James 4:17– Anyone, then who knows the right thing to do and fails to do it, to him it is sin (NRSV). My first Bible is covered with handwritten scribbles…

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Malachi 3:10–  “Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, so that there may be food in My house and test me now in this,” says the Lord of hosts, “If…

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Luke 22:44– And being in an agony of [mind] He prayed [all the] more earnestly and intently, and His sweat became like great clots of blood dropping down upon the…

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John 15:5a– I am the Vine; you are the branches. Whoever lives in Me and I in him bears much [abundant] fruit (AMP). Webster’s Dictionary defines the word ovine as…

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Psalm 23: 1-6–The Lord is my Shepherd [to feed, guide and shield me]  I shall not lack. He makes me to lie down in [fresh, tender] green pastures; He leads…

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1Timothy 6:3, 4– Some may deny these things, but they are the sound, wholesome teachings of the Lord Jesus Christ and are the foundation for a Godly life. Anyone who…

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John 21:20-22– Turning his head, Peter noticed the disciple Jesus loved following right behind. When Peter noticed him, he asked Jesus, “Master, what’s going to happen to him?”  Jesus said,…

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Philippians 4:6-7 –Do not be anxious about anything, but in every-thing, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all…

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Proverbs 1:1-The Proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel. (NASB) Solomon writes that the Book of Proverbs will point the way to wisdom (Proverbs 1:2), and it…

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Acts 18:3, 4– And because he was of the same trade, he stayed with them and they were working; for by trade they were tent-makers. And he was reasoning in…

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