Revelation 19:7 NIV
Let us rejoice and be glad and give him glory! For the wedding of the Lamb has come, and his bride has made herself ready.
Ephesians 5:27 NIV
and to present her to himself as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless.
Ephesians 4:11-13 NIV
So Christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers, [12] to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up [13] until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ.
Acts 2:17-18 NIV
"'In the last days, God says, I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, your old men will dream dreams. [18] Even on my servants, both men and women, I will pour out my Spirit in those days, and they will prophesy.
Habakkuk 2:14 NIV
For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD as the waters cover the sea.
Our job as believers is not to get out of here and get to heaven. Our job is to get heaven here.
Matthew 6:9-10 NIV "This, then, is how you should pray: "'Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, [10] your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.
Revelation 5:10 NIV
You have made them to be a kingdom and priests to serve our God, and they will reign on the earth."
Luke 9:1 NIV
When Jesus had called the Twelve together, He gave them power and authority to drive out all demons and to cure diseases,