- When the command is given, at the sound of the archangel’s voice and the call of God’s trumpet, the Lord himself will descend from heaven, and those who have died in Christ will be the first to rise. Then those of us who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them on clouds in the air to meet the Lord. And so, we will be with the Lord forever.
- In Christ
and through his blood
we have redemption
and the forgiveness of our sins.
In accord with the riches of his grace. - For we will become partners with Christ only if we maintain firmly until the end the confidence we originally had.
- Bear one another’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.
- Let mutual love continue, and do not forget to offer hospitality to strangers, for by doing this some have entertained angels without knowing it.
- For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain.
- Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.
- The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit.
- The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit.
- Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. In his great mercy he has given us a new birth to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.
- Rather, professing truth and love, we will in all things grow into him who is the head, Christ.
- But our citizenship is in heaven, and from there we await our Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ.
- Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
- For this day in the city of David there has been born to you a Savior who is Christ, the Lord.
- At the appointed time, while we were still helpless, Christ died for the ungodly.
- And now it is no longer I who live, but it is Christ who lives in me. The life I live now in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God who loved me and gave himself up for me.
- Therefore, accept one another for the glory of God, just as Christ has accepted you.
- But thanks be to God who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
- For Christ is the fulfillment of the Law for the justification of all who believe.
- And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a sacrificial offering whose fragrance is pleasing to God.
- Rather, grow in the grace and the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
To him be glory both now and for all eternity. Amen. - May the God of perseverance and encouragement grant that you may live in harmony with one another, following in the example of Jesus Christ.
- I am confident of this: that the one who began a good work in you will bring it to completion on the day of Christ Jesus.
- It was for this purpose that he called you through our gospel so that you might come to share in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
- For there is one God,
and there is one mediator between God and man,
Christ Jesus, himself a man.
And every day, both in the temple and at home, they never stopped teaching and proclaiming Jesus as the Christ.The love of the Lord is never exhausted,
nor do his deeds of mercy ever come to an end.
They are renewed every morning;
his faithfulness never ceases. But who am I, and what are your people,
that we should be able to do this?
All things belong to you,
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