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1 Corinthians 12 verse 27 (NIV) Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it.  Paul reminds the Corinthians church that each member is part of the body of Christ. And he also told them that each part of the body is needed. That means that each…

1 Corinthians chapter 12 verse 4 (NIV)   There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit distributes them.  1 Corinthians chapter 12 verse 11 (NIV) All these are the work of one and the same Spirit, and he distributes them to each one, just as he determines. We all have practical gifts as well as…

2 Chronicles chapter 7 verses 13-14(NIV) “When I shut up the heavens so that there is no rain, or command locusts to devour the land or send a plague among my people,  if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked…

1 Corinthians chapter 10 verses 23 – 24 (NIV)  “I have the right to do anything,” you say—but not everything is beneficial. “I have the right to do anything”—but not everything is constructive. No one should seek their own good, but the good of others. We hear so much these days about people exerting their…

2 Chronicles chapter 2 verses 11 – 12 (NIV)  Hiram king of Tyre replied by letter to Solomon:“Because the LORD loves his people, he has made you their king.”And Hiram added:“Praise be to the LORD, the God of Israel, who made heaven and earth! He has given King David a wise son, endowed with intelligence…

Ecclesiastes chapter 9 verse 17( NIV)  The quiet words of the wise are more to be heeded than the shouts of a ruler of fools. 1Kings 19 verses 11-13(NIV)  The Lord said, “Go out and stand on the mountain in the presence of the Lord, for the Lord is about to pass by.”Then a great and powerful wind tore the mountains apart…

 1 Corinthians chapter 8 verses 9-13 (NIV) Be careful, however, that the exercise of your rights does not become a stumbling block to the weak. For if someone with a weak conscience sees you, with all your knowledge, eating in an idol’s temple, won’t that person be emboldened to eat what is sacrificed to idols?…

Ecclesiastes chapter 5 verse 1 (NIV)  Guard your steps when you go to the house of God. Go near to listen rather than to offer the sacrifice of fools, who do not know that they do wrong. Psalm 122 verse 1 (NIV) I rejoiced with those who said to me, “Let us go to the…

Ecclesiastes chapter 3 verses 12 – 14 (NIV)   I know that there is nothing better for people than to be happy and to do good while they live.  That each of them may eat and drink, and find satisfaction in all their toil—this is the gift of God. I know that everything God does will…

They say, “The LORD does not see;    the God of Jacob takes no notice. “ Psalm 33 verse 18 (NIV)  But the eyes of the Lord are on those who fear him,    on those whose hope is in his unfailing love…  When children are really little and don’t really understand the concept of playing hide and seek, they…