- We all come to the end of our lives as naked and empty-handed as on the day we were born. We can’t take our riches with us.
- He called you to salvation when we told you the Good News; now you can share in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
- May the grace of the Lord Jesus be with God’s holy people.
- May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit.
- If you look for me wholeheartedly, you will find me.
- The Lord says,
“I was ready to respond, but no one asked for help.
I was ready to be found, but no one was looking for me.
I said, ‘Here I am, here I am!’
to a nation that did not call on my name.” - In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was formless and empty, and darkness covered the deep waters. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters.
- May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit.
- On the last day, the climax of the festival, Jesus stood and shouted to the crowds, “Anyone who is thirsty may come to me!”
- When God raised up his servant, Jesus, he sent him first to you people of Israel, to bless you by turning each of you back from your sinful ways.
- Pride leads to disgrace,
but with humility comes wisdom. - For God saved us and called us to live a holy life. He did this, not because we deserved it, but because that was his plan from before the beginning of time—to show us his grace through Christ Jesus.
- Do not withhold good from those who deserve it
when it’s in your power to help them. - I cried out, “I am slipping!”
but your unfailing love, O Lord, supported me. - And when he comes, he will convict the world of its sin, and of God’s righteousness, and of the coming judgment.
- And Jesus said to him, “Go, for your faith has healed you.” Instantly the man could see, and he followed Jesus down the road.
- O Lord, you have examined my heart
and know everything about me.
You know when I sit down or stand up.
You know my thoughts even when I’m far away. - So prepare your minds for action and exercise self-control. Put all your hope in the gracious salvation that will come to you when Jesus Christ is revealed to the world.
- When doubts filled my mind,
your comfort gave me renewed hope and cheer. - May God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ give you grace and peace.
- He was despised and rejected—
a man of sorrows, acquainted with deepest grief.
We turned our backs on him and looked the other way.
He was despised, and we did not care. - So Jesus told them, “My message is not my own; it comes from God who sent me.”
- Direct your children onto the right path,
and when they are older, they will not leave it. - And I am certain that God, who began the good work within you, will continue his work until it is finally finished on the day when Christ Jesus returns.
- When I refused to confess my sin,
my body wasted away,
and I groaned all day long.