Winning

"In a little while the world will not see me anymore, but you will see me. Because I live, you will live, too." -John‬ ‭14:19‬ ‭NCV‬‬

 

“I am the door, and the person who enters through me will be saved and will be able to come in and go out and find pasture. A thief comes to steal and kill and destroy, but I came to give life—life in all its fullness." -John‬ ‭10:9-10‬ ‭NCV‬

 

"Whoever has my commands and keeps them is the one who loves me. The one who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I too will love them and show myself to them." -John‬ ‭14:21‬ ‭NIV‬‬

 

“I have told you all this so that you may have peace in me. Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows. But take heart, because I have overcome the world.” -John‬ ‭16:33‬ ‭NLT

 

“It was not because of his sins or his parents’ sins,” Jesus answered. “This happened so the power of God could be seen in him.” -John‬ ‭9:3‬ ‭NLT‬‬ 

 

You don’t live by winning. You live by losing.

 

…he humbled himself by becoming obedient to death— even death on a cross!” -Philippians‬ ‭2:8‬ ‭NIV‬‬

 

"Those who want to save their lives will give up true life, and those who give up their lives for me will have true life.‭ It is worthless to have the whole world if they lose their souls. They could never pay enough to buy back their souls." -‭‭Matthew‬ ‭16:25-26 NLT 

 

Then he said to the crowd, “If any of you wants to be my follower, you must give up your own way, take up your cross daily, and follow me. If you try to hang on to your life, you will lose it. But if you give up your life for my sake, you will save it. And what do you benefit if you gain the whole world but are yourself lost or destroyed?" ‭‭-Luke‬ ‭9:23-25‬ ‭NLT‬‬

 

Clarity is a by-product of living.

 

Then their eyes were opened and they recognized him, and he disappeared from their sight. They asked each other, “Were not our hearts burning within us while he talked with us on the road and opened the Scriptures to us?” -‭‭Luke‬ ‭24:31-32‬ ‭NIV

 

"Why do you look for the living among the dead?" ‭‭-Luke‬ ‭24:5‬ ‭NIV‬‬

 

EASTER IS EVERY DAY! 

 

"The Spirit of God, who raised Jesus from the dead, lives in you. And just as God raised Christ Jesus from the dead, he will give life to your mortal bodies by this same Spirit living within you." -Romans‬ ‭8:11‬ ‭NLT‬‬

 

"We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life." -‭‭Romans‬ ‭6:4‬ ‭NIV‬‬

 

"By his power God raised the Lord from the dead, and he will raise us also." -‭‭1 Corinthians‬ ‭6:14‬ ‭NIV‬‬

 

"He died for everyone so that those who receive his new life will no longer live for themselves. Instead, they will live for Christ, who died and was raised for them. This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun!" -‭‭2 Corinthians‬ ‭5:15, 17‬ ‭NLT‬‬

 

"I want to know Christ and experience the mighty power that raised him from the dead. I want to suffer with him, sharing in his death." -Philippians‬ ‭3:10‬ ‭NLT‬‬

 

"But God is so rich in mercy, and he loved us so much, that even though we were dead because of our sins, he gave us life when he raised Christ from the dead. (It is only by God’s grace that you have been saved!) For he raised us from the dead along with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms because we are united with Christ Jesus." -Ephesians‬ ‭2:4-6‬ ‭NLT