A | | |
Abba | 1 story | Believers have spirit of adoption as children of God and cry, "Abba! Father!" |
Mark 14:35-36 | |
Rom 8:15 | |
Gal 4:6 | |
abide | 7 stories | Believers are in Jesus, and He is in them |
John 15:1-17 | |
abilities as gifts from God | 1 story | Every good thing is given from heaven |
John 3:27 | |
Rom 12:3 | |
afflictions | 4 stories | Afflictions borne for the Gospel are light and momentary |
2 Cor 4:7-18 | |
Ananias and Sapphira | 1 story | Divine punishment for deceiving the Holy Spirit |
Acts 5:1-11 | |
Ananias of Damascus | 1 story | Messenger of Christ about future suffering |
Acts 9:16 | |
angels | | |
guiding people in ministry | 2 stories | Angels reveal or help with God's ministry plan |
Acts 5:19-20 | |
Acts 27:21-26 | |
Acts 8:26 | |
help from | 10 stories | God sends an angel to help, deliver, or comfort |
Acts 12:6-11 | |
Luke 22:43 | |
anointing with oil | | |
for healing | 18 stories | Anointing the sick with oil and praying for healing |
James 5:14 | |
apostles, the twelve | | |
humble background of | 7 stories | God uses even the common and uneducated |
Acts 4:13 | |
shaking dust from their feet | 3 stories | Protest against those unwilling to hear the Gospel |
Matt 10:14 | |
Mark 6:11 | |
Luke 9:5 | |
apostles | | |
mere men | 3 stories | Apostles redirect misplaced praise |
Acts 10:25-26 | |
Acts 3:11-16 | |
Acts 14:8-18 | |
worthy to suffer | 18 stories | Counted worthy of suffering disgrace for the Name |
Acts 5:41 | |
armor | | |
of God | 1 story | Putting on the whole armor of God |
Eph 6:10-20 | |
aroma of Christ | 27 stories | Believers are the aroma of Christ to those around them |
2 Cor 2:14-16 | |
attitude of Christ | 4 stories | Think of others more than ourselves |
Phil 2:1-11 | |
Phil 2:4 | |
B | | |
baptism | | |
by Holy Spirit | 3 stories | Jesus baptizes believers with the Holy Spirit |
Matt 3:11 | |
Acts 1:5 | |
believers | | |
as representatives of Jesus Christ | 3 stories | Believers are ambassadors for Christ |
John 17:21-23 | |
2 Cor 5:18-21 | |
Col 3:17 | |
as students | 11 stories | Reading and studying essential for believers |
Acts 17:10-12 | |
Acts 18:24-28 | |
2 Tim 2:15 | |
belong to the Lord | 4 stories | Whether we live or die, we are the Lord’s |
Rom 14:7-8 | |
death and | 2 stories | Death for the believer is to be with Christ |
Phil 1:21-23 | |
1 Th 4:13 | |
eat anything | 2 stories | Eat freely with thanksgiving and spiritual discernment |
1 Cor 10:23-32 | |
forsake superstition | 14 stories | Believers exchange superstition for faith in Christ |
Acts 19:18-19 | |
freedom in Christ of | 2 stories | In Christ, believers are free from bondage |
Rom 14:22 | |
Gal 5:1 | |
Gal 6:10 | |
new nature in | 2 stories | True disciples forsake the old self and put on the new self |
Eph 4:20-27 | |
Eph 4:28-5:9 | |
Eph 5:10-20 | |
Col 3:5-17 | |
persecution of | 21 stories | Believers will suffer terrible things for the sake of Jesus' name |
Matt 24:9-14 | |
suffering rightly | 10 stories | Believers suffer for Christ, not common crime |
1 Pet 4:12-19 | |
Berea, church in | 3 stories | Bereans searched Scriptures to verify new teachings |
Acts 17:10-12 | |
body of Christ | | |
Eph 4:16 | |
Col 3:15 | |
many members | 4 stories | Body of Christ is made up of many members |
1 Cor 12:12-31 | |
burden for lost | 8 stories | Spiritual burden for a lost people group to be saved |
Rom 9:1-3 | |
C | | |
Christian behavior | | |
Rom 12:9-21 | |
brotherly affection | 8 stories | Love and honor one another in brotherly affection |
Rom 12:10 | |
caring for enemies | 3 stories | Christians take care of their enemy's needs |
Rom 12:20 | |
empathy | 7 stories | Enter into the joys and sorrows of one another |
Rom 12:15 | |
generous and hospitable | 13 stories | Christians are generous and hospitable |
Rom 12:13 | |
Acts 16:14-15 | |
1 Tim 3:2 | |
Heb 13:2 | |
living in peace with all | 1 story | If possible, live at peace with all |
Rom 12:18 | |
no retaliation | 3 stories | Do not retaliate, instead behave honorably |
Rom 12:17 | |
no vengeance | 3 stories | Vengeance belongs to the Lord |
Rom 12:19 | |
overcoming evil with good | 1 story | Overcome evil with good |
Rom 12:21 | |
persevering | 1 story | Hopeful, patient and prayerful |
Rom 12:12 | |
zealous service | 1 story | Fervently and zealously serve the Lord |
Rom 12:11 | |
Christian communities | | |
fellowship of new believers | 2 stories | Communities of new believers formed by the Gospel |
Acts 2:42-47 | |
love for one another | 5 stories | Christians care for one another in love |
Heb 13:1-17 | |
1 Pet 3:8-12 | |
1 Jn 3:11-24 | |
sharing in | 10 stories | Communities of believers sharing in needs |
Acts 4:32-35 | |
Acts 6:1-6 | |
church, the | | |
discrimination in | 1 story | Dealing with discrimination in the church |
1 Cor 11:18 | |
James 2:1-13 | |
Acts 6:1-6 | |
pattern for | 4 stories | Scripture, baptism, spiritual gifts, communion, evangelize, suffer |
1 Th 2:13-16 | |
circumstances | 18 stories | God is able to bring good from any circumstances |
Rom 8:28 | |
compassion | 1 story | The heart of the believer, like Jesus, is full of compassion |
Eph 4:32 | |
Col 3:12 | |
Gal 6:2 | |
Matt 9:36-38 | |
condemnation, freedom from | 1 story | There is no condemnation for those in Christ Jesus |
Rom 8:1-3 | |
contentment | 8 stories | If we have food and clothing, with these we will be content |
1 Tim 6:6-8 | |
conversion | | |
mass | 13 stories | Large groups of people converted at the same time |
Acts 2:41 | |
Acts 4:4 | |
of officials | 2 stories | Conversions among the opposing authorities |
Acts 6:7 | |
creation, new | 87 stories | Salvation transforms |
2 Cor 5:16-17 | |
Gal 6:15 | |
creator, evidence of | 1 story | God is clearly seen in what He has made |
Rom 1:20 | |
D | | |
dead, raising the | 5 stories | Jesus and the Apostles raised people from the dead |
Matt 9:18 | |
Luke 7:11-17 | |
John 11:38-44 | |
Acts 9:36-43 | |
Acts 20:7-12 | |
death | | |
defeat of | 33 stories | There is no sting in death for the believer |
1 Cor 15:54-57 | |
deliverance | 30 stories | Deliverance from enemies and circumstances |
Luke 1:71 | |
demons | | |
authority of Jesus Christ over | 2 stories | Jesus has authority over demons and evil spirits |
Mark 5:1-20 | |
casting out | 26 stories | Demons cast out in Jesus' name |
Matt 4:11 | |
Matt 8:28-32 | |
Matt 10:25 | |
Matt 12:26-32 | |
Matt 12:43 | |
Mark 1:23-26 | |
Mark 9:20-27 | |
Matt 8:16-17 | |
Luke 11:14 | |
Matt 9:32-34 | |
discernment | | |
false prophets or true disciples | 1 story | You shall know them by their fruit |
Matt 7:15-20 | |
John 13:34-35 | |
John 15:8 | |
Gal 5:22-23 | |
disciples of Jesus Christ | | |
filled with joy | 2 stories | Disciples were filled with joy and the Holy Spirit |
Acts 13:52 | |
friends of Jesus | 2 stories | Jesus calls His obedient disciples friends |
John 15:14-16 | |
known by love | 3 stories | Disciples are known by their love for one another |
John 13:34-35 | |
nurture of new | 11 stories | Strengthening and encouraging new disciples |
Acts 14:22-23 | |
wash feet of | 2 stories | Disciples commanded to wash each other's feet |
John 13:14-16 | |
discipleship | | |
commitment and costs of | 16 stories | Disciples are devoted to Christ above anything or anyone |
Matt 4:20-22 | |
Matt 16:24-25 | |
Mark 8:31-38 | |
Mark 1:19-20 | |
Mark 10:28 | |
Luke 9:23-27 | |
Luke 9:57-62 | |
Luke 14:25-35 | |
divine encounter | | |
voice of Jesus | 31 stories | Jesus reveals Himself to an unbeliever |
Acts 9:4-7 | |
divine guidance | | |
audible voice | 18 stories | God using an audible voice to communicate |
Acts 10:13-15 | |
Acts 11:7-9 | |
by the Spirit | 22 stories | God using an inner voice to communicate |
Acts 10:19-20 | |
Acts 11:12 | |
circumstances and timing | 13 stories | God using circumstances and timing to communicate |
Acts 11:11 | |
dream | 34 stories | God communicating in a dream |
Matt 1:20 | |
Matt 2:12 | |
Matt 2:13 | |
Matt 2:19 | |
Matt 2:22 | |
Matt 27:19 | |
Acts 2:17 | |
prayer | 23 stories | God communicating during prayer |
Acts 11:5 | |
Acts 13:2-3 | |
vision | 18 stories | God using a vision to communicate |
Acts 10:9-16 | |
Acts 10:3 | |
Acts 11:5 | |
Acts 18:9-10 | |
dying to self | 1 story | Disciples are dead to sin and self, and alive to God |
Luke 14:27 | |
Rom 6:5-11 | |
E | | |
equality of believers | | |
gender | 2 stories | There are no gender distinctions in Christ |
Gal 3:28 | |
social classes | 2 stories | There are no class distinctions in Christ |
Gal 3:28 | |
eternal life | | |
through hearing and faith | 8 stories | Whoever hears and believes has eternal life |
John 5:24 | |
Rom 10:9-17 | |
evangelism | | |
conversational | 4 stories | Reasoning with people in public places |
Acts 17:17 | |
exchanged life | 8 stories | No longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me |
Gal 2:20 | |
exorcisms | | |
Matt 10:25 | |
Matt 9:35 | |
Matt 8:28-32 | |
Matt 4:11 | |
Matt 12:26-32 | |
Matt 12:43 | |
Mark 9:14-29 | |
Luke 8:26-39 | |
failed | 1 story | Only the Spirit of Jesus can overcome evil spirits |
Acts 19:13-19 | |
F | | |
faith | | |
Heb 11:6 | |
childlike | 6 stories | Childlike faith required to enter Kingdom of God |
Matt 18:3 | |
Luke 18:17 | |
for healing | 30 stories | According to your faith be it done to you |
Matt 9:27-31 | |
in the unseen | 1 story | Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed |
John 20:26-29 | |
1 Pet 1:8-9 | |
faithfulness | | |
Gal 5:22 | |
Luke 19:26 | |
Eph 6:23-24 | |
of Christ | 1 story | Even if we are faithless, Christ remains faithful |
2 Tim 2:13 | |
false witness | 5 stories | Believers accused through testimony of false witness |
Matt 26:59 | |
Acts 6:9-14 | |
Mark 14:55-59 | |
fasting | | |
Jesus Christ on | 1 story | Don't fast so others can see |
Matt 6:16 | |
fear | | |
1 Jn 4:18 | |
no place for | 2 stories | If God is for us, who can be against us? |
Rom 8:31 | |
fellowship | 1 story | Christian communities growing through fellowship |
Acts 2:42 | |
2 Jn 1:12 | |
Rom 12:13 | |
necessary for growth | 3 stories | Believers need fellowship to grow |
Heb 10:24-25 | |
finished well | 3 stories | Fought the good fight |
2 Tim 4:6-8 | |
flesh, the | | |
Rom 1:3 | |
Phil 3:4 | |
1 Pet 3:18 | |
discipline of | 3 stories | Walk by the Spirit to discipline the flesh |
Gal 5:16 | |
1 Cor 10:23 | |
forgiveness | | |
Christians and | 9 stories | Transforming power of forgiveness |
John 20:23 | |
Eph 4:32 | |
Matt 6:14-15 | |
Luke 7:47-48 | |
guarantee of | 17 stories | Confessing sin leads to forgiveness |
1 Jn 1:9 | |
of enemies | 7 stories | Love your enemies and do good to them |
Luke 6:32-35 | |
of killers | 13 stories | Father forgive them, for they know not what they do |
Luke 23:34 | |
Acts 7:60 | |
of persecutors | 9 stories | Forgiving your persecutor |
Matt 5:44 | |
required | 10 stories | Forgive, or you will not be forgiven |
Matt 6:14-15 | |
Luke 6:37 | |
without limit | 2 stories | Forgive the repentant brother |
Matt 18:21-22 | |
Luke 17:3-4 | |
G | | |
generosity | 11 stories | Generously give to those in need |
Acts 4:32-37 | |
1 Jn 3:17 | |
Gal 6:2 | |
Heb 13:16 | |
giving | 5 stories | Give to everyone who asks |
Matt 5:42 | |
Luke 6:30 | |
Acts 20:35 | |
2 Cor 8:1-2 | |
2 Cor 8:7-15 | |
2 Cor 9:6-14 | |
motives for | 3 stories | Not for the approval of men |
Matt 6:1-4 | |
to those in need | 3 stories | Giving financially to those in need |
Acts 11:29-30 | |
without measure | 12 stories | Give and it shall be given unto you |
Luke 6:38 | |
God, attributes of | | |
Father | 2 stories | God is our Father |
Matt 6:9 | |
God's provision | 89 stories | God's work will not lack God's supply |
Phil 4:19 | |
for daily needs | 53 stories | God will provide for our daily needs |
Matt 6:11 | |
no more and no less | 24 stories | God provides exactly what is needed |
2 Cor 8:15 | |
golden rule | 2 stories | Do unto others as you want them to do unto you |
Matt 7:12 | |
Luke 6:31 | |
Good News | | |
enthusiasm for | 5 stories | People begging to hear more of the Good News |
Acts 13:42 | |
power of | 30 stories | Gospel is the power of God for salvation |
Rom 1:16 | |
spread of | 10 stories | Take the gospel to the ends of the earth |
Acts 6:7 | |
Acts 1:8 | |
Col 1:23 | |
Mark 16:15 | |
grace of God | | |
as gift from God | 1 story | Grace of salvation is unmerited gift from God |
Eph 2:8-9 | |
as mission | 1 story | The task to testify to the gospel of Grace |
Acts 20:24 | |
Great Commission | 7 stories | Jesus commands His disciples to go and make more disciples |
Matt 28:18-20 | |
grief, believers and | 9 stories | We do not grieve as those who have no hope |
1 Th 4:13 | |
H | | |
harvest, spiritual | | |
one sows, another reaps | 2 stories | One sows the Word, another reaps the salvation harvest |
John 4:37-38 | |
heritage, spiritual | 3 stories | Strong faith from generations of prayer and example |
2 Tim 1:5 | |
1 Cor 11:1 | |
Holy Spirit | | |
as wind | 1 story | The Holy Spirit empowers believers uniquely, as He wills |
John 3:8 | |
convicts of sin | 58 stories | Holy Spirit convicts people of their sin |
John 16:8 | |
empowerment by | 4 stories | Greater works than these |
John 14:12 | |
fruits of | 5 stories | The evidence of being filled with the Holy Spirit |
Gal 5:22-23 | |
guidance by specific names or details | 16 stories | Holy Spirit guides with specific names or details |
Acts 9:10-12 | |
guidance provided by | 14 stories | Holy Spirit directs believers in ministry |
Acts 16:6-10 | |
Acts 8:29 | |
Acts 20:22 | |
Matt 10:19-20 | |
Rom 8:14 | |
Acts 15:28 | |
Acts 13:2 | |
in evangelism and missionary work | 8 stories | Holy Spirit provides power to proclaim the Gospel |
Acts 1:8 | |
poured out | 6 stories | Holy Spirit falls on those hearing the Word |
Acts 10:44-48 | |
Acts 11:15 | |
transported by | 1 story | Instantly transported by the Holy Spirit |
Acts 8:39-40 | |
John 6:21 | |
homosexuality | 1 story | A sin no better or worse than another |
1 Cor 6:9 | |
Rom 1:26-27 | |
household | | |
1 Cor 1:16 | |
salvation of | 1 story | Entire households believe the Gospel for salvation |
Acts 10:2 | |
Acts 11:14 | |
Acts 16:14-15 | |
Acts 16:30-34 | |
Acts 18:8 | |
1 Cor 1:16 | |
humility | | |
humble exalted | 2 stories | God will exalt the humble |
Matt 23:12 | |
James 4:10 | |
1 Pet 5:5-6 | |
hymns | | |
Mark 14:26-27 | |
Phil 2:6-11 | |
1 Tim 3:16 | |
Col 3:16 | |
singing in prison | 16 stories | Apostles sang hymns to God while in prison |
Acts 16:25 | |
I | | |
idolatry | | |
coming against | 4 stories | God leads believers in opposition to idolatry |
Acts 17:16-17 | |
1 Cor 8:4 | |
1 Jn 5:21 | |
image of Christ | 1 story | By degrees, believers are being transformed in Christ's image |
2 Cor 3:18 | |
imprisonment | | |
miraculous deliverance from | 5 stories | God delivers the apostles from prison |
Acts 5:19 | |
Acts 12:6-11 | |
of apostles | 7 stories | Imprisoned for preaching about Jesus |
Acts 5:18 | |
preaching Gospel in | 1 story | Prison becomes a mission field to the believer |
Acts 16:25-34 | |
influences, bad | 3 stories | Bad company corrupts good morals |
1 Cor 15:33 | |
invisibility | 24 stories | God blinds the eyes of adversaries |
Acts 5:19-24 | |
J | | |
Jesus Christ, miracles of | | |
feeding five thousand | 4 stories | God multiplied a small amount of food |
Matt 14:13-21 | |
Mark 6:30-44 | |
Luke 9:10-17 | |
John 6:1-14 | |
Jesus Christ, parables of | | |
Farmer Scattering Seed | 2 stories | A sower went out to sow seed, and some bore much fruit |
Matt 13:20-23 | |
Mark 4:3-9 | |
Mark 4:14-20 | |
Luke 8:4-15 | |
Good Samaritan | 3 stories | Demonstration of who is our neighbor |
Luke 10:29-37 | |
Lost Coin | 1 story | In order to recover His rightful property, God searches until it is found |
Luke 15:8 | |
Lost Sheep | 1 story | The Good Shepherd lays down His life for even one sheep |
Matt 18:12-14 | |
Luke 15:1-32 | |
Lost Son (Prodigal Son) | 6 stories | God, with great demonstration of love, forgives the truly repentant |
Luke 15:11-31 | |
Sheep and the Goats | 32 stories | The righteous innately have God's heart toward those in need |
Matt 25:31-46 | |
Shrewd Manager | 1 story | God gives wisdom to work even within dishonest situations |
Luke 16:1-9 | |
Two Debtors | 2 stories | He who is forgiven much, loves much |
Luke 7:41-49 | |
Jesus Christ, responses to | | |
stand firm | 13 stories | Believers refuse to deny Jesus Christ |
Matt 10:32-33 | |
Jesus Christ, teachings of | | |
building on a solid foundation | 1 story | A solid foundation is built on obedience |
Matt 7:24-27 | |
call to decision (narrow gate or door) | 1 story | The gate to salvation is narrow |
Matt 7:13-27 | |
Luke 13:23-30 | |
cost of following | 10 stories | True disciples love Jesus more than even their own lives |
Luke 9:57-62 | |
Matt 16:21-28 | |
Luke 14:25-35 | |
Matt 8:18-22 | |
family allegiance | 3 stories | A man’s foes will be those of his own household |
Matt 10:34-39 | |
Matt 12:48-50 | |
Luke 8:19-21 | |
Luke 9:59 | |
Luke 12:49-53 | |
integrity | 21 stories | Disciples must keep their word |
Matt 5:37 | |
judging others | 1 story | We will be judged by the same standard |
Matt 7:1-5 | |
Luke 6:37-42 | |
money and possessions | 3 stories | No one can serve two masters |
Luke 12:22-34 | |
Matt 6:20-24 | |
perfection | 1 story | God's standard |
Matt 5:48 | |
proof of | 1 story | Obedience will prove the truth of Jesus' teachings |
John 7:17 | |
purposes of his coming | | |
save the lost | 5 stories | The Son of Man came to save the lost |
Matt 18:11 | |
Luke 19:10 | |
1 Tim 1:15 | |
riches and wealth | 1 story | Selling all and giving to the poor |
Matt 19:17-30 | |
Mark 10:17-31 | |
Luke 18:18-30 | |
true disciples | 4 stories | True disciples obey the teachings of Jesus |
Matt 7:21-23 | |
widow's offering | 17 stories | Giving all one has to live on, and trusting God for provision |
Mark 12:41-44 | |
Luke 21:1-4 | |
authority of | | |
Matt 9:5-8 | |
Mark 11:28 | |
Luke 5:23-24 | |
John 17:2 | |
Phil 2:9-11 | |
teaching | 14 stories | Jesus taught with authority |
Matt 7:28-29 | |
Jesus Christ | | |
compassion | 10 stories | It is the heart of Jesus to show compassion to the needy |
Matt 14:13-21 | |
Mark 1:41 | |
Mark 6:34 | |
Luke 7:13 | |
Matt 9:36 | |
knowing | 3 stories | Jesus is worth more than worldly gain |
Phil 3:7-10 | |
love of the marginalized and sinners | 4 stories | Jesus came for sinners and those rejected by society |
Matt 8:1-13 | |
Luke 5:30 | |
Matt 26:6 | |
Luke 7:34 | |
politeness of | 1 story | Jesus does not force Himself on people, He lets them choose |
Luke 24:28 | |
Rev 3:20 | |
sufficiency of | 1 story | Jesus has granted all things pertaining to life and godliness |
2 Pet 1:3-4 | |
unsearchable riches of | 1 story | The riches and wisdom of God in Christ are endless |
Eph 3:8-10 | |
way, the truth, and the life, the | 1 story | Life's meaning and purpose are only found in Jesus |
John 14:6 | |
John the Baptist | | |
Mark 1:2-8 | |
boldness of | 1 story | John the Baptist confronted even rulers |
Luke 3:19-20 | |
Matt 14:1-12 | |
Mark 6:14-29 | |
joy | 3 stories | The fulness of God's joy comes through obedience |
Gal 5:22 | |
Phil 4:4 | |
John 15:11 | |
Heb 12:2 | |
K | | |
Kingdom of God | | |
new birth required | 3 stories | One must be born again to enter the Kingdom of God |
John 3:3 | |
L | | |
Lamb of God | 1 story | Jesus is the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world |
John 1:29 | |
Matt 26:26-29 | |
lambs among wolves | 1 story | I am sending you out like sheep among wolves |
Luke 10:3 | |
Matt 10:16 | |
laying on of hands | 18 stories | God bestows gifts and healing through the laying on of hands |
Matt 19:13 | |
Matt 9:18 | |
Acts 13:3 | |
2 Tim 1:6 | |
1 Tim 4:14 | |
Luke 4:40 | |
Acts 8:17 | |
Acts 28:8 | |
Acts 9:12 | |
Acts 9:17 | |
Acts 19:6 | |
Mark 16:17-18 | |
light | | |
Christians as people of | 2 stories | Believers are light in the Lord |
Eph 5:8 | |
2 Cor 4:6 | |
fellowship | 1 story | We have fellowship with one another if we walk in the light |
1 Jn 1:7 | |
living water | 4 stories | Those who believe in Jesus shall be filled with the Spirit |
John 7:37-38 | |
John 4:10 | |
love, God's | | |
for the world | 15 stories | For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son |
John 3:16 | |
inseparable | 1 story | Nothing can separate us from the love of God |
Rom 8:31-39 | |
love | | |
sacrificial | 4 stories | Lay down one's life for another |
Eph 5:2 | |
1 Jn 3:16-18 | |
John 15:12-13 | |
M | | |
Macedonian Call | 2 stories | Paul has a vision of a Macedonian man pleading for the Gospel |
Acts 16:9-10 | |
man of peace | 3 stories | A person God has prepared to hear the Gospel |
Luke 10:6 | |
Matt 10:13 | |
marriage | | |
proper relationships | 2 stories | Christian marriage based on love and respect |
Eph 5:33 | |
martyrdom | 29 stories | Killed for the sake of Christ |
Acts 12:1-5 | |
Matt 16:24 | |
Acts 7:58-60 | |
willingness to embrace | 5 stories | Willing to die for faith in Christ |
Acts 20:22-24 | |
witness of | 5 stories | Peaceful attitude of martyrs a powerful witness |
Acts 6:15 | |
methods, God's | 1 story | God's methods are often not our methods |
Matt 16:22-23 | |
multiplication of resources | 1 story | God multiplies resources so that there is enough for everyone |
Luke 4:26 | |
Mark 6:30-44 | |
Luke 9:10-17 | |
John 6:1-14 | |
Matt 14:13-21 | |
Matt 15:32-39 | |
Mark 8:1-10 | |
N | | |
name of Jesus, the | | |
healing in | 34 stories | There is healing in the name of Jesus |
Acts 3:6 | |
Acts 3:16 | |
Acts 4:10 | |
Acts 4:30 | |
salvation in | 8 stories | There is salvation in no other name |
Acts 4:12 | |
O | | |
obedience | | |
blessings and | 1 story | Those who obey God's teachings are blessed |
Luke 11:28 | |
once for all, Jesus Christ's sacrifice as | 1 story | The blood of Jesus is the once for all sacrifice for sin |
Heb 9:11-10:18 | |
opposition to the Gospel | | |
government | 25 stories | Governments opposed to the Gospel |
Acts 12:1-5 | |
Acts 14:4-5 | |
individual | 11 stories | Individuals opposed to the Gospel |
Acts 8:3 | |
Acts 9:1-2 | |
religious | 13 stories | Religious zealots opposed to the Gospel |
Acts 14:2 | |
Acts 13:45 | |
P | | |
Paul, the apostle | | |
escape from pursuers | 4 stories | Escape from pursuers |
Acts 9:23-25 | |
persecution of the church by | 3 stories | Believer as former persecutor of the church |
Phil 3:6 | |
Acts 8:3 | |
use of Greek poets and philosophers by | 1 story | Using pagan poets and philosophers in Gospel arguments |
Acts 17:22-31 | |
Rom 11:36 | |
peace with God | 6 stories | Believers have peace with God through the finished work of Christ |
Rom 5:1-2 | |
Pentecost, day of | | |
gifts of Holy Spirit on | 6 stories | The Holy Spirit came with power on the disciples |
Acts 2:1-4 | |
Acts 2:4-11 | |
persecution | | |
angry mobs | 2 stories | Christians confronted by angry mobs |
Acts 22:22-23 | |
arrested | 7 stories | Arrested for proclaiming Jesus |
Acts 4:3 | |
Acts 5:18 | |
Acts 12:3-5 | |
beaten | 7 stories | Beaten for preaching the Gospel |
Acts 5:40 | |
Acts 14:19-20 | |
boldness in | 6 stories | We must obey God rather than men |
Acts 4:19-20 | |
Acts 4:29-31 | |
Acts 5:29 | |
comfort in | 8 stories | God brings comfort and peace to the persecuted |
Acts 23:11 | |
release due to witness | 1 story | Release of believers due to witness of works |
Acts 4:21-22 | |
spreading the Good News and | 2 stories | Sparks of persecution cause the Gospel fire to spread |
Phil 1:14 | |
Acts 8:1-4 | |
Acts 11:19 | |
stoned | 2 stories | Stoned for preaching the Gospel |
Acts 14:19-20 | |
treatment of persecutors | 7 stories | Forgive your persecutor |
1 Th 5:15 | |
Matt 5:44 | |
Rom 12:17-21 | |
willingly embrace | 3 stories | World not worthy of those joyfully accepting persecution |
Heb 10:32-36 | |
Heb 11:35-38 | |
poor, the | | |
requirements for care of | 2 stories | He that hath two coats |
1 Th 5:14 | |
Luke 3:11 | |
possessions | 2 stories | Exchange earthly possessions for heavenly treasure |
Luke 12:33 | |
Matt 6:19-21 | |
prayer | | |
answers to | 164 stories | God answers prayer |
Luke 18:7 | |
John 15:7 | |
Acts 12:5 | |
James 5:15 | |
coordinated | 18 stories | Timely prayer for someone far away |
Matt 18:19 | |
effectual | 5 stories | The prayer of a person in right relationship with God is effective |
James 5:16-18 | |
for all people | 12 stories | Pray for all people, that they may come to Christ |
1 Tim 2:1-4 | |
for anything | 34 stories | Ask Me anything in My name |
John 14:13-14 | |
Matt 18:19 | |
John 16:23-24 | |
for rain | 7 stories | Elijah, a normal human being, prayed for rain |
James 5:17 | |
for release from prison | 6 stories | Believers pray for the release of the imprisoned |
Acts 12:12 | |
Jesus Christ on | 5 stories | How to pray |
Matt 6:7-16 | |
Matt 6:5-6 | |
persistence in | 2 stories | The believer is to be persistent in prayer |
Luke 11:5-10 | |
prerequisite to move of Holy Spirit | 9 stories | All great movements of God are birthed in prayer |
Acts 1:14 | |
prolonged meeting | 2 stories | Believers praying together for many days |
Acts 1:14 | |
without anxiety | 22 stories | Don't be anxious, instead make requests known to God |
Phil 4:6 | |
preaching the Gospel | | |
Acts 2:16-41 | |
Acts 3:12-26 | |
at all times | 17 stories | Preach the word, in season and out of season |
2 Tim 4:2 | |
authorities restrict | 2 stories | Authorities forbid speaking to people about Jesus |
Acts 4:15-18 | |
cultural adaptation | 5 stories | Become all things to all people |
1 Cor 9:19-23 | |
house to house | 1 story | Unceasingly preaching the Gospel house to house |
Acts 5:42 | |
in spite of motive | 1 story | The Gospel is true and above pretense |
Phil 1:15-18 | |
promises of God | | |
can do all things | 1 story | I can do all things through him who strengthens me |
Phil 4:13 | |
cleansed from sin | 5 stories | The blood of Jesus cleanses us from all sin |
1 Jn 1:7 | |
comfort | 1 story | God comforts us, that we may comfort others |
2 Cor 1:3-7 | |
eternal life | 1 story | Whoever believes has eternal life |
John 3:36 | |
John 3:16 | |
freedom | 1 story | If the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed |
John 8:36 | |
God at work | 1 story | God at work in you, both to will and to work His will |
Phil 2:12-13 | |
God forgets our sins | 2 stories | He remembers them (our sins) no more |
Heb 10:17 | |
God redeems suffering | 1 story | God causes all things to work for good |
Rom 8:28 | |
He will not forsake | 3 stories | God will never leave nor forsake us |
Heb 13:5 | |
His grace is sufficient | 5 stories | His grace is sufficient, His power is perfected in our weakness |
2 Cor 12:9 | |
Jesus became all to us | 1 story | Jesus has become to us wisdom, righteousness, sanctification, and redemption |
1 Cor 1:30 | |
Jesus bore our sins | 1 story | Jesus bore our sins, that we might die to sin |
1 Pet 2:24 | |
Jesus gives rest | 6 stories | The weary are invited to receive rest from Jesus |
Matt 11:28-29 | |
kept from falling | 2 stories | Jesus is able to keep us from stumbling |
Jude 1:24 | |
peace | 2 stories | Don't be troubled, Jesus gives true peace |
John 14:27 | |
peace beyond understanding | 6 stories | Don't be anxious, make requests known to God, and He will give peace |
Phil 4:6-7 | |
reliability of | 2 stories | God's promises are sure because God cannot lie |
Heb 6:13-20 | |
security in salvation | 10 stories | Jesus will never send away those who come to Him |
John 6:37 | |
the devil must flee | 3 stories | Resist the devil and he will flee from you |
James 4:7 | |
the Kingdom | 1 story | It is the Father's pleasure to give us the Kingdom |
Luke 12:32 | |
victory over sin | 1 story | God, through Jesus, gives us victory over the power of sin |
1 Cor 15:56-57 | |
whatever you ask | 7 stories | Whatever you ask in prayer, in faith, abiding, you will receive |
Matt 21:22 | |
John 15:7 | |
1 Jn 5:14-15 | |
Mark 11:24 | |
yes and amen | 1 story | All the promises of God are "Yes" in Christ, to which we say, "Amen" |
2 Cor 1:20 | |
prophecies | | |
convicting sinners | 1 story | Prophesy discloses the secrets of the heart |
1 Cor 14:24-25 | |
future insight | 2 stories | The Holy Spirit gives insight into the future |
Acts 20:22-24 | |
Acts 21:10-14 | |
protection by God | 6 stories | As we serve Him, the Lord will be our defense |
Luke 10:19 | |
2 Th 3:1-3 | |
Q | | |
quiet time | 1 story | Like Jesus, the believer needs time alone with God |
Luke 5:15-16 | |
Mark 1:35 | |
R | | |
reconciliation | | |
to God through Jesus Christ | 1 story | Jesus became sin on our behalf, that we might become righteousness |
2 Cor 5:11-17 | |
2 Cor 5:16-6:2 | |
Eph 2:13-19 | |
Col 1:20-23 | |
redemptive analogies | 4 stories | Echoes of God's story in other cultures |
Acts 17:22-31 | |
remaining in Christ | 3 stories | The believer remains in Christ, and Christ lives in the believer |
John 15:1-6 | |
John 15:1-17 | |
repentance | | |
leads to revival | 12 stories | Holy Spirit renewal for the repentant |
James 5:16 | |
1 Jn 1:9 | |
James 4:8-10 | |
leads to salvation | 5 stories | Godly grief produces repentance that leads to salvation |
2 Cor 7:9-11 | |
rest for people of God | | |
Jesus Christ and | 2 stories | True rest is found in Jesus Christ |
Matt 11:28 | |
Heb 4:8-9 | |
restitution | 4 stories | Restitution is practical evidence of true repentance |
Luke 19:8 | |
revenge | 3 stories | Do not return evil for evil, vengeance is the Lord's |
Matt 5:38-42 | |
Rom 12:17-21 | |
1 Pet 3:8-12 | |
Rhoda | 1 story | Forgot to open the door |
Acts 12:13-17 | |
rights, personal | 1 story | Lay down your rights |
Matt 5:39 | |
1 Cor 8:13-9:27 | |
Matt 5:39-41 | |
S | | |
salvation | | |
assurance of | 2 stories | By faith, those who believe in Jesus are truly saved |
Acts 13:38-39 | |
1 Jn 4:17 | |
Rom 10:13 | |
Col 2:13-14 | |
John 10:1-14 | |
complete | 3 stories | Jesus is able to save to the uttermost |
Heb 7:25 | |
delay decision | 4 stories | Don't put off the decision for salvation |
Acts 24:25 | |
2 Cor 6:2 | |
James 4:14 | |
metaphors for | 2 stories | Deliverance for those imprisoned and oppressed by sin |
Luke 4:18-19 | |
Samaritans | | |
woman at the well | 1 story | Jesus crossed cultural barriers with truth |
John 4:1-42 | |
scoffers | 1 story | Scoffers will come in the last days |
2 Pet 3:3 | |
Scriptures | 14 stories | Scriptures essential for knowing and loving God |
2 Tim 3:14-17 | |
Heb 4:12 | |
seeking God in faith | 4 stories | We must believe that God exists and that He rewards those who seek Him |
Heb 11:6 | |
Matt 6:6 | |
selfish ambition | 2 stories | Sinful selfish ambition |
James 3:14-16 | |
self-sacrifice | 2 stories | Faith and love are demonstrated by giving of oneself for others |
1 Jn 3:16-18 | |
Sermon on the Mount | 11 stories | Sermon on the Mount |
Matt 5:1-7:29 | |
anger equivalent to murder | 1 story | Everyone angry with his brother subject to judgement |
Matt 5:22 | |
blessed are | | |
hunger and thirst for righteousness | 4 stories | Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness |
Luke 6:21 | |
Matt 5:6 | |
meek | 5 stories | Blessed are the meek |
Matt 5:5 | |
merciful | 2 stories | Blessed are the merciful |
Matt 5:7 | |
peacemakers | 5 stories | Blessed are the peacemakers |
Matt 5:9 | |
persecuted | 9 stories | Blessed are those who are persecuted |
Matt 5:10-12 | |
Luke 6:22-23 | |
poor in spirit | 1 story | Blessed are the poor in spirit |
Matt 5:3 | |
Luke 6:20 | |
those who mourn | 5 stories | Blessed are those who mourn |
Matt 5:4 | |
Luke 6:21 | |
do good to enemies | 4 stories | Do good to those who hate you |
Luke 6:27 | |
Matt 5:44 | |
give in secret | 2 stories | Don't let left hand know what right is doing |
Matt 6:1-4 | |
give to one who asks | 5 stories | Give to the one who asks |
Luke 6:30 | |
Matt 5:42 | |
go the extra mile | 3 stories | Go the extra mile |
Matt 5:41 | |
God our good Father | 11 stories | Our Father in heaven gives good things |
Matt 7:9-11 | |
God provides for just and unjust | 1 story | God provides for the just and the unjust |
Matt 5:45 | |
heavenly treasure | 4 stories | Store up treasure in heaven |
Matt 6:19-21 | |
Jesus fulfills the Law | 1 story | I did not come to destroy, but to fulfill |
Matt 5:17 | |
let your light shine | 10 stories | Let your light shine such that people see your good works and glorify God |
Matt 5:16 | |
light of the world | 2 stories | You are the light of the world |
Matt 5:14 | |
love your enemies | 23 stories | Love your enemies and pray for them |
Luke 6:27 | |
Matt 5:44 | |
lust equivalent to adultery | 1 story | Looking at a woman with lust is the same as adultery |
Matt 5:27-28 | |
pray for your enemies | 4 stories | Pray for those who mistreat you |
Luke 6:28 | |
Matt 5:44 | |
pray with expectation | 6 stories | Ask, and it shall be given to you |
Matt 7:7-8 | |
reconcile with brother | 9 stories | Be reconciled to your brother before going to the altar |
Matt 5:23-24 | |
resist not an evil person | 2 stories | Do not resist an evil person |
Matt 5:39 | |
salt of the earth | 3 stories | You are the salt of the earth |
Matt 5:13 | |
seek God's Kingdom | 3 stories | Seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness |
Matt 6:33 | |
turn the other cheek | 6 stories | Turn the other cheek |
Matt 5:39 | |
shepherd, good | 1 story | Jesus is our Good Shepherd and lays down His life for us |
John 10:1-21 | |
John 10:14 | |
sickness | | |
prayer for | 6 stories | Prayer of faith for the sick |
James 5:15 | |
signs and wonders | | |
Acts 5:12 | |
confirm truth of Gospel | 15 stories | Signs and wonders as proof of Gospel truth |
Acts 4:21-22 | |
Acts 4:29-31 | |
evangelism and | 26 stories | Signs and wonders draw attention to Gospel message |
Acts 8:5-8 | |
John 4:28-29 | |
prophecy | 1 story | Holy Spirit gives prophetic insight |
Acts 11:27-28 | |
Acts 21:10-11 | |
result in mass conversions | 3 stories | Signs and wonders result in mass conversions |
Acts 9:35 | |
Acts 9:42 | |
through the apostles | 12 stories | God gave signs and wonders through the apostles |
Acts 5:12 | |
sin | | |
hidden, fear caused by | 2 stories | Fear of judgement because of unconfessed sin |
Acts 5:11 | |
sinners | | |
Luke 13:1-4 | |
James 5:20 | |
Christ died for | 1 story | At the right time, Christ came and died for sinners |
Rom 5:6 | |
sorcerers | 2 stories | Believers come against sorcerers and magicians |
Acts 13:6-8 | |
Acts 8:9-24 | |
sound doctrine | 2 stories | Believers must teach and defend sound doctrine |
Titus 2:1 | |
Titus 1:9 | |
1 Tim 4:1-6 | |
speech, control of | 1 story | The tongue is a powerful force for good or evil, and must be tamed |
James 3:2-12 | |
spiritual blindness | 2 stories | Unbelievers unable to see light of the Gospel |
2 Cor 4:3-7 | |
steadfast | 1 story | By faith, believers are to be steadfast |
James 5:7-11 | |
Stephen | | |
boldness of | 6 stories | Speaking the truth in boldness to persecutors |
Acts 7:51-60 | |
suffering | | |
Luke 9:35 | |
participation in suffering of Christ | 8 stories | Christians share in the suffering of Christ |
Col 1:24 | |
Phil 3:10-11 | |
1 Pet 4:13 | |
T | | |
teaching, false | | |
tests concerning | 1 story | Test all spirits and teachers to be assured that they are of Christ |
1 Jn 4:1-6 | |
testimony | 5 stories | God uses our testimonies to defeat the enemy |
Rev 12:11 | |
third heaven | 4 stories | God gave a glimpse of what is to come |
2 Cor 12:2 | |
tongues, speaking in | | |
gift of | 12 stories | Speaking in an unknown language |
1 Cor 14:2-4 | |
1 Cor 12:10 | |
gift of interpretation of | 1 story | Interpretation of unknown tongues |
1 Cor 12:10 | |
1 Cor 14:13 | |
known languages | 4 stories | Gift of speaking to someone in their language |
Acts 2:4 | |
transformation | | |
culture | 1 story | The Gospel brings light to the dark nations |
Acts 26:16-18 | |
trust in God | | |
for all our needs | 13 stories | Don't be anxious, for He cares for us |
Matt 6:25-34 | |
1 Pet 5:6-7 | |
for our souls | 1 story | We can entrust our souls to God while doing good |
1 Pet 4:19 | |
U | | |
unbelievers | | |
respect for believers | 2 stories | The people held them in high esteem |
Acts 5:13 | |
unity, Christian | 1 story | As Jesus and the Father are one, so is His desire for all believers |
Rom 15:5-6 | |
John 17:11 | |
John 17:21-23 | |
Unknown God, inscription to an | 1 story | Natural human response to the wonder of creation |
Acts 17:22-31 | |
V | | |
value proposition | 1 story | To gain the whole world is not worth the price of one's soul |
Luke 9:23-27 | |
Matt 16:24-27 | |
voice of God | | |
believers hear | 25 stories | The sheep know and hear His voice |
John 10:16 | |
John 10:3-4 | |
W | | |
weak, God's care and use of the | 1 story | God lifts up the weak, works through them, thereby shaming the strong |
1 Th 5:14 | |
1 Cor 1:27 | |
will of God | 8 stories | Peaceful resignation to the will of God |
Mark 14:35-42 | |
Luke 22:42 | |
Matt 26:36-46 | |
wisdom | | |
heavenly | 1 story | Wisdom from above is full of the Fruits of the Spirit |
James 3:17 | |
Scripture and | 1 story | All Scripture is inspired and useful for wisdom unto salvation |
2 Tim 3:14-17 | |
witness(es) | | |
cloud of | 2 stories | We are surrounded by a cloud of witnesses |
Heb 12:1 | |
word of God | | |
rightly dividing | 4 stories | A workman of God handles the Word correctly |
2 Tim 2:15 | |
sword of discernment | 4 stories | The Word of God discerns the thoughts and intentions of the heart |
Heb 4:12 | |
work (labor) | | |
as for the Lord | 4 stories | Do your work heartily, as for the Lord, and not for men |
Col 3:23 | |
workers for the harvest | 3 stories | Pray to the Lord of the harvest to send more workers |
Luke 10:2 | |
Matt 9:37-10:1 | |
worship | | |
orderly | 1 story | God is not a God of confusion, but of peace |
1 Cor 14:26-33 | |
true | 1 story | True worshipers must worship in spirit and truth |
John 4:24 | |
Rom 12:1 | |
John 4:20-24 | |