Philippians 3:12-14 NIV

Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already arrived at my goal, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me. Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.

Luke 4:18 NKJV

The Spirit of the LORD is upon Me, Because He has anointed Me to preach the gospel to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, To set at liberty those who are oppressed

Ezekiel 36:26 NLT

And I will give you a new heart, and I will put a new spirit in you. I will take out your stony, stubborn heart and give you a tender, responsive heart.

Ephesians 4:26-27 NLT

And “don’t sin by letting anger control you.” Don’t let the sun go down while you are still angry, for anger gives a foothold to the devil.”

Matthew 6:14-15 NLT

If you forgive those who sin against you, your heavenly Father will forgive you. But if you refuse to forgive others, your Father will not forgive your sins.


As we heal, God doesn't remove the evidence that we're broken he leaves the scars as an opportunity for us to tell our story.

You can't experience grace until you give up. You can't experience grace as long as you try to fix yourself, keep it together, and be strong enough or simply forget.

Acknowledging what happened to you is the beginning of the healing process. The healing process will continue for all of us until it is finally complete in heaven. I don't want to communicate today that there is some magic prayer that will instantly make sense of everything in your life or eliminate the painful memories. But what I am telling you is that you are not alone, God is with you.

Psalms 34:18 NLT

“The LORD is close to the brokenhearted; he rescues those whose spirits are crushed.”


1 Thessalonians 5:23-24 NIV

May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. The one who calls you is faithful, and he will do it.

Philippians 3:13-14

But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me.

1 Thessalonians 5:15-24 ESV

See that no one repays anyone evil for evil, but always seek to do good to one another and to everyone. Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. Do not quench the Spirit. Do not despise prophecies, but test everything; hold fast what is good. Abstain from every form of evil. Now may the God of peace himself sanctify you completely, and may your whole spirit and soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. He who calls you is faithful; he will surely do it.


John 8:31-32 ESV

So Jesus said, If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples, and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.


John 14:6

He said I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the father except through me.

Hebrews 4:14-16 MSG

Now that we know what we have—Jesus, this great High Priest with ready access to God—let’s not let it slip through our fingers. We don’t have a priest who is out of touch with our reality. He’s been through weakness and testing, experienced it all—all but the sin. So let’s walk right up to him and get what he is so ready to give. Take the mercy, accept the help.

1 John 2:16 NKJV

Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not of the Father but is of the world.

Genesis 3:6 NKJV

So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree desirable to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate. She also gave to her husband with her, and he ate.

Galatians 5:17-21 NLT

For the desires of the flesh are against the Spirit, and the desires of the Spirit are against the flesh, for these are opposed to each other, to keep you from doing the things you want to do. But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law. Now the works of the flesh are evident: sexual immorality, impurity, sensuality, idolatry, sorcery, enmity, strife, jealousy, fits of anger, rivalries, dissensions, divisions, envy, drunkenness, orgies, and things like these. I warn you, as I warned you before, that those who do such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.

Ephesians 6:16 ESV

In all circumstances take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming darts of the evil one.

1. Lust comes from natural desires.

Luke 22:15 NKJV

Then He said to them, with fervent desire I have desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer.

Galatians 5:16–17 NKJV

Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh. For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary to one another, so that you do not do the things that you wish.

Romans 8:5–7 ESV

For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit set their minds on the things of the Spirit. For to set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace. For the mind that is set on the flesh is hostile to God, for it does not submit to God’s law; indeed, it cannot.

Romans 13:14 NKJV

Put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to fulfill its lusts.

2. Lust always lies.

Lie # 1 I won't suffer any consequences for indulging in lust.

Hebrews 12:6 ESV

For the Lord disciplines the one he loves,and chastises every son whom he receives.

Lie #2 God doesn't mind if I compromise just a little.

Ephesians 5:3 NIV84

But among you there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed, because these are improper for God’s holy people.

Lie #3 I'm just fantasizing what's the big deal.

Galatians 6:7-8 ESV

Do not be deceived: God is not mocked, for whatever one sows, that will he also reap. For the one who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption, but the one who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life.

Lie #4 God is keeping me from experiencing pleasure.

Psalm 84:10-11

For a day in your courts is better than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of wickedness. For the Lord God is a sun and shield; the Lord bestows favor and honor. No good thing does he withhold from those who walk uprightly.

3. Lust leads to death.

James 1:14–15 ESV

But each one is tempted when he is drawn away by his own desires and enticed. Then, when desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, brings forth death.

Romans 8:13 NKJV

For if you live according to the flesh you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live.

1 Corinthians 10:13 NIV84

No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it.

James 4:7 NKJV

Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you.

Battle Plan

A. Identify your stronghold. What is it?

B. Develop a strategy to conquer and defeat your stronghold.

C. Remove all supply lines to the stronghold in your life.

D. Establish a team of friends for accountability

E. Wage War against your stronghold by walking in the Spirit of God.

Spend time in prayer.

Psalm 119:61-62 NIV84

Evil people try to drag me into sin,but I am firmly anchored to Your instructions. I rise at midnight to thank You for Your just regulations.

Spend time reading God's word.

Psalm 119:15 ESV

I will meditate on your precepts and fix my eyes on your ways.

Spend time reflecting on God's word.

Psalm 119:52 NLT

I meditate on Your age-old regulations; O Lord, they comfort me.

Spend time remembering God's word.


Psalm 119:11

Your word I have hidden in my heart, that I might not sin against You

Spend time responding to God's word.

Psalm 119:34 NLT

Give me understanding and I will obey Your instructions; I will put them into practice with all my heart.

James 1:22 ESV

Don't just listen to God’s word. You must do what it says. Otherwise, you are only fooling yourselves.

John 8:36 ESV

Therefore if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.



Philippians 4:13 NKJV

I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.



Psalm 28:7A NKJV

The Lord is my strength and my shield.



Romans 8:31B NKJV

If God is for us, who can be against us?



1 John 2:16 NKJV

For all that is in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not of the Father but is of the world.



1. Greed



Genesis 3:1-6 NKJV

Now the serpent was more cunning than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said to the woman, has God indeed said, You shall not eat of every tree of the garden. And the woman said to the serpent, we may eat the fruit of the trees of the garden; but of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God has said, You shall not eat it, nor shall you touch it, lest you die. Then the serpent said to the woman, You will not surely die. For God knows that in the day you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil. So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree desirable to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate. She also gave to her husband with her, and he ate.



James 1:1:3 ESV

Let no one say when he is tempted, I am being tempted by God, for God cannot be tempted with evil, and he himself tempts no one.



Philippians 2:6-8 NLT

Though He was God, He did not think of equality with God as something to cling to. Instead, He gave up His divine privileges; He took the humble position of a slave and was born as a human being. When He appeared in human form, He humbled Himself in obedience to God and died a criminal’s death on a cross.



1 Corinthians 10:13 NIV84

No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it.



Hebrews 12:6 NLT

For the Lord disciplines those He loves, and He punishes each one He accepts as His child.



Genesis 2:8-9 ESV

And the Lord God planted a garden in Eden, in the east, and there he put the man whom he had formed. And out of the ground the Lord God made to spring up every tree that is pleasant to the sight and good for food. The tree of life was in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.



Malachi 3:10 NIV84

Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this, says the LORD Almighty, and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that you will not have room enough for it.



Deuteronomy 10:14 NKJV

Indeed heaven and the highest heavens belong to the LORD your God, also the earth with all that is in it.



1 Chronicles 29:11B-12A NIV84

Yours, O Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the majesty and the splendor, for everything in heaven and earth is yours. Yours, O Lord, is the kingdom; you are exalted as head over all. Wealth and honor come from you; you are the ruler of all things. In your hands are strength and power to exalt and give strength to all.



Job 41:11 NIV84

Who has a claim against me that I must pay? Everything under heaven belongs to me.



Haggai 2:8 NIV84

The silver is mine and the gold is mine, declares the Lord Almighty.



Psalms 24:1 NIV84

The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it.



I Corinthians 6:19C-20A NIV 84

You are not your own; you were bought at a price.



Matthew 16:26NIV84

What good will it be for a man if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his soul? Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul?



Malachi 3:8 NIV84

Will a man rob God? Yet you rob me. But you ask, how do we rob you? In tithes and offerings.



Matthew 6:19-21 NIV84

Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.



Matthew 6:24 NIV84

No one can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and Money.



Colossians 3:5 NIV

Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires and greed, which is idolatry.



2. Unbelief.

3. Fear.



Proverbs 3:9–10 NKJV

Honor the Lord with your possessions, and with the first fruits of all your increase; so your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will overflow with new wine.

1 John 4:4
He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.

Matthew 12:29 NLT
For who is powerful enough to enter the house of a strong man like Satan and plunder his goods? Only someone even stronger—someone who could tie him up and then plunder his house.


1 Corinthians 6:19-20 NLT
Don’t you realize that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, who lives in you and was given to you by God? You do not belong to yourself, for God bought you with a high price. So you must honor God with your body.

Ephesians 4:27
Do not give the devil an opportunity...

1 Peter 5:8
Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.

Matthew 12:43-45 ESV
When the unclean spirit has gone out of a person, it passes through waterless places seeking rest, but finds none. Then it says, ‘I will return to my house from which I came.’ And when it comes, it finds the house empty, swept, and put in order. Then it goes and brings with it seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they enter and dwell there, and the last state of that person is worse than the first. So also will it be with this evil generation.

Romans 12:1-2 NIV
Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God - this is your true and proper worship. Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is - his good pleasing and perfect will.

1 Peter 2:9 ESV
But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.

James 4:6-7 NLT
And he gives grace generously. As the Scriptures say, “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.” So humble yourselves before God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

Colossians 3:1-2 NIV
Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.

2 Corinthians 10:4-5 ESV
For the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh but have divine power to destroy strongholds. We destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ

Colossians 3:16 AMP
Let the word of Christ have its home in your hearts and minds and dwell in you in all its richness,

Psalm 119:11 NLT
I have hidden your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you.

Philippians 4:8 NLT
And now, dear brothers and sisters, one final thing. Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise.

John 14:26
But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all that I said to you.

1 Corinthians 2:14 NIV
The person without the Spirit does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God but considers them foolishness, and cannot understand them because they are discerned only through the Spirit.

Acts 16:18 NIV
She kept this up for many days. Finally Paul became so annoyed that he turned around and said to the spirit, “In the name of Jesus Christ I command you to come out of her!” At that moment the spirit left her.

Philippians 2:9-11 NIV
Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

Psalm 107:13-14 NIV
Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress. He brought them out of darkness, the utter darkness, and broke away their chains.



Any area in our lives that we have left unprotected is the very place that Satan will gain access.

Why does God want to renew our minds and renovate our lives? So that we can fulfill the purpose for which he created us!

Freedom is a process that leads to fully living out your purpose.

Any thought that does not line up with God's Word is an open door to the enemy!

1. Admit that our thoughts and actions have not honored God.

2. Identify the areas where we've allowed the enemy access.

3. Replace any negative thoughts with the truth of God's Word.
Memorize it
Meditate on it

1. Pride is trusting in your own strength.

Luke22:31-32 NKJV

And the Lord said, Simon, Simon! Indeed, Satan has asked for you, that he may sift you as wheat. But I have prayed for you, that your faith should not fail; and when you have returned to Me, strengthen your brethren.

Mark 14:27-31 NKJV

Then Jesus said to them, all of you will be made to stumble because of Me this night, for it is written: I will strike the Shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered. But after I have been raised, I will go before you to Galilee. Peter said to Him, even if all are made to stumble, yet I willnot be. Jesus said to him, assuredly, I say to you that today, even this night, before the rooster crows twice, you will deny Me three times. But he spoke more vehemently, if I have to die with You, I will not deny You!

Matthew 16:21-23 NKJV

From that time Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and on the third day be raised. And Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him, saying, far be it from you, Lord! This shall never happen to you. But he turned and said to Peter, get behind me, Satan! You are a hindrance to me. For you are not setting your mind on the things of God, but on the things of man.

1 Corinthians 10:12ESV

Therefore let anyone who thinks that he stands take heed lest he fall.

2. Pride is trusting in your own self righteousness.

Job 1:6-12 NLT

One day the members of the heavenly court came to present themselves before the Lord, and the Accuser, Satan, came with them. Where have you come from? The Lord asked Satan. Satan answered the Lord, I have been patrolling the earth, watching everything that’s going on. Then the Lord asked Satan, have you noticed my servant Job? He is the finest man in all the earth. He is blameless—a man of complete integrity. He fears God and stays away from evil. Satan replied to the Lord, Yes, but Job has good reason to fear God. You have always put a wall of protection around him and his home and his property. You have made him prosper in everything he does. Look how rich he is! But reach out and take away everything he has, and he will surely curse you to your face! All right, you may test him, the Lord said to Satan. Do whatever you want with everything he possesses, but don’t harm him physically. So Satan left the Lord’s presence.

Job 32:1-2 NKJV

So these three men ceased answering Job, because he was righteous in his own eyes. The son of Barachel the Buzite, of the family of Ram, was aroused against Job; his wrath was aroused because he justified himself rather than God.

Job 33:8-9 NKJV

Surely you have spoken in my hearing, and I have heard the sound of your words, saying, I am pure, without transgression; I am innocent, and there is no iniquity in me.

Ephesians 6:11-12 NLT
Put on all of God’s armor so that you will be able to stand firm against all strategies of the devil. For we are not fighting against flesh-and-blood enemies, but against evil rulers and authorities of the unseen world, against mighty powers in this dark world, and against evil spirits in the heavenly places.

Acts 13:40-41 NIV
Take care that what the prophets have said does not happen to you: Look, you scoffers, wonder and perish, for I am going to do something in your days that you would never believe, even if someone told you.

Habakkuk 1:5-6 ESV
Look among the nations, and see;wonder and be astounded. For I am doing a work in your days that you would not believe if told.

Habakkuk 1:6 ESV
For behold, I am raising up the Chaldeans, that bitter and hasty nation,who march through the breadth of the earth, to seize dwellings not their own.

1. They Are Thieves.

Roman 11:33 NLT
Oh, how great are God’s riches and wisdom and knowledge! How impossible it is for us to understand His decisions and His ways.

Philippians 2:9-11 NIV84
Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

2. They Are Crafty.

Psalms 83:1-3 NIV84
O God, do not keep silent; be not quiet, O God, be not still. See how your enemies are astir, how your foes rear their heads. With cunning they conspire against your people; they plot against those you cherish.

Ephesians 6:11 NKJV
Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.

Matthew 12:43-45 ESV
When the unclean spirit has gone out of a person, it passes through waterless places seeking rest, but finds none. Then it says, I will return to my house from which I came. And when it comes, it finds the house empty, swept, and put in order. Then it goes and brings with it seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they enter and dwell there, and the last state of that person is worse than the first.

Ephesians 4:26-27 NLT
And don’t sin by letting anger control you. Don’t let the sun go down while you are still angry, for anger gives a foothold to the devil.

3. They Are Liars.

John 8:44 NIV84
He was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies.

2 Corinthians 11:14 NKJV
For Satan himself transforms himself into an angel of light.

1 Timothy 4:1 NIV84
Now the Holy Spirit tells us clearly that in the last times some will turn away from the true faith; they will follow deceptive spirits and teachings that come from demons.

1 Corinthians 6:19-20 NIV84

Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your body.

John 8:36 ESV

Therefore if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.

Mark 5:1-9 NKJV

Then they came to the other side of the sea, to the country of the Gadarenes. And when He had come out of the boat, immediately there met Him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit, who had his dwelling among the tombs; and no one could bind him, not even with chains, because he had often been bound with shackles and chains.

And the chains had been pulled apart by him, and the shackles broken in pieces; neither could anyone tame him. And always, night and day, he was in the mountains and in the tombs, crying out and cutting himself with stones. When he saw Jesus from afar, he ran and worshiped Him. And he cried out with a loud voice and said, what have I to do with You, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I implore You by God that You do not torment me. For He said to him, come out of the man, unclean spirit!

Then He asked him, what is your name? And he answered, saying, my name is Legion; for we are many.

Mark 5:10-20 NKJV

Also he begged Him earnestly that He would not send them out of the country. Now a large herd of swine was feeding there near the mountains. So all the demons begged Him, saying, send us to the swine, that we may enter them. And at once Jesus gave them permission.

Then the unclean spirits went out and entered the swine there were about two thousand and the herd ran violently down the steep place into the sea, and drowned in the sea. So those who fed the swine fled, and they told it in the city and in the country.

And they went out to see what it was that had happened. Then they came to Jesus, and saw the one who had been demon possessed and had the legion, sitting and clothed and in his right mind. And they were afraid. And those who saw it told them how it happened to him who had been demon-possessed, and about the swine. Then they began to plead with Him to depart from their region. And when He got into the boat, he who had been demon-possessed begged Him that he might be with Him. However, Jesus did not permit him, but said to him, Go home to your friends, and tell them what great things the Lord has done for you, and how He has had compassion on you. And he departed and began to proclaim in Decapolis all that Jesus had done for him; and all marveled.

Luke 4:31-37 ESV

And he went down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee. And he was teaching them on the Sabbath, and they were astonished at his teaching, for his word possessed authority. And in the synagogue there was a man who had the spirit of an unclean demon, and he cried out with a loud voice, Ha! What have you to do with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are—the Holy One of God.

But Jesus rebuked him, saying, be silent and come out of him! And when the demon had thrown him down in their midst, he came out of him, having done him no harm. And they were all amazed and said to one another, what is this word? For with authority and power he commands the unclean spirits, and they come out! And reports about him went out into every place in the surrounding region.

1. The Devil and his demons are real.

John 8:44 NIV84

He was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies.

1 Peter 5:8 NIV84

Be self-controlled and alert. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.

2. The Devil is not Equal to God.

2 Timothy 3:16-17 NIV

All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.

3. The Devil is not our only enemy.

A. Satan and his demons are attacking us.

John 10:1 NKJV

Most assuredly, I say to you, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the door, but climbs up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber.

Genesis 2:7 NLT

Then the Lord God formed the man from the dust of the ground. He breathed the breath of life into the man’s nostrils, and the man became a living person.

John 3:6 NKJV

That which is born of the Spirit is spirit.

B. The World System is attacking us.

1 John 2:15 NKJV

Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

2 Corinthians 13:5 NIV84

Examine yourselves to see whether you are in the faith; test yourselves. Do you not realize that Christ Jesus is in you–unless, of course, you fail the test?

C. The Flesh is attacking us.

Galatians 5:16-17 ESV

But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. For the desires of the flesh are against the Spirit, and the desires of the Spirit are against the flesh, for these are opposed to each other, to keep you from doing the things you want to do.

Romans 8:11-14 NIV84

And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit, who lives in you. Therefore, brothers, we have an obligation–but it is not to the sinful nature, to live according to it. For if you live according to the sinful nature, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the misdeeds of the body, you will live, because those who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God.

Psalms 102:18 NLT
Let this be recorded for future generations, so that a people not yet born will praise the Lord.

Psalms 78:7 NLT
So each generation should set its hope anew on God, not forgetting His glorious miracles and obeying His commands.

Matthew 28:18-20 NLT
Jesus came and told His disciples, I have been given all authority in heaven and on earth. Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you. And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age.

Revelation 3:17 ESV
For you say, I am rich, I have prospered, and I need nothing, not realizing that you are wretched, pitiable, poor, blind, and naked.

2 Corinthians 5:21 NIV84
God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.

Luke 9:23 ESV
And he said to all, if anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.

Ephesians 5:18 ESV
And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery, but be filled with the Spirit.

Galatians 5:22-23 ESV
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.