All
scripture references are in the New International Version (NIV)
unless otherwise noted.
Opening
1 Cor. 15:33 “Do not be misled: ‘Bad company corrupts good character.’ ”
Jesus Is Leading Us
Ps. 23:2-3a - “He makes me lie down in green pastures, He leads me beside quiet waters, He restores my soul.”
Ps. 23:4 “Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.”
Jn. 10:3-4 “… calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. When he has brought out all his own, he goes on ahead of them, …”
We Need To Be following Jesus
Jn. 10:27, NASB, “ ‘My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me; …’ ”
Jam. 1:22 “Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says.”
Mt. 7:24 “… everyone who hears these words of Mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.”
Mt. 24:27 “The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with a great crash.”