“It was not because you were more in number than any other people that the LORD set his love on you and chose you, for you were the fewest of all peoples, but it is because the LORD loves you and is keeping the oath that he swore to your

“Jesus answered, ‘Surely you have read in the Scriptures: When God made the world, “he made them male and female.” And God said, “So a man will leave his father and mother and be united with his wife, and the two will become one body.” So, there are not two,

“All people will hate you because you follow Me, but those people who keep their faith until the end will be saved.”- Matthew 10:22 Being an outcast is not fun and can make someone feel rejected and unloved. As Christians, being an outcast in the world is a

“But run away from the evil desires of youth. Try hard to live right and to have faith, love, and peace, together with those who trust in the Lord from pure hearts.”- 2 Timothy 2:22 We must run from the temptation and the desire to sin. Running away

“In the same way, the Son of Man did not come to be served. He came to serve others and to give His life as a ransom for many people.”- Matthew 20:28 Being a servant of God is not easy because it involves a lot of time, self-sacrifice,

“Let us, then, feel very sure that we can come before God’s throne where there is grace. There we can receive mercy and grace to help us when we need it.”-Hebrews 4:16 God is very merciful and full of grace. He is so full of grace that

“But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace toward me was not in vain. On the contrary, I worked harder than any of them, though it was not I, but the grace of God that is with me.” – 1 Corinthians 15:10 When did

“The fear of the Lord leads to life and whoever has it rests satisfied; he will not be visited by harm.”- Proverbs 19:23 When we are scared or fearful, it is mostly due to sin and not obeying God’s commands and laws. When Adam and Eve sinned

“But God shows His great love for us in this way: Christ died for us while we were still sinners.” -Romans 5:8 Would you sacrifice your life to save someone else? The Bible says not very many people would. Romans 5:7 says, “very few people will die to

“Even if I walk through a very dark valley, I will not be afraid, because You are with me. Your rod and Your shepherd’s staff comfort me.”- Psalm 23:4 When a Christian feels alone, scared, or unloved they have a heavenly Father to turn to for comfort.

“Faith means being sure of the things we hope for and knowing that something is real even if we do not see it.”- Hebrews 11:1 Do you have faith? If you do, then you believe what the Bible says about it. The Bible describes faith in different ways.

“People will insult you and hurt you. They will lie and say all kinds of evil things about you because you follow me. But when they do, you will be blessed. Rejoice and be glad, because you have a great reward waiting for you in heaven. People did the same

“He gave Himself for us so He might pay the price to free us from all evil and to make us pure people who belong only to Him—people who are always wanting to do good deeds.”-Titus 2:14 When a person becomes a believer of Christ, God starts

“And you, Capernaum, will you be exalted to heaven? You will be brought down to Hades. For if the mighty works done in you had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day. But I tell you that it will be more tolerable on the day of

“The Lord hates those who are proud. They will surely be punished.”- Proverbs 16:5 Pride is a big problem among people and even among Christians today. We need to remember that God hates pride. He knows how pride can affect our hearts and minds and our relationship with

“If anyone belongs to Christ, there is a new creation. The old things have gone; everything is made new!”- 2 Corinthians 5:17 God gives us a new life once we accept Jesus as our savior, repent of our sins, and are baptized. Our new life that God gives

“After this, Jesus knew that everything had been done. So that the Scripture would come true, He said, ‘I am thirsty.’ There was a jar full of vinegar there, so the soldiers soaked a sponge in it, put the sponge on a branch of a hyssop plant, and lifted it

If you were to ask a Christian for their favorite Bible verse or passage, you might expect them to say, John 3:16, Psalm 23 or 1 Corinthians 13 or Romans 8. What about any passage from the first seven chapters of 1 Chronicles? “The sons of Benjamin: Bela, Becher,

“I am not telling you this because I need anything. I have learned to be satisfied with the things I have and with everything that happens. I know how to live when I am poor, and I know how to live when I have plenty. I have learned the secret

“They are judged by this fact: The Light has come into the world, but they did not want light. They wanted darkness, because they were doing evil things. All who do evil hate the light and will not come to the light, because it will show all the evil things

“So, I say that we have courage. We really want to be away from this body and be at home with the Lord.”- 2 Corinthians 5:8 When we are scared of dying, this is a comforting verse to turn to as a reminder of what will happen when

Out in the country, we have an old saying about getting to the point of a matter. You might hear it when a kid begins to give a long explanation or string of excuses to his parents. You might hear it when someone is simply trying to dodge an issue

“Don’t store treasures for yourselves here on earth where moths and rust will destroy them, and thieves can break in and steal them. But store your treasures in heaven where they cannot be destroyed by moths or rust and where thieves cannot break in and steal them. Your heart

Turning a plain block of wood into a beautiful piece of art or a practical utensil brings great joy to a woodturner. To know the creation is something that will be appreciated makes the time spent on it worthwhile. Before any undertaking, however, a woodturner knows that all his tools

“I do not ask for these only, but also for those who will believe in me through their word, that they may all be one, just as you, Father, are in me, and I in you, that they also may be in us, so that the world may believe that