Adultery

•  Matthew 15:19 - It originates in our hearts
•  1 Corinthian 6:9 - 10 Will not inherit the kingdom of God
•  Hebrews 13:4 - Will be judged by God
•  Proverbs 6:20-35 - Strong warnings against adultery
•  Proverbs 7:1-27 - Will lead to demise
•  1 Corinthians 6:11 - God forgives the sin of adultery
•  Matthew 5:27-30 - Looking in lust is committing adultery in heart
•  Exodus 20:14 - Seventh Commandment commands against
   

Alcohol

•  Luke 21:34 - Jesus warns against abusing alcohol
•  Proverbs 21:17 - Don’t love alcohol
•  Proverbs 23:29-35 - Too much drinking leads to bad results
•  1 Corinthians 6:9-10 - Drunkards will not enter Kingdom of God
•  1 Corinthians 5:11 - Don’t hang out with people who get drunk
   

Anger

•  James 1:19-20 - Be slow to become angry
•  1 Corinthians 13:4-5 - Love others don’t be angry with them
•  Genesis 4:3-8 - Possible consequences of anger
•  Proverbs 15:18; 30:33 - Anger leads to conflict
•  Proverbs 22:24-25 - Do not associate with angry people
•  Proverbs 29:22 - Don’t let yourself become angry
•  Galatians 5:19-21 - Angry people won’t inherit kingdom of God
•  Galatians 5:22-25 - Opposite of anger
•  Ephesians 4:26 - Instructions on what to do when angry

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Anxiety/Worry

•  Matthew 6:25-34 - Do not worry, God will provide
•  Philippians 4:6-7 - Prayer is answer for worry
•  1 Peter 5:6-7 - Talk to God about your worries
•  Psalm 37:3-7 - Do God’s will and you will not be as anxious
•  Proverbs 12:25; 14:30; 17:22 - Anxiety bad for your health

Assurance of Salvation

•  Romans 8:16-17 - The Holy Spirit testifies
•  1 John 4:13-16 - The Holy Spirit and Jesus offer assurance
•  2 Timothy 1:12 - Like Paul we too can be confident
•  1 Peter 1:3-5 Resurrection gives assurance
   

 Church

•  Ephesians 4:3-6 - The global church is one
•  Romans 12:4-8 - One body made of many people with different functions
•  1 Corinthians 1:11-13 - must maintain unity in Christ
•  Ephesians 4:11-13 - Made up of many different giftings
•  Ephesians 1:22-23 - Christ is the head of the church
•  Hebrews 10:25 - Never stop going to church
•  Matthew 18:15-18 - Jesus gives instructions for church discipline

Comfort

•  Psalm 23 - The Lord is our shepherd
•  Psalm 103:8-18 - God is like a loving father
•  Psalm 91:1-2 - God provides shelter
•  Psalm 8:18 - Present suffering does not compare to future glory
•  Romans 8:38-39 - Nothing can separate us from the love of God
•  2 Corinthians 9:8 - God’s grace is sufficient
•  Romans 11:33-36 - God is the god of all things
•  2 Corinthians 1:3-4 - All comfort comes from God

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Coveting

•  1 Timothy 6:7-10 - Be content, don’t love money
•  Philippians 4:11-13 - Even during difficult times be content
•  Matthew 6:24 - Cannot serve two masters
•  Proverbs 16:16-17 - Wisdom is better than wealth

Death

•  Psalm 23:4 - With God you do not need to fear death
•  Romans 14:8 - We live and die for the Lord
•  John 11:23-26 - In Christ we have resurrection and life
•  1 Corinthians 15:50-57 - We have victory over death in Christ
•  Romans 8:38-39 - Not even death separates us from God
•  Revelation 21:1-4 - New heaven and earth with no sorrow or suffering
•  John 3:16 - In Christ we have eternal life
   

Divorce

•  Malachi 2:16 - God hates divorce
•  Matthew 5:31-32 - Adultery allowable reason for divorce
•  Romans 7:1-3 - Death of spouse allows one to remarry
•  1 Corinthians 7:15 - If unbelieving spouse leaves it is ok

Example

•  1 Timothy 4:12 - Young age is no excuse for not being good example
•  Matthew 5:19 - Do not be a bad example

Fear

•  Romans 8:15 - Do not be afraid
•  Psalm 27:1 - With the Lord we have no reason to fear
•  Matthew 10:28 - Do not be afraid of those who can kill the body

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Forgiveness of Sins (God Forgives)

•  Psalm 32:5 - God forgave David of adultery
•  Psalm 103:12 - Amazing is the scope of God’s forgiveness
•  Isaiah 55:6-7 - Turn to the Lord and he will forgive
•  Romans 3:21-25 - Faith in Christ justifies the sinner
•  1 John 1:9 - If we confess God is faithful to forgive
•  1 Corinthians 6:9-11 - No one is too wicked to be forgiven
•  Colossians 1:13-14 - Jesus rescues us from the darkness
•  Ephesians 1:7-8 - Forgiveness is a lavish gift of God’s grace

Forgiving others

•  Matthew 6:14-15 - If you forgive others God will forgive you
•  Matthew 18:21-22 - There is no limit to the times you must forgive
•  Ephesians 4:31-32 - You are to forgive just as Christ forgives
•  Ephesians 5:1-2 - Imitate God
•  Mark 11:25 - Jesus commands you to forgive
•  2 Corinthians 2:5-11 - Forgive and restore

Friendships

•  1 Corinthians 15:33 - Hang out with good people
•  Proverbs 13:20 - Friendships affect who we are
•  Proverbs 28:23 - Good friends improve our character
•  Proverbs 27:6 - Friends may hurt you for your improvement

Giving

•  Luke 21:1-4 - Giving should be sacrificial
•  2 Corinthians 8:11-12 - Give willingly
•  2 Corinthians 9:6-7 - Give cheerfully
•  1 Timothy 6:17-19 - Those who have much should give much
•  Malachi 3:7-10 - Do not hold back from God
•  Matthew 6:1-4 - Do not give so that you are seen by others
•  Proverbs 14:21; 19:17 - Give to help the poor
•  1 John 3:16-18 - Just talking about it isn’t enough
•  Acts 20:35 - It is more blessed to give than to receive

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Gossip

•  James 1:19 - Quick to listen, slow to speak
•  Proverbs 11:11-13; 12:18; 29:19 - Gossiping hurts others
•  James 3:1-12 - The tongue can do much harm
•  Proverbs 26:20 - Gossiping makes fights more likely and worse

Hate/Resentment/Bitterness

•  Ephesians 4:31- Rid yourself of Bitterness
•  Galatians 5:15 - Is part of the sinful nature
•  Hebrews 12:15 - Do not let grow
•  Leviticus 19:17 - Is forbidden
•  1 John 2:9-11 - Hate causes you to live in darkness
•  1 John 3:15 - Hate is murder

Homosexuality

•  Genesis 18:20-21 - The sin of homosexuality was very grievous
•  Jude 6-7 - God punishes those who give themselves up to it
•  Romans 1:26-27 - God calls it a shameful lust and a perversion
•  1 Corinthians 6:9-10 - Will not inherit the kingdom of God
•  1 Corinthians 6:11 - God will forgive and cleanse through Christ

Hope

•  1 Corinthians 10:13 - God can help you out of any temptation
•  2 Corinthians 9:8 - God’s grace is sufficient for all needs
•  Psalm 42:5 - Put your hope in God
•  Psalm 146:5-6 - Blessed are those who put their faith in God

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Loving Others

•  1 John 4:9-11 - Love because God loves
•  John 13:34 - Love as Christ loves
•  Matthew 7:12 - The golden rule
•  Matthew 5:43-48 - Love your enemy

Loving God

•  Matthew 22:37-39 - Loving God is the greatest commandment
•  John 14:23-24 - To love Jesus obey his teachings

Lust

•  Exodus 20:17 - Don’t covet
•  Romans 13:14 - Don’t spend time dwelling on gratifying lustful thoughts
•  Titus 2:11-12 - Just say no
•  Ephesians 2:3 - fulfilling lust will make you an object of God’s wrath
•  1 Peter 1:14-16 - Don’t conform to your evil desires
•  Galatians 5:16 - The Spirit will help you overcome your evil desires

Lying

•  Proverbs 8:6-8 - Let your speech be true and right
•  Exodus 20:16 - God commands us not to lie
•  Proverbs 12:22 - God hates lying
•  Proverbs 19:9 - Liars will be punished

Marriage

•  Genesis 2:18-25 - God was the architect of marriage
•  Ephesians 5:23 - Similar to relationship between Christ and church
•  Ephesians 5:25 - Husbands commanded to love their wife
•  Ephesians 5:22-24 - Wives are to submit to their husbands
•  Galatians 5:15 - It is not good to fight and tear apart relationship

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Obedience

•  John 14:35 - Jesus demands it
•  Matthew 7:21 - Only those who do the will of the Father will be in heaven
•  1 Samuel 15:22-23 - Is better than a sacrifice
•  Luke 11:28 - People who obey are blessed
•  1 John 5:2-3 - Obeying demonstrates your love of God
•  1 John 2:3-6 - Demonstrates intimacy with God

Overcoming Evil

•  Romans 12:14 - Bless those who bless you
•  Romans 12:17 - Don’t take revenge
•  Romans 12:21 Overcome it with love
•  Matthew 5:43-47 - Love your enemies
•  Matthew 5:38-42 - Turn the other cheek

Overcoming Sin

•  John 8:34-36 - Jesus sets us free from slavery to sin
•  2 Peter 1:3 - God has given us everything we need to be godly
•  2 Corinthians 3:18 - We are becoming more like Christ
•  Ephesians 4:22-24 - You need to actively work at being holy
•  Philippians 3:12-14 - Don’t give up and don’t look back
•  Hebrews 12:1 - Get rid of things holding you back
•  1 Corinthians 6:12 - Do not be mastered by sin
•  2 Timothy 3:16-17 - Turn to Scripture for advice
•  1 John 3:6 - A Christian will not continue to sin

Peace

•  Matthew 11:28-30 - Jesus will ease our burdens
•  Romans 5:1 - Justification by faith in Jesus gives us peace
•  John 14:27 - Jesus gives us his peace
•  Psalm 85:8 - God promises peace
•  Romans 8:6 - Let the Spirit control you for peace
•  Galatians 5:22-23 - Is a fruit of the Spirit
•  Philippians 4:6-7 - Peace comes through prayer
•  Isaiah 57:21 - No peace for the wicked

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Persecution

•  John 15:18-21 - Reason for persecution
•  Matthew 5:38-42 - Be kind to those who persecute you
•  Matthew 10:16 - It is important to be wise and shrewd
•  Matthew 10:17-20 - Trust God for guidance
•  1 Peter 4:12-16 - It is an honor to suffer for the name of Christ
•  2 Timothy 1:8-9 Join others in their suffering
•  Galatians 6:12 - Don’t try to avoid persecution
•  Acts 21:12-13 - Paul was willing to die
•  Matthew 5:10-12 - Those who are persecuted will be blessed

Prayer

•  Matthew 6:9-13 - The Lord’s prayer
•  Philippians 4:6-7 - Pray about everything
•  1 Thessalonians 5:17-18 - Never stop praying
•  James 5:16 - A righteous person’s prayer is powerful
•  Psalm 66 17-20 - Praise God for answered prayer
•  Jeremiah 29:12-13 - God listens to your prayers
•  Acts 12:5 - Example of intercessory prayer

Repentance

•  Luke 5:31-32 - Jesus came to call sinners to repentance
•  2 Corinthians 7:10-11 - Godly sorrow brings repentance
•  Luke 15:7 - There is much rejoicing when a sinner repents
•  Ezekiel 18:21-22 - Those who repent and obey God will have life
•  Matthew 11:20-24 - Jesus does not speak kindly about those who do not repent
•  2 Chronicles 7:14 - God forgives those who repent

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Salvation/Evangelism

•  Psalm 51:5 - Everyone is a sinner from birth, even in the womb
•  Romans 3:23 - All have sinned
•  Romans 6:16-18 - You are either a bondage to sin or to righteousness
•  Ephesians 2:12-13 - Without Christ there is no hope
•  Romans 7:7 - The law of God tells us what sin is
•  Romans 6:23 - The wages of sin is death
•  Ephesians 2:8-9 - We are saved by grace through faith
•  John 1:12 - All who believe in the name of Christ will be saved
•  John 3:16 - Believe in Jesus to have eternal life
•  1 Timothy 2:5-6 - Jesus is the only way to God
•  1 Peter 3:18 - Christ died for all sins for all time
•  Romans 10:9-13 - Believe in your heart and confess with your mouth
•  John 6:37/Romans 10:13 - Jesus will never drive a sinner away

Self-centeredness

•  James 3:14-16 - Negative consequences of self-centeredness
•  Luke 9:23-25 - Jesus tells us to be unselfish
•  1 Corinthians 10:24 - Puts others ahead of yourself

Self-control/Self-discipline

•  Proverbs 25:28 - leads to destruction
•  Galatians 5:22-23 - power to be self-controlled comes from the Spirit
•  1 Peter 1:13 - We are commanded to be self-controlled
•  2 Corinthians 10:5 - Control your mind
•  Proverbs 20:19 - Control your tongue

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Sex life

•  Hebrews 13:4 - Is done in marriage
•  1 Corinthians 7:3 - God wants husbands and wives to have sex
•  1 Corinthians 7:4 - when married your body belongs to your spouse
•  1 Corinthians 7:5 - Sex in marriage keeps other sins away
•  Proverbs 5:18-20 - God created sex to be enjoyed by a husband and wife

Sexual Immorality

•  Matthew 5:27-28 - Looking lustfully is adultery
•  Matthew 15:19-20 - Comes from the heart
•  1 Corinthians 6:12-20 - Is a sin against God and your body
•  1 Corinthians 6:9-10 - will not inherit the kingdom of God
•  Galatians 5:16-18 - The Holy Spirit will help you defeat it
•  1 Thessalonians 4:3-6 - It is God’s will for you to not be sexually immoral

Temptation

•  James 1:13-15 - God does not tempt us, our own desires tempt us
•  James 4:7 - Submit to God and resist the devil
•  Matthew 26:41 - Watch and pray in order to not be tempted
•  Ephesians 6:10-12 - Put on the armor of God

Trust

•  Proverbs 3:5-6 - Trust in the Lord, not yourself
•  Psalm 23 - The Lord is your shepherd
•  Lamentations 3:22-24 - God’s compassion never fails
•  Psalm27:1-7 - Trust in the Lord
•  Psalm 46 - God is our refuge and strength
•  Isaiah 40:28-31 - God gives you strength
•  Isaiah 41:10 - Do not fear God is with you
•  Psalm 50:15 - Call upon God when in trouble
•  Nahum 1:7 - God cares for those who trust in him

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Work

•  Genesis 2:15 - One of our original purposes was to work
•  1 Corinthians 10:31 - Do everything for the glory of God
•  Ephesians 4:28 - work don’t steal
•  1 Thessalonians 4:11-12 - be good worker to gain respect
•  Proverbs 10:5 - Being lazy is a disgrace
•  Proverbs 20:13 - Do not love sleep
•  1 Timothy 5:8 - He who does not provide for his family has no faith

Worry

•  Matthew 6:25 - Do not worry
•  Philippians 4:6-7 - Don’t be anxious
•  1 Peter 5:6-7 - Cast your anxiety on God

Youth

•  Ecclesiastes 12:1 - Remember your creator
•  Proverbs 1:7 - Fear of the Lord is beginning of wisdom
•  Proverbs 1:8-9 - Listen to your parents
•  Proverbs 12:1 - If you hate correction you are stupid
•  Exodus 20:12 - Honor your parents
•  2 Timothy 2:22 - Flee the evil desires of your youth
   

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