- A gift opens the way
and ushers the giver into the presence of the great. - Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit who gives life has set you free from the law of sin and death.
- Blessed are those whose ways are blameless,
who walk according to the law of the Lord. - When he had received the drink, Jesus said, “It is finished.” With that, he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.
- The grace of the Lord Jesus be with God’s people. Amen.
- The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit.
- As for God, his way is perfect:
The Lord’s word is flawless;
he shields all who take refuge in him. - Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.
- As for God, his way is perfect:
The Lord’s word is flawless;
he shields all who take refuge in him. - Again Jesus said, “Peace be with you! As the Father has sent me, I am sending you.”
- This is what the Lord says:
“Stand at the crossroads and look;
ask for the ancient paths,
ask where the good way is, and walk in it,
and you will find rest for your souls.
But you said, ‘We will not walk in it.’” - The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen.
- Surely no one can stand in the way of their being baptized with water. They have received the Holy Spirit just as we have.
- Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.
- In their hearts humans plan their course,
but the Lord establishes their steps. - And walk in the way of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.
- Now this is eternal life: that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.
- Day after day, in the temple courts and from house to house, they never stopped teaching and proclaiming the good news that Jesus is the Messiah.
- You then, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.
- In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus.
- To fear the Lord is to hate evil;
I hate pride and arrogance,
evil behavior and perverse speech. - Now may the God of peace, who through the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep, equip you with everything good for doing his will, and may he work in us what is pleasing to him, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
- Grace and peace to you from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ.
- As you do not know the path of the wind,
or how the body is formed in a mother’s womb,
so you cannot understand the work of God,
the Maker of all things. - Jesus answered, “My teaching is not my own. It comes from the one who sent me.”
Bible verse of the day
My times are in your hands;deliver me from the hands of my enemies,
from those who pursue me.