Genesis 1:24 (CREATION SERIES)
And God said, "Let the land produce living creatures according to their kinds: livestock, creatures that move along the ground, and wild animals, each according to its kind." And it was so.
And Noah did all that the LORD commanded him.
"I am with you and will watch over you wherever you go, and I will bring you back to this land. I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you."
Then Joseph could no longer control himself before all his attendants, and he cried out, "Have everyone leave my presence!" So there was no one with Joseph when he made himself known to his brothers. And he wept so loudly that the Egyptians heard him, and Pharaoh's household heard about it. Joseph said to his brothers, "I am Joseph! Is my father still living?" But his brothers were not able to answer him, because they were terrified at his presence. Then Joseph said to his brothers, "Come close to me." When they had done so, he said, "I am your brother Joseph, the one you sold into Egypt! And now, do not be distressed and do not be angry with yourselves for selling me here, because it was to save lives that God sent me ahead of you."
" Do not come any closer," God said. "Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground."
Exodus 12:11-23 (PASSOVER) key vs. 13
The blood will be a sign for you on the houses where you are; and when I see the blood, I will pass over you. No destructive plague will touch you when I strike Egypt.
But Ruth replied, "Don't urge me to leave you or turn back from you. Where you go I will go, and where you stay I will stay. Your people will be my people and your God my God."
When the priests withdrew from the Holy Place, the cloud filled the temple of the LORD. And the priests could not perform their service because of the cloud, for the glory of the LORD filled his temple.
Jabez cried out to the God of Israel, "Oh, that you would bless me and enlarge my territory! Let you hand be with me, and keep me from harm so that I will be free from pain." And God granted his request.
Then Esther sent this reply to Mordecai: "Go, gather together all the Jews who are in Susa, and fast for me. Do not eat or drink for three days, night or day. I and my maid will fast as you do. When this is done, I will go to the king, even though it is against the law. And if I perish, I perish."
Psalm 23 (23 PSALM) key vs. 2&3
The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not be in want...He guides me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake.
The sea is his, for he made it, and his hands formed the dry land. Come, let us bow down in worship, let us kneel before the LORD our Maker; for he is our God and we are the people of his pasture, the flock under his care.
Psalm 119: 114 (SHIELD OF FAITH)
You are my refuge and my shield; I have put my hope in your word.
Psalm 139:13-18 (GIFTS FROM GOD) key vs. 13&14
For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made.
Proverbs 3:13-20 (WISDOM) key vs. 13, 14 &15
Blessed is the man who finds wisdom, the man who gains understanding, for she is more profitable than silver and yields better returns than gold. She is more precious than rubies; nothing you desire can compare with her.
A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
Ecclesiastes 4: 9-10 (FRIENDSHIP)
Two are better than one, because they have good return for their work: If one falls down, his friend can help him up. But pity the man who falls and has no one help him up!
Song of Songs 6: 3 (SONG OF SOLOMON)
I am my beloved's and my beloved is mine; he browses among the lilies.
But he was pierced for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon him, and by his stripes we are healed.
Jeremiah 29:11-13 ( THE CROWN OF LIFE)
"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not harm you, plans to give you a future and a hope. Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart."
Ezekiel 34:26 (SHOWERS OF BLESSING)
I will bless them and the places surrounding my hill. I will send down showers in season; there will be showers of blessing.
Daniel 6 (THE LION'S DEN) key vs. 26&27
'"For he is the living God and he endures forever; his kingdom will not be destroyed, his dominion will never end. He rescues and he saves, he performs signs and wonders in the heavens and on the earth. He has rescued Daniel from the power of the lions."'
Mark 10: 17-31 (EYE OF THE NEEDLE) key vs. 24&25
But Jesus said again, "Children, how hard it is to enter the kingdom of God! It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God."
Mark 13: 34-36 (KEEPING WATCH) key vs. 35&36
Therefore keep watch because you do not know when the owner of the house will come back-whether in the evening, or at midnight, or when the rooster crows, or at dawn. If he comes suddenly, do not let him find you sleeping."
" Be dressed ready for service and keep you lamps burning..."
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
"Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in me. In my Father's house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I am going there to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you may also be where I am. You know the way to the place where I am going."
"I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me he can do nothing."
II Corinthians 4:7 (CLAY POTS)
" But we have this treasure in pots of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us"
Ephesians 1:13, 14 (SEALED) key vs. 13
" A nd you also were included in Christ when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation. Having believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit."
And live a life of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.
Ephesians 5:21-33 (UNITY) key vs. 21
Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ.
Ephesians 6:10-18 (THE LORD'S ARMY) key vs. 10, 11 &12
Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil's schemes. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.
Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing some people have entertained angels without knowing it.
James 1:12 (THE CROWN OF LIFE)
Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him.
I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth.
And they sang a new song: "You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals, because you were slain, and with your blood you purchased men for God from every tribe and language and people and nation."
Revelation 19: 12 and 16 (KING OF KINGS)
His eyes are like blazing fire, and on his head are many crowns. He has a name written on him that no one knows but he himself. On his robe and on his thigh he has this name written.