Cleo McKinney-Riley
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Cleo McKinney-Riley
highlighted 2 Corinthians 9:12 NLT
So two good things will result from this ministry of giving—the needs of the believers in Jerusalem will be met, and they will joyfully express their thanks to God.
about 10 years ago
Cleo McKinney-Riley
highlighted 2 Corinthians 9:11 NLT
Yes, you will be enriched in every way so that you can always be generous. And when we take your gifts to those who need them, they will thank God.
about 10 years ago
Cleo McKinney-Riley
highlighted 2 Corinthians 9:10 NLT
For God is the one who provides seed for the farmer and then bread to eat. In the same way, he will provide and increase your resources and then produce a great harvest of generosity in you.
about 10 years ago
Cleo McKinney-Riley
highlighted 2 Corinthians 9:9 NLT
As the Scriptures say, “They share freely and give generously to the poor. Their good deeds will be remembered forever.”
about 10 years ago
Cleo McKinney-Riley
highlighted 2 Corinthians 9:8 NLT
And God will generously provide all you need. Then you will always have everything you need and plenty left over to share with others.
about 10 years ago
Cleo McKinney-Riley
highlighted 2 Corinthians 9:7 NLT
You must each decide in your heart how much to give. And don’t give reluctantly or in response to pressure. “For God loves a person who gives cheerfully.”
about 10 years ago
Cleo McKinney-Riley
highlighted 2 Corinthians 9:6 NLT
Remember this—a farmer who plants only a few seeds will get a small crop. But the one who plants generously will get a generous crop.
about 10 years ago
Cleo McKinney-Riley
highlighted 2 Corinthians 8:20 NLT
We are traveling together to guard against any criticism for the way we are handling this generous gift.
about 10 years ago
Cleo McKinney-Riley
highlighted 2 Corinthians 8:15 NLT
As the Scriptures say, “Those who gathered a lot had nothing left over, and those who gathered only a little had enough.”
about 10 years ago
Cleo McKinney-Riley
highlighted 2 Corinthians 8:14 NLT
Right now you have plenty and can help those who are in need. Later, they will have plenty and can share with you when you need it. In this way, things will be equal.
about 10 years ago
Cleo McKinney-Riley
highlighted 2 Corinthians 8:12 NLT
Whatever you give is acceptable if you give it eagerly. And give according to what you have, not what you don’t have.
about 10 years ago
Cleo McKinney-Riley
highlighted 2 Corinthians 8:10-11 NLT
Here is my advice: It would be good for you to finish what you started a year ago. Last year you were the first who wanted to give, and you were the first to begin doing it.
about 10 years ago
Cleo McKinney-Riley
highlighted 2 Corinthians 8:9 NLT
You know the generous grace of our Lord Jesus Christ. Though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, so that by his poverty he could make you rich.
about 10 years ago
Cleo McKinney-Riley
highlighted 2 Corinthians 8:8 NLT
I am not commanding you to do this. But I am testing how genuine your love is by comparing it with the eagerness of the other churches.
about 10 years ago
Cleo McKinney-Riley
highlighted 2 Corinthians 8:7 NLT
Since you excel in so many ways—in your faith, your gifted speakers, your knowledge, your enthusiasm, and your love from us—I want you to excel also in this gracious act of giving.
about 10 years ago
Cleo McKinney-Riley
highlighted 2 Corinthians 8:5 NLT
They even did more than we had hoped, for their first action was to give themselves to the Lord and to us, just as God wanted them to do.
about 10 years ago
Cleo McKinney-Riley
wrote a note on 1 Corinthians 10:13-24 NLT
I want no parts of the idol gods
over 10 years ago
Cleo McKinney-Riley
highlighted Zechariah 5:11 NLT
He replied, “To the land of Babylonia, where they will build a temple for the basket. And when the temple is ready, they will set the basket there on its pedestal.”
over 10 years ago
Cleo McKinney-Riley
highlighted Zechariah 5:8 NLT
The angel said, “The woman’s name is Wickedness,” and he pushed her back into the basket and closed the heavy lid again.
over 10 years ago
Cleo McKinney-Riley
highlighted Zechariah 5:6 NLT
“What is it?” I asked. He replied, “It is a basket for measuring grain, and it’s filled with the sins of everyone throughout the land.”
over 10 years ago