1. Holding fast what we received/heard, and Repenting Revelation 3:3
2. Guarding self to avoid satanic traps, and being Ready Luke 21:34

1. Watch yourselves lest your hearts be weighed down with dissipation and drunkenness and cares of this life, and that day come upon you suddenly like a trap. Luke 21:34 (ESV)

1. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee. Revelation 3:3 (KJV)
2. You also must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect." Luke 12:40 (ESV)
3. To keep our clothing ready Rev 16:15 

1. Be persistent in your prayers for all believers everywhere. Eph 6:18 (NLT)
2. Pray like Jesus prayed (John 17:1-26)

1. Pray that you might be strong enough to escape these coming horrors and stand before the Son of Man.” Luke 21:36 (NLT)

1. Anyone with ears to hear must listen to the Spirit and understand what he is saying to the churches. Rev 3:6 (NLT)

1. “I tell you the truth; those who listen to my message and believe in God who sent me have eternal life. They will never be condemned for their sins, but they have already passed from death into life. John 5:24 (NLT)
2. Anyone with ears to hear should "listen and understand.” Then he added, “Pay close attention to what you hear. The closer you listen, the more understanding you will be given —and you will receive even more. To those who listen to my teaching, more understanding will be given. But for those who are not listening, even what little understanding they have will be taken away from them.” Mark 4:23-25 (NLT)

1. To forsake evil is real understanding. Job 28:28 (NLT)
2. The knowledge of the holy is understanding. Prov 9:10 (KJV)

1. Understand what really matters, so that you may live pure and blameless lives until Christ returns. (Phil. 1:10, NLT)
2. A man of understanding walketh uprightly. Prov 15:21 (KJV)
3. The Son of God has come, and he has given us understanding so that we can know the true God.1 John 5:20 (NLT)

1. To those who listen to my teaching, more understanding will be given, and they will have an abundance of knowledge. Matthew 13:12 (NLT)

1. Sleeper (Eph 5:14, NLT)

1. Christ will give you light (Eph 5:14, NLT)

1. Turn all your anxiety over to God … Keep your mind clear. 1 Peter 5:7-8 (GW)

1. If your enemies are hungry, feed them. Romans 12:20 (NLT)
2. Those who hunger and thirst for justice. Matt 5:6 (NLT)
3. Physically, emotionally, spiritually, and financially poor brothers or sisters

1. If anyone gives you even a cup of water because you belong to the Messiah, I tell you the truth, that person will surely be rewarded. Mark 9:41 (NLT)

1. All the members care for each other… All of you together are Christ’s body..1 Cor 12:25-27 (NLT)

1. Cheerfully share your home with those who need a meal or a place to stay. 1 Pet 4:9 (NLT)

1. Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus...Eph 3:1 (NLT)
2. …a prisoner for serving the Lord…Eph 4:1 (NLT)
3. …me his prisoner… 2 Timothy 1:8 (NLT)
4. …Paul, a prisoner for preaching...Philem 1:1,9 (NLT)
5. ...both men and women .... Acts 8:3 (NLT)

1. So he went and preached to the spirits in prison.  1 Peter 3:19 (NLT)

1. Therefore, whenever we have the opportunity, we should do good to everyone—especially to those in the family of faith. Gal 6:10 (NLT)

1. Those who are taught the word of God should provide for their teachers, sharing all good things with them. Gal 6:6 (NLT)

1. To him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin. James 4:17 (KJV)
2. Remember, it is better to suffer for doing good, if that is what God wants, than to suffer for doing wrong! 1 Peter 3:17 (NLT)
3. And don’t forget to do good and to share with those in need. These are the sacrifices that please God. Heb 13:16 (NLT)

1. God and …the word of his grace, which is able to build you up and to give you the inheritance among all those who are sanctified. Acts 20:32 (ESV)

1. Hold fast that which is good. 1 Thessalonians 5:21(KJV)
2. The Gospel we heard and believe. 2 Timothy 1:13
3. Hold fast our confidence and our boasting in our hope. Heb 3:6 (ESV)
4. Hold fast our confession. Heb 4:14 (ESV)

1. Hold fast till I come. Revelation 2:25 (KJV)

1. Hold fast what you have, so that no one may seize your crown. Rev 3:11 (ESV)

1. The sheep hear his voice… John 10:3
2. The sheep follow him: for they know his voice… John 10:4
3. The sheep know the Shepherd. John 10:14

1. I know Him, I know His voice, I hear Him, I love to follow Him.

1. You are witnesses that I am the only God,” says the Lord. Isaiah 43:12 (NLT)
2. The Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him. You know him, for he dwells with you and will be in you.  John 14:17 (ESV)

1. I have appeared to you to appoint you as my servant and witness. You are to tell the world what you have seen and what I will show you in the future. Acts 26:16 (NLT)
2. And you also will bear witness, because you have been with me from the beginning. John 15:27 (ESV)

1. I will announce before my Father and his angels that they are mine. Rev 3:5 (NLT)

1. First, the Christians who have died will rise from their graves. 1 Thess 4:16 (NLT)
2. God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep.1 Thess 4:14

1. And he will send out his angels with the mighty blast of a trumpet, and they will gather his chosen ones from all over the world —from the farthest ends of the earth and heaven. Matt 24:31 (NLT)

1. There is no judgment against anyone who believes in him. John 3:18 (NLT)

1. The souls of those who had been beheaded for their testimony about Jesus and for proclaiming the word of God. They had not worshiped the beast or his statue, nor accepted his mark on their forehead or their hands. They all came to life again, and they reigned with Christ for a thousand years. Rev 20:4 (NLT)

1. For a great reward awaits you in heaven. Matt 5:11-12 (NLT)

1. If the master returns and finds that the servant has done a good job, there will be a reward. Matt 24:46 (NLT)
2. “Look, I am coming soon, bringing my reward with me to repay all people according to their deeds. Rev 22:12 (NLT)
3. The Son of Man will come with his angels in the glory of his Father and will judge all people according to their deeds. Matt 16:27 (NLT)

1. All who are victorious will inherit all these blessings, and I will be their God, and they will be my children. Rev 21:7 (NLT)
2. Whoever gives you a cup of water to drink because you belong to Christ will by no means lose his reward. Mark 9:41 (ESV)

1. The Book ..belongs to the Lamb who was slaughtered. Rev 13:8 (NLT)

1. All who are victorious will be clothed in white. I will never erase their names from the Book of Life. Rev 3:5 (NLT)

1. And all the people who belong to this world worshiped the beast. They are the ones whose names were not written in the Book of Life before the world was made. Rev 13:8 (NLT)
2. The people who belong to this world, whose names were not written in the Book of Life before the world was made. Rev 17:8 (NLT)

1. All who are victorious will be clothed in white. I will never erase their names from the Book of Life. Rev 3:5 (NLT)

• SAYING ‘NOT TO BE DISCOURAGED’

 “Well, tell Joab not to be discouraged,” David said. “The sword devours this one today and that one tomorrow! Fight harder next time, and conquer the city!” 2 Sam 11:25 (NLT).

• GIVING MORE, FOR A GREATER CAUSE.

2Chronicles 31:4 (KJV) Moreover he commanded the people that dwelt in Jerusalem to give the portion of the priests and the Levites, that they might be encouraged in the law of the LORD. In addition, he required the people in Jerusalem to bring a portion of their goods to the priests and Levites, so they (the priests and the Levites) could devote themselves fully to the Law of the Lord. 2 Chron 31:4 (NLT)

• WRITING (DOING), FOR A GREATER PURPOSE

My purpose in writing is to encourage you and assure you..1 Peter 5:12 (NLT)

1. God’s anointed - …your assistant, Joshua…Deut 1:38 (NLT)
2. So encourage each other and build each other up. 1 Thess 5:11 (NLT)

1. My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: John 10:27
2. when you did it to one of the least of these my brothers and sisters, you were doing it to me!’ Matt 25:40 (NLT)

1. ..the fine linen represents the good deeds of God’s holy people. Rev 19:8, NLT)

1. it is not my heavenly Father’s will that even one of these little ones should perish. Matt 18:14 (NLT)
2. For God loved the world so much that he gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life. John 3:16 (NLT)

1. They stumble because they do not obey God’s word, and so they meet the fate that was planned for them. 1 Peter 2:8 (NLT)

1. And this gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed throughout the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come. Matt 24:14 (ESV)

1. And by him all that believe are justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses. Acts 13:39 (KJV)
2. “Humanly speaking, it is impossible. But with God everything is possible.” Matt 19:26 (NLT)
3. There is no judgment against anyone who believes in him. John 3:18 (NLT)

1. If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. John 15:7 (ESV)
2. Remain in me, and I will remain in you. John 15:4 (NLT)

1. Then he said to the crowd, If any of you wants to be my follower, you must turn from your selfish ways, take up your cross daily, and follow me. Luke 9:23 (NLT)
2. If you love me, obey my commandments. John 14:15 (NLT)
3. This is my command: Love each other. John 15:17 (NLT)
4. This is my commandment: Love each other in the same way I have loved you. John 15:12 (NLT)
5. And you must also testify about me because you have been with me from the beginning of my ministry. John 15:27 (NLT)
6. you love me more than these, Jesus said, “Then feed my sheep". John 21:17

1. Jesus said to the Righteous, Come..: "For I was hungry, and you fed me. I was thirsty, and you gave me a drink. I was a stranger, and you invited me into your home. I was naked, and you gave me clothing. I was sick, and you cared for me. I was in prison, and you visited me." Matt 25:35-36

1. God's holy people (Rev 19:7-8, NLT)
2. God's chosen (Matthew 13:11, NLT)
3. All who know Him and follow Him (Matt 11:27, NLT)

1. Believe that Jesus is the Son of God (1 John 5:5, GW)
2. Jesus calls us Victorious when we obey Jesus till the end (Rev 2:26, NLT)

1. Those who follow Jesus to the very end, in faith (John 14:21, I John 5:4, Rev 2:26 (NLT)

1. "those who were ready went in with him to the marriage feast, and the door was locked". Matt 25:10 (NLT)