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2 Corinthians 4 1-2 Corinthians 4 4
So because of God’s mercy, we have work to do. He has given it to us. And we don’t give up.Instead, we have given up doing secret and shameful things. We don’t twist God’s word. In fact, we do just the opposite. We present the truth plainly. In the sight of God, we make our appeal to everyone’s sense of what is right and wrong.Suppose our good news is covered with a veil. Then it is veiled to those who are dying.The god of this world has blinded the minds of those who don’t believe. They can’t see the light of the good news that makes Christ’s glory clear. Christ is the likeness of God.
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Ephesians 6:20
Because of the good news, I am being held by chains as the Lord’s messenger. So pray that I will be bold as I preach the good news. That’s what I should do.
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Colossians 4:6
Let the words you speak always be full of grace. Learn how to make your words what people want to hear. Then you will know how to answer everyone.
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Acts 5:29
Peter and the other apostles replied,“ We must obey God instead of people!
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1 Corinthians 2 4-1 Corinthians 2 5
I didn’t preach my message with clever and compelling words. Instead, my preaching showed the Holy Spirit’s power.This was so that your faith would be based on God’s power. Your faith would not be based on human wisdom.
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Matthew 10:26-27
“ So don’t be afraid of your enemies. Everything that is secret will be brought out into the open. Everything that is hidden will be uncovered.What I tell you in the dark, speak in the daylight. What is whispered in your ear, shout from the rooftops.
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2 Corinthians 2 14-2 Corinthians 2 17
Give thanks to God! He always leads us as if we were prisoners in Christ’s victory parade. Through us, God spreads the knowledge of Christ everywhere like perfume.God considers us to be the pleasing smell that Christ is spreading. He is spreading it among people who are being saved and people who are dying.To those who are dying, we are the smell of death. To those who are being saved, we are the perfume of life. Who is able to do this work?Unlike many people, we aren’t selling God’s word to make money. In fact, it is just the opposite. Because of Christ we speak honestly before God. We speak like people God has sent.
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2 Corinthians 3 12
Since we have that kind of hope, we are very bold.
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Acts 4:29
Now, Lord, consider the bad things they say they are going to do. Help us to be very bold when we speak your word.
