“Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.” - Ephesians 6:4 ESV

“Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. “Honor your father and mother” (this is the first commandment with a promise), “that it may go well with you and that you may live long in the land.” - Ephesians 6:1-3 ESV

ALC Recommends: Have a New Kid by Friday: How to Change Your Child's Attitude, Behavior & Character in 5 Days "Husbands, love your wives, and do not be harsh with them. Children, obey your parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord. Fathers, do not provoke your children, lest they become discouraged." - Colossians 3:19-21 ESV…

“Even children are known by the way they act, whether their conduct is pure, and whether it is right.” - Proverbs 20:11 NLT

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“We carry this confidence in our hearts because of our union with Christ before God. Yet we don’t see ourselves as capable enough to do anything in our own strength, for our true competence flows from God’s empowering presence.” - 2 Corinthians 3:4-5 TPT

“We are confident of all this because of our great trust in God through Christ. It is not that we think we are qualified to do anything on our own. Our qualification comes from God. He has enabled us to be ministers of his new covenant. This is a covenant not of written laws, but of the Spirit. The old written covenant ends in death; but under the …

“Pay close attention, my child, to your father’s wise words and never forget your mother’s instructions. For their insight will bring you success, adorning you with grace-filled thoughts and giving you reins to guide your decisions.” - Proverbs 1:8-9 TPT

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“...but my righteous one shall live by faith, and if he shrinks back, my soul has no pleasure in him.” But we are not of those who shrink back and are destroyed, but of those who have faith and preserve their souls. - Hebrews 10:38-39 ESV

“For you have need of endurance, so that when you have done the will of God you may receive what is promised.” - Hebrews 10:36 ESV

ALC Recommends: Driven by Eternity by John Bevere “Therefore do not throw away your confidence (“your bold courageous faith” TPT), which has a great reward.” - Hebrews 10:35 ESV

“If you faint in the day of adversity, your strength is small. Rescue those who are being taken away to death; hold back those who are stumbling to the slaughter.” - Proverbs 24:10-11 ESV

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“What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?” - Romans 8:31 ESV “For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the firstborn among many brothers. And those whom he predestined he also called, and those whom he called he also justified, and those…

“What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?” - Romans 8:31 ESV “And we know that for those who love [PREFERRING TO LIVE THROUGH CHRIST] God all things work together for good [GOOD THAT ORIGINATES FROM AND IS EMPOWERED BY GOD], for those who are called according to his purpose.” - Romans 8:28 ESV…

ALC Recommends: Nights of Encounter/ALC Community Night “What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?” - Romans 8:31 ESV “Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words. And he who searches h…

“When a man’s ways please the Lord, he makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.” - Proverbs 16:7 ESV

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"Stop dwelling on the past. Don’t even remember these former things. I am doing something brand new, something unheard of. Even now it sprouts and grows and matures. Don’t you perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and open up flowing streams in the desert." - Isaiah 43:18-19 TPT

“But forget all that— it is nothing compared to what I am going to do. For I am about to do something new. See, I have already begun! Do you not see it? I will make a pathway through the wilderness. I will create rivers in the dry wasteland.” - Isaiah 43:18-19 NLT

ALC Recommends: A good, forward-focused local church “Remember not the former things, nor consider the things of old. Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.” - Isaiah 43:18-19 ESV

"But the path of the righteous is like the light of dawn, which shines brighter and brighter until full day. The way of the wicked is like deep darkness; they do not know over what they stumble." - Proverbs 4:18-19 ESV

"This charge I entrust to you, Timothy, my child, in accordance with the prophecies previously made about you, that by them you may wage the good warfare, holding faith and a good conscience." - 1 Timothy 1:18-19 ESV

“All of this is for your benefit. And as God’s grace reaches more and more people, there will be great thanksgiving, and God will receive more and more glory.” - 2 Corinthians 4:15 NLT

“knowing that he who raised the Lord Jesus will raise us also with Jesus and bring us with you into his presence.” - 2 Corinthians 4:14 ESV

ALC Recommends: “Miracles” by Jesus Culture Since we have the same spirit of faith according to what has been written, “I believed, and so I spoke,” we also believe, and so we also speak, - 2 Corinthians 4:13 ESV

“Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruits.” - Proverbs 18:21 ESV

“And Jesus went throughout all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom and healing every disease and every affliction. When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plen…

“After these things the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision: “Fear not, Abram, I am your shield; your reward shall be very great.” - Genesis 15:1 ESV

“The king of Sodom said to Abram, “Give back my people who were captured. But you may keep for yourself all the goods you have recovered.” Abram replied to the king of Sodom, “I solemnly swear to the Lord, God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth, that I will not take so much as a single thread or sandal thong from what belongs to you. Otherwise …

ALC Recommends: ACH Giving “And Melchizedek, the king of Salem and a priest of God Most High, brought Abram some bread and wine. Melchizedek blessed Abram with this blessing: “Blessed be Abram by God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth. And blessed be God Most High, who has defeated your enemies for you.” Then Abram gave Melchizedek a tenth of a…

“Where there are no oxen, the manger is clean, but abundant crops come by the strength of the ox.” - Proverbs 14:4 ESV

Listen to this episode as we interview an amazing translator from Honduras!

“When Jesus heard this, he marveled and said to those who followed him, “Truly, I tell you, with no one in Israel have I found such faith. I tell you, many will come from east and west and recline at table with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven, while the sons of the kingdom will be thrown into the outer darkness. In that place the…

“When he had entered Capernaum, a centurion came forward to him, appealing to him, “Lord, my servant is lying paralyzed at home, suffering terribly.” And he said to him, “I will come and heal him.” But the centurion replied, “Lord, I am not worthy to have you come under my roof, but only say the word, and my servant will be healed. For I too am a m…

ALC Recommends: “Seed Faith” by Oral Roberts "When Jesus heard this, he marveled and said to those who followed him, “Truly, I tell you, with no one in Israel have I found such (great in quantity) faith.” - Matthew 8:10 ESV

“The fear of man lays a snare, but whoever trusts in the Lord is safe.” - Proverbs 29:25 ESV

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"Jesus said to him, “If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes. Immediately the father of the child cried out and said with tears, “Lord, I believe; help my unbelief!” - Mark 9:23-24 NKJV

"Jesus said to him, “If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes. Immediately the father of the child cried out and said with tears, “Lord, I believe; help my unbelief!” - Mark 9:23-24 NKJV

ALC Recommends: "Prayer Focus" feature on the YouVersion Bible App. "Jesus said to him, “If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes.” - Mark 9:23 NKJV

“Trust in the Lord completely, and do not rely on your own opinions. With all your heart rely on him to guide you, and he will lead you in every decision you make.” - Proverbs 3:5 TPT

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“I will give thanks to you, O Lord, among the peoples; I will sing praises to you among the nations.” - Psalm 108:3 ESV

“Awake, O harp and lyre! I will awake the dawn!” - Psalm 108:2 ESV

ALC Recommends: Sunday Morning Worship “My heart is steadfast, O God! I will sing and make melody with all my being!” - Psalm 108:1 ESV

“Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a reproach to any people.” - Proverbs 14:34 ESV “A nation is exalted by the righteousness of its people, but sin heaps disgrace upon the land.” - Proverbs 14:34 TPT

Interview with Steve Mills from the SURGE Mission Project.

“not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near.” - Hebrews 10:25 ESV