Top 10 Countdown: #1

We’re counting down the top ten Bible verses of all time, as determined by researchers with very large brains who analyze how often each verse is referenced.

Drum roll, please. Here’s the absolute #1 most popular Bible verse in the history of the universe.

You learned it in Sunday School. You’ve seen it on banners at sporting events. Maybe you’ve even got it tattooed on your biceps.

Top Ten Countdown

Each year here on GUWG, we count down the top ten most popular Bible verses as determined by researchers with very large brains who analyze how often each verse is referenced in various media.

Without further ado, here’s VERSE #10:

ROMANS ROAD

It’s ROMANS-O-RAMA here on GUWG, where all week long we’re taking a look at one of the Bible’s most revolutionary books.

Ever get tongue-tied when it comes to sharing the Gospel? Fear no more.

Here’s a handy road map to salvation courtesy of the Apostle Paul. Share it with the world.

Gospel in a Nutshell

It’s VERSE-O-RAMA 2012 this week on GUWG, where we’re examining some of the world’s favorite Bible verses.

Billy Graham has preached the gospel to more people than anyone in history. His favorite verse? It’s not too surprising:

For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. (John 3:16)

Keep Asking

Know anyone who doesn’t know Jesus?

Here’s a great prayer from Jesus-hater-turned-evangelist Paul for precisely that situation. Personalize it, fill in the blanks and pray through it with all your heart.

I keep asking
that the God
of our Lord Jesus Christ,
the glorious Father,
may give _____
the Spirit of wisdom and revelation,
so that _____ may know Him better.
I pray also that
the eyes of _____’s heart
may be enlightened
in order that _____
may know the hope
to which He has called _____,
the riches of His glorious
inheritance in His saints,
and His incomparably great power
for us who believe.
(Ephesians 1:17-19)

Fearless Friday

Here’s this week’s Psalm. Meditate on it. Memorize it. Marinate in it.

The Lord is my light and my salvation –
whom shall I fear?
The Lord is the stronghold of my life –
of whom shall I be afraid?
(Psalm 27:1)

Sunday Prayer

Here’s a great prayer from the Apostle Paul to pray for the people in your life who may not know God. Personalize it and pray through it with all your heart.

I keep asking
that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ,
the glorious Father,
may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation,
so that you may know him better.
I pray also that the eyes of your heart
may be enlightened
in order that you may know the hope
to which he has called you,
the riches of his glorious inheritance in his saints,
and his incomparably great power
for us who believe.
(Ephesians 1:17-19)