MATTHEW 23:11 ESV 11 The greatest among you shall be your servant. Jesus was our perfect example (as well as being our Savior and Lord). No one could ever be more special than Jesus Christ, but He did not consider Himself too good to work hard and even to do menial tasks like washing feet […]
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LEVITICUS 19:32 NLT 32 “Stand up in the presence of the elderly, and show respect for the aged. Fear your God. I am the LORD. When I was young a popular idea was that you should not trust anyone over the age of 30. Now that I have lived many years I see how that
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REVELATION 3:20 NKJ 20 “Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me. Although this verse has been used to encourage sinners to receive Jesus, it is actually addressed to those who are
PHILIPPIANS 4:18 NIV 18 I have received full payment and even more; I am amply supplied, now that I have received from Epaphroditus the gifts you sent. They are a fragrant offering, an acceptable sacrifice, pleasing to God. In the New Testament two verses speak of a fragrant offering to God. The first (Ephesians 5:2)
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Fasting means going without something, usually food. MATTHEW 9:14-15 NKJ 14 Then the disciples of John came to Him, saying, “Why do we and the Pharisees fast often, but Your disciples do not fast?” 15 And Jesus said to them, “Can the friends of the bridegroom mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them?
PHILIPPIANS 2:4 NKJ 4 Let each of you look out not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of others. Every person you see today is a person God loves. (Just like you and me, they probably don’t deserve God’s love, but He loves them anyway.) God would appreciate you helping them
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ISAIAH 53:4-5 NKJ 4 Surely He has borne our griefs And carried our sorrows; Yet we esteemed Him stricken, Smitten by God, and afflicted. 5 But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; The chastisement for our peace was upon Him, And by His stripes we are healed. This passage
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2 CORINTHIANS 4:13 NIV 13 It is written: “I believed; therefore I have spoken.” With that same spirit of faith we also believe and therefore speak, We are not supposed to just quietly believe. We should express our belief by speaking it. In Mark 11:23 when Jesus taught about faith, He stressed the importance of
PSALM 18:30 NIV 30 As for God, his way is perfect; the word of the LORD is flawless. He is a shield for all who take refuge in him. People blame God for many things. But they are wrong. God is perfect in all He does. When we have full information and see the complete
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EPHESIANS 1:3 NLT 3 All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms because we are united with Christ. An old song says: “Count your blessings, name them one by one, and it will surprise you what the Lord has done.”
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