Produce life (2/4)

Physical training is good, but training for godliness is much better, promising… 1 Timothy 4:8

Physical training is good, but training for godliness is much better, promising benefits in this life and in the life to come. 1 Timothy 4:8	While physical training has some value, the benefits of godliness are unlimited, since it holds out promise not only for this life but also for the life to come. health obedience life
Guard your heart above all else, for it determines the course of your life. Proverbs 4:23	Guard your heart with all possible vigilance, for from it flow the wellsprings of life. life heart protection

That is why I tell you not to worry about everyday life—whether you have enough food and drink, or enough clothes to wear. Isn’t life more than food, and your body more than clothing? Matthew 6:25	Therefore, heed my words. Do not be concerned about your life and what you will have to eat or drink, or about your body and what you will wear. Surely life is more than food, and the body is more than clothing. food life worrying
The tongue can bring death or life; those who love to talk will reap the consequences. Proverbs 18:21	The tongue has the power over life and death; those who cherish it will enjoy its fruits. speaking blessing self-control
So letting your sinful nature control your mind leads to death. But letting the Spirit control your mind leads to life and peace. Romans 8:6	The desires of the flesh result in death, but the desires of the Spirit result in life and peace. Spirit peace life
For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 6:23	For the wages of sin is death, but the gift freely given by God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. sin eternal life reward
I will never forget your commandments, for by them you give me life. Psalm 119:93	Never will I forget your commands, for through them you have given me life. law life
People who accept discipline are on the pathway to life, but those who ignore correction will go astray. Proverbs 10:17	Whoever heeds admonition is on the path to life, but anyone who rejects correction goes astray. obedience life listening
Jesus told him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me.” John 14:6	Jesus replied, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” truth Father life
Even though the fig trees have no blossoms, and there are no grapes on the vines; even though the olive crop fails, and the fields lie empty and barren; even though the flocks die in the fields, and the cattle barns are empty, yet I will rejoice in the Lord! I will be joyful in the God of my salvation! Habakkuk 3:17-18	Even though the fig tree does not blossom and there is no fruit on the vines, even though the olive crop will fail and the orchards will yield no food, even though the flock is cut off from the fold and there is no herd in the stalls, I will continue to rejoice in the Lord, and exult in the God of my salvation. joy salvation worship
The rich can pay a ransom for their lives, but the poor won’t even get threatened. Proverbs 13:8	A wealthy man pays a ransom to save his life; a poor man never has to worry about such threats. money materialism fear
And this is the way to have eternal life—to know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, the one you sent to earth. John 17:3	And eternal life is this: to know you, the only true God, and the one you have sent, Jesus Christ. eternal life God Jesus
For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve others and to give his life as a ransom for many. Mark 10:45	For even the Son of Man did not come to be served but to serve and to give his life as a ransom for many. humility Jesus sacrifice
For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve others and to give his life as a ransom for many. Matthew 20:28	In the same way, the Son of Man did not come to be served but rather to serve and to give his life as a ransom for many. Jesus serving sacrifice
Surely your goodness and unfailing love will pursue me all the days of my life, and I will live in the house of the Lord forever. Psalm 23:6	Only goodness and kindness will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever and ever. grace life nearness
Now may the God of peace— who brought up from the dead our Lord Jesus, the great Shepherd of the sheep, and ratified an eternal covenant with his blood— may he equip you with all you need for doing his will. May he produce in you, through the power of Jesus Christ, every good thing that is pleasing to him. All glory to him forever and ever! Amen. Hebrews 13:20-21	May the God of peace—who brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, the great shepherd of the sheep, by the blood of the eternal covenant— make you perfect in every respect so that you may do his will. And may he enable us to achieve what is pleasing to him through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen. peace covenant resurrection
The thief’s purpose is to steal and kill and destroy. My purpose is to give them a rich and satisfying life. John 10:10	A thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I have come that they may have life, and have it in abundance. salvation life
You will show me the way of life, granting me the joy of your presence and the pleasures of living with you forever. Psalm 16:11	You will show me the path to life; you will fill me with joy in your presence and everlasting delights at your right hand. joy life nearness
We know what real love is because Jesus gave up his life for us. So we also ought to give up our lives for our brothers and sisters. 1 John 3:16	This is how we know what love is: he laid down his life for us, and we in turn must be prepared to lay down our lives for our brethren. love Jesus neighbor
But each day the Lord pours his unfailing love upon me, and through each night I sing his songs, praying to God who gives me life. Psalm 42:8	During the day the Lord grants his kindness, and at night his praise is with me, a prayer to the living God. love worship prayer
Then he said, “Beware! Guard against every kind of greed. Life is not measured by how much you own.” Luke 12:15	After this, he said to the crowd, “Take care to be on your guard against all kinds of greed. Life does not depend upon an abundance of one’s possessions.” money greed materialism
Jesus replied, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry again. Whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.” John 6:35	Jesus answered them, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.” faith food life
Evil people get rich for the moment, but the reward of the godly will last. Proverbs 11:18	The labors of the wicked man produce little profit, but the one who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward. sin righteousness reward
For this is how God loved the world: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life. John 3:16	For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may attain eternal life. grace eternal life faith
I have written this to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you may know you have eternal life. 1 John 5:13	I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God so that you may know that you have eternal life. eternal life faith Jesus

But now you are free from the power of sin and have become slaves of God. Now you do those things that lead to holiness and result in eternal life.

However, now that you have been freed from sin and bound to the service of God, the benefit you receive is sanctification, and the end is eternal life.