Galatians 1:2 “ Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.” What a great blessing to give to people. What a wonderful hope and prayer for them. In a world where so many do not know what grace is, especially God’s grace, or why every person needs it, it…
Continue ReadingHebrews 11:6 “And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to Him must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek him.” Who is so disrespectful as to approach the Lord God without the respect that He deserves. Such a person denies all who He is…
Continue ReadingJohn 1:1 – In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 1 Peter 5:7 – Casting all your anxieties on Him, because He cares for you. John 14:27 – Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not…
Continue ReadingJohn 13:1 – Now before the Feast of the Passover, Jesus, knowing that His hour had come that He would depart from this world to the Father, having loved His own who were in the world, He loved them to the end. Galatians 6:2 – Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ. In Matthew 26:36-46 Jesus told Peter, James and John “My soul is overwhelmed with…
Continue ReadingPhilippians 1:9-11 – And this I pray, that your love may overflow still more and more in real knowledge and all discernment, 10 so that you may discover the things that are excellent, that you may be sincere and blameless for the day of Christ; 11 having been filled with the fruit of righteousness which comes through Jesus Christ, for the glory and praise of God.…
Continue Reading1 Timothy 1:1 – Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus according to the commandment of God our Savior, and of Christ Jesus, who is our hope. Paul became an Apostle not because he decided to take up that trade or to get a degree in it, but because God chose Him. God commanded him and if we wonder if that is a violation of Paul’s free…
Continue ReadingPsalm 34:18 “The LORD is near to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit. Have you ever heard a despondent person say that they hate themselves? Some will say that they hate themselves because they are ugly, or untalented, or because they always do the wrong thing or are always failing. Now, isn’t that a…
Continue ReadingJohn 6:52-71 – Then the Jews began to argue with one another, saying, “How can this man give us His flesh to eat?” 53 So Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood, you have no life in yourselves. 54 The one who eats My flesh and drinks My…
Continue ReadingJohn 5:16-29 – For this reason the Jews were persecuting Jesus, because He was doing these things on a Sabbath. 17 But He answered them, “My Father is working until now, and I Myself am working.” 18 For this reason therefore the Jews were seeking all the more to kill Him, because He not only was breaking the Sabbath, but also was calling God…
Continue ReadingMatthew 22:37-40 – Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ 38 This is the first and greatest commandment. 39 And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ 40 All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.” Mark 12:29-31 – “The most important one,” answered Jesus, “is this: ‘Hear,…
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