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Blessed is the one whose transgression is forgiven,      whose sin is covered.   2 Blessed is the man against whom the Lord counts no iniquity,      and in whose spirit there is no deceit. 3 For when I kept silent, my bones wasted away      through my groaning all day long.   4 For day and night your hand was heavy upon me;      my strength was dried up as by the heat of summer.  5 I acknowledged...

1 I said in my heart, “Come now, I will test you with pleasure; enjoy yourself.” But behold, this also was vanity. 2 I said of laughter, “It is mad,” and of pleasure, “What use is it?” 3 I searched with my heart how to cheer my body with wine—my heart still guiding me with wisdom—and how to lay hold on folly, till I might see what was good for the children of man to do under heaven during the few...

The Lord is my light and my salvation;     whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life;     of whom shall I be afraid? 2 When evildoers assail me     to eat up my flesh, my adversaries and foes,     it is they who stumble and fall. 3 Though an army encamp against me,     my heart shall not fear; though war arise against me,     yet I will be confident. 4 One thing have I asked of the...

Truly God is good to Israel,      to those who are pure in heart.   2 But as for me, my feet had almost stumbled,      my steps had nearly slipped.   3 For I was envious of the arrogant      when I saw the prosperity of the wicked. 4 For they have no pangs until death;      their bodies are fat and sleek.   5 They are not in trouble as others are;      they are not stricken like the rest of mankin...

By the waters of Babylon,      there we sat down and wept,      when we remembered Zion.   2 On the willows there      we hung up our lyres.   3 For there our captors      required of us songs,  and our tormentors, mirth, saying,      “Sing us one of the songs of Zion!” 4 How shall we sing the Lord's song      in a foreign land?   5 If I forget you, O Jerusalem,      let my right hand forget...

This conversation is based on the sermon titled, " Two Invitations," from Rev. 19:6-21.

Blessed is the man      who walks not in the counsel of the wicked,  nor stands in the way of sinners,      nor sits in the seat of scoffers;   2 but his delight is in the law of the Lord,      and on his law he meditates day and night. 3 He is like a tree      planted by streams of water  that yields its fruit in its season,      and its leaf does not wither.  In all that he does, he prospers.  ...

A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

22 And God placed all things under his feet and appointed him to be head over everything for the church, 23 which is his body, the fullness of him who fills everything in every way. 11 Therefore, remember that formerly you who are Gentiles by birth and called “uncircumcised” by those who call themselves “the circumcision” (which is done in the body by human hands) — 12 remember that at that time yo...

6 And the angel said to me, “These words are trustworthy and true. And the Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, has sent his angel to show his servants what must soon take place.” 7 “And behold, I am coming soon. Blessed is the one who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book.” 8 I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things. And when I heard and saw them, I fell down to worship...

Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. 2 And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. 3 And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He will dwell with them, and they will be his people,...

1 Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. 2 And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. 3 And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He will dwell with them, and they will be his people...

Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, holding in his hand the key to the bottomless pit and a great chain. 2 And he seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years, 3 and threw him into the pit, and shut it and sealed it over him, so that he might not deceive the nations any longer, until the thousand years were ended. After that he mu...

24 “Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock. 25 And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on the rock. 26 And everyone who hears these words of mine and does not do them will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand. 27 And...

13 “Enter by the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the way is easy that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it are many.  14 For the gate is narrow and the way is hard that leads to life, and those who find it are few. 15 “Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing but inwardly are ravenous wolves. 16 You will recognize them by their fruits. Are grapes gathered from...

1“Judge not, that you be not judged. 2For with the judgment you pronounce you will be judged, and with the measure you use it will be measured to you. 3Why do you see the speck that is in your brother’s eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? 4Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when there is the log in your own eye? 5You hypocrite, first ta...

19 “Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal, 20 but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. 21 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. 22 “The eye is the lamp of the body. So, if your eye is healthy, your whole body will b...

This conversation is based on the sermon titled, "Babylonian Seduction," from Revelation, chapters 17 and 18.

This conversation is based on a sermon titled, "Staying Awake," from Rev. 16.

23:50 Now there was a man named Joseph, from the Jewish town of Arimathea. He was a member of the council, a good and righteous man, 51 who had not consented to their decision and action; and he was looking for the kingdom of God. 52 This man went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. 53 Then he took it down and wrapped it in a linen shroud and laid him in a tomb cut in stone, where no one ha...

Luke 19:29-40, 45-48  29 When he drew near to Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount that is called Olivet, he sent two of the disciples, 30 saying, “Go into the village in front of you, where on entering you will find a colt tied, on which no one has ever yet sat. Untie it and bring it here. 31 If anyone asks you, ‘Why are you untying it?’ you shall say this: ‘The Lord has need of it.’” 32 So those...

This conversation is based on a sermon titled, "Surviving the Apocalypse," from Rev. 14:4-15:4.

6 Then I heard what seemed to be the voice of a great multitude, like the roar of many waters and like the sound of mighty peals of thunder, crying out, “Hallelujah!  For the Lord our God      the Almighty reigns.   7 Let us rejoice and exult      and give him the glory,  for the marriage of the Lamb has come,      and his Bride has made herself ready;   8 it was granted her to clothe herself    ...

This conversation is based on the sermon titled, "Hell in Revelation," from Rev. 14:1-13.

Then one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls came and said to me, “Come, I will show you the judgment of the great harlot who is seated on many waters, 2 with whom the kings of the earth have committed sexual immorality, and with the wine of whose sexual immorality the dwellers on earth have become drunk.” 3 And he carried me away in the Spirit into a wilderness, and I saw a woman sitting...