Believers Church Of Sylvania

Bible is alive!

(John 6:63 NLT) .... the very words I have spoken to you are spirit and life.

(Hebrews 4:12 NLT) For the word of God is alive and powerful. It is sharper than the sharpest two-edged sword, cutting between soul and spirit, between joint and marrow. It exposes our innermost thoughts and desires.

(1 Thessalonians 2:13 NLT) ...you accepted what we said as the very word of God--which, of course, it is. And this word continues to work in you who believe.

1. Make God's Word an everyday thing.

(Psalm 119:114 NLT) You are my refuge and my shield; your word is my source of hope.

2. Internalize God's Word.

(Joshua 1:8 NLT) Study this Book of Instruction continually. Meditate on it day and night so you will be sure to obey everything written in it. |||| Only then will you prosper and succeed in all you do.

• Formal equivalency -- KJV - NKJV - NASB - ESV.

• Functional equivalency -- NLT - GNT - TEV - NIV* both formal & functional

• Paraphrase -- Message -

(1 Corinthians 13:4 KJV) Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,

(1 Corinthians 13:4 NLT) Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud

(1 Corinthians 13:4 MSG) Love never gives up. Love cares more for others than for self. Love doesn’t want what it doesn’t have.Love doesn’t strut, Doesn’t have a swelled head

3. Stand on God's Word.

(Ephesians 6:13, 17 NIV) Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, ... take the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.

(Psalm 119:105 NIV) Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path.

• Bible points to Jesus.

(John 20:31 NLT) But these are written so that you may continue to believethat Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing in him you will have life by the power of his name.

• Bible shows me how to become like Jesus.

(2 Timothy 3:16-17 NLT) All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realize what is wrong in our lives. It corrects us when we are wrong and teaches us to do what is right. God uses it to prepareand equip his people to do every good work.

• Bible instructs me to do what Jesus did.

(John 3:16 NLT) "For God loved the world so much that he gave his one and only Son, ..."

(1 John 3:16 NLT) We know what real love is |||| because Jesus gave up his life for us. So we also ought to give up our lives for our brothers and sisters.