Walter Spires - Minutes for Men

Key Bible Verses: "Test yourselves to see if you are in the faith; examine yourselves! Or do you not recognize this about yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you—unless indeed you fail the test? " 2 Corinthians 13:5

Key Bible Verses: "Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?” And he said, “Who are You, Lord?” And He said, “I am Jesus whom you are persecuting, but get up and enter the city, and it will be told you what you must do."... Acts 9:7,8Though he was blind, Saul said "yes" to Jesus. He got up from the ground and allowed men to lead him into Damascus. His life would never be the same!

Key Bible Verse: "And (Jesus) He went a little beyond them, and fell on His face and prayed, saying, “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me; yet not as I will, but as You will.” Matthew 26:39

Key Bible Verse: "If you keep My commandments, you will remain in My love; just as I have kept My Father's commandments and remain in His love. " John 15:10

Key Bible Verses: "And (Jesus) went a little beyond them, and fell on His face and prayed, saying, “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me; yet not as I will, but as You will." Matthew 26: 39

Key Bible Verse: "And Joseph awoke from his sleep and did as the angel of the Lord commanded him, and took Mary as his wife, but kept her a virgin until she gave birth to a Son; and he named Him Jesus." Matthew 1: 24-25

Key Bible Verse: "And Mary said, “Behold, the Lord's bond-servant; may it be done to me according to your word.” And the angel departed from her." Luke 1: 38

Key Bible Verse: "Therefore when Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, “It is finished!” And He bowed His head and gave up His spirit." Joh 19: 30

Key Bible Verses: "A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another, even as I have loved you, that you also love one another. By this all men will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another." John 13: 34-35

Key Bible Verse: "When Jesus had finished all these words, He said to His disciples, “You know that after two days the Passover is coming, and the Son of Man is to be handed over for crucifixion. At that time the chief priests and the elders of the people were gathered together in the courtyard of the high priest named Caiaphas; and they plotted together to arrest Jesus covertly and kill Him.  But they were saying, “Not during the festival, otherwise a riot might occur among the people.” Matthew 26: 1-5

Key Bible Verse(s): "And Jesus answered and said to them, “See to it that no one misleads you. For many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,' and they will mislead many people. And you will be hearing of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not alarmed, for those things must take place, but that is not yet the end. For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be famines and earthquakes in various places. But all these things are merely the beginning of birth pains." Matthew 24:4-8

Key Bible Verse: "And Jesus entered the temple area and drove out all those who were selling and buying on the temple grounds, and He overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those who were selling doves. And He *said to them, “It is written: ‘MY HOUSE WILL BE CALLED A HOUSE OF PRAYER'; but you are making it a DEN OF ROBBERS.” Matthew 21: 12-13

Key Bible Verses: "The word of the LORD came to Jonah saying,  Arise, go to Nineveh, the great city, and cry out against it, because their wickedness has come up against Me.” But Jonah got up to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the LORD ... Now the word of the LORD came to Jonah the second time, saying, Arise, go to Nineveh, the great city, and proclaim to it the proclamation which I am going to tell you. So Jonah got up and went to Nineveh" Jonah 1: 1-3; 3:1-2

Key Bible Verse(s): "Then I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, “Whom shall I send, and who will go for Us?” Then I said, here am I, send me!” And (God) said, “Go, and tell this people..." Isaiah 6:8-9

Key Bible Verse: "Then the LORD came and stood and called as at other times, “Samuel! Samuel!” And Samuel said, “Speak, for Your servant is listening." 1 Samuel 3:10

Key Bible Verses: "God tested Abraham, and said to him, “Abraham!” And he said, “Here I am.” He said, “Take now your son, your only son, whom you love, Isaac, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering ... So Abraham rose early in the morning and saddled his donkey, and took Isaac his son ... and went to the place of which God had told him." Genesis 22: 1-3

Key bible Verses: "Now the LORD said to Abram, 'Go"... So Abram went as the LORD had spoken to him." Genesis 12: 1,4

Key Bible Verse(s): "Thus Noah did; according to all that God had commanded him, so he did." Genesis 6:22; 7:5

Key Bible Verse: "Therefore, prepare your minds for action, keep sober in spirit, fix your hope completely on the grace to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ." 1 Peter 1:13

Key Bible Verse: "fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.": " Hebrews 12:2

Key Bible Verse: "Set your mind on the things above, not on the things that are on earth. " Colossians 3:2

Key Bible Verse: "Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, let your mind dwell on these things." Philippians 4:8

Key Bible Verse: " But seeing the wind, (Peter) became frightened, and when he began to sink, he cried out, “Lord, save me!”  Matthew 14:30

Key Bible Verse: "O Lord, open my lips, that my mouth may declare Your praise." Psalm 51: 15

Key Bible Verses: "Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, and sustain me with a willing spirit." Psalm 51:12

Key Bible Verse: "Against You, You only, I have sinned and done what is evil in Your sight, so that You are justified when You speak and blameless when You judge." Psalm 51:4

Key Bible Verse: "The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and a contrite heart, O God, You will not despise." Psalm 51: 17

Key Bible Verses: "Search me, O God, and know my heart; try me and know my anxious thoughts; and see if there be any hurtful way in me, and lead me in the everlasting way." Psalm 139:23-24

Key Bible Verse: "But Jesus Himself would often slip away to the wilderness and pray." Luke 5: 16

Key Bible Verses: "You are the light of the world ... Your light must shine before people in such a way that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven." Matthew 5: 16, 18

Key Bible Verses: (Jesus teaching) "When you pray..." Matthew 6: 5

Key Bible Verses: "Create in me a clean heart, God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me. Do not cast me away from Your presence, and do not take Your Holy Spirit from me." Psalm 51:10-11

Key Bible Verse: "And the King will answer and say to them, ‘Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did it for one of the least of these brothers or sisters of Mine, you did it for Me." Matthew 25:40

Key Bible Verse: "So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for God loves a cheerful giver." 2 Corinthians 9:7

Key Bible Verse: "Then Jesus told them a parable about their need to pray at all times and not lose heart " Luke 18:1

Key Bible Verse: ''...and the second (command) is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself." Matthew 22:39

Key Bible Verse: "Then Jesus said to all of them, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow Me." Luke 9:23

Key Bible Verse: "He was despised and forsaken of men, a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief; and like one from whom men hide their face He was despised, and we did not esteem Him. Surely our griefs He Himself bore, and our sorrows He carried; yet we ourselves esteemed Him stricken,smitten of God, and afflicted. But He was pierced through for our transgressions,  He was crushed for our iniquities; the chastening for our well-being fell upon Him, and by His scourging we are healed. " Isaiah 53: 3-5

Key Bible Verse: "By this all people will know that you are My disciples: if you have love for one another.” John 13: 35

Key Bible Verses: "Jesus, knowing the Father had handed all things over to Him, and that He had come forth from God and was going back to God, got up from supper and laid His outer garments aside; He took a towel and tied it around Himself Then He poured water into the basin and began washing the disciples' feet and wiping them with the towel which He had tied around Himself." John 13:3-5

Key Bible Verse: "Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and YOU WILL FIND REST FOR YOUR SOULS." Matthew 11:29

Key Bible Verse: "Watch over your heart with all diligence, for from it flow the springs of life." Proverbs 4:23

Key Bible Verse: "He must increase, but I must decrease." John 3:30

Key Bible Verse: ""From the days of your fathers you have turned away from My statutes and have not kept them. Return to Me, and I will return to you,” says the LORD of armies. “But you say, ‘How shall we return?'...You are robbing Me." Malachi 3:7,8

Key Bible Verses: "But I have this against you, that you have left your first love. Therefore, remember from where you have fallen, and repent. " Revelation 2:4-5

Key Bible Verse: "Jesus said to him, “‘You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind. " Matthew 22: 37

Key Bible Verses: "Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new. " 2 Corinthians 5:17

Key Bible Verse: "but you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be My witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and even to the remotest part of the earth." Acts 1:8

Key Bible Verse: "Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life; he who believes in Me will live even if he dies," John 11:25

Key Bible Verse: "For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life." John 3:16

Key Bible Verse: "But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. Now those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. " Galatians 5:22-24