Ephesians 6:1-4 NIV Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. 2 “Honor your father and mother”—which is the first commandment with a promise— 3 “so that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long life on the earth.” 4 Fathers, do not exasperate… Read More »God’s Heart for the Family: Children, Obey Your Parents… Fathers, Bring Up Your Children
Ephesians 5:21-33 NIV 21 Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ. 22 Wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands as you do to the Lord. 23 For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, his body, of which he is the… Read More »God’s Heart for the Family: Husbands, Love Your Wives
Ephesians 5:21-33 NIV 21 Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ. 22 Wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands as you do to the Lord. 23 For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, his body, of which he is the… Read More »God’s Heart for the Family: Wives, Submit To Your Own Husbands
Genesis 1:26-31 NIV 26 Then God said, “Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness, so that they may rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky, over the livestock and all the wild animals, and over all the creatures that move along the ground.” 27 So… Read More »God’s Heart for the Family: In the Beginning
Matthew 7:13-29 NIV 13 “Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. 14 But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it. 15 “Watch… Read More »Sermon on the Mount: Beware False Prophets
Matthew 7:1-12 NIV 7 “Do not judge, or you too will be judged. 2 For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you. 3 “Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in… Read More »Sermon on the Mount: The Golden Rule
Matthew 6:19-34 NIV 19 “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. 20 But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal.21 For… Read More »Sermon on the Mount: God and Money
Matthew 6:1-18 NIV 6 “Be careful not to practice your righteousness in front of others to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven. 2 “So when you give to the needy, do not announce it with trumpets, as… Read More »Sermon on the Mount: Giving, Praying, Fasting
Matthew 5:33-48 NIV Oaths 33 “Again, you have heard that it was said to the people long ago, ‘Do not break your oath, but fulfill to the Lord the vows you have made.’ 34 But I tell you, do not swear an oath at all: either by heaven, for it… Read More »Sermon on the Mount: Be Perfect
Matthew 5:27-32 NIV 27 “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery. 28 But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart. 29 If your right eye causes you to stumble, gouge it out… Read More »Sermon on the Mount: Adultery and Divorce