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So if you ignore the least commandment and teach others to do… Matthew 5:19

So if you ignore the least commandment and teach others to do the same, you will be called the least in the Kingdom of Heaven. But anyone who obeys God’s laws and teaches them will be called great in the Kingdom of Heaven. Matthew 5:19	Therefore, whoever breaks even one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will be considered least in the kingdom of heaven. But whoever observes these commandments and teaches them will be called great in the kingdom of heaven. law kingdom heaven
Even though the fig trees have no blossoms, and there are no grapes on the vines; even though the olive crop fails, and the fields lie empty and barren; even though the flocks die in the fields, and the cattle barns are empty, yet I will rejoice in the Lord! I will be joyful in the God of my salvation! Habakkuk 3:17-18	Even though the fig tree does not blossom and there is no fruit on the vines, even though the olive crop will fail and the orchards will yield no food, even though the flock is cut off from the fold and there is no herd in the stalls, I will continue to rejoice in the Lord, and exult in the God of my salvation. joy salvation worship

Dear friends, if we don’t feel guilty, we can come to God with bold confidence. And we will receive from him whatever we ask because we obey him and do the things that please him. 1 John 3:21-22	Beloved, if our hearts do not condemn us, we can approach God with confidence and receive from him whatever we ask, because we obey his commandments and do whatever is pleasing to him. trust law obedience
If one person falls, the other can reach out and help. But someone who falls alone is in real trouble. Ecclesiastes 4:10	And if one should fall, his companion will help him up. How pathetic is the man who is alone and falls and has no one to assist him to his feet. relationships friendship neighbor
And may the Lord make your love for one another and for all people grow and overflow, just as our love for you overflows. 1 Thessalonians 3:12	May the Lord cause your love to increase and overflow for one another and for everyone else, just as our love does for you. love neighbor relationships
Now a mediator is helpful if more than one party must reach an agreement. But God, who is one, did not use a mediator when he gave his promise to Abraham. Galatians 3:20	Now an intermediary is not necessary when there is only one party, and God is one. mediator
For the Lord loves justice, and he will never abandon the godly. He will keep them safe forever, but the children of the wicked will die. Psalm 37:28	For the Lord loves the just, and he will not forsake his faithful ones. Those who follow evil paths will be destroyed, and the children of the wicked will be cut off. eternal life reliability righteousness
Unless the Lord builds a house, the work of the builders is wasted. Unless the Lord protects a city, guarding it with sentries will do no good. Psalm 127:1	If the Lord does not build the house, those who construct it labor in vain. If the Lord does not guard the city, those who keep watch over it do so in vain. God dependence work
Fools have no interest in understanding; they only want to air their own opinions. Proverbs 18:2	A fool takes no pleasure in understanding but only delights in expressing his own opinions. speaking wisdom selfishness
We are human, but we don’t wage war as humans do. 2 Corinthians 10:3	Although we are human beings, we do not engage in battle according to human standards. life understanding world
As a face is reflected in water, so the heart reflects the real person. Proverbs 27:19	Just as water reflects one’s face, so does one human heart reflect another. life heart
A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit saps a person’s strength. Proverbs 17:22	A cheerful heart is excellent medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones. healing heart sickness
The rich can pay a ransom for their lives, but the poor won’t even get threatened. Proverbs 13:8	A wealthy man pays a ransom to save his life; a poor man never has to worry about such threats. money materialism fear
Unfailing love, O Lord, is yours. Surely you repay all people according to what they have done. Psalm 62:12	And so does kindness, O Lord. You reward each person in accordance with his deeds. love reward
He has removed our sins as far from us as the east is from the west. Psalm 103:12	As far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us. sin salvation
But when you give to someone in need, don’t let your left hand know what your right hand is doing. Give your gifts in private, and your Father, who sees everything, will reward you. Matthew 6:3-4	But when you give alms, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing. Your almsgiving must be done in secret. And your Father who sees everything that is done in secret will reward you. giving reward Father
Evil people get rich for the moment, but the reward of the godly will last. Proverbs 11:18	The labors of the wicked man produce little profit, but the one who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward. sin righteousness reward
For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline. 2 Timothy 1:7	For God did not give us a spirit of timidity but rather a spirit of power and of love and of wisdom. love self-control strength
People who conceal their sins will not prosper, but if they confess and turn from them, they will receive mercy. Proverbs 28:13	No one who conceals his transgressions will prosper, but one who confesses and renounces them will obtain mercy. sin confession mercy
Repent, and turn from your sins. Don’t let them destroy you! Ezekiel 18:30b	Repent and renounce all your transgressions. Otherwise your iniquity will prove to be your downfall. conversion sin punishment
Do not love this world nor the things it offers you, for when you love the world, you do not have the love of the Father in you. 1 John 2:15	Do not love the world or what is in the world. If anyone does love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. sin love Father
One should be kind to a fainting friend, but you accuse me without any fear of the Almighty. Job 6:14	One who despairs should have the support of his friends even if he has forsaken the fear of the Almighty. awe friendship neighbor
“Don’t you understand either?” he asked. “Can’t you see that the food you put into your body cannot defile you? Food doesn’t go into your heart, but only passes through the stomach and then goes into the sewer.” (By saying this, he declared that every kind of food is acceptable in God’s eyes.) Mark 7:18-19	He said to them, “Then are you also without understanding? Do you not realize that whatever goes into a person from outside cannot defile him, since it enters not into the heart but into the stomach and is discharged into the sewer?” Thus, he pronounced all foods clean. food body heart
Whatever is good and perfect is a gift coming down to us from God our Father, who created all the lights in the heavens. He never changes or casts a shifting shadow. James 1:17	Every good act of giving and every perfect gift are from above, coming down from the Father of all light. With him there is no alteration or shadow caused by change. reliability Father blameless
So you must remain faithful to what you have been taught from the beginning. If you do, you will remain in fellowship with the Son and with the Father. 1 John 2:24	Let what you heard from the beginning remain in you. If what you heard from the beginning remains in you, then you will remain in the Son and in the Father. listening evangelism Jesus