Showing posts with label Thoughts for the Week. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Thoughts for the Week. Show all posts

Sunday, 24 August 2008

Trust God

Philippians 4:6-7 (NIV)
Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

Sunday, 10 August 2008

Pray For Our Leaders

1 Timothy 2:1-2 (NIV)
I urge, then, first of all, that requests, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for everyone—for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness.

Sunday, 13 July 2008

Heart Of Wisdom

Psalm 90:12 (NIV)
Teach us to number our days aright, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.

Sunday, 22 June 2008

My God Who Deserves It All

Psalm 104:33 (NIV)
I will sing to the LORD all my life; I will sing praise to my God as long as I live.

Sunday, 15 June 2008

Father And Son

Proverbs 23:24 (NIV)
The father of a righteous man has great joy; he who has a wise son delights in him.

Sunday, 20 April 2008

Love For Enemies

Matthew 5:43-45 (NIV)
You have heard that it was said, 'Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.' But I tell you: Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.

Sunday, 13 April 2008

Law Of Harvest

Galatians 6:7-8 (NIV)
Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows. The one who sows to please his sinful nature, from that nature will reap destruction; the one who sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life.

Sunday, 6 April 2008

The Higher Life

Matthew 10:38-39 (NIV)
and anyone who does not take his cross and follow me is not worthy of me. Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.

Sunday, 30 March 2008

Agape Love

1 John 4:10 (NIV)
This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.

Sunday, 23 March 2008

Overcome Temptation

James 1:12 (NIV)
Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him.

Sunday, 16 March 2008

My LORD, My Shepherd

Psalm 23:1-3 (NIV)
The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not be in want. He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, he restores my soul. He guides me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake.

Sunday, 9 March 2008

Given Grace

2 Timothy 1:9 (NIV)
... who has saved us and called us to a holy life—not because of anything we have done but because of his own purpose and grace. This grace was given us in Christ Jesus before the beginning of time, ... .

Sunday, 2 March 2008

God Answers

Psalm 120:1 (NIV)
I call on the LORD in my distress, and he answers me.

Sunday, 24 February 2008

God's Plans For Us

Jeremiah 29:11-13 (NIV)
"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart."

Sunday, 17 February 2008

Love Never Fails

1 Corinthians 13:4-8 (NIV)
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails. ...

Sunday, 10 February 2008

Love

1 Corinthians 13:1-3 (NIV)
If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. If I give all I possess to the poor and surrender my body to the flames, but have not love, I gain nothing.

Sunday, 3 February 2008

God's Perfect Plan

1 Corinthians 2:9 (NIV)
"However, as it is written: "No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love him"—"

Sunday, 27 January 2008

Doing Good To All

Galatians 6:1 (NIV)
Brothers, if someone is caught in a sin, you who are spiritual should restore him gently. But watch yourself, or you also may be tempted.

Monday, 21 January 2008

Trials And Temptations

James 1:2-3 (NIV)
Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance.

Sunday, 13 January 2008

Where's Your Treasure?

Matthew 6:19-21 (KJV)
Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.