Life Lesson (verse Luke 3:7)
We need to be aware of the things and people who hold influence in our lives. The Holy Spirit, the Word of God and those who prioritize the truth of God should be our main influences.
Life Lesson (verse Luke 3:10)
The fruit of the Spirit stems from the outpouring of a Spirit-filled life. A life that has chosen action over idleness.
John 14:6 (partial) NKJV
“I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.
John 10:10 NKJV
The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.
2 Tim 4: 2-4 NLT
2 Preach the word of God. Be prepared, whether the time is favorable or not. Patiently correct, rebuke, and encourage your people with good teaching.
3 For a time is coming when people will no longer listen to sound and wholesome teaching. They will follow their own desires and will look for teachers who will tell them whatever their itching ears want to hear.4 They will reject the truth and chase after myths.
2 Cor 7:8-10 NLT
8 I am not sorry that I sent that severe letter to you, though I was sorry at first, for I know it was painful to you for a little while. 9 Now I am glad I sent it, not because it hurt you, but because the pain caused you to repent and change your ways. It was the kind of sorrow God wants his people to have, so you were not harmed by us in any way. 10 For the kind of sorrow God wants us to experience leads us away from sin and results in salvation. There’s no regret for that kind of sorrow. But worldly sorrow, which lacks repentance, results in spiritual death.
2 Cor 9:6 NLT
Remember this—a farmer who plants only a few seeds will get a small crop. But the one who plants generously will get a generous crop
2 Cor 9:7 NLT
You must each decide in your heart how much to give. And don’t give reluctantly or in response to pressure. “For God loves a person who gives cheerfully.”
Matt 16:24-5 NKJV
24 Then Jesus said to His disciples, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me. 25 For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.
Luke 9:23 NKJV
“If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me.
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