For if you possess these qualities and continue to grow in them, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
And our people must also learn to devote themselves to good works in order to meet the pressing needs of others, so that
He cuts off every branch in Me that bears no fruit, and every branch that does bear fruit, He prunes to make it even mor
Then you will not be sluggish, but will imitate those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised.
Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing ps
And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight,
And may the Lord cause you to increase and overflow with love for one another and for everyone else, just as our love fo
I pray that your partnership in the faith may become effective as you fully acknowledge every good thing that is ours in
Grace and peace be multiplied to you through the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord.
Finally, brothers, we ask and encourage you in the Lord Jesus to live in a way that is pleasing to God, just as you have
Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast and immovable. Always excel in the work of the Lord, because you know that
Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus:
Examine yourselves to see whether you are in the faith; test yourselves. Do you not realize that Jesus Christ is in you—
In the terrible ordeal they suffered, their abundant joy and deep poverty overflowed into rich generosity.
rooted and built up in Him, established in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.
We are obligated to thank God for you all the time, brothers, as is fitting, because your faith is growing more and more
If anyone does not remain in Me, he is like a branch that is thrown away and withers. Such branches are gathered up, thr
Do not let your zeal subside; keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord.
And their prayers for you will express their affection for you, because of the surpassing grace God has given you.
At the same time they will also learn to be idle, going from house to house and being not only idle, but also gossips an
‘You wicked, lazy servant!’ replied his master. ‘You knew that I reap where I have not sown and gather where I have not
but I know you, that you do not have the love of God within you.
About the eleventh hour he went out and found still others standing around. ‘Why have you been standing here all day lon
If we are out of our mind, it is for God; if we are of sound mind, it is for you.
Laziness brings on deep sleep, and an idle soul will suffer hunger.
The seed sown among the thorns is the one who hears the word, but the worries of this life and the deceitfulness of weal
About the third hour he went out and saw others standing in the marketplace doing nothing.
But just as you excel in everything—in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in complete earnestness, and in the love we inspi