Bible Study - I Peter 1
He was foreknown before the foundation of the world but was made manifest in the last times for the sake of you who through him are believers in God, who raised him from the dead and gave him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God.
1 Peter 1:20–21 ESV
Bible Study - James 5
Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.
James 5:16 ESV
Bible Study - James 4
Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. 8 Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded
James 4:7-8 ESV
Do I Need a Boat?
The only thing I knew about boat ownership was the famous saying: "The two best days of owning a boat are the day you buy it and the day you sell it."
Bible Study - James 3
But no human being can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison. With it we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse people who are made in the likeness of God. From the same mouth come blessing and cursing.
James 3:8-10 ESV
Bible Study - James 2
But someone will say, “You have faith and I have works.” Show me your faith apart from your works, and I will show you my faith by my works.
James 2:18 ESV
Can I Really Change?
You're probably thinking, "Of course people want to change." And you're right. Most people who are stuck really do want out. They try again and again.
Bible Study - James 1 (Pt.4)
Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger; for the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God.
James 1:19-20 ESV
Bible Study - James 1 (Pt. 3)
But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind. For that person must not suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord; he is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.
James 1:6–8 ESV
Bible Study - James 1 (Pt. 2)
If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him.
James 1:5 ESV
Confidential
The lettering said CONFIDENTIAL, but the paper never kept a single secret. People did.
As a leader, you are the envelope. What people hand you, they're trusting you to carry safely to its destination, or to keep sealed.
Bible Study - James 1(Pt.1)
Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, 3 for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. 4 And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.
James 1:2-4 ESV
Bible Study - Hebrews 13:5
Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.”
Hebrews 13:5 ESV
Can I get a Gallon of Gas?
What value do you put on the next person who interrupts your morning? And how much love are you ready to show?
Bible Study - Hebrews 12
Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, 2 looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.
Hebrews 12:1-2 ESV
Bible Study - Hebrews 11
Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.
Hebrews 11:1 ESV
Bible Study - Hebrews 10
Then he added, “Behold, I have come to do your will.” He does away with the first in order to establish the second. And by that will we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.
Hebrews 10:9–10 ESV
New Chapters to Write
You will impact others and change the environment around you. And the best result of all is you: a new you, grounded on a new foundation, empowered with a new attitude, and soaring to a new altitude.
Bible Study - Hebrews 9
Indeed, under the law almost everything is purified with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness of sins.
Hebrews 9:22 ESV