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Those who accepted his message were baptized, and on that day about… Acts 2:41

Those who accepted his message were baptized, and on that day about three thousand people were added to their number.
Acts 2:41 faith baptism Word of God
Jesus then said to her, “Do not hold on to me, because I have not yet ascended to my Father. But go to my brethren and tell them, ‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’ ”
John 20:17 ascension Jesus Father

Return and tell Hezekiah, the leader of my people: Thus says the Lord, the God of David, your father: I have heard, I have seen your tears. I will heal you today, and the day after tomorrow you will go up to the temple of the Lord.
2 Kings 20:5 prayer sadness healing
But when you pray, go into your room, close the door, and pray to your Father in secret. And your Father who sees everything that is done in secret will reward you.
Matthew 6:6 reward Father prayer
Do not be afraid or dismayed, the Lord will go before you; he will not fail or forsake you.
Deuteronomy 31:8 following fear encouragement
But for you who fear my name
the sun of justice will arise
with its healing rays.
You will emerge leaping
like calves released from the stall.
Malachi 3:20 joy righteousness healing
Then Nehemiah added: “You now may go. Eat rich food and drink what is sweet. Moreover, send some of these to those for whom nothing has been prepared, for this day is holy to our Lord. Furthermore, do not be grieved, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.”
Nehemiah 8:10 food giving joy
Every day, united in spirit, they would assemble together in the temple. They would break bread in their homes and share their food with joyful and generous hearts as they praised God, and they were regarded with favor by all the people. And day by day the Lord added to those who were being saved.
Acts 2:46-47 worship food community
Rather, professing truth and love, we will in all things grow into him who is the head, Christ.
Ephesians 4:15 love truth Jesus
The powerful suffer want and go hungry,
but those who seek the Lord want for no good thing.
Psalm 34:11 God seeking
If a man has recently been married, he is not to go off to battle nor have any other duty laid on him. He will be free to stay at home for one year so that he can bring happiness to the wife whom he has married.
Deuteronomy 24:5 marriage
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.
Matthew 24:26-27 second coming Jesus
Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the world.
Matthew 28:19-20 evangelism baptism learning
Do not forsake your friend or the friend of your father,
and do not run to your brother’s house when troubles befall you;
far better is a friend nearby
than a brother who is far away.
Proverbs 27:10 friendship family neighbor
Oh, that they would have fear of me in their hearts and they would observe all of my commandments always. Then things would go well with them and their children forever.
Deuteronomy 5:29 law obedience blessing
Plans miscarry when counsel is lacking,
but they succeed when there are many counselors.
Proverbs 15:22 speaking planning
This rather is the type of fast that I wish:
to loosen the fetters of injustice,
to undo the thongs of the yoke,
to set free those who are oppressed
and to break every yoke.
Isaiah 58:6 fasting neighbor slavery
You shall obey his statutes and the commandments that I give you today, so that all may go well with you and your children after you, and that you may live long in the land that the Lord, your God, has given you for all time.
Deuteronomy 4:40 law obedience blessing
In my Father’s house
there are many dwelling places.
If there were not,
would I have told you
that I am going to prepare a place for you?
John 14:2 Jesus Father heaven
When you call out to me and come forth and pray to me, I will listen to you.
Jeremiah 29:12 worship prayer listening
Just as he came forth naked from his mother’s womb,
so shall he depart, naked as he came,
with nothing remaining from his labor
that he can carry away in his hands.
Ecclesiastes 5:14 greed materialism heaven
A highway will be there
that will be called the Way of Holiness.
No one who is unclean may pass over it;
it will serve as a path for pilgrims
and no fool will be able to use it.
Isaiah 35:8 holiness
Jesus then said,
“I will remain with you
only for a short time longer,
and then I shall return
to him who sent me.”
John 7:33 ascension Jesus
Then Peter came up to him and asked, “Lord, if my brother sins against me, how often must I forgive him? As many as seven times?” Jesus answered, “I say to you, not seven times but seventy times seven.”
Matthew 18:21-22 forgiveness neighbor sin
I came from the Father
and have come into the world.
Now I am leaving the world
and returning to the Father.
John 16:28 Father world ascension

Brethren, I exhort you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to be in full agreement with one another and not permit any divisions to arise among you. Be perfectly united in mind and purpose.