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VerseD: 1 Corinthians 10:31

Therefore, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do everything for God’s glory.

1 Corinthians 10:31, HCSB

God created a home for us with all we need to enjoy Him and be with Him, so may we worship and honor Him in everything we do, thanking Him for all good things and every provision.

VerseD: Isaiah 60:1

Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord shines over you.

Isaiah 60:1, HCSB

God created everything to make a home for us and be with us, and He calls us to see His light and dwell with Him.

VerseD: Romans 12:2

Do not be conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may discern what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.

Romans 12:2, HCSB

God created everything for us and to be with us, yet we often want this world more than Him. Let us be changed by the Holy Spirit to want Him and all that is good, to know good from evil and know Him more.

VerseD: Psalm 27:4

I have asked one thing from the Lord; it is what I desire: to dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, gazing on the beauty of the Lord and seeking Him in His temple.

Psalm 27:4, HCSB

God created everything to give us all home, and He wants to dwell with us. Our greatest desire is to dwell with our God.

This Sunday: Helping someone with financial need

We were blessed this past Christmas to help a few families with gifts, food, and even an apartment with 2 months rent for one single mom and her son. There always needs, and the beginning of the year can be terrifying for some families. Let us pray and find ways to help these physically and financially (James 1:27, 2:15-17).

Daniel

This Sunday at Church I want to encourage you to do the following: Helping someone with financial need.

This Sunday: Helping someone with financial need

VerseD: Mark 2:27

Then He told them, “The Sabbath was made for man and not man for the Sabbath.”

Mark 2:27, HCSB

Remember that God created not merely to show His power but to make a home for humanity. The Sabbath is for our good, and we obey God believing He knows what is best for us.

VerseD: 2 Corinthians 4:16

Therefore we do not give up. Even though our outer person is being destroyed, our inner person is being renewed day by day.

2 Corinthians 4:16, HCSB

We confess Christ, believing that He died and rose again to bring us forgiveness of sins and new life. While we await His return, we may still suffer in this life and long for eternity, but the new life begins inside our souls, giving us hope and not merely wishful thinking.

VerseD: Isaiah 43:18-19

“Do not remember the past events, pay no attention to things of old. Look, I am about to do something new; even now it is coming. Do you not see it? Indeed, I will make a way in the wilderness, rivers in the desert.”

Isaiah 43:18-19, HCSB

We confess Christ as our Savior, believing that His death and resurrection has washed away our sins, forgetting our shame, and given us hope for eternity with Him.

VerseD: John 1:5

That light shines in the darkness, and yet the darkness did not overcome it.

John 1:5, CSB

We confess Christ as Lord and Savior, knowing and believing that the Light of Creation has come to redeem us from sin.

VerseD: 2 Corinthians 5:17

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has passed away, and see, the new has  come!

2 Corinthians 5:17, CSB

We confess Christ is Lord, believing He was raised from the dead, and we are made new, beginning the process of becoming Christ-like having been adopted into God’s family by faith in His blood.