Friends of All - Obession Series

"Godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into this world, and we can take nothing out it. But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with that. People who want to get rich fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge men into ruin and destruction. For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs. But you, man of God, flee from all this, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance and gentleness. Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made your good confession in the presence of many."
1st timothy six: six - thirteen


People who are obsessed with Jesus live their lives that connect them with the poor in some way or another. Obsessed people believe that Jesus talked about money and the poor so often because it was really important to him.

Francis Chan
Crazy Love

Prayers for Teacher Part 2

More verses of encouragement for teachers, counselors, and coaches.

We always thank God for all of you, mentioning you in our prayers.
1 Thessalonians 1:2

The one who calls you is faithful and he will do it.
1 Thessalonians 5:24

We ought always to thank God for you, brothers, and rightly so, because your faith is growing more and more, and the love every one of you has for each other is increasing.
2 Thessalonians 1:3

Command and teach these things.
1 Timothy 4:11

And the things you have heard me say in the presence of many witnesses entrust to reliable men who will also be qualified to teach others.
2 Timothy 2:2

Each one should use whatever gift he has received to serve others, faithfully administering God's grace in its various forms.
1 Peter 4:10

It gave me great joy to have some brothers come and tell about your faithfulness to the truth and how you continue to walk in the truth.
3 John 1:3

Prayer is Preparation

Thoughts to ponder about prayer...

"Prayer does not give you spiritual power. Prayer aligns your life with God so that He chooses to demonstrate His power through you. The purpose of prayer is not to convince God to change your circumstances but to prepare you to be involved in God's activity.

Prayer is designed to adjust you to God's will, not to adjust God to your will. If God has not responded to what you are praying, you may need to adjust your praying to align with God's agenda. Rather than focusing on what you would like to see hapen, realize that God may be more concerned with what He wants to see happen IN you."

Taken from "Experiencing God Day by Day"
by Henry T. Blackaby & Richard Blackaby

"The grace of our Lord was poured out on me abundantly, along with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus"
1 Timothy 1:14