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VerseD: Acts 1:8

“But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”

Acts 1:8, ESV

Our purpose in life is to bring glory to God, and He has given us His Spirit to share the news of His love and grace to the whole world.

VerseD: Galatians 5:14

For the whole law is fulfilled in one word: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”

Galatians 5:14, ESV

We love God best when we love each other.

Let the love of God move through you.

VerseD: Romans 8:6

For to set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace.

Romans 8:6, ESV

Spiritual death is ever lurking, and it drags down those around us when we give in to fleshly desires. Yet, when we choose to follow the Holy Spirit, we have peace within and shared with those around us.

VerseD: Luke 6:36

Be merciful, even as your Father is merciful.

Luke 6:36, ESV

God has shown us great mercy in His forgiveness for our sins.

Let us show the same mercy to others, remembering many are still lost, and our mercy can point them to Christ.

VerseD: Colossians 3:12

Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience

Colossians 3:12, ESV

God humbled Himself (condescended to us), becoming weak in His kind patience with us because of His compassionate love to save us.

Let us do likewise, as we remember that we were just like the world, and carry that God news so that they, too, may come to know His kindness.

VerseD: Proverbs 13:6

Righteousness guards him whose way is blameless, but sin overthrows the wicked.

Proverbs 13:6, ESV

Christ’s righteousness has cleansed is and declared us blameless, but those who choose to remain in their sin only have wrath to face. May we pray they find Christ.

VerseD: John 15:13

Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.

John 15:13, ESV

God Himself called us friends and died for us.

May we turn to this lost and fallen world to show them our Friend who loves so much.

VerseD: Psalm 20:7

Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the Lord our God.

Psalm 20:7, ESV

No army can stand against God. Even when He died for us, it was a battle move to save us. We can put our faith in Him.

This Sunday at Church: Praying with those who are graduating and anxious with the future

For this Sunday here’s what you can do: Praying with those who are graduating and anxious with the future.   In the past I wrote a similar post along the lines of encouraging those who are graduating from schools. But given everything with the direction of the economy, job prospects, overall education in the United […]

This Sunday at Church: Praying with those who are graduating and anxious with the future

VerseD: Matthew 5:3

“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.”

Matthew 5:3, ESV

We see our weakness before God, our utter sinfulness, and it should push us to seek His grace and mercy and find hope in Christ.