of the Most High. 5 God is within h...  Read More

John 10:7-10Jesus said again, “Truly I tell you, I am the gate for the sheep. 8 All who came before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep didn’t listen to them. 9 I am the gate. If anyone enters by me, he will be saved and will come in and go out and find pasture. 10 A thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I have come so that they may have life and have it in abundance....  Read More

1 Corinthians 15:1-8Now I want to make clear for you, brothers and sisters, the gospel I preached to you, which you received, on which you have taken your stand  and by which you are being saved, if you hold to the message I preached to you unless you believed in vain.  For I passed on to you  as most important what I also received: that Christ died  for our sins according to the Scriptures,  tha...  Read More

Colossians 1:15-20He is the image of the invisible God,  the firstborn over all creation.  For everything was created by him,  in heaven and on earth, the visible and the invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities — all things have been created through him and for him.  He is before all things,  and by him all things  hold together. He is also the head of the body, the church...  Read More

1 Thessalonians 4:13-1813 We do not want you to be uninformed, brothers and sisters, concerning those who are asleep, so that you will not grieve like the rest, who have no hope. 14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, in the same way, through Jesus, God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep. 15 For we say this to you by a word from the Lord: We who are still alive at the L...  Read More

Galatians 2:2020 I have been crucified with Christ, and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me....  Read More