HARVEST
1. HARVEST FOR PRAYERS
2. HARVEST FOR OFFERINGS
3. HARVEST FOR GOOD WORKS
4. HARVEST OF THE WORD
5. HARVEST OF SOULS
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HARVEST
1. HARVEST FOR PRAYERS
Psalm 126 : 5 - 6
5. Those who sow with tears will reap with songs of joy.
6. Those who go out weeping, carrying seed to sow,
will return with songs of joy, carrying sheaves with them.
1 Samuel 1 : 10 - 20
10. In her deep anguish Hannah prayed to the Lord, weeping bitterly.
11. And she made a vow, saying, “Lord Almighty, if you will only look on your servant’s misery and remember me, and not forget your servant but give her a son, then I will give him to the Lord for all the days of his life, and no razor will ever be used on his head.”
12. As she kept on praying to the Lord, Eli observed her mouth.
13. Hannah was praying in her heart, and her lips were moving but her voice was not heard. Eli thought she was drunk
14. and said to her, “How long are you going to stay drunk? Put away your wine.”
15. “Not so, my lord,” Hannah replied, “I am a woman who is deeply troubled. I have not been drinking wine or beer; I was pouring out my soul to the Lord.
16. Do not take your servant for a wicked woman; I have been praying here out of my great anguish and grief.”
17. Eli answered, “Go in peace, and may the God of Israel grant you what you have asked of him.”
18. She said, “May your servant find favor in your eyes.” Then she went her way and ate something, and her face was no longer downcast.
19. Early the next morning they arose and worshiped before the Lord and then went back to their home at Ramah. Elkanah made love to his wife Hannah, and the Lord remembered her.
20. So in the course of time Hannah became pregnant and gave birth to a son. She named him Samuel,[b] saying, “Because I asked the Lord for him.”
1 Chronicles 4 : 9 - 10
9. Jabez was more honorable than his brothers. His mother had named him Jabez, saying, “I gave birth to him in pain.”
10. Jabez cried out to the God of Israel, “Oh, that you would bless me and enlarge my territory! Let your hand be with me, and keep me from harm so that I will be free from pain.” And God granted his request.
Genesis 32 : 24 - 28
24. So Jacob was left alone, and a man wrestled with him till daybreak.
25. When the man saw that he could not overpower him, he touched the socket of Jacob’s hip so that his hip was wrenched as he wrestled with the man.
26. Then the man said, “Let me go, for it is daybreak.”
But Jacob replied, “I will not let you go unless you bless me.”
27. The man asked him, “What is your name?” “Jacob,” he answered.
28. Then the man said, “Your name will no longer be Jacob, but Israel, because you have struggled with God and with humans and have overcome.”
John 15 : 16
16. You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you so that you might go and bear fruit—fruit that will last—and so that whatever you ask in my name the Father will give you.
John 15 : 7
7. If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.
John 14 : 13 - 14
13. And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
14. You may ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it.
John 16 : 23 - 24
23. In that day you will no longer ask me anything. Very truly I tell you, my Father will give you whatever you ask in my name.
24. Until now you have not asked for anything in my name. Ask and you will receive, and your joy will be complete.
Matthew 7 : 11
11. If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him!
Ephesians 3 : 20 - 21
20. Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us,
21. to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.
Romans 8 : 32
32. He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all—how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things?
Luke 18 : 1 - 8
1. Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and not give up.
2. He said: “In a certain town there was a judge who neither feared God nor cared what people thought.
3. And there was a widow in that town who kept coming to him with the plea, ‘Grant me justice against my adversary.’
4. “For some time he refused. But finally he said to himself, ‘Even though I don’t fear God or care what people think,
5. yet because this widow keeps bothering me, I will see that she gets justice, so that she won’t eventually come and attack me!’”
6. And the Lord said, “Listen to what the unjust judge says.
7. And will not God bring about justice for his chosen ones, who cry out to him day and night? Will he keep putting them off?
8. I tell you, he will see that they get justice, and quickly. However, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on the earth?”
Matthew 6 : 9 - 13
9. “This, then, is how you should pray: “‘Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name,
10. your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.
11. Give us today our daily bread.
12. And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.
13. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.
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2. HARVEST FOR OFFERINGS
Genesis 8 : 22
As long as the earth endures, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night will never cease
Psalm 20 : 1 - 4
1. May the Lord answer you when you are in distress; may the name of the God of Jacob protect you.
2. May he send you help from the sanctuary and grant you support from Zion.
3. May he remember all your sacrifices and accept your burnt offerings.
4.May he give you the desire of your heart and make all your plans succeed.
1 Kings 3 : 4 - 5
4. The king went to Gibeon to offer sacrifices, for that was the most important high place, and Solomon offered a thousand burnt offerings on that altar.
5. At Gibeon the Lord appeared to Solomon during the night in a dream, and God said, “Ask for whatever you want me to give you.”
Luke 6 : 38
38. Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.”
2 Corinthians 9 : 6 - 7
6. Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously.
7. Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.
Proverbs 3 : 9 - 10
9. Honor the Lord with your wealth, with the firstfruits of all your crops;
10. then your barns will be filled to overflowing, and your vats will brim over with new wine.
Malachi 3 : 8 - 12
8. “Will a mere mortal rob God? Yet you rob me. “But you ask, ‘How are we robbing you?’ “In tithes and offerings.
9. You are under a curse—your whole nation—because you are robbing me.
10. Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this,” says the Lord Almighty, “and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that there will not be room enough to store it.
11. I will prevent pests from devouring your crops, and the vines in your fields will not drop their fruit before it is ripe,” says the Lord Almighty.
12. “Then all the nations will call you blessed, for yours will be a delightful land,” says the Lord Almighty.
Galatians 6 : 7
7. Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows.
Genesis 26 : 1 - 6, 12 - 15
1. Now there was a famine in the land—besides the previous famine in Abraham’s time—and Isaac went to Abimelek king of the Philistines in Gerar.
2. The Lord appeared to Isaac and said, “Do not go down to Egypt; live in the land where I tell you to live.
3. Stay in this land for a while, and I will be with you and will bless you. For to you and your descendants I will give all these lands and will confirm the oath I swore to your father Abraham.
4. I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and will give them all these lands, and through your offspring[a] all nations on earth will be blessed,
5. because Abraham obeyed me and did everything I required of him, keeping my commands, my decrees and my instructions.”
6. So Isaac stayed in Gerar.
12. Isaac planted crops in that land and the same year reaped a hundredfold, because the Lord blessed him.
13. The man became rich, and his wealth continued to grow until he became very wealthy.
14. He had so many flocks and herds and servants that the Philistines envied him.
15. So all the wells that his father’s servants had dug in the time of his father Abraham, the Philistines stopped up, filling them with earth.
3 John 2
2. Dear friend, I pray that you may enjoy good health and that all may go well with you, even as your soul is getting along well.
Philippians 4 : 19
19. And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus.
Psalm 23 : 1
The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing.
Psalm 34 : 8 - 10
8. Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the one who takes refuge in him.
9. Fear the Lord, you his holy people, for those who fear him lack nothing.
10. The lions may grow weak and hungry, but those who seek the Lord lack no good thing.
Proverbs 10 : 22
22. The blessing of the Lord brings wealth, without painful toil for it.
Ecclesiastes 5 : 19
19. Moreover, when God gives someone wealth and possessions, and the ability to enjoy them, to accept their lot and be happy in their toil—this is a gift of God.
Joel 2 : 26
26. You will have plenty to eat, until you are full, and you will praise the name of the Lord your God, who has worked wonders for you; never again will my people be shamed.
Matthew 6 : 31 - 34
31. So do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’
32. For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them.
33. But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.
34. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.
Psalm 112 : 1 - 3
1. Praise the Lord. Blessed are those who fear the Lord, who find great delight in his commands.
2. Their children will be mighty in the land; the generation of the upright will be blessed.
3. Wealth and riches are in their houses, and their righteousness endures forever.
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3. HARVEST FOR GOOD WORKS
Galatians 6 : 9 - 10
9. Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.
10.Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers.
Hebrews 13 : 16
16. And do not forget to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.
Hebrews 6 : 10
10. God is not unjust; he will not forget your work and the love you have shown him as you have helped his people and continue to help them.
1 Timothy 6 : 17 - 19
17. Command those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth, which is so uncertain, but to put their hope in God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment.
18. Command them to do good, to be rich in good deeds, and to be generous and willing to share.
19. In this way they will lay up treasure for themselves as a firm foundation for the coming age, so that they may take hold of the life that is truly life.
Matthew 10 : 41 - 42
41. Whoever welcomes a prophet as a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward, and whoever welcomes a righteous person as a righteous person will receive a righteous person’s reward.
42. And if anyone gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones who is my disciple, truly I tell you, that person will certainly not lose their reward.”
Luke 12 : 33
33. Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide purses for yourselves that will not wear out, a treasure in heaven that will never fail, where no thief comes near and no moth destroys.
Isaiah 58 : 10 - 11
10. and if you spend yourselves in behalf of the hungry and satisfy the needs of the oppressed, then your light will rise in the darkness, and your night will become like the noonday.
11. The Lord will guide you always; he will satisfy your needs in a sun-scorched land and will strengthen your frame. You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail.
Jeremiah 22 : 16
16. He defended the cause of the poor and needy, and so all went well. Is that not what it means to know me?” declares the Lord.
Psalm 112 : 9
They have freely scattered their gifts to the poor, their righteousness endures forever; their horn will be lifted high in honor.
Acts 10 : 1 - 4
1. At Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius, a centurion in what was known as the Italian Regiment.
2. He and all his family were devout and God-fearing; he gave generously to those in need and prayed to God regularly.
3. One day at about three in the afternoon he had a vision. He distinctly saw an angel of God, who came to him and said, “Cornelius!”
4.Cornelius stared at him in fear. “What is it, Lord?” he asked. The angel answered, “Your prayers and gifts to the poor have come up as a memorial offering before God.
Psalm 41 : 1 - 3
1. Blessed are those who have regard for the weak; the Lord delivers them in times of trouble.
2. The Lord protects and preserves them they are counted among the blessed in the land he does not give them over to the desire of their foes.
3. The Lord sustains them on their sickbed and restores them from their bed of illness.
2 Corinthians 8 : 1 - 4
1. And now, brothers and sisters, we want you to know about the grace that God has given the Macedonian churches.
2. In the midst of a very severe trial, their overflowing joy and their extreme poverty welled up in rich generosity.
3. For I testify that they gave as much as they were able, and even beyond their ability. Entirely on their own,
4. they urgently pleaded with us for the privilege of sharing in this service to the Lord’s people.
Luke 14 : 12 - 14
12. Then Jesus said to his host, “When you give a luncheon or dinner, do not invite your friends, your brothers or sisters, your relatives, or your rich neighbors; if you do, they may invite you back and so you will be repaid.
13. But when you give a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind,
14. and you will be blessed. Although they cannot repay you, you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.”
Matthew 5 : 16
16. In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.
Matthew 25 : 34 - 40
34. “Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world.
35. For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in,
36. I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.’
37. “Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink?
38. When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you?
39. When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?’
40. “The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’
Proverbs 22 : 9
9. The generous will themselves be blessed, for they share their food with the poor.
Proverbs 28 : 27
27. Those who give to the poor will lack nothing, but those who close their eyes to them receive many curses.
Proverbs 19 : 17
17. Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the Lord, and he will reward them for what they have done.
Proverbs 14 : 21
21. It is a sin to despise one’s neighbor, but blessed is the one who is kind to the needy.
Proverbs 14 : 31
31. Whoever oppresses the poor shows contempt for their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors God.
Proverbs 17 : 5
5. Whoever mocks the poor shows contempt for their Maker; whoever gloats over disaster will not go unpunished.
Proverbs 21 : 13
13. Whoever shuts their ears to the cry of the poor will also cry out and not be answered.
Proverbs 29 : 7
7. The righteous care about justice for the poor, but the wicked have no such concern.
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4. HARVEST OF THE WORD
Matthew 13 : 1 – 8 , 18 - 23
1. That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the lake.
2. Such large crowds gathered around him that he got into a boat and sat in it, while all the people stood on the shore.
3. Then he told them many things in parables, saying: “A farmer went out to sow his seed.
4. As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up.
5. Some fell on rocky places, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly, because the soil was shallow.
6. But when the sun came up, the plants were scorched, and they withered because they had no root.
7. Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the plants.
8. Still other seed fell on good soil, where it produced a crop—a hundred, sixty or thirty times what was sown.
18. “Listen then to what the parable of the sower means:
19. When anyone hears the message about the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in their heart. This is the seed sown along the path.
20. The seed falling on rocky ground refers to someone who hears the word and at once receives it with joy.
21. But since they have no root, they last only a short time. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, they quickly fall away.
22. The seed falling among the thorns refers to someone who hears the word, but the worries of this life and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, making it unfruitful.
23. But the seed falling on good soil refers to someone who hears the word and understands it. This is the one who produces a crop, yielding a hundred, sixty or thirty times what was sown.”
Matthew 7 : 24 - 27
24. “Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.
25. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock.
26. But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand.
27. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with a great crash.”
James 1 : 22
22. Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says.
Matthew 4 : 4
4. Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’
1 Peter 2 : 2
2. Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation,
Psalm 1 : 2 - 3
2. but whose delight is in the law of the Lord, and who meditates on his law day and night.
3. That person is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither— whatever they do prospers.
Joshua 1 : 7 - 8
7. “Be strong and very courageous. Be careful to obey all the law my servant Moses gave you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left, that you may be successful wherever you go.
8. Keep this Book of the Law always on your lips; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful.
Ephesians 6 : 16 - 17
16. In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.
17. Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.
Romans 10 : 17
17. Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word about Christ.
Psalm 119 : 130
130. The unfolding of your words gives light; it gives understanding to the simple.
Numbers 23 : 19
19. God is not human, that he should lie, not a human being, that he should change his mind. Does he speak and then not act? Does he promise and not fulfill?
Mark 13 : 31
31. Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.
Hebrews 13 : 5-6
5. Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.”
6. So we say with confidence, “The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid.
What can mere mortals do to me?”
Psalm 119 : 105
105. Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path.
Psalm 119 : 49 - 50
49. Remember your word to your servant, for you have given me hope.
50. My comfort in my suffering is this: Your promise preserves my life.
Ephesians 5 : 25 - 27
25. Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her
26. o make her holy, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word,
27. and to present her to himself as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless.
2 Timothy 3 : 16 - 17
16. All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness,
17. so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.
Isaiah 55 : 10 - 11
10. As the rain and the snow come down from heaven, and do not return to it without watering the earth and making it bud and flourish, so that it yields seed for the sower and bread for the eater,
11. so is my word that goes out from my mouth: It will not return to me empty, but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it.
Psalm 107 : 20
20. He sent out his word and healed them; he rescued them from the grave.
Matthew 8 : 5 - 8
5. When Jesus had entered Capernaum, a centurion came to him, asking for help.
6. “Lord,” he said, “my servant lies at home paralyzed, suffering terribly.”
7. Jesus said to him, “Shall I come and heal him?”
8. The centurion replied, “Lord, I do not deserve to have you come under my roof. But just say the word, and my servant will be healed.
Hebrews 6 : 11 - 15
11. We want each of you to show this same diligence to the very end, so that what you hope for may be fully realized.
12. We do not want you to become lazy, but to imitate those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised.
13. When God made his promise to Abraham, since there was no one greater for him to swear by, he swore by himself,
14. saying, “I will surely bless you and give you many descendants.”
15. And so after waiting patiently, Abraham received what was promised.
Romans 4 : 17 - 21
17. As it is written: “I have made you a father of many nations.” He is our father in the sight of God, in whom he believed—the God who gives life to the dead and calls into being things that were not.
18. Against all hope, Abraham in hope believed and so became the father of many nations, just as it had been said to him, “So shall your offspring be.”
19. Without weakening in his faith, he faced the fact that his body was as good as dead—since he was about a hundred years old—and that Sarah’s womb was also dead.
20. Yet he did not waver through unbelief regarding the promise of God, but was strengthened in his faith and gave glory to God,
21. being fully persuaded that God had power to do what he had promised.
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5. HARVEST OF SOULS
Matthew 9 : 36 - 38
36. When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.
37. Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few.
38. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.”
John 4 : 34 - 38
34. “My food,” said Jesus, “is to do the will of him who sent me and to finish his work.
35. Don’t you have a saying, ‘It’s still four months until harvest’? I tell you, open your eyes and look at the fields! They are ripe for harvest.
36. Even now the one who reaps draws a wage and harvests a crop for eternal life, so that the sower and the reaper may be glad together.
37. Thus the saying ‘One sows and another reaps’ is true.
38. sent you to reap what you have not worked for. Others have done the hard work, and you have reaped the benefits of their labor.”
John 3 : 16 - 18
16. For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
17. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.
18. Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because they have not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son.
1 Timothy 2 : 4 - 5
4. who wants all people to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth.
5. For there is one God and one mediator between God and mankind, the man Christ Jesus,
2 Peter 3 : 9
9. The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. Instead he is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.
Luke 15 : 1 - 10
1. Now the tax collectors and sinners were all gathering around to hear Jesus.
2. But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law muttered, “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.”
3. Then Jesus told them this parable:
4. “Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them. Doesn’t he leave the ninety-nine in the open country and go after the lost sheep until he finds it?
5. And when he finds it, he joyfully puts it on his shoulders
6. and goes home. Then he calls his friends and neighbors together and says, ‘Rejoice with me; I have found my lost sheep.’
7. I tell you that in the same way there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who do not need to repent.
8. “Or suppose a woman has ten silver coins and loses one. Doesn’t she light a lamp, sweep the house and search carefully until she finds it?
9. And when she finds it, she calls her friends and neighbors together and says, ‘Rejoice with me; I have found my lost coin.’
10. In the same way, I tell you, there is rejoicing in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.”
John 14 : 6
6. Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.
Acts 4 : 12
12. Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to mankind by which we must be saved.”
Acts 16 : 30 - 31
30. He then brought them out and asked, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”
31. They replied, “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved—you and your household.”
1 Corinthians 1 : 18
18. For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.
21. For since in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom did not know him, God was pleased through the foolishness of what was preached to save those who believe.
Romans 10 : 8 - 17
8. But what does it say? “The word is near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart,” that is, the message concerning faith that we proclaim:
9. If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
10. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved.
11. As Scripture says, “Anyone who believes in him will never be put to shame.”
12. For there is no difference between Jew and Gentile—the same Lord is Lord of all and richly blesses all who call on him,
13. for, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”
14. How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them?
15. And how can anyone preach unless they are sent? As it is written: “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!”
16. But not all the Israelites accepted the good news. For Isaiah says, “Lord, who has believed our message?”
17. Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word about Christ.
Acts 5 : 42
42. Day after day, in the temple courts and from house to house, they never stopped teaching and proclaiming the good news that Jesus is the Messiah.
14. Nevertheless, more and more men and women believed in the Lord and were added to their number.
Acts 6 : 7
7. So the word of God spread. The number of disciples in Jerusalem increased rapidly, and a large number of priests became obedient to the faith.
Acts 16 : 5
5. So the churches were strengthened in the faith and grew daily in numbers.
Acts 9 : 31
31. Then the church throughout Judea, Galilee and Samaria enjoyed a time of peace and was strengthened. Living in the fear of the Lord and encouraged by the Holy Spirit, it increased in numbers.
Acts 2 : 41, 46 - 47
41. Those who accepted his message were baptized, and about three thousand were added to their number that day.
46. Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts,
47. praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.
Acts 4 : 4
4. But many who heard the message believed; so the number of men who believed grew to about five thousand.
Acts 13 : 44, 48, 49
44. On the next Sabbath almost the whole city gathered to hear the word of the Lord.
48. When the Gentiles heard this, they were glad and honored the word of the Lord; and all who were appointed for eternal life believed.
49. The word of the Lord spread through the whole region.
Matthew 28 : 18 - 20
18. Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.
19. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
20. and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”
Mark 16 : 15 - 20
15. He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation.
16. Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned.
17. And these signs will accompany those who believe: In my name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new tongues;
18. they will pick up snakes with their hands; and when they drink deadly poison, it will not hurt them at all; they will place their hands on sick people, and they will get well.”
19. After the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, he was taken up into heaven and he sat at the right hand of God.
20. Then the disciples went out and preached everywhere, and the Lord worked with them and confirmed his word by the signs that accompanied it.
Matthew 24 : 14
14. And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.
Ezekiel 33 : 7-9
7. “Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the people of Israel; so hear the word I speak and give them warning from me.
8. When I say to the wicked, ‘You wicked person, you will surely die,’ and you do not speak out to dissuade them from their ways, that wicked person will die for their sin, and I will hold you accountable for their blood.
9. But if you do warn the wicked person to turn from their ways and they do not do so, they will die for their sin, though you yourself will be saved.
Matthew 10 : 32 - 33
32. “Whoever acknowledges me before others, I will also acknowledge before my Father in heaven.
33. But whoever disowns me before others, I will disown before my Father in heaven.
1 Corinthians 9 : 16
16. For when I preach the gospel, I cannot boast, since I am compelled to preach. Woe to me if I do not preach the gospel!
Daniel 12 : 2 - 3
2. Multitudes who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake: some to everlasting life, others to shame and everlasting contempt.
3. Those who are wise will shine like the brightness of the heavens, and those who lead many to righteousness, like the stars for ever and ever.
2 Corinthians 5 : 14 - 15
14. For Christ’s love compels us, because we are convinced that one died for all, and therefore all died.
15. And he died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves but for him who died for them and was raised again.
Luke 5 : 8 - 10
8. When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at Jesus’ knees and said, “Go away from me, Lord; I am a sinful man!”
9. For he and all his companions were astonished at the catch of fish they had taken,
10. and so were James and John, the sons of Zebedee, Simon’s partners.Then Jesus said to Simon, “Don’t be afraid; from now on you will fish for people.”
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