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The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters.
Psalm 23:1-2, ESV
No matter what life brings, God gives us peace and rest. It is a gift of His Sabbath.
For I desire steadfast love and not sacrifice, the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.
Hosea 6:6, ESV
So many of us strive to give up something or do something for God, yet He wants us to know Him and make Him known.
Read the Word and spread the Gospel.
Gracious words are like a honeycomb, sweetness to the soul and health to the body.
Proverbs 16:24, ESV
Kind, grateful, forgiving, and uplifting words bring joy and even healing.
How muchso the Gospel that reveals the salvation of our souls?
Share the good news.
Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called and about which you made the good confession in the presence of many witnesses.
1 Timothy 6:12, ESV
Our hope and strength comes in knowing God has given us eternal life through Jesus Christ. We can overcome anything in this life through Him.
O Lord, you are my God; I will exalt you; I will praise your name, for you have done wonderful things, plans formed of old, faithful and sure.
Isaiah 25:1, ESV
We trust and worship God because of Hos great works and faithfulness in all things, that He is in control and knows what is and will be.
But when you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you.
Matthew 6:6, ESV
God rewards faithfulness. He may not answer all of prayers with “Yes”, but He will make us more like Jesus and take care of all our needs.
The greatest among you shall be your servant.
Matthew 23:11, ESV
We show the hope we have by copying our Lord – not demanding our own way but serving others, for we know our award awaits eternity.
“Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!”
Psalm 46:10, ESV
Why do we share the Gospel? We trust that God is in control and will one day dwell with His people on a new Earth.
This is our hope and peace.
Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness.
James 1:2-3, ESV
When troubling time comes, we rely on Christ’s love and the Holy Spirit, knowing that God is staying us closer to Himself through our circumstances.
All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.
2 Timothy 3:16-17, ESV
All 66 books of the Bible are important and necessary for teaching us about Jesus Christ, our sin, how to live, and how to share Christ with our world and encourage each other.
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