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LUKE 18:1 NKJ 1 Then He spoke a parable to them, that men always ought to pray and not lose heart, Many people give up too easily in prayer. When they don’t see the answer almost immediately, they quit. God is not pleased with this approach. You may say, “God knows my need. Why doesn’t He just give it to me, instead of playing games?” Whether you agree with God’s ways, or not: God is still in charge and makes the rules – not you. So, it does you no good to argue or complain. Better to just line up with God instead of fighting against His plan. Besides, in reality God’s ways are perfect, it is just that we are often too immature and ignorant to understand all God is doing. Scripture has many examples of people pressing in and receiving answers to prayer. We should never be quitters when it comes to prayer. It is God’s will to answer your prayers. He is the One who told you to pray. God actually delights in answering your prayers. (Never forget that God loves you more than you can

ACTS 17:30 NKJ 30 “Truly, these times of ignorance God overlooked, but now commands all men everywhere to repent, To repent means to change. Repentance is a change of thinking which results in a change of life. Repentance involves a change of mind – waking up to reality, seeing things as they really are, and recognizing the error of your ways – resulting in a change of action. Repentance includes forsaking old patterns, habits, priorities, and all things that have controlled you (gods). Repentance means accepting Jesus as Lord! To repent is to forsake all other gods – and embrace Jesus Christ as your Lord and God. The word translated “repent” in English New Testaments is the Greek word metanoeo. It means to change one’s mind, or to convert. Not merely to forsake sin, but to change one’s mind regarding it. Metanoeo means to reform, to have a genuine change of heart and life from worse to better. The noun form of the Greek word we translate as “repentance” is metanoya. It is a chan

MATTHEW 22:37-38 NKJ 37 Jesus said to him, “`You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ 38 “This is the first and great commandment. The most important command is to love God with all your being. As with all His commands, God does not give this for His benefit, but for your benefit. Putting God first will bless you, improving your life and well-being. Loving people, while important, is only secondary according to Jesus. In practice – because God loves people – loving Him will result in you loving people also. When you get your priority backward – putting people and their needs first – you miss God’s plan, and will be relatively ineffective in helping people – compared to what you could have been if you put God first. MATTHEW 6:33 CEV 33 But more than anything else, put God’s work first and do what he wants. Then the other things will be yours as well. Determine to follow Jesus and obey Him. Don’t allow anything other than Jes

JOHN 17:17 NKJ 17 “… Your word is truth. According to Jesus, the Word of God is truth. Yet many people proclaim quite different messages – all using the Bible as their text. How can you know who to believe? Jesus also told us that continuing to abide in the Word of God would produce freedom – not bondage. JOHN 8:31-32 NKJ 31 Then Jesus said to those Jews who believed Him, “If you abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed. 32 “And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” So, look at the fruit produced by the message proclaimed. Is it freedom? If not, then it must not be the ACCURATE message of Jesus Christ. The true message of Jesus Christ will set people free – not put them in bondage. It truly is good news, and makes people happy when they correctly understand it. JOHN 10:10 NKJ 10 “The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly. If it produces death, s

LUKE 18:1 NKJ 1 Then He spoke a parable to them, that men always ought to pray and not lose heart, Many people give up too easily in prayer. When they don’t see the answer almost immediately, they quit. God is not pleased with this approach. You may say, “God knows my need. Why doesn’t He just give it to me, instead of playing games?” Whether you agree with God’s ways, or not: God is still in charge and makes the rules – not you. So, it does you no good to argue or complain. Better to just line up with God instead of fighting against His plan. Besides, in reality God’s ways are perfect, it is just that we are often too immature and ignorant to understand all God is doing. Scripture has many examples of people pressing in and receiving answers to prayer. We should never be quitters when it comes to prayer. It is God’s will to answer your prayers. He is the One who told you to pray. God actually delights in answering your prayers. (Never forget that God loves you more than you can

ACTS 17:30 NKJ 30 “Truly, these times of ignorance God overlooked, but now commands all men everywhere to repent, To repent means to change. Repentance is a change of thinking which results in a change of life. Repentance involves a change of mind – waking up to reality, seeing things as they really are, and recognizing the error of your ways – resulting in a change of action. Repentance includes forsaking old patterns, habits, priorities, and all things that have controlled you (gods). Repentance means accepting Jesus as Lord! To repent is to forsake all other gods – and embrace Jesus Christ as your Lord and God. The word translated “repent” in English New Testaments is the Greek word metanoeo. It means to change one’s mind, or to convert. Not merely to forsake sin, but to change one’s mind regarding it. Metanoeo means to reform, to have a genuine change of heart and life from worse to better. The noun form of the Greek word we translate as “repentance” is metanoya. It is a chan

MATTHEW 22:37-38 NKJ 37 Jesus said to him, “`You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ 38 “This is the first and great commandment. The most important command is to love God with all your being. As with all His commands, God does not give this for His benefit, but for your benefit. Putting God first will bless you, improving your life and well-being. Loving people, while important, is only secondary according to Jesus. In practice – because God loves people – loving Him will result in you loving people also. When you get your priority backward – putting people and their needs first – you miss God’s plan, and will be relatively ineffective in helping people – compared to what you could have been if you put God first. MATTHEW 6:33 CEV 33 But more than anything else, put God’s work first and do what he wants. Then the other things will be yours as well. Determine to follow Jesus and obey Him. Don’t allow anything other than Jes

JOHN 17:17 NKJ 17 “… Your word is truth. According to Jesus, the Word of God is truth. Yet many people proclaim quite different messages – all using the Bible as their text. How can you know who to believe? Jesus also told us that continuing to abide in the Word of God would produce freedom – not bondage. JOHN 8:31-32 NKJ 31 Then Jesus said to those Jews who believed Him, “If you abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed. 32 “And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” So, look at the fruit produced by the message proclaimed. Is it freedom? If not, then it must not be the ACCURATE message of Jesus Christ. The true message of Jesus Christ will set people free – not put them in bondage. It truly is good news, and makes people happy when they correctly understand it. JOHN 10:10 NKJ 10 “The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly. If it produces death, s

LUKE 18:1 NKJ 1 Then He spoke a parable to them, that men always ought to pray and not lose heart, Many people give up too easily in prayer. When they don’t see the answer almost immediately, they quit. God is not pleased with this approach. You may say, “God knows my need. Why doesn’t He just give it to me, instead of playing games?” Whether you agree with God’s ways, or not: God is still in charge and makes the rules – not you. So, it does you no good to argue or complain. Better to just line up with God instead of fighting against His plan. Besides, in reality God’s ways are perfect, it is just that we are often too immature and ignorant to understand all God is doing. Scripture has many examples of people pressing in and receiving answers to prayer. We should never be quitters when it comes to prayer. It is God’s will to answer your prayers. He is the One who told you to pray. God actually delights in answering your prayers. (Never forget that God loves you more than you can

ACTS 17:30 NKJ 30 “Truly, these times of ignorance God overlooked, but now commands all men everywhere to repent, To repent means to change. Repentance is a change of thinking which results in a change of life. Repentance involves a change of mind – waking up to reality, seeing things as they really are, and recognizing the error of your ways – resulting in a change of action. Repentance includes forsaking old patterns, habits, priorities, and all things that have controlled you (gods). Repentance means accepting Jesus as Lord! To repent is to forsake all other gods – and embrace Jesus Christ as your Lord and God. The word translated "repent” in English New Testaments is the Greek word metanoeo. It means to change one’s mind, or to convert. Not merely to forsake sin, but to change one’s mind regarding it. Metanoeo means to reform, to have a genuine change of heart and life from worse to better. The noun form of the Greek word we translate as “repentance” is metanoya. It is a

MATTHEW 22:37-38 NKJ 37 Jesus said to him, “`You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ 38 “This is the first and great commandment. The most important command is to love God with all your being. As with all His commands, God does not give this for His benefit, but for your benefit. Putting God first will bless you, improving your life and well-being. Loving people, while important, is only secondary according to Jesus. In practice – because God loves people – loving Him will result in you loving people also. When you get your priority backward – putting people and their needs first – you miss God’s plan, and will be relatively ineffective in helping people – compared to what you could have been if you put God first. MATTHEW 6:33 CEV 33 But more than anything else, put God’s work first and do what he wants. Then the other things will be yours as well. Determine to follow Jesus and obey Him. Don’t allow anything other than Jes

JOHN 17:17 NKJ 17 “… Your word is truth. According to Jesus, the Word of God is truth. Yet many people proclaim quite different messages – all using the Bible as their text. How can you know who to believe? Jesus also told us that continuing to abide in the Word of God would produce freedom – not bondage. JOHN 8:31-32 NKJ 31 Then Jesus said to those Jews who believed Him, “If you abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed. 32 “And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” So, look at the fruit produced by the message proclaimed. Is it freedom? If not, then it must not be the ACCURATE message of Jesus Christ. The true message of Jesus Christ will set people free – not put them in bondage. It truly is good news, and makes people happy when they correctly understand it. JOHN 10:10 NKJ 10 “The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly. If it produces death, s

LUKE 18:1 NKJ 1 Then He spoke a parable to them, that men always ought to pray and not lose heart, Many people give up too easily in prayer. When they don’t see the answer almost immediately, they quit. God is not pleased with this approach. You may say, “God knows my need. Why doesn’t He just give it to me, instead of playing games?” Whether you agree with God’s ways, or not: God is still in charge and makes the rules – not you. So, it does you no good to argue or complain. Better to just line up with God instead of fighting against His plan. Besides, in reality God’s ways are perfect, it is just that we are often too immature and ignorant to understand all God is doing. Scripture has many examples of people pressing in and receiving answers to prayer. We should never be quitters when it comes to prayer. It is God’s will to answer your prayers. He is the One who told you to pray. God actually delights in answering your prayers. (Never forget that God loves you more than you can

ACTS 17:30 NKJ 30 "Truly, these times of ignorance God overlooked, but now commands all men everywhere to repent, To repent means to change. Repentance is a change of thinking which results in a change of life. Repentance involves a change of mind -- waking up to reality, seeing things as they really are, and recognizing the error of your ways -- resulting in a change of action. Repentance includes forsaking old patterns, habits, priorities, and all things that have controlled you (gods). Repentance means accepting Jesus as Lord! To repent is to forsake all other gods -- and embrace Jesus Christ as your Lord and God. The word translated "repent" in English New Testaments is the Greek word metanoeo. It means to change one's mind, or to convert. Not merely to forsake sin, but to change one's mind regarding it. Metanoeo means to reform, to have a genuine change of heart and life from worse to better. The noun form of the Greek word we translate as "repent

MATTHEW 22:37-38 NKJ 37 Jesus said to him, “`You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ 38 “This is the first and great commandment. The most important command is to love God with all your being. As with all His commands, God does not give this for His benefit, but for your benefit. Putting God first will bless you, improving your life and well-being. Loving people, while important, is only secondary according to Jesus. In practice – because God loves people – loving Him will result in you loving people also. When you get your priority backward – putting people and their needs first – you miss God’s plan, and will be relatively ineffective in helping people – compared to what you could have been if you put God first. MATTHEW 6:33 CEV 33 But more than anything else, put God’s work first and do what he wants. Then the other things will be yours as well. Determine to follow Jesus and obey Him. Don’t allow anything other than Jes

JOHN 17:17 NKJ 17 “… Your word is truth. According to Jesus, the Word of God is truth. Yet many people proclaim quite different messages – all using the Bible as their text. How can you know who to believe? Jesus also told us that continuing to abide in the Word of God would produce freedom – not bondage. JOHN 8:31-32 NKJ 31 Then Jesus said to those Jews who believed Him, “If you abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed. 32 “And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” So, look at the fruit produced by the message proclaimed. Is it freedom? If not, then it must not be the ACCURATE message of Jesus Christ. The true message of Jesus Christ will set people free – not put them in bondage. It truly is good news, and makes people happy when they correctly understand it. JOHN 10:10 NKJ 10 “The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly. If it produces death, s

LUKE 18:1 NKJ 1 Then He spoke a parable to them, that men always ought to pray and not lose heart, Many people give up too easily in prayer. When they don’t see the answer almost immediately, they quit. God is not pleased with this approach. You may say, “God knows my need. Why doesn’t He just give it to me, instead of playing games?” Whether you agree with God’s ways, or not: God is still in charge and makes the rules – not you. So, it does you no good to argue or complain. Better to just line up with God instead of fighting against His plan. Besides, in reality God’s ways are perfect, it is just that we are often too immature and ignorant to understand all God is doing. Scripture has many examples of people pressing in and receiving answers to prayer. We should never be quitters when it comes to prayer. It is God’s will to answer your prayers. He is the One who told you to pray. God actually delights in answering your prayers. (Never forget that God loves you more than you can

MATTHEW 22:37-38 NKJ 37 Jesus said to him, “`You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ 38 “This is the first and great commandment. The most important command is to love God with all your being. As with all His commands, God does not give this for His benefit, but for your benefit. Putting God first will bless you, improving your life and well-being. Loving people, while important, is only secondary according to Jesus. In practice – because God loves people – loving Him will result in you loving people also. When you get your priority backward – putting people and their needs first – you miss God’s plan, and will be relatively ineffective in helping people – compared to what you could have been if you put God first. MATTHEW 6:33 CEV 33 But more than anything else, put God’s work first and do what he wants. Then the other things will be yours as well. Determine to follow Jesus and obey Him. Don’t allow anything other than Jes

JOHN 17:17 NKJ 17 “… Your word is truth. According to Jesus, the Word of God is truth. Yet many people proclaim quite different messages – all using the Bible as their text. How can you know who to believe? Jesus also told us that continuing to abide in the Word of God would produce freedom – not bondage. JOHN 8:31-32 NKJ 31 Then Jesus said to those Jews who believed Him, “If you abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed. 32 “And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” So, look at the fruit produced by the message proclaimed. Is it freedom? If not, then it must not be the ACCURATE message of Jesus Christ. The true message of Jesus Christ will set people free – not put them in bondage. It truly is good news, and makes people happy when they correctly understand it. JOHN 10:10 NKJ 10 “The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly. If it produces death, s

LUKE 18:1 NKJ 1 Then He spoke a parable to them, that men always ought to pray and not lose heart, Many people give up too easily in prayer. When they don’t see the answer almost immediately, they quit. God is not pleased with this approach. You may say, “God knows my need. Why doesn’t He just give it to me, instead of playing games?” Whether you agree with God’s ways, or not: God is still in charge and makes the rules – not you. So, it does you no good to argue or complain. Better to just line up with God instead of fighting against His plan. Besides, in reality God’s ways are perfect, it is just that we are often too immature and ignorant to understand all God is doing. Scripture has many examples of people pressing in and receiving answers to prayer. We should never be quitters when it comes to prayer. It is God’s will to answer your prayers. He is the One who told you to pray. God actually delights in answering your prayers. (Never forget that God loves you more than you can

MATTHEW 22:37-38 NKJ 37 Jesus said to him, “`You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ 38 “This is the first and great commandment. The most important command is to love God with all your being. As with all His commands, God does not give this for His benefit, but for your benefit. Putting God first will bless you, improving your life and well-being. Loving people, while important, is only secondary according to Jesus. In practice – because God loves people – loving Him will result in you loving people also. When you get your priority backward – putting people and their needs first – you miss God’s plan, and will be relatively ineffective in helping people – compared to what you could have been if you put God first. MATTHEW 6:33 CEV 33 But more than anything else, put God’s work first and do what he wants. Then the other things will be yours as well. Determine to follow Jesus and obey Him. Don’t allow anything other than Jes

JOHN 17:17 NKJ 17 “… Your word is truth. According to Jesus, the Word of God is truth. Yet many people proclaim quite different messages – all using the Bible as their text. How can you know who to believe? Jesus also told us that continuing to abide in the Word of God would produce freedom – not bondage. JOHN 8:31-32 NKJ 31 Then Jesus said to those Jews who believed Him, “If you abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed. 32 “And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” So, look at the fruit produced by the message proclaimed. Is it freedom? If not, then it must not be the ACCURATE message of Jesus Christ. The true message of Jesus Christ will set people free – not put them in bondage. It truly is good news, and makes people happy when they correctly understand it. JOHN 10:10 NKJ 10 “The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly. If it produces death, s

LUKE 18:1 NKJ 1 Then He spoke a parable to them, that men always ought to pray and not lose heart, Many people give up too easily in prayer. When they don’t see the answer almost immediately, they quit. God is not pleased with this approach. You may say, “God knows my need. Why doesn’t He just give it to me, instead of playing games?” Whether you agree with God’s ways, or not: God is still in charge and makes the rules – not you. So, it does you no good to argue or complain. Better to just line up with God instead of fighting against His plan. Besides, in reality God’s ways are perfect, it is just that we are often too immature and ignorant to understand all God is doing. Scripture has many examples of people pressing in and receiving answers to prayer. We should never be quitters when it comes to prayer. It is God’s will to answer your prayers. He is the One who told you to pray. God actually delights in answering your prayers. (Never forget that God loves you more than you can