I will follow you ...: 2013

The covenant of life and peace

' Return to me so I can return to you. '

Malachi 3:7 ( Message )

Season

' For everything there is a season, a time for

every activity under heaven. '

Eccl 3:1 ( NLT )

The bigger picture

' He determines the number of stars and calls them each by name. '

Psalm 147:4 ( NLT )

" Unity is not conformity but the celebration of diversity. "

( Kris Vallotton )

Heaven

' Be exalted, O God, above the highest heavens.

May your glory shine over all the earth.'

Psalm 108:5

Light

' Then God said, “Let lights appear in the sky to

separate the day from the night. Let them be signs to

mark the seasons, days, and years.'

Gen1:14 (NLT)

New creation

' Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation

has come: The old has gone, the new is here! '

2Cr 5:17 (NIV)

You decide what is beautiful

Song by Jason Upton: " You decide what is beautiful "

... You live in a tension of creation ...

Growing

' I pray that your love will overflow more and more, and that you will keep on growing in knowledge and understanding. '

Philippians 1:9 (NLT)

Eyes

' But blessed are your eyes because they see, and your ears because they hear. '

Matthew 16:13 (NIV)

Wisdom

' Wisdom is a tree of life to those who embrace her; happy are those who hold her tightly. '

Proverbs 3:18 ( NLT )

Love

' Love each other with genuine affection, and take delight in honoring each other. '

Romans 12:10 ( NLT )

Hope

' May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. '

Romans 15:13 ( NIV )

' My response is to get down on my knees before the Father, this magnificent Father who parcels out all heaven and earth. I ask him to strengthen you by his Spirit—not a brute strength but a glorious inner strength—that Christ will live in you as you open the door and invite him in. And I ask him that with both feet planted firmly on love, you’ll be able to take in with all followers of Jesus the extravagant dimensions of Christ’s love. Reach out and experience the breadth! Test its length! Plumb the depths! Rise to the heights! Live full lives, full in the fullness of God. '

Ephesians 3:14-19 ( Message )

Deeper

' Most important of all, continue to show deep love for each other,

for love covers a multitude of sins. '

1 Peter 4:8

Love

' May you experience the love of Christ, though it is too great

to understand fully. Then you will be made complete with all the

fullness of life and power that comes from God. '

Ephesians 3:19 ( NLT )

Break out

' For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love and self-discipline. '

2 Timothy 1:7 (NLT)

Living the New Life

Col 3:12-17 ( NLT )

Wings of Worship

" How priceless is your unfailing love, O God!

People are taking refuge in the shadow

of your wings. "

Psalm 36:7 ( NIV )

The God of Glory

' I ask - ask the God of our Master, Jesus Christ, the God of glory -

to make you intelligent and discerning in knowing him personally,

your eyes focused and clear, so that you can see exactly what it is

he is calling you to do, grasp the immensity of this glorious way of

life he has for his followers, oh, the utter extravagance of his work

in us who trust him - endless energy, boundless strength!'

Ephesians 1:18-19 ( The Message )

Restoration

' God is serious business, take him seriously; he's put the earth in place

and it's not moving. So let Heaven rejoice, let Earth be jubilant,

and pass the word among the nations, " God reigns! "

Let Ocean, all teeming with life, bellow, let Field and all its creatures

sake the rafters; Then the trees in the forest will add their applause

to all who are pleased and present with God -

He's on his way to set things right! '

1 Chronicles 16:30-33 ( Message )

Belief

Jesus said to her, " I am the resurrection and the life.

The one who beliefs in me will live,

even though they die;

and whoever lives by believing in me will never die.

Do you belief this?"

John 11:25-26 ( NIV )

Hope

' But the eyes of the Lord are on those who fear him,

on those whose hope is in his unfailing love,

to deliver them from death

and keep them alive in famine. '

Psalm 33:18 - 19 (NIV)

Bold as a lion

' All you need to say is simply 'Yes' or 'No';

anything beyond this comes from the evil one. '

Matthew 5:37

There is Freedom

' Get out of bed, Jerusalem!

Wake up. Put your face in the sunlight.

God's glory has risen for you.

The whole earth is wrapped in darkness,

all people sunk in deep darkness,

but God rises on you, his sunrise glory breaks over you.

Nations will come to your light,

kings to your sunburst brightness.

Look up! Look around!'

Isaiah 60:1-4

Carry me

' Lord, you know the hopes of the helpless. Surely you will hear their cries and comfort them. You will bring justice to the orphans and the oppressed, so mere people can no longer terrify them.'

Psalm 10:17-18

Consuming Fire

Logo for local worship dance group.

Ambassador of my Kingdom

' Don't think you need a lot of extra equipment for this. You are the equipment.
No special appeals for funds. Keep it simple.'

Mark 6:8-9

The Light of God

Colossians 1:27

" And this is the secret: Christ lives in you. This gives you assurance of sharing His glory. "

Hebrew 1:7

" Regarding the angels, he says,

' He sends his angels like the winds,

his servants like flames of fire.' "

I am in everything to you

' The seed that fell on good soil represents those who truly hear and understand God's word and produce the harvest of thirty, sixty, or even a hundred times as much as had been
planted! '

Matthew 13:23

Broken heart

Broken Heart

Tree of Wisdom

' My child, listen to me and do as I say, and you will have a long, good life. I will teach you wisdom's ways and lead you in straight paths. When you walk, you won't be held back; when you run, you won't stumble. Take hold of my instructions; don't let them go. Guard them, for they are the key to life. '

Proverbs 4:10-13