Fighter Verse Songs

Matthew 6: 19-21

Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal, but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

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What do you value? What realities make you change your life? What treasures do you lay up for yourself?

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[Just a reminder – many or most of the songs posted on this site or at our channel at Youtube.com are demo or scratch versions (not finalized) of what will be available on the CD or iTunes.]

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Proverbs 31: 30

Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain, but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised.

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What subject matter did God ordain that the book of Proverbs would end?

The description of a woman of virtue.

And the second to last verse is shocking. It’s one of the rare verses where we are commanded to praise someone besides God. So we should take note. Who is this person?

A woman who fears the LORD.

Do you do this? Do know any women who fear the LORD? Do you praise them? Do you commend them? Do you point them out as someone to emulate?

Do you emulate them?

Why not start today?
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[Just a reminder – many or most of the songs posted on this site or at our channel at Youtube.com are demo or scratch versions (not finalized) of what will be available on the CD or iTunes.]

Psalm 32: 8,9

I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my eye upon you. [Be not like a horse or a mule, without understanding, which must be curbed with bit and bridle, or it will not stay near you.

Psalm 32: 8 (9)

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I’ve mentioned before that on Wednesday nights I lead a class of Kindergarteners and First Graders. This week I asked them if they thought it would be good to be a horse. And then I pointed out that there’s at least one way that it wouldn’t be – as pointed out by this verse.

If you were a horse, there would be times when you wouldn’t get to choose your own way – that choice would be made for you with a bit and bridle.

And I encouraged them to not be without understanding, so they wouldn’t have to be led around everywhere.

I encourage you to not be like that as well.

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[Just a reminder – many or most of the songs posted on this site or at our channel at Youtube.com are demo or scratch versions (not finalized) of what will be available on the CD or iTunes.]

[Also, in case you’re curious, the video was made by my son Carl]

I Corinthians 13:4-7

Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.

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What is Love?

Obviously there is so much meaning in that word that it’s impossible to fully define. But that doesn’t stop Paul from trying.

And it’s a very helpful description – with lots of room for application. Can you apply these words to how your treat your spouse, or your kids, or coworker, or fellow church goers, or … your enemy?

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[Just a reminder – many or most of the songs posted on this site or at our channel at Youtube.com are demo or scratch versions (not finalized) of what will be available on the CD or iTunes.]

[Also, in case you’re curious, the video was made by my son Carl]

Just to let you know, the new CD (Fighter Verse Songs Set 3) master has been sent in for duplication. They should be done in a couple weeks.

We’re glad you’re here.

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And if you check back in a few weeks, we’ll be announcing our newest CD, which includes songs from 36 passages of scripture.

I’ve heard people say that our reason for doing what God commands shouldn’t be the good things that might happen to us as a reward for obeying him. They say, “You should obey God because he is God, purely as an act of worship. Stop focusing on the reward!”

This sounds good, until you notice how many times Jesus also focused on reward we would receive if we follow his commands.

This week’s fighter verse song comes from the beatitudes, which is at the beginning of the Sermon on the Mount.

Looking at this passage, one cannot reasonably propose that Jesus thinks we should have only worship and obedience as a motivation, because he gives us so many other motivations.

I’ve written them down. Here are …

Jesus’ Motivators from the Sermon on the Mount
(Reasons we should do what Jesus says – from Matthew 5-7)

Matthew 5:3 – Ownership in the Kingdom of Heaven*
Matthew 5:4 – Being Comforted
Matthew 5:5 – Inheriting the Earth
Matthew 5:6 – Satisfaction
Matthew 5:7 – Receiving Mercy
Matthew 5:8 – Seeing God
Matthew 5:9 – Being Called a Son of God
Matthew 5:10 – Great Reward in Heaven
Matthew 5:11 – That others will see your good works
Matthew 5:19 – Being Called Great in the Kingdom of Heaven
Matthew 5:20 – Entering the Kingdom of Heaven
Matthew 5:21 – Avoiding Judgement
Matthew 5:22 – Avoiding Hell*
Matthew 5:26 – Avoiding Prison (Physical or otherwise)
Matthew 5:37 – Avoiding having your behavior sourced by evil
Matthew 5:45 – Being a child of your Father in heaven
Matthew 5:46 – Reward from God*
Matthew 5:48 – Being like God
Matthew 6:15 – Receiving Forgiveness from God
Matthew 6:20 – Having treasure that will last
Matthew 7:2 – That your measure of Judgment won’t be used on you.
Matthew 7:5 – Ability to help others get out of sin
Matthew 7:6 – Avoid being trampled by ‘pigs’
Matthew 7:7 – Getting good things from God
Matthew 7:14 – Avoiding Destruction
Matthew 7:15 – Avoiding being tricked by false prophets
Matthew 7:23 – Avoiding being cast away by God
Matthew 7:24 – Avoiding being like a house that falls because it’s not on a good foundation

I’ll just point out that this is just three chapters from one of the Gospels.

So the questions is – do you want these things?

* Indicates motivators that are given more than once.

In case you’re curious, here is a list of other posts on my blogs which show a whole category of items from the Bible.

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Matthew 5: 11-12

Blessed are you when others revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account. Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

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Those who are reviled and persecuted and spoken poorly about because they proclaim Jesus. They will be blessed.

This is a difficult thing Jesus asks of us – rejoice and be glad when we’re reviled. But he gives us good reason – our reward is great in heaven. We know the end of the story. We’re on the winning side.

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[Just a reminder – many or most of the songs posted on this site or at our channel at Youtube.com are demo or scratch versions (not finalized) of what will be available on the CD or iTunes.]

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Matthew 5:7-10

Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God. Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

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The merciful, the pure in heart, the peacemakers, those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake. They will be blessed.

And not just with cake and ice cream. They will be blessed with the kingdom of heaven, with a new reputation as a child of God, mercy from God and the ability to perceive Him.

Do you want these things?

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[Just a reminder – many or most of the songs posted on this site or at our channel at Youtube.com are demo or scratch versions (not finalized) of what will be available on the CD or iTunes.]