Abundant Life Church - Springfield, Mo

“For thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: Do not let your prophets and your diviners who are among you deceive you, and do not listen to the dreams that they dream, for it is a lie that they are prophesying to you in my name; I did not send them, declares the Lord.” - Jeremiah 29:8-9 ESV

"These are the words of the letter that Jeremiah the prophet sent from Jerusalem to the surviving elders of the exiles, and to the priests, the prophets, and all the people, whom Nebuchadnezzar had taken into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon.” - Jeremiah 29:1 ESV

“But seek the welfare of the city where I have sent you into exile, and pray to the Lord on its behalf, for in its welfare you will find your welfare.” - Jeremiah 29:7 ESV

“Take wives and have sons and daughters; take wives for your sons, and give your daughters in marriage, that they may bear sons and daughters; multiply there, and do not decrease.”  - Jeremiah 29:6

ALC Recommends: ALC small groups “Build houses and live in them; plant gardens and eat their produce.” - Jeremiah 29:5 ESV

"And as he was setting out on his journey, a man ran up and knelt before him and asked him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life? And Jesus said to him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone. And Jesus, looking at him, loved him, and said to him, “You lack one thing: go, sell all that you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me. Disheartened by the saying, he went away sorrowful, for he had great possessions.” - Mark 10:17-18, 21-22 ESV

“If at any time I declare concerning a nation or a kingdom, that I will pluck up and break down and destroy it, and if that nation, concerning which I have spoken, turns from its evil, I will relent of the disaster that I intended to do to it. And if at any time I declare concerning a nation or a kingdom that I will build and plant it, and if it does evil in my sight, not listening to my voice, then I will relent of the good that I had intended to do to it.” - Jeremiah 18:7-10 ESV

“Then the word of the Lord came to me: “O house of Israel, can I not do with you as this potter has done? declares the Lord. Behold, like the clay in the potter’s hand, so are you in my hand, O house of Israel.” - Jeremiah 18:5-6

"Arise, and go down to the potter’s house, and there I will let you hear my words.” So I went down to the potter’s house, and there he was working at his wheel. And the vessel he was making of clay was spoiled in the potter’s hand, and he reworked it into another vessel, as it seemed good to the potter to do.”  - Jeremiah 18:2-4 ESV

ALC Recommends: God is Good! by Cody Carnes "The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord: “Arise, and go down to the potter’s house, and there I will let you hear my words.” - Jeremiah 18:1-2 ESV

“(At 12 years old) Jesus went down with them (his parents) and came to Nazareth and was submissive to them….And Jesus increased in wisdom and in stature and in favor with God and man.”  - Luke 2:51-52 ESV

“Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you to deliver you, declares the Lord.”  - Jeremiah 1:8 ESV

“But the Lord said to me, “Do not say, ‘I am only a youth’; for to all to whom I send you, you shall go, and whatever I command you, you shall speak.” - Jeremiah 1:7 ESV

“Then I said, “Ah, Lord God! Behold, I do not know how to speak, for I am only a youth.” - Jeremiah 1:6 ESV

“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I consecrated you; I appointed you a prophet to the nations.”  - Jeremiah 1:5

“The seventy-two returned with joy, saying, “Lord, even the demons are subject to us in your name!” And he said to them, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven. Behold, I have given you authority to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall hurt you. Nevertheless, do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.” - Luke 10:17-20 ESV

"...and take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God...” Ephesians 6:17 ESV

“In all circumstances take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming darts of the evil one...” - Ephesians 6:16 ESV

"...and, as shoes for your feet, having put on the readiness given by the gospel of peace.” - Ephesians 6:15 ESV

ALC Recommends: This Present Darkness by Frank Peretti “Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand firm. Stand therefore, having fastened on the belt of truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness...”  - Ephesians 6:13-14 ESV