(Psalm 16:1 ESV) Preserve me, O God, for in you I take refuge.

(Psalm 16:2 NLT) I said to the Lord, “You are my Master! Every good thing I have comes from you.”

(Jeremiah 6:16 NLT) This is what the Lord says: “Stop at the crossroads and look around. Ask for the old, godly way, and walk in it. Travel its path, and you will find rest for your souls. But you reply, ‘No, that’s not the road we want!’”

(Psalm 16:3-4 NLT) The godly people in the land are my true heroes! I take pleasure in them! (4) Troubles multiply for those who chase after other gods. I will not take part in their sacrifices of blood or even speak the names of their gods.

1. Heroes
2. Mentors
3. Peers
4. Apprentices

(Proverbs 13:20 ESV) Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise, but the companion of fools will suffer harm.

(Psalm 16:5-6 ESV) The Lord is my chosen portion and my cup; you hold my lot. (6) The lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; indeed, I have a beautiful inheritance.

(Hebrews 11:35-40 NLT) But others were tortured, refusing to turn from God in order to be set free. They placed their hope in a better life after the resurrection. (36) Some were jeered at, and their backs were cut open with whips. Others were chained in prisons. (37) Some died by stoning, some were sawed in half, and others were killed with the sword. Some went about wearing skins of sheep and goats, destitute and oppressed and mistreated. (38) They were too good for this world, wandering over deserts and mountains, hiding in caves and holes in the ground. (39) All these people earned a good reputation because of their faith, yet none of them received all that God had promised. (40) For God had something better in mind...

(Psalm 16:7-8 ESV) I bless the Lord who gives me counsel; in the night also my heart instructs me. (8) I have set the Lord always before me; because he is at my right hand, I shall not be shaken.

(Psalm 16:9-10 ESV) Therefore my heart is glad, and my whole being rejoices; my flesh also dwells secure. (10) For you will not abandon my soul to Sheol, or let your holy one see corruption.

(Psalm 16:11 ESV) You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.

For salvation:
Text – Reborn to 97000

For baptism:
Text – Baptize to 97000