Illuminate: Breath: 2 Timothy 3:16-17

 

The Breath of God…

1) Inspires Me

All Scripture is inspired by God and is profitable for teaching, for rebuking, for correcting, for training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.
2 Timothy 3:16-17 (CSB)

For no prophecy was ever produced by the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.
2 Peter 1:21 (ESV)

2) Teaches Me

…and is profitable for teaching…
2 Timothy 3:16 (NIV)

Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path.
Psalm 119:105 (NIV)

3) Corrects Me

…and is profitable for teaching, for rebuking, for correcting, for training in righteousness…
2 Timothy 3:16 (NIV)

4) Trains Me

…and is profitable for teaching, for rebuking, for correcting, for training in righteousness…
2 Timothy 3:16 (NIV)

For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.  But you, man of God, flee from all this, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance and gentleness.
1 Timothy 6:10-11 (NIV)

5) Matures Me

All Scripture is inspired by God and is profitable for teaching, for rebuking, for correcting, for training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.
2 Timothy 3:16-17 (CSB)

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Illuminate: Tasty: 1 Peter 2:1-3; Psalm 34:8

 

Spiritual Growth Happens by…

1. Seeing That God Is Good

If you have tasted the kindness of the Lord.
1 Peter 2:1-3 (NASB)

Taste and see that the Lord is good.
Psalm 34:8 (NIV)

2. Ridding Yourself of Sin

Therefore, putting aside all malice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander…
1 Peter 2:1 (NASB)

3. Craving Spiritual Milk

Therefore, putting aside all malice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander, like newborn babies, long for the pure milk of the word, so that by it you may grow in respect to salvation, if you have tasted the kindness of the Lord.
1 Peter 2:1-3 (NASB)

Now that you have purified yourselves by obeying the truth so that you have sincere love for your brothers, love one another deeply, from the heart. For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God. For, “All men are like grass, and all their glory is like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of the Lord stands forever.” And this is the word that was preached to you.
1 Peter 1:22-25 (NIV)

All scripture is given by inspiration of God and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God be thoroughly equipped for every good work.
2 Timothy 3:16-17 (NIV)

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Illuminate: Illuminate My Path: Psalm 119:105-112

 

The commandments of the LORD are right, bringing joy to the heart. The commands of the LORD are clear, giving insight for living.
Psalm 19:8

The Word of God Illuminates My Path Because It…

1. Reveals My Direction

Your word is a LAMP for my feet and a LIGHT on my path. I have solemnly sworn to keep Your righteous judgments.
Psalm 119:105-106 (CSB)

How can a young person stay on the path of purity? By living according to your word.
Psalm 119:9 (NIV)

2. Releases My Stress

I am severely afflicted; Lord, give me life through Your word. Lord, please accept my willing offerings of praise, and teach me Your judgments. My life is constantly in danger, yet I do not forget Your instruction. The wicked have set a trap for me, but I have not wandered from Your precepts.
Psalm 119:107-110 (CSB)

Consider it a great joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you experience various trials, because you know that the testing of your faith produces endurance. And let endurance have its full effect, so that you may be mature and complete, lacking nothing. James 1:2-4 (CSB)

Commit your way to the Lord; trust in Him, and He will act… Psalm 37:5 (CSB)

…but those who trust in the Lord will renew their strength; they will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not become weary, they will walk and not faint.
Isaiah 40:31 (CSB)

3. Refreshes My Joy

I have Your decrees as a heritage forever; indeed, they are the JOY of my heart. I am resolved to obey Your statutes to the very end.
Psalm 119:111-112 (CSB)

Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.
Philippians 4:8 (NIV)

Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.
Colossians 3:1-2 (NIV)

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Monopoly: I’m So Blessed: Acts 20:35

1. Generosity Gives Me Tremendous Freedom

“…remember the words of the Lord Jesus, because he said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”
Acts 20:35 (CSB)

I have not coveted anyone’s silver or gold or clothing.
Acts 20:33 (CSB)

For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for more money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.
1 Timothy 6:10 (NIV)

2.  Generosity Helps Me Make An Eternal Impact

“Don’t store up for yourselves treasures^[a] on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys, and where thieves don’t break in and steal.”
Matthew 6:19-20 (CSB)

Tell them to use their money to do good. They should be rich in good works and generous to those in need, always being ready to share with others. By doing this they will be storing up their treasure as a good foundation for the future so that they may experience true life. Timothy, guard what God has entrusted to you. Avoid godless, foolish discussions with those who oppose you with their so-called knowledge.
1 Timothy 6:18-20 (NLT)

3.  Generosity Makes Me Like Christ

“…remember the words of the Lord Jesus, because he said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”
Acts 20:35 (CSB)

For God so love the world that he gave his one and only Son…
John 3:16 (NIV)

4.  Generosity Empowers Me To Be Blessed

Give, and it will be given to you; a good measure—pressed down, shaken together, and running over—will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you.
Luke 6:38 (CSB)

The world of the generous gets larger and larger; the world of the stingy gets smaller and smaller.
Psalm 112:9 (NLT)

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Monopoly: My Faith My Fuel: Proverbs 3:9-10

 

I have received full payment and have more than enough. I am amply supplied, now that I have received from Epaphroditus the gifts you sent. They are a fragrant offering, an acceptable sacrifice, pleasing to God. And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus.
Philippians 4:18-19 (NIV)

By faith Abel brought God a better offering than Cain did. By faith he was commended as righteous, when God spoke well of his offerings. And by faith Abel still speaks, even though he is dead.
Hebrews 11:4 (NIV)

1. My Faith Honors The Lord

Honor the Lord with your wealth…
Proverbs 3:9 (NIV)

2. My Faith Helps Me Rethink My Priorities

Honor the Lord with your wealth, with the firstfruits of all your crops.
Proverbs 3:9 (NIV)

Now if the firstfruits offered up are holy, so is the whole batch. And if the root is holy, so are the branches.
Romans 11:16 (CSB)

For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
Matthew 6:21 (CSB)

Will a mere mortal rob God? Yet you rob me. But you ask, ‘How are we robbing you?’ In tithes and offerings. You are under a curse—your whole nation—because you are robbing me.  Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. “Test me in this,” says the Lord Almighty, “and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that there will not be room enough to store it.”
Malachi 3:8-9 (NIV)

3. My Faith Hastens God’s Blessings

Honor the Lord with your wealth, with the firstfruits of all your crops; 10 then your barns will be filled to overflowing, and your vats will brim over with new wine.
Proverbs 3:9-10 (NIV)

The point is this: The person who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and the person who sows generously will also reap generously.
2 Corinthians 9:6 (CSB)

Give, and it will be given to you. Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap. For with the measure you use it will be measured back to you.
Luke 6:38 (ESV)

Consider the birds of the sky: They don’t sow or reap or gather into barns, yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Aren’t you worth more than they? Can any of you add one moment to his life-span by worrying?
Matthew 6:26-27 (CSB)

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A New Hope: Anchored To Hope: Hebrews 6:13-20

We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure.
Hebrews 6:19 (CSB)

How Do I Stay Anchored To Hope…

1. Focus Intently

For when God made a promise to Abraham, since he had no one greater to swear by, he swore by himself: I will indeed bless you, and I will greatly multiply you.
Hebrews 6:13-14 (CSB)

2. Wait Patiently

And so, after waiting patiently, Abraham obtained the promise.
Hebrews 6:15 (CSB)

3. Connect Spiritually

We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain. Jesus has entered there on our behalf as a forerunner, because he has become a high priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek.
Hebrews 6:19-20 (CSB)

Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens—Jesus the Son of God—let us hold fast to our confession. For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who has been tempted in every way as we are, yet without sin. Therefore, let us approach the throne of grace with boldness, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in time of need.
Hebrews 4:14-16 (CSB)

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A New Hope: Roll With It: Luke 24:1-27

On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they came to the tomb, bringing the spices they had prepared. They found the stone rolled away from the tomb.  They went in but did not find the body of the Lord Jesus.
Luke 24:1-3 (CSB)

I have a new hope because…

1. MY DISAPPOINTMENT HAS BEEN ROLLED AWAY

But we were hoping that he was the one who was about to redeem Israel. Besides all this, it’s the third day since these things happened.
Luke 24:21 (CSB)

Having said this, he showed them his hands and his side. So the disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord.
John 20:20 (CSB)

2. MY DOUBT HAS BEEN ROLLED AWAY

Then beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he interpreted for them the things concerning himself in all the Scriptures.
Luke 24:27 (CSB)

But Thomas, one of the Twelve, was not with them when Jesus came. So the other disciples were telling him, “We’ve seen the Lord!” But he said to them, “If I don’t see the mark of the nails in his hands, put my finger into the mark of the nails, and put my hand into his side, I will never believe.”
John 20:24-25 (CSB)

When they saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubted.
Matthew 28:17 (NIV)

3. MY DEFEAT HAS BEEN ROLLED AWAY

Peter’s Second Chance “Lord,” Peter asked, “why can’t I follow you now? I will lay down my life for you.”
John 13:37 (CSB)

But go, tell his disciples and Peter, ‘He is going ahead of you to Galilee; you will see him there just as he told you.’
Mark 16:7 (CSB)

4. MY DEATH HAS BEEN ROLLED AWAY

He is not here! For He has been resurrected, just as He said. Come and see the place where He lay.
Matthew 28:6 (CSB)

And if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead lives in you, then He who raised Christ from the dead will also bring your mortal bodies to life through His Spirit who lives in you.
Romans 8:11 (CSB)

For we know that the one who raised the Lord Jesus will also raise us with Jesus and present us with you.
2 Corinthians 4:14 (CSB)

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