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Luke 6:26, 32

"But I say to you who hear, love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you. If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners love those who love them."

PROVERBS 8:22-31 NLT

"The Lord formed me from the beginning, before he created anything else. I was appointed in ages past, at the very first, before the earth began. I was born before the oceans were created, before the springs bubbled forth their waters. Before the mountains were formed, before the hills, I was born...

Revelation1:7-8 NASB

BEHOLD, HE IS COMING WITH THE CLOUDS, and every eye will see Him, even those who pierced Him; and all the tribes of the earth will mourn over Him. So it is to be. Amen. "I am the Alpha and the Omega," says the Lord God, "who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty."

  He said to them, " It is not for you to know times or epochs which the Father has fixed by His own authority; but you will recieve power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be My witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and even to the remotest part of the earth." Acts 1:7-8 NASB

Jesus summoned His twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal every kind of disease and every kind of sickness.

Matthew 10:1

2 Thessalonians 2:16-17

Now may our Lord Jesus Christ Himself and God our Father, who has loved us and given us eternal comfort and good hope by grace, comfort and strengthen your hearts in every good work and word.

2 TIMOTHY 3:15

     You have been taught the holy scriptures from childhood, and they have given you the wisdom to receive the salvation that comes by trusting in Christ Jesus.

PSALM 91:1-2

He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, "He is my refuge and my fortress, my God in whom I trust."

I Chronicles 16:30-34

Tremble before him, all the earth! The world is firmly established; it cannot be moved. Let the heavens rejoice, let the earth be glad; let them say among the nations, "The Lord reigns!" Let the sea resound, and all that is in it; let the fields be jubilant, and everything in them! The the trees of the forest will sing, they will sing for joy before the Lord, for he comes to judge the earth. Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever.

lUKE 24:13-19

And behold, two of them were going that day to a village named Emmaus, which was about seven miles from Jerusalem. And they were talking with each other about all these things which had taken place. While they were talking and discussing, Jesus Himself approached and began traveling with them. But their eyes were prevented from recognizing Him. And He said to them, "What are these words that you are exchanging with one another as you are walking?" And they stood still, looking sad. One of them, named Cleopas, answered and said to Him, "Are You the only one visiting Jerusalem and unaware of the things which have happened here in these days?" And He said to them, "What things?" And they said to Him, "The things about Jesus the Nazarene, who was a prophet mighty in deed and word in the sight of God and all the people."

MATTHEW 26:26-30

While they were eating, Jesus took some bread, and after a blessing, He broke it and gave it to the disciples, and said, "Take, eat; this is My body."And when He had taken a cup and given thanks, He gave it to them, saying "Drink from it, all of you; for this is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for forgiveness of sins. But I say to you, I will not drink of this fruit of the vine from now on until that day when I drink it new with you in My Father's kingdom." After singing a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.

John 16: 20,22

²⁰"Truly, truly, I say to you, that you will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice; you will grieve, but your grief will be turned into joy."

²²"Therefore, you too have grief now; but I will see you again, and your heart will rejoice, and no one will take your joy away from you."

"Day and night they never stopped saying: Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord God Almighty, who was, and is, and is to come. Whenever the living creatures give glory, honor and thanks to him who sits on the throne and who lives for ever and ever, the twetny-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne and worship him who lives for ever and ever." Revelation 4:8b-10a

"Be on your guard! If your brother sins, rebuke him; and if he repents forgive him. And if he sins against you seven times a day, and returns to you seven times, saying 'I repent,' forgive him.

                                       Luke 17: 3-4 NASB

1 SAMUEL 16:7 (NASB)

But the LORD said to Samuel, "Do not look at his appearance or at the height of his stature, because I have rejected him; for God sees not as man sees, for man looks at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart."

ISAIAH 55:2 NASB

"Why do you spend money for what is not bread, and your wages for what does not satisfy? Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is good, and delight yourself in abundance".

I CORINTHIANS 2:9

But as it is written: "NO EYE HAS SEEN, NO EAR HAS HEARD, NO MIND HAS CONCEIVED WHAT GOD HAS PREPARED FOR THOSE WHO LOVE HIM."

ACTS 13:45-48

But when the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jeolousy and began contradicting the things spoken by Paul, and were blaspheming. Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly and said, "It was necessary that the word of God be spoken to you first; since you repudiate it and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, behold, we are turning to the Gentiles.

ROMANS 8:38-39

For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, will be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Acts 4:32

And the congregation of those who believe were of one heart and soul; and not one of them claimed that anything belonging to him was his own, but all things were common property to them.

JOHN 1:1-4

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things came into being through Him, and apart Him nothing came into being that has come into being. In Him was life, and the life was the Light of men.

Matthew 2:6

And you, Bethlehem, Land of Judah, Are by no means least among the leaders of Judah; For out of you shall come forth a ruler who will shepherd My people Israel.

Psalm 63:3-4

Because Your lovingkindness is better than life, My lips will praise You. So I will bless You as long as I live; I will lift up my hands in Your name.

DEUTERONOMY 18: 10-12

"There shall not be found among you anyone who makes his son or his daughter pass through the fire, one who uses divination, one who practices witchcraft, or one who interprets omens, or a sorcerer, or one who casts a spell, or a medium, or a spiritist, or one who calls up the dead. For whoever does these things is detestable to the LORD; and because of these detestable things the LORD your God will drive them out before you."

Matthew 10:34-37

"Do not think that I came to bring peace on the earth; I did not come to bring peace, but a sword. For I came to set a man against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law; and a man's enemies will be the members of his household. He who loves his father or mother more the Me is not worthy of Me."

PSALM 147:16-18

He gives snow like wool; He scatters the frost like ashes. He casts forth His ice as fragments; Who can stand before His cold? He sends forth His word and melts them; He causes His wind to blow and the waters to flow.

ACTS 6:4

"But we will devote ourselves to prayer and the ministry of the word."

PSALM 53:2

God has looked down from heaven upon the sons of men to see if there is anyone who understands, who seeks after God.

LUKE 6:22

"Blessed are you when men hate you, and ostracize you, and insult you, and scorn your name as evil, for the sake of the Son of Man."

PSALM 51:12

Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, And sustain me with a willing spirit.

PROVERBS 2:3-5, 11

For if you cry for discernment, Lift your voice for understanding; If you seek her as silver and search for her as for hidden treasures; Then you will discern the fear of the LORD And discover the knowledge of God. Discretion will guard you, Understanding will watch over you.

ARE YOU READY?

Matthew 24:32-35

"Now learn a lesson from the fig tree; when its branches are still tender and it puts on leaves, you know that summer is near. The same is true with you, when you see all these things, know that the end is near, even at the door. I am telling the truth, this generation will not pass until all these things happen. Heaven and earth will go away but My words will not go away.

DO YOU DESIRE THE HEAVEN OF CHRIST WITHOUT THE CROSS OF CHRIST?

Matthew 16:24

"If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross and follow Me."

BELIEVERS WERE OF ONE HEART...

ACTS 4:32, 34-35

And the congregation of those who believed were of one heart and soul;and not one of them claimed that anything belonging to him was his own, but all things were common property to them. For there was not a needy person among them, for all who were owners of land or houses would sell them and bring the proceeds of the sales and lay them at the apostles' feet, and they would be distributed to each as any had need.

Psalm 15:1-5 NLT

Who may worship in your sanctuary, Lord? Who may enter your presence on your holy hill? Those who lead blameless lives and do what is right, speaking the truth from sincere hearts. Those who refuse to gossip or harm their neighbors or speak evil of their friends. Those who despise flagrant sinners, and honor the faithful followers of the Lord, and keep their promises even when it hurts. Those who lend money without charging interest, and who cannot be bribed to lie about the innocent. Such people will stand firm forever.

PROVERBS 21:23

He who guards his mouth and his tongue, guards his soul from troubles.

ROMANS 7:14-15

For we know that the Law is spiritual, but I am of flesh, sold into bondage to sin. For what I am doing, I do not understand; for I am not practicing what I would like to do, but I am doing the very thing I hate.

WISDOM IS BETTER!

PROVERBS 8:10-11

"Take my instruction and not silver, and knowledge rather than choicest gold. For wisdom is better than jewels; And all desireable things cannot compare to her."

DEUTERONOMY 32:1-4

"Give ear, O heavens, and let me speak;

And let the earth hear the words of my mouth.

Let my teaching drop as the rain,

My speech distill as the dew,

As the droplets on the fresh grass,

And as the showers on the herb.

For I proclaim the name of the LORD;

Ascribe greatness to our God!

The Rock! His work is perfect,

For all His ways are just;

A God of faithfulness and without injustice, Righteous and upright is He."

Hebrews 11:1-3 (NLT)

Faith means being sure of the things we hope for and knowing that something is real even if we do not  see it. Faith is the reason we remember great people who lived in the past. It is by faith we understand that the whole world was made by God's command so what we see was made by something that cannot be seen.

JEREMIAH 29:11-13

'For I know the plans I have for you', declares the LORD, 'plans for welfare and not for calamity to give you a future and a hope. Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. You will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart.'

Psalm 145:1-4

     I will extol You, my God, O King,

And I will bless Your name forever and ever.

     Every day I will bless You ,

And I will praise Your name forever and ever.

     Great is the Lord, and highly to be praised,

And His greatness is unsearchable.

     One generation shall praise Your works to another,

And shall declare Your mighty acts.

Deuteronomy 26:18

"You have today declared the LORD to be your God, and that you would walk in His ways and keep His statutes, His commandments and His ordinances, and listen to His voice."

Matthew 18:15-17 

"If your brother sins, go and show him his fault in private; if he listens to you, you have won a brother. But if he does not listen to you, take one or two more with you, so that by the mouth of two or three witnesses every fact may be confirmed. If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church; and if he refuses to listen even to the church, let him be to you as a Gentile and a tax collector."

John 21:13,14

Jesus came and took the bread and gave it to them, and the fish likewise. This is now the third time that Jesus was manifested to the disciples, after He was raised from the dead.

Proverbs 31:30 (NLT)

Charm is deceptive, and beauty does not last; but a woman who fears the Lord will be greatly praised.

I Timothy 6:8

If we have food and clothing, with these we will be content.

ACTS 4:12

"And there is salvation in no one else;for there is no other name under heaven that has been given among men by which we must be saved."

Deuteronomy 4:39

Know therefore today, and take it to your heart, that the LORD, He is God in heaven above and on the earth below; there is no other.

COLOSSIANS 3:17

Whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through Him to God the Father.

Ephesians 6:11,12 NASB

Put on the full armor of God, so that you will be able to stand firm against the schemes of the devil.  For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of the wickedness in the heavenly places.

PSALM 19:14 (NLT)

May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing to you, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer.

Proverbs 3:27-28 (Good News Bible)

Whenever you possibly can, do good to those who need it. Never tell your neighbors to wait until tomorrow if you can help them now.

Proverbs 21:23

He who guards his mouth and his tongue, guards his soul from troubles.

Numbers 6: 24-26

The LORD bless you, and keep you;

The LORD make His face shine on you.

And be gracious to you;

The LORD lift up His countenance on you,

And give you peace.