Stumbling Blocks:
Other People
“My dear friends, stand firm and don't be shaken. Always keep busy working for the Lord. You know that everything you do for him is worthwhile.”
1 Corinthians 15:58, CEV
Stumbling Blocks:
The World
“Don’t live the way this world lives. Let your way of thinking be completely changed. Then you will be able to test what God wants for you. And you will agree that what he wants is right. His plan is good and pleasing and perfect.”
Romans 12:2, NIRV
Stumbling Blocks:
Christians
“Brothers and sisters, I encourage all of you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to agree with each other and not to split into opposing groups. I want you to be united in your understanding and opinions.”
1 Corinthians 1:10, GW
Stumbling Blocks:
Temptations
“Submit yourselves to God: resist the devil, and he will flee from you.”
James 4:7, GNV
“Every test that you have experienced is the kind that normally comes to people. But God keeps his promise, and he will not allow you to be tested beyond your power to remain firm; at the time you are put to the test, he will give you the strength to endure it, and so provide you with a way out.”
1 Corinthians 10:13, GNT
Stumbling Blocks:
Lack of Forgiveness
“And be kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God in Christ also forgave you.”
Ephesians 4:32, MEV
“If you do not forgive people their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins.”
Matthew 6:15, NLV
Stumbling Blocks:
Peer Pressure
“Don't be like the people of this world, but let God change the way you think. Then you will know how to do everything that is good and pleasing to him.”
Romans 12:2, CEV
Stumbling Blocks:
Culture
“If you belonged to the world, it would love you as it loves its own. But I have chosen you out of the world, so you don’t belong to it. That is why the world hates you.
John 15:19, NCV
“In the same way let your light shine in front of people. Then they will see the good that you do and praise your Father in heaven.”
Matthew 5:16, NOG
Stumbling Blocks:
False Teachings
“A time will come when people will not listen to accurate teachings. Instead, they will follow their own desires and surround themselves with teachers who tell them what they want to hear.”
2 Timothy 4:3, NOG
Stumbling Blocks:
Doubt and Unbelief
“Faith means being sure of the things we hope for and knowing that something is real even if we do not see it.”
Hebrews 11:1, NCV
“But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea driven and tossed by the wind.”
James 1:6, NKJV
Stumbling Blocks:
Neglecting Spiritual Growth
“Don’t stop meeting together with other believers, which some people have gotten into the habit of doing. Instead, encourage each other, especially as you see the day drawing near.”
Hebrews 10:25, CEB
Stumbling Blocks:
Overcommitment
“Therefore, since we are encompassed with such a great cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight and the sin that so easily entangles us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us.”
Hebrews 12:1, MEV
Stumbling Blocks:
Idolatry
“Another day, a man stopped Jesus and asked, ‘Teacher, what good thing must I do to get eternal life?’ Jesus said, ‘Why do you question me about what’s good? God is the One who is good. If you want to enter the life of God, just do what he tells you.’ The man asked, ‘What in particular?’ Jesus said, ‘Don’t murder, don’t commit adultery, don’t steal, don’t lie, honor your father and mother, and love your neighbor as you do yourself.’ The young man said, ‘I’ve done all that. What’s left?’ ‘If you want to give it all you’ve got,’ Jesus replied, ‘go sell your possessions; give everything to the poor. All your wealth will then be in heaven. Then come follow me.’ That was the last thing the young man expected to hear. And so, crestfallen, he walked away. He was holding on tight to a lot of things, and he couldn’t bear to let go.”
Matthew 19:16-22, MSG
Stumbling Blocks:
Wealth
