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I baptize you with water for repentance, but he who is coming… Matthew 3:11

I baptize you with water for repentance, but he who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.
Matthew 3:11 baptism conversion Holy Spirit
Go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice.’ For I came not to call the righteous, but sinners.
Matthew 9:13 mercy righteousness sacrifice

One thing have I asked of the Lord,
that will I seek after:
that I may dwell in the house of the Lord
all the days of my life,
to gaze upon the beauty of the Lord
and to inquire in his temple.
Psalm 27:4 love God nearness
I can do all things through him who strengthens me.
Philippians 4:13 God strength protection
Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever receives the one I send receives me, and whoever receives me receives the one who sent me.
John 13:20 gentleness Jesus community
I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.
John 15:5 reward Jesus dependence
And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
Matthew 16:18 church community hell
For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.
Jeremiah 29:11 planning blessing hope
Can a man hide himself in secret places so that I cannot see him? declares the Lord.
Do I not fill heaven and earth? declares the Lord.
Jeremiah 23:24 God heaven
But I have trusted in your steadfast love;
my heart shall rejoice in your salvation.
I will sing to the Lord,
because he has dealt bountifully with me.
Psalm 13:5-6 trust worship heart
You call me Teacher and Lord, and you are right, for so I am.
John 13:13 Jesus
When I thought, “My foot slips,”
your steadfast love, O Lord, held me up.
Psalm 94:18 reliability love dependence
Who has performed and done this,
calling the generations from the beginning?
I, the Lord, the first,
and with the last; I am he.
Isaiah 41:4 God strength
In the way of your testimonies I delight
as much as in all riches.
Psalm 119:14 law money joy
Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him, and he with me.
Revelation 3:20 obedience food listening
Even though I walk
through the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil,
for you are with me;
your rod and your staff,
they comfort me.
Psalm 23:4 fear encouragement death
Because you are precious in my eyes,
and honored, and I love you,
I give men in return for you,
peoples in exchange for your life.
Isaiah 43:4 love salvation encouragement
For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and him crucified.
1 Corinthians 2:2 evangelism Jesus mind
The Lord is on my side; I will not fear.
What can man do to me?
Psalm 118:6 fear protection
I have not come to call the righteous but sinners to repentance.
Luke 5:32 sin repentance conversion
I stretch out my hands to you;
my soul thirsts for you like a parched land. Selah
Psalm 143:6 worship receiving dependence
The one who conquers, I will grant him to sit with me on my throne, as I also conquered and sat down with my Father on his throne.
Revelation 3:21 overcoming reward heaven
I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.
John 16:33 encouragement peace overcoming
For I long to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to strengthen you— that is, that we may be mutually encouraged by each other's faith, both yours and mine.
Romans 1:11-12 friendship strength encouragement
Already you are clean because of the word that I have spoken to you.
John 15:3 purification Word of God speaking