Favorite Bible Verses

Favorite Verses and Their Meaning

In preparation for her sermon for the contemporary service on September 19, Donna Potter asked the congregation to suggest favorite verses and hymns. She took this list, and related the passages to characteristics of God, and attitudes/actions that we as worshippers are called to.

Both lists are given below, and printer-compatible versions are available. The print versions are in Word.

Favorite Verses (print version) | Meaning (print version)

Favorite Verses

All passages New International Version unless otherwise noted
From BibleGateway.com

Psalm 23:1-3 (and following)
The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not be in want. He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, he restores my soul.

Psalm 25:4
Show me your ways, O LORD, teach me your paths

Psalm 27:1 (and following)
The LORD is my light and my salvation-whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life-of whom shall I be afraid?

Psalm 37: 5
Commit your way to the LORD ; trust in him and he will act

Psalm 51:1-2 (and following)
Have mercy on me, O God, according to your unfailing love; according to your great compassion blot out my transgressions. Wash away all my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin.

Psalm 91:1-2 (and following)
He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the LORD , "He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust."

Psalm 100:1-5
Shout for joy to the LORD , all the earth. Worship the LORD with gladness; come before him with joyful songs. Know that the LORD is God. It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture. Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name. For the LORD is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations.

Psalm 119:105
Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path.

Psalm 121:1-2 (and following)
I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. My help cometh from the LORD, which made heaven and earth. KJV

Jeremiah 29:11
For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD , "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.

Micah 6:8
He has showed you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.

Matthew 7:7
Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.

Matthew 22: 36-40
"Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?" Jesus replied: " 'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.' This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.' All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments."

Mark 10:27
Jesus looked at them and said, "With man this is impossible, but not with God; all things are possible with God."

Luke 18:16
But Jesus called the children to him and said, "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.

John 14:2
In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. KJV

John 3:16-17
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.

John 6:35
Then Jesus declared, "I am the bread of life. He who comes to me will never go hungry, and he who believes in me will never be thirsty.”

Romans 8: 31-39
What, then, shall we say in response to this? If God is for us, who can be against us? He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all--how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things? Who will bring any charge against those whom God has chosen? It is God who justifies. Who is he that condemns? Christ Jesus, who died--more than that, who was raised to life--is at the right hand of God and is also interceding for us. Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? As it is written: "For your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered." No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord

1 Corinthians 13: 1-13
If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. If I give all I possess to the poor and surrender my body to the flames, but have not love, I gain nothing. Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away. For we know in part and we prophesy in part, but when perfection comes, the imperfect disappears. When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put childish ways behind me. Now we see but a poor reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known. And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.

Galatians 5:22
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness

Philippians 4:6-7
Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

James 2:12-17
Talk and act like a person expecting to be judged by the Rule that sets us free. For if you refuse to act kindly, you can hardly expect to be treated kindly. Kind mercy wins over harsh judgment every time.
Dear friends, do you think you'll get anywhere in this if you learn all the right words but never do anything? Does merely talking about faith indicate that a person really has it? For instance, you come upon an old friend dressed in rags and half-starved and say, "Good morning, friend! Be clothed in Christ! Be filled with the Holy Spirit!" and walk off without providing so much as a coat or a cup of soup--where does that get you? Isn't it obvious that God-talk without God-acts is outrageous nonsense?

1 John 4:16
And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in him.

September 19, 2004

Meaning

The “Title Case” words are attributes of God. The “UPPER CASE” words are instructions for how we respond to God.

Psalm 23:1-3 Provider and Protector, Guide, Comforter
Psalm 25:4 Guide
Psalm 27:1 Guide, Saviour, Protector
Psalm 37: 5 Provider
Psalm 51:1-2 Forgiveness, Love, Mercy
Psalm 91:1-2 Protector
Psalm 100:1-5 Creator, Loving, Faithful, PRAISE
Psalm 119:105 Guide
Psalm 121:1-2 Helper
Jeremiah 29:11 Provider, Protector
Micah 6:8 SHOW JUSTICE, MERCY, HUMILITY
Matthew 7:7 FAITHFUL
Matthew 22: 36-40 LOVE GOD, ONE ANOTHER, SELF
Mark 10:27 Ulitmate Provider
Luke 18:16 BE LIKE LITTLE CHILDREN
John 14:2 Provider
John 3:16-17 Provider, Savior, BELIEVE AND TRUST
John 6:35 Provider
Romans 8: 31-39 Provider, Intercessor, Lover Without Separation
1 Corinthians 13: 1-13 LOVE
Galatians 5:22 Giver Of Love, Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness, Goodness, Faithfulness
Philippians 4:6-7 Giver of peace PRAY, ANXIOUS
James 2:12-17 KIND, GOD-ACTOR
1 John 4:16 Lover

God is:

Provider and Protector
Guide
Comforter
Savior
Creator
Helper
Ultimate Provider
Intercessor
Lover Without Separation
Giver
Lover
God’s attributes:
Love
Forgiveness
Mercy
Faithfulness

WE RESPOND:

TRUST IN GOD
PRAISE GOD
SHOW JUSTICE, MERCY, HUMILITY
ARE FAITHFUL
LOVE GOD, ONE ANOTHER, SELF
ARE LIKE LITTLE CHILDREN
BELIEVE AND TRUST
LOVE
PRAY, ANXIOUS
KIND, GOD-ACTORS