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Isaiah 53:6 (NLT) | “All of us, like sheep, have strayed away. We have left God’s paths to follow our own. Yet the Lord laid on him the sins of us all.”
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Jeremiah 29:11 (MSG) | I know what I’m doing. I have it all planned out—plans to take care of you, not abandon you, plans to give you the future you hope for.”
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In light of the infinite expanse between my wisdom and God’s, is there anything that is holding me back from giving complete control of my life to God?
Isaiah 55:8 (MEV) | “For My thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways My ways, says the Lord.”
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Proverbs 16:3 (NIV) | “Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and he will establish your plans.”
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Psalms 25:4 (CEV) | “Show me your paths and teach me to follow;”
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Matthew 25:40 (NIV) | "The King will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.'Hebrews 6:10 (NIV) | “God is not unjust; he will not forget your work and the love you have shown him as you have helped his people and continue to help them.
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As a follower of Jesus, what things has God asked you to do or to give up?
Matthew 4:18-22 (NIV) | “As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the lake, for they were fishermen. "Come, follow me," Jesus said, "and I will make you fishers of men." At once they left their nets and followed him. Going on from there, he saw two other brothers, James son of Zebedee and his brother John. They were in a boat with their father Zebedee, preparing their nets. Jesus called them, and immediately they left the boat and their father and followed him.
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Colossians 3:22-24 (NIV) | “Slaves, obey your earthly masters in everything; and do it, not only when their eye is on you and to win their favor, but with sincerity of heart and reverence for the Lord. Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.
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There seems to be a contradiction in what Jesus said. For example, whoever wants to be great must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first must be your slave. Jesus came to this earth to be a servant and to serve others, Jesus gave up his life for others.
Matthew 20:26-28 (NIV) | “Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first must be your slave-- just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many."
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There are five elements that make up the church: worship, missions, education, fellowship, and service.
1 Peter 4:10 (NIV) | “Each one should use whatever gift he has received to serve others, faithfully administering God's grace in its various forms.Ephesians 4:11-13 (NIV) | “It was he who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers, to prepare God's people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ.
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Acts 20:35 (CEB) | “In everything I have shown you that, by working hard, we must help the weak. In this way we remember the Lord Jesus' words: 'It is more blessed to give than to receive.'"James 2:14 (GNT) | My friends, what good is it for one of you to say that you have faith if your actions do not prove it? Can that faith save you?
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Isaiah 2:8 (NIV) | Their land is full of idols; they bow down to the work of their hands, to what their fingers have made.Romans 12:3 (NIV) | For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the faith God has distributed to each of you.
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1 John 3:1a (MSG) | What marvelous love the Father has extended to us! Just look at it—we’re called children of God! That’s who we really are.2 Timothy 1:7 (MSG) | God doesn’t want us to be shy with his gifts, but bold and loving and sensible.
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Colossians 3:23 (NIV) | Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters,Proverbs 16:3 (NLV) | Trust your work to the Lord, and your plans will work out well.
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Isaiah 41:10 (NIV) | So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.2 Corinthians 12:9 (NIV) | But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me.
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Do you think there exists an anger that does produce the righteousness God desires?
James 1:19-20 (NLT) | Understand this, my dear brothers and sisters: You must all be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to get angry. Human anger does not produce the righteousness God desires.
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Do you think God’s judgement is justified in being “angry?”
John 3:35-36 (NLT) | The Father loves his Son and has put everything into his hands. And anyone who believes in God’s Son has eternal life. Anyone who doesn’t obey the Son will never experience eternal life but remains under God’s angry judgment.”
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Have you ever found yourself being angry with someone else for NOT being angry?
Jonah 4:1-3 (NLT) | This change of plans greatly upset Jonah, and he became very angry. So he complained to the Lord about it: “Didn’t I say before I left home that you would do this, Lord? That is why I ran away to Tarshish! I knew that you are a merciful and compassionate God, slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love. You are eager to turn back from destroying people. Just kill me now, Lord! I’d rather be dead than alive if what I predicted will not happen.”