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Exodus 3;1-10 Now Moses was tending the flock of Jethro his father-in-law, the priest of Midian, and he led the flock to the far side of the wilderness and came to Horeb, the mountain of God. 2 There the Angel of the Lord appeared to him in flames of fire from within a bush. Moses saw that though the bush was on fire it did not burn up. 3 So Moses thought, “I will go over and see this strange sigh...

5 In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus: 6 Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage; 7 rather, he made himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. 8 And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to death— even death o...

Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through. 2 A man was there by the name of Zacchaeus; he was a chief tax collector and was wealthy.3 He wanted to see who Jesus was, but because he was short he could not see over the crowd. 4 So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore-figtree to see him, since Jesus was coming that way. 5 When Jesus reached the spot, he looked up and said to him, “Zacchaeus, come...

Then Jesus said to his disciples, “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will find it. What good will it be for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul? Or what can anyone give in exchange for their soul?

3 Jacob went on ahead and bowed down to the ground seven times as he approached his brother. 4 But Esau ran to meet Jacob and embraced him; he threw his arms around his neck and kissed him. And they wept. 5 Then Esau looked up and saw the women and children. “Who are these with you?” he asked. Jacob answered, “They are the children God has graciously given your servant.” 6 Then the female servants...

4 So Jacob was left alone, and a man wrestled with him till daybreak. 25 When the man saw that he could not overpower him, he touched the socket of Jacob’s hip so that his hip was wrenched as he wrestled with the man. 26 Then the man said, “Let me go, for it is daybreak.” But Jacob replied, “I will not let you go unless you bless me.” 27 The man asked him, “What is your name?” “Jacob,” he answered...

A reading from Romans chapter 8 28  And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who[ i ] have been called according to his purpose.   32  He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all—how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things?  33  Who will bring any charge against those whom God has chosen? It is God who justifies.  34  Who...

Genesis 22:9-14 9 When they reached the place God had told him about, Abraham built an altar there and arranged the wood on it. He bound his son Isaac and laid him on the altar, on top of the wood. 10 Then he reached out his hand and took the knife to slay his son. 11 But the angel of the Lord called out to him from heaven, “Abraham! Abraham!” “Here I am,” he replied. 12 “Do not lay a hand on the...

Genesis 22:1-8  Some time later God tested Abraham. He said to him, “Abraham!”   “Here I am,” he replied. 2 Then God said, “Take your son, your only son, whom you love—Isaac—and go to the region of Moriah. Sacrifice him there as a burnt offering on a mountain I will show you.” 3 Early the next morning Abraham got up and loaded his donkey. He took with him two of his servants and his son Isaac. . 4...

Luke 13:10-17   10 On a Sabbath Jesus was teaching in one of the synagogues, 11 and a woman was there who had been crippled by a spirit for eighteen years. She was bent over and could not straighten up at all. 12 When Jesus saw her, he called her forward and said to her, “Woman, you are set free from your infirmity.” 13 Then he put his hands on her, and immediately she straightened up and praised...

Genesis 16:3-13 3  So after Abram had been living in Canaan ten years, Sarai his wife took her Egyptian slave Hagar and gave her to her husband to be his wife.  4  He slept with Hagar, and she conceived. When she knew she was pregnant, she began to despise her mistress.  5  Then Sarai said to Abram, “You are responsible for the wrong I am suffering. I put my slave in your arms, and now that she kn...

Revelation 21:3-6 And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, "Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God. He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning nor crying nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.&quo...

Romans 8:18-19 18 I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us. 19 For the creation waits in eager expectation for the children of God to be revealed.

Isaiah 65:17-19 For behold, I create new heavens and a new earth, and the former things shall not be remembered or come into mind. But be glad and rejoice forever in that which I create; for behold, I create Jerusalem to be a joy, and her people to be a gladness. I will rejoice in Jerusalem and be glad in my people; no more shall be heard in it the sound of weeping and the cry of distress.

Jude 22-25 22 And have mercy on some, who are doubting; 23 save others, snatching them out of the fire; and on some have mercy with fear, hating even the garment polluted by the flesh. 24 Now to Him who is able to protect you from stumbling, and to make you stand in the presence of His glory, blameless with great joy, 25 to the only God our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord,  be  glory, majest...

Jude 17-21 17 But you, beloved, ought to remember the words that were spoken beforehand by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ, 18 that they were saying to you, “In the last time there will be mockers, following after their own ungodly lusts.” 19 These are the ones who cause divisions, worldly-minded, devoid of the Spirit. 20 But you, beloved, building yourselves up on your most holy faith, pray...

Luke 17:11-19 1  Now on his way to Jerusalem, Jesus traveled along the border between Samaria and Galilee.  12  As he was going into a village, ten men who had leprosy[ a ] met him. They stood at a distance  13  and called out in a loud voice, “Jesus, Master, have pity on us!” 14  When he saw them, he said, “Go, show yourselves to the priests.” And as they went, they were cleansed. 15  One of them...

Psalm 118:21-29   21  I will give you thanks, for you answered me;  you have become my salvation. 22  The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone; 23  the Lord has done this,  and it is marvelous in our eyes. 24  The Lord has done it this very day; let us rejoice today and be glad. 25  Lord, save us!  Lord, grant us success! 26  Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.  From...

1 Thessalonians 5:16-24 16  Rejoice always,  17  pray continually,  18  give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. 19  Do not quench the Spirit.  20  Do not treat prophecies with contempt  21  but test them all; hold on to what is good,  22  reject every kind of evil. 23  May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole spir...

Psalm 107 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever. 2  Let the redeemed of the Lord tell their story — those he redeemed from the hand of the foe, 4  Some wandered in desert wastelands, finding no way to a city where they could settle. 5  They were hungry and thirsty, and their lives ebbed away. 6  Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble, and he delivered them fro...

Philippians 1:3-11 3  I thank my God every time I remember you.  4  In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy  5  because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now,  6  being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. 7  It is right for me to feel this way about all of you, since I have y...

2 Corinthians 9:12-15 12 This service that you perform is not only supplying the needs of the Lord’s people but is also overflowing in many expressions of thanks to God. 13 Because of the service by which you have proved yourselves, others will praise God for the obedience that accompanies your confession of the gospel of Christ, and for your generosity in sharing with them and with everyone else....

2 Corinthians 9:6-11 6  Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously.  7  Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.  8  And God is able to bless you abundantly, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will...

Malachi 3:8-12 8  “Will a mere mortal rob God? Yet you rob me. “But you ask, ‘How are we robbing you?’ “In tithes and offerings.  9  You are under a curse—your whole nation—because you are robbing me.  10  Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house.  Test me in this,” says the Lord Almighty, “and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out ...

2 Corinthians 8:8-12 8  I am not commanding you, but I want to test the sincerity of your love by comparing it with the earnestness of others.  9  For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that you through his poverty might become rich. 10  And here is my judgment about what is best for you in this matter. Last year you were the...