John 15:1-2 - I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser. Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit. A disciple bears fruit for Christ. God repeatedly used a vine...
John 1:40-42 - One of the two who heard John speak, and followed Him, was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother. He first found his own brother Simon, and said to him, “We have found the Messiah†(which is translated, the Christ). And he brought him to Jesus. A disciple...
Psalm 33:1 - Rejoice in the Lord, O you righteous; for praise from the upright is beautiful. God’s people are called to rejoice in Him. To rejoice is to feel or show great joy or delight. An upright person is one without deception (Psalm 32:2), is full of the...
Philippians 4:6-7 - Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. A...
1 Peter 4:11 - As each one has received a gift, minister it to one another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God. Every one of us has received gifts from God. Peter reminds his readers that each one is to minister their gift as good stewards. A...
Ephesians 5:18 - 20 - And do not be drunk with wine, in which is dissipation; but be filled with the Spirit, speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord, giving thanks always for all things to...
Matthew 8:19-20 - Then a certain scribe came and said to Him, “Teacher, I will follow You wherever You go.†And Jesus said to him, “Foxes have holes and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head.†A certain scribe makes Jesus...
Matthew 12:50 - or whoever does the will of My Father in heaven is My brother and sister and mother.†As Jesus' family, his mother and brothers may have expected special privileges. Jesus’ mother and brothers come looking for him. They possibly came in the hope...