John 13:34-35 – “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. 35 By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.” Forrest Gump “I may not be a smart man, but I know what Love is.” Every Down Syndrome person I have known has…
Continue Reading1 Corinthians 2:12 “What we have received is not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, so that we may understand what God has freely given us.” John 14:26 ” But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind…
Continue ReadingJohn 2:13-25 – When it was almost time for the Jewish Passover, Jesus went up to Jerusalem. 14 In the temple courts he found people selling cattle, sheep and doves, and others sitting at tables exchanging money. 15 So he made a whip out of cords, and drove all from the temple courts, both sheep and cattle; he scattered the coins of the…
Continue ReadingHebrews 10:22-55 – Let us draw near to God with a sincere heart and with the full assurance that faith brings, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and having our bodies washed with pure water. 23 Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful. 24 And let us consider…
Continue ReadingJoshua 5:13-15 “13 Now when Joshua was near Jericho, he looked up and saw a man standing in front of him with a drawn sword in his hand. Joshua went up to him and asked, “Are you for us or for our enemies?” 14 “Neither,” he replied, “but as commander of the army of the Lord I have now come.” Then Joshua…
Continue ReadingPhilippians 4:19 “But my God shall supply all your needs according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.” 2 Corinthians 5:7 “For we live by faith, not by sight.” 1 Corinthians 16:13 “Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be courageous; be strong.” Ephesians 6:16 “In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which…
Continue ReadingObadiah 3-4 – The pride of your heart has deceived you, you who live in the clefts of the rocks and make your home on the heights, you who say to yourself, ‘Who can bring me down to the ground?’ 4 Though you soar like the eagle and make your nest among the stars, from there I will bring you…
Continue ReadingLuke 6:27-36 – “But to you who are listening I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, 28 bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you. 29 If someone slaps you on one cheek, turn to them the other also. If someone takes your coat, do not withhold your shirt from them. 30 Give to…
Continue ReadingJeremiah 29:13 – You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. Proverbs 2:1-5 – My son, if you accept my words and store up my commands within you, 2 turning your ear to wisdom and applying your heart to understanding—3 indeed, if you call out for insight and cry aloud for understanding, 4 and if you look…
Continue ReadingProverbs 27:17 “As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.” Scripture tells us to seek wise counsel. Proverbs 13:20 “Whoever walk with the wise becomes wise, but the companion of fools will suffer harm.” But not all counsel is wise to receive. The wisdom of the world concerning spiritual things is like a poison that tastes sweet…
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