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He humbled Himself, by becoming obedient to the point of death – even death on a cross! As a result God exalted Him and gave Him the name that is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus every knee will bow – in heaven and on earth and under the earth – and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord to the glory of God the Father. Philippians 2:8-11 NET
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Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself to have attained this. Instead I am single-minded: Forgetting the things that are behind and reaching out for the things that are ahead, with this goal in mind, I strive toward the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. Not that I have already attained this – that is, I have not already been perfected – but I strive to lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus also laid hold of me. Philippians 3:12-14
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For I know what I have planned for you,’ says the LORD. ‘I have plans to prosper you, not to harm you. I have plans to give you a future filled with hope. Jeremiah 29:11 NET
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There will be a time of distress unlike any other from the nation’s beginning up to that time. But at that time your own people, all those whose names are found written in the book, will escape. Daniel 12:1 NET
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I will say to the north, ‘Hand them over!’ and to the south, ‘Don’t hold any back!’ Bring my sons from distant lands, and my daughters from the remote regions of the earth, everyone who belongs to Me, whom I created for My glory, whom I formed – yes, whom I made! Don’t be afraid, for I am with you. From the east I will bring your descendants; from the west I will gather you. Isaiah 43:5-7 NET
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As He was walking by the Sea of Galilee He saw two brothers, Simon (called Peter) and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea (for they were fishermen). He said to them, “Follow Me, and I will turn you into fishers of people.” They left their nets immediately and followed Him. Matthew 4:18-20 NET
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The spirit of the sovereign LORD is upon me, because the LORD has chosen me. He has commissioned me to encourage the poor, to help the brokenhearted, to decree the release of captives, and the freeing of prisoners, to announce the year when the LORD will show His favour, the day when our God will seek vengeance, to console all who mourn, to strengthen those who mourn by giving them a hope, instead of ashes, joy, instead of mourning, praise, instead of discouragement. They will be as trees planted by the LORD to reveal His splendour. Instead of shame, they will get a double portion; instead of humiliation, they will rejoice. Isaiah 61:1-3, 7 NET
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But for this purpose I have caused you to stand: to show you My strength, and so that My name may be declared in all the earth. Exodus 9:16 NET
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So we must not grow weary in doing good, for in due time we will reap, if we do not give up. So then, whenever we have an opportunity, let us do good to all people, and especially to those who belong to the family of faith. Galatians 6:9-10 NET
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The spirit of the sovereign Lord is upon me, because the Lord has chosen me. He has commissioned me to encourage the poor, to help the brokenhearted, to decree the release of captives, and the freeing of prisoners, to announce the year when the Lord will show His favour, the day when our God will seek vengeance, to console all who mourn, to strengthen those who mourn, by giving them a hope, instead of ashes, oil symbolizing joy, instead of mourning, a garment symbolizing praise, instead of discouragement. They will be called oaks of righteousness, trees planted by the Lord to reveal His splendor. They will rebuild the perpetual ruins and restore the places that were desolate; they will reestablish the ruined cities, the places that have been desolate since ancient times. Isaiah 61:1-6 NET
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I heard the voice of the sovereign master say, Whom will I send? Who will go on our behalf?” I answered, “Here I am, send me! Isaiah 6:8 NET
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Teacher, which commandment in the law is the greatest? Jesus said to him, Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment. The second is like it: Love your neighbor as yourself. All the law and the prophets depend on these two commandments. Matthew 22:36-40 NET
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They shall come with weeping, and with supplications will I lead them: I will cause them to walk by the rivers of waters in a straight way, wherein they shall not stumble: for I am God. Jeremiah 31:9. NET
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So I say this, and insist in the Lord, that you no longer live as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their thinking. They are darkened in their understanding, being alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them due to the hardness of their hearts. Because they are callous, they have given themselves over to indecency for the practice of every kind of impurity with greediness. if indeed you heard about Him and were taught in Him, just as the truth is in Jesus. You were taught with reference to your former way of life to lay aside the old you who is being corrupted in accordance with deceitful desires, to be renewed in the spirit of your mind, and to put on the new you who has been created in God’s image – in righteousness and holiness that comes from truth. Ephesians 4:17-24 NET
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Now I want to make clear for you, brothers and sisters, the gospel that I preached to you, that you received and on which you stand, and by which you are being saved, if you hold firmly to the message I preached to you – unless you believed in vain. For I passed on to you as of first importance what I also received – that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures, and that He was buried, and that He was raised on the third day according to the scriptures. 1 Corinthians 15:1-4 NET
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For God did not give us a Spirit of fear but of power and love and self-control. 2 Timothy 1:7 NET
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And even though you were dead in your transgressions and in the uncircumcision of your flesh, He nevertheless made you alive with Him, having forgiven all your transgressions. He has destroyed what was against us, a certificate of indebtedness expressed in decrees opposed to us. He has taken it away by nailing it to the cross. Disarming the rulers and authorities, He has made a public disgrace of them, triumphing over them by the cross. Having been buried with Him in baptism, you also have been raised with Him through your faith in the power of God who raised Him from the dead. Colossians 2:12-15 NET
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For this reason, take up the full armor of God so that you may be able to stand your ground on the evil day, and having done everything, to stand. Ephesians 6:13 NET
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But a time is coming – and now is here – when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father seeks such people to be His worshipers. God is Spirit, and the people who worship Him must worship in Spirit and truth. The woman said to Him, I know that Messiah is coming, the one called Christ, whenever He comes, He will tell us everything. Jesus said to her, I, the one speaking to you, am He. John 4:23-26 NET
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For just as the Son of Man did not come to be served but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many. Matthew 20:28 NET
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For I will be merciful toward their evil deeds, and their sins I will remember no longer. Hebrews 8:12 NET
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Again, I tell you the truth, if two of you on earth agree about whatever you ask, my Father in heaven will do it for you. For where two or three are assembled in My name, I am there among them. Matthew 18:19-20 NET
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Joshua told the people, ritually consecrate yourselves, for tomorrow the LORD will perform miraculous deeds among you. But stay about three thousand feet behind it. Keep your distance so you can see which way you should go, for you have not traveled this way before. Joshua 3:4-5 NET
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In response they sang, praising and glorifying the Lord, for He is good, His loyal love for His children will last forever. Ezra 3:11 NET
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But now, O Lord, upon what am I relying? You are my only hope! Psalms 39:7 NET
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Jesus said to them, Have you never read in the scriptures: The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. This is from the Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes! For this reason I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken from you and given to a people who will produce its fruit. Matthew 21:42-43 NET
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So you, my child, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. And entrust what you heard me say in the presence of many others as witnesses to faithful people who will be competent to teach others as well. 2 Timothy 2:1-2 NET
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God is our strong refuge; He is truly our helper in times of trouble. For this reason we do not fear when the earth shakes, and the mountains tumble into the depths of the sea, when its waves crash and foam, and the mountains shake before the surging sea. Psalms 46:1-3 NET
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But God, being rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, even though we were dead in transgressions, made us alive together with Christ – by grace you are saved! – and He raised us up with Him and seated us with Him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus, to demonstrate in the coming ages the surpassing wealth of His grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. Ephesians 2:4-7 NET
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You have been born anew, not from perishable but from imperishable seed, through the living and enduring word of God. For all flesh is like grass and all its glory like the flower of the grass; the grass withers and the flower falls off, but the word of the Lord endures forever. And this is the word that was proclaimed to you. 1 Peter 1:23-25 NET
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I asked the Lord three times about this, that it would depart from me. But He said to me, “My grace is enough for you, for My power is made perfect in weakness.” So then, I will boast most gladly about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may reside in me. Therefore I am content with weaknesses, with insults, with troubles, with persecutions and difficulties for the sake of Christ, for whenever I am weak, then I am strong. 2 Corinthians 12:8-10 NET