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For just as we share abundantly in the sufferings of Christ, so… 2 Corinthians 1:5

For the more we suffer for Christ, the more God will shower us with his comfort through Christ. 2 Corinthians 1:5	For just as we share abundantly in the sufferings of Christ, so also our comfort abounds through Christ. suffering comforter Jesus
I am coming soon. Hold on to what you have, so that no one will take away your crown. Revelation 3:11	I am coming soon. Hold on to what you have, so that no one will take your crown. second coming reward patience

There is more than enough room in my Father’s home. If this were not so, would I have told you that I am going to prepare a place for you? John 14:2	My Father’s house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you? Jesus Father heaven
I live because of the living Father who sent me; in the same way, anyone who feeds on me will live because of me. John 6:57	Just as the living Father sent me and I live because of the Father, so the one who feeds on me will live because of me. Father Jesus food
Now repent of your sins and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped away. Acts 3:19	Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord. conversion sin forgiveness
Do not judge others, and you will not be judged. Matthew 7:1	Do not judge, or you too will be judged. law judgment
Patient endurance is what you need now, so that you will continue to do God’s will. Then you will receive all that he has promised. Hebrews 10:36	You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised. patience obedience receiving
Because one person disobeyed God, many became sinners. But because one other person obeyed God, many will be made righteous. Romans 5:19	For just as through the disobedience of the one man the many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of the one man the many will be made righteous. righteousness obedience salvation
So God created human beings in his own image. In the image of God he created them; male and female he created them. Genesis 1:27	So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them. creation God beauty
For since we believe that Jesus died and was raised to life again, we also believe that when Jesus returns, God will bring back with him the believers who have died. 1 Thessalonians 4:14	For we believe that Jesus died and rose again, and so we believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in him. faith Jesus resurrection
So if someone tells you, ‘Look, the Messiah is out in the desert,’ don’t bother to go and look. Or, ‘Look, he is hiding here,’ don’t believe it! For as the lightning flashes in the east and shines to the west, so it will be when the Son of Man comes. Matthew 24:26-27	So if anyone tells you, ‘There he is, out in the wilderness,’ do not go out; or, ‘Here he is, in the inner rooms,’ do not believe it. For as lightning that comes from the east is visible even in the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. second coming Jesus end times
For the Lord gave us this command when he said, ‘I have made you a light to the Gentiles, to bring salvation to the farthest corners of the earth.’ Acts 13:47	For this is what the Lord has commanded us: “I have made you a light for the Gentiles, that you may bring salvation to the ends of the earth.” evangelism salvation light
When you produce much fruit, you are my true disciples. This brings great glory to my Father. John 15:8	This is to my Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples. Father following evangelism
So also Christ was offered once for all time as a sacrifice to take away the sins of many people. He will come again, not to deal with our sins, but to bring salvation to all who are eagerly waiting for him. Hebrews 9:28	So Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many; and he will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for him. sin sacrifice salvation
Just as you cannot understand the path of the wind or the mystery of a tiny baby growing in its mother’s womb, so you cannot understand the activity of God, who does all things. Ecclesiastes 11:5	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. God understanding
You want what you don’t have, so you scheme and kill to get it. You are jealous of what others have, but you can’t get it, so you fight and wage war to take it away from them. Yet you don’t have what you want because you don’t ask God for it. James 4:2	You desire but do not have, so you kill. You covet but you cannot get what you want, so you quarrel and fight. You do not have because you do not ask God. sin desires prayer
Think about it: Just as a parent disciplines a child, the Lord your God disciplines you for your own good. Deuteronomy 8:5	Know then in your heart that as a man disciplines his son, so the Lord your God disciplines you. Father learning punishment
For God made Christ, who never sinned, to be the offering for our sin, so that we could be made right with God through Christ. 2 Corinthians 5:21	God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God. sin righteousness mediator
“All right, you may test him,” the Lord said to Satan. “Do whatever you want with everything he possesses, but don’t harm him physically.” So Satan left the Lord’s presence. Job 1:12	The Lord said to Satan, “Very well, then, everything he has is in your power, but on the man himself do not lay a finger.” Then Satan went out from the presence of the Lord. devil protection almighty
Make allowance for each other’s faults, and forgive anyone who offends you. Remember, the Lord forgave you, so you must forgive others. Colossians 3:13	Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. forgiveness peace neighbor
Just as our bodies have many parts and each part has a special function, so it is with Christ’s body. We are many parts of one body, and we all belong to each other. Romans 12:4-5	For just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, so in Christ we, though many, form one body, and each member belongs to all the others. body Jesus community
When the Lord Jesus had finished talking with them, he was taken up into heaven and sat down in the place of honor at God’s right hand. Mark 16:19	After the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, he was taken up into heaven and he sat at the right hand of God. Jesus ascension heaven
“Can anyone hide from me in a secret place? Am I not everywhere in all the heavens and earth?” says the Lord. Jeremiah 23:24	“Who can hide in secret places so that I cannot see them?” declares the Lord. “Do not I fill heaven and earth?” declares the Lord. God heaven
Watch out that you do not lose what we have worked so hard to achieve. Be diligent so that you receive your full reward. 2 John 1:8	Watch out that you do not lose what we have worked for, but that you may be rewarded fully. reward self-control work
But among you it will be different. Whoever wants to be a leader among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first among you must become your slave. Matthew 20:26-27	Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first must be your slave. humility serving neighbor

Look! He comes with the clouds of heaven. And everyone will see him— even those who pierced him. And all the nations of the world will mourn for him. Yes! Amen!

“Look, he is coming with the clouds,” and “every eye will see him, even those who pierced him”; and all peoples on earth “will mourn because of him.” So shall it be! Amen.