Be Merciful even as your heavenly (3/4)

Therefore, encourage one another and strengthen one another, as indeed you are doing. 1 Thessalonians 5:11

Therefore, encourage one another and strengthen one another, as indeed you are doing.
1 Thessalonians 5:11 encouragement learning neighbor
By faith Abraham also received the power of procreation, even though he was well past the age—and Sarah herself was barren—because he believed that the one who had made the promise would be faithful in fulfilling it.
Hebrews 11:11 trust faith reward

And ‘to love him with all your heart, and with all your understanding, and with all your strength, and to love your neighbor as yourself,’ is worth more than any burnt offerings and sacrifices.
Mark 12:33 heart mind strength
Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them can fall to the ground without your Father’s knowledge. Even the hairs on your head have all been counted. So do not be afraid; you are worth far more than any number of sparrows.
Matthew 10:29-31 valuable fear Father
Wives, be subject to your husbands as you are to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife, just as Christ is the head of the Church, the body of which he is the Savior.
Ephesians 5:22-23 marriage Jesus salvation
Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? And yet not one of them is forgotten in God’s sight. Even the hairs on your head have all been counted. Do not be afraid. You are worth far more than any number of sparrows.
Luke 12:6-7 valuable fear encouragement
Train a child in the way he should go,
and he will not deviate from it, even in old age.
Proverbs 22:6 righteousness family children
You shall observe the Sabbath by keeping it holy, as the Lord, your God, has commanded you. You are to labor on six days, doing all of your work then. The seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord, your God. You shall not do any work, neither you, nor your son, nor your daughter, nor your manservant, nor your maidservant, nor your ox, nor your ass, nor your cattle, nor even the foreigner living in your town. Thus your manservant and maidservant can rest as well.
Deuteronomy 5:12-14 sabbath rest
May the Lord cause your love to increase and overflow for one another and for everyone else, just as our love does for you.
1 Thessalonians 3:12 love neighbor relationships
However, God has revealed these things to us through the Spirit. For the Spirit explores everything, even the depths of God.
1 Corinthians 2:10 God Spirit planning
Nor would someone light a lamp and then put it under a basket; rather, it is placed upon a lampstand so that it may afford light to all in the house. In the same way, your light must shine so that it can be seen by others; this will enable them to observe your good works and give praise to your Father in heaven.
Matthew 5:15-16 evangelism worship goodness
Even if an army encamps against me,
my heart will not succumb to fear;
even if war breaks out against me,
I will not have my trust shaken.
Psalm 27:3 fear heart trust
Likewise, you who are husbands must show consideration for your wives in your life together. Treat your wife with respect, for even though she is the weaker partner, she is also an equal heir of God’s gift of life. Thus, your prayers will not be hindered in any way.
1 Peter 3:7 marriage prayer grace
As I began to speak, the Holy Spirit descended upon them just as it had upon us at the beginning.
Acts 11:15 pentecost Holy Spirit
If you keep my commandments,
you will remain in my love,
just as I have kept my Father’s commandments
and remain in his love.
John 15:10 law love Jesus
However, each one of you should love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife should respect her husband.
Ephesians 5:33 marriage relationships
Whatever moves and has life will be used for your food. I give you all these things, just as I have already given you every green plant. Only do not eat flesh along with its life, that is, with its blood.
Genesis 9:3-4 food blood
For where your treasure is, there will your heart also be.
Matthew 6:21 materialism money heart
Though he was in the form of God,
he did not regard equality with God
as something to be grasped.
Rather, he emptied himself,
taking the form of a slave,
being born in human likeness.
Being found in appearance as a man,
he humbled himself,
and became obedient to death,
even death on a cross.
Philippians 2:6-8 Savior obedience Jesus
This is how you should pray:
‘Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name.
Your kingdom come.
Your will be done
on earth as it is in heaven.’
Matthew 6:9-10 prayer Father humility
This is my commandment:
love one another
as I have loved you.
John 15:12 law love Jesus
Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the Church and gave himself up for her in order to sanctify her by cleansing her with water and the word.
Ephesians 5:25-26 love purification relationships
Although you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and are filled with a joy that is indescribable and glorious. For you are achieving the goal of your faith, that is, the salvation of your souls.
1 Peter 1:8-9 faith joy salvation
If he refuses to listen to them, report it to the Church. And if he refuses to listen to the Church, treat him as you would a Gentile or a tax collector.
Matthew 18:17 church sin listening
Just as in Adam all die, so all will be brought to life in Christ.
1 Corinthians 15:22 salvation death life

So if anyone says to you, ‘Behold, he is in the wilderness,’ do not go out there. If they say, ‘Behold, he is in the inner rooms,’ do not believe it. For just as lightning comes from the east and is visible even in the west, so will the coming of the Son of Man be.