Faith Hope Love
Blessed be the Lord, who daily loadeth us with benefits, even the God of our salvation. Selah.
Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.
Trust in the Lord forever,
for the Lord, the Lord himself, is the Rock eternal.
Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful.
However, I consider my life worth nothing to me; my only aim is to finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me—the task of testifying to the good news of God’s grace.
Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.
Now I plead with you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment.
The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing.
2 He makes me lie down in green pastures,
he leads me beside quiet waters,
For where two or three gather in my name, there am I with them.
Love does no harm to a neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.
Love does no harm to a neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.
But whoever lives by the truth comes into the light, so that it may be seen plainly that what they have done has been done in the sight of God.
Walk with the wise and become wise,
for a companion of fools suffers harm.
In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us through wordless groans.
I wait for the Lord, my whole being waits,
and in his word I put my hope.
Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’
Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.
and walk in the way of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.
Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.
I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
your works are wonderful,
I know that full well.
Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword?
But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.
Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because they have not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son.
Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.
fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
However, if you suffer as a Christian, do not be ashamed, but praise God that you bear that name.
Make sure that nobody pays back wrong for wrong, but always strive to do what is good for each other and for everyone else.
When you pass through the waters,
I will be with you;
and when you pass through the rivers,
they will not sweep over you.
When you walk through the fire,
you will not be burned;
the flames will not set you ablaze.
Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an examplefor the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith and in purity.
Make every effort to live in peace with everyone and to be holy; without holiness no one will see the Lord.
God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
Take delight in the Lord,
and he will give you the desires of your heart.
Better a little with the fear of the LORD than great wealth with turmoil.
The Lord is close to the brokenhearted
and saves those who are crushed in spirit.
Wait on the Lord;
Be of good courage,
And He shall strengthen your heart;
Wait, I say, on the Lord!
Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.
The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise him.
They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting,
“Hosanna!”
“Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!”
“Blessed is the king of Israel!”
For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through the endurance taught in the Scriptures and the encouragement they provide we might have hope.
If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing.
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5 It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.
Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’
Who is wise and understanding among you? Let them show it by their good life, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom.
but those who hope in the Lord
will renew their strength.
They will soar on wings like eagles;
they will run and not grow weary,
they will walk and not be faint.
For Christ’s love compels us, because we are convinced that one died for all, and therefore all died.
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The Lord says:
"These people come near to me with their mouth
and honor me with their lips,
but their hearts are far from me.
Their worship of me
is based on merely human rules they have been taught."
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