- Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made.
- Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due,
when it is in your power to act. - In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters.
- While they were eating, Jesus took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to his disciples, saying, “Take and eat; this is my body.”
- I cried out to him with my mouth;
his praise was on my tongue. - The angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay.”
- Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.
- When he comes, he will prove the world to be in the wrong about sin and righteousness and judgment.
- When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”
- 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.
- The grace of the Lord Jesus be with God’s people. Amen.
- When I kept silent,
my bones wasted away
through my groaning all day long. - The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit.
- But Scripture has locked up everything under the control of sin, so that what was promised, being given through faith in Jesus Christ, might be given to those who believe.
- The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen.
- My lips will shout for joy
when I sing praise to you—
I whom you have delivered. - Start children off on the way they should go,
and even when they are old they will not turn from it. - Then what if you see the Son of Man ascend to where he was before!
- On the last and greatest day of the festival, Jesus stood and said in a loud voice, “Let anyone who is thirsty come to me and drink.”
- He has saved us and called us to a holy life—not because of anything we have done but because of his own purpose and grace. This grace was given us in Christ Jesus before the beginning of time.
- You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out your father’s desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies.
- “Go,” said Jesus, “your faith has healed you.” Immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus along the road.
- Beyond all question, the mystery from which true godliness springs is great:
He appeared in the flesh,
was vindicated by the Spirit,
was seen by angels,
was preached among the nations,
was believed on in the world,
was taken up in glory. - Who, being in very nature God,
did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage;
rather, he made himself nothing
by taking the very nature of a servant,
being made in human likeness.
And being found in appearance as a man,
he humbled himself
by becoming obedient to death—
even death on a cross! - When you make a vow to God, do not delay to fulfill it. He has no pleasure in fools; fulfill your vow.
Bible verse of the day
So is my word that goes out from my mouth:It will not return to me empty,
but will accomplish what I desire
and achieve the purpose for which I sent it.