“He said to him, ‘If they do not listen to Moses and the prophets, neither will they be convinced even if someone rises from the dead.’” 

Luke 16:31 (NRSV)

“No slave can serve two masters; for a slave will either hate the one and love the other, or be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and wealth.” 

Luke 16:13 (NRSV)

“Just so, I tell you, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance.” 

Luke 15:7 (NRSV)

“Whoever does not carry the cross and follow me cannot be my disciple.” 

Luke 14:27 (NRSV)

“Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.” 

I Thessalonians 5:16-18 (NRSV)

But the Lord answered him and said, “You hypocrites! Does not each of you on the sabbath untie his ox or his donkey from the manger, and lead it away to give it water? And ought not this woman, a daughter of Abraham whom Satan bound for eighteen long years, be set free from this bondage on the sabbath day?” 

Luke 13:15-16 (NRSV)

“The word of God con tinued to spread;the number of the disciples increased greatly in Jerusalem, and a great many of the priests became obedient to the faith.”

Acts 6:7 (NRSV)

“But know this: if the owner of the house had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into. You also must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an unexpected hour.”

Luke 12:39-40 (NRSV)

“Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God-this is your true
and proper worship. Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and
approve what God’s will is-his good, pleasing and perfect will.”

Romans 12:1-2 (NIV)

“Ask, and it will be given you; search, and you will find; knock, and the door will be open for you.” 

Luke 11:9 (NRSV)