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    Parables

    November 16, 2023

    Episode 1: Character

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    Bible Verses:

    1. "For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters." - Romans 8:29 NIV

    2. "Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope." - Romans 5:3-4 NIV

    3. "Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love." - 1 John 4:8 NIV

    Episode 2: Clean Sheet

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    Bible Verses:

    1. "For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.." - Romans 6:23 NIV

    2. "Then, after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death." - James 1:15 NIV

    3. "But your iniquities have separated you from your God; your sins have hidden his face from you, so that he will not hear." - Isaiah 59:2 NIV

    4. "Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!" - 2 Corinthians 5:17 NIV

    5. "as far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us." Psalm 103:12 NIV

    5. "I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean; I will cleanse you from all your impurities and from all your idols. I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh." Ezekiel 36:25-26 NIV

    6."You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; to be made new in the attitude of your minds; and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness." - Ephesians 4:22-24 NIV

    Episode 3: Goalkeepers Penalty 

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    Bible Verses:

    1. "for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God" - Romans 3:23 NIV

    2. "For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord." - Romans 6:23 NIV

    3. "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." - John 3:16 NIV

    4. "Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God" - John 1:12 NIV

    5. "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. 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." - Romans 10:9-10 NIV

    6. "But your iniquities have separated you from your God;your sins have hidden his face from you, so that he will not hear." - Isaiah 59:2 NIV

    7. "For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive in the Spirit." - 1 Peter 3:18 NIV

    Episode 4: Iron Sharpens Iron

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    Bible Verses:

    1. "As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another." - Proverbs 27:17 NIV

    2. "Do not be misled: “Bad company corrupts good character.” - 1 Corinthians 15:33 NIV

    3. "Wounds from a friend can be trusted, but an enemy multiplies kisses." - Proverbs 27:6 NIV

    4. "And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching." - Hebrews 10:24-25 NIV

    Episode 5: Stickhandling

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    Bible Verses:

    1. "Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus." - Philippians 4:6-7 NIV

    2. "I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete. - John 15:11 NIV

    3. "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." - John 3:16 NIV

    4. "If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you." - James 1:5 NIV

    5. "For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do." - Ephesians 2:10 NIV

    6. "as far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us." - Psalm 103:12 NIV

    7. "Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us." - Romans 5:3-5 NIV

    8. "So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God.I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand." - Isaiah 41:10

    9. "The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full." - John 10:10

    Episode 6: Foundation

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    Bible Verses:

    1. “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. 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. 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. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with a great crash." - Matthew 7:24-27 NIV

    2. I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world. - John 16:33 NIV

    3. "For in Scripture it says: “See, I lay a stone in Zion, a chosen and precious cornerstone,and the one who trusts in him will never be put to shame." - 1 Peter 2:6 NIV

    4. "Haven’t you read this passage of Scripture: “‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone" - Mark 12:10 NIV

    5. "Unless the Lord builds the house, the builders labor in vain.Unless the Lord watches over the city, the guards stand watch in vain." - Psalm 127:1 NIV