Studies for Purpose & calling

Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, after Our likeness, to rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, and over all the earth itself and every creature that crawls upon it.”

But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”

“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I set you apart and appointed you as a prophet to the nations.”

For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain.

For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands.

For in Him all things were created, things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities. All things were created through Him and for Him.

But Jesus answered, “Let us go on to the neighboring towns so I can preach there as well, for that is why I have come.”

Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

Am I now seeking the approval of men, or of God? Or am I striving to please men? If I were still trying to please men, I would not be a servant of Christ.

But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong.

For He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world to be holy and blameless in His presence. In love

This is the record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham:

who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God.

Be strong and courageous, for you shall give these people the inheritance of the land that I swore to their fathers I would give them.

Jonah, however, got up to flee to Tarshish, away from the presence of the LORD. He went down to Joppa and found a ship bound for Tarshish. So he paid the fare and went aboard to sail for Tarshish, away from the presence of the LORD.

He restores my soul; He guides me in the paths of righteousness for the sake of His name.

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.

“I am the Lord’s servant,” Mary answered. “May it happen to me according to your word.” Then the angel left her.