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For the more we suffer for Christ, the more God will shower… 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 as the sufferings of Christ abound to us, even so our comfort also 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 quickly! Hold firmly that which you have, so that no one takes 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	In my Father’s house are many homes. If it weren’t so, I would have told you. I am going 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	As the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father, so he who feeds on me will also 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 therefore, and turn again, that your sins may be blotted out, so that there may come times of refreshing from the presence of the Lord. conversion sin forgiveness
Do not judge others, and you will not be judged. Matthew 7:1	Don’t judge, so that you won’t 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	For you need endurance so that, having done the will of God, you may receive the promise. 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 as through the one man’s disobedience many were made sinners, even so through the obedience of the one, 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	God created man in his own image. In God’s image he created him; 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 if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep in Jesus. 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	If therefore they tell you, ‘Behold, he is in the wilderness,’ don’t go out; or ‘Behold, he is in the inner rooms,’ don’t believe it. For as the lightning flashes from the east, and is seen even to the west, so will the coming of the Son of Man be. 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 so has the Lord commanded us, saying, ‘I have set you as a light for the Gentiles, that you should bring salvation to the uttermost parts 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	In this my Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit; and so you will 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 also, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time, not to deal with sin, but to save those who are eagerly 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 don’t know what is the way of the wind, nor how the bones grow in the womb of her who is with child; even so you don’t know the work of God who does all. 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 lust, and don’t have. You murder and covet, and can’t obtain. You fight and make war. You don’t have, because you don’t ask. 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	You shall consider in your heart that as a man disciplines his son, so Yahweh 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	For him who knew no sin he made to be sin on our behalf, 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	Yahweh said to Satan, “Behold, all that he has is in your power. Only on himself don’t stretch out your hand.” So Satan went out from the presence of Yahweh. 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	Bearing with one another, and forgiving each other, if any man has a complaint against any; even as Christ forgave you, so you also do. 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 even as we have many members in one body, and all the members don’t have the same function, so we, who are many, are one body in Christ, and individually members of one another. 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	So then the Lord, after he had spoken to them, was received up into heaven and sat down 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	“Can anyone hide himself in secret places so that I can’t see him?” says Yahweh. “Don’t I fill heaven and earth?” says Yahweh. 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 yourselves, that we don’t lose the things which we have accomplished, but that we receive a full reward. 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	It shall not be so among you; but whoever desires to become great among you shall be your servant. Whoever desires to be first among you shall be your bondservant. 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!

Behold, he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, including those who pierced him. All the tribes of the earth will mourn over him. Even so, Amen.