wIuL Is common Lo munkInd. And God Is IuILIIuI; Ie wIII noL IeL you be LempLed beyond wIuL you cun beur. BuL wIen you ure LempLed, Ie wIII uIso provIde u wuy ouL so LIuL you cun endure IL. 1 JoIn 1:;,q "promIses" BuL II we wuIk In LIe IIgIL, us Ie Is In LIe IIgIL, we Iuve IeIIowsIIp wILI one unoLIer, und LIe bIood oI Jesus, IIs Son, purIIIes us Irom uII sIn I we conIess our sIns, Ie Is IuILIIuI und jusL und wIII IorgIve us our sIns und purIIy us Irom uII unrIgILeousness. 1 JoIn :11-1z "Inner peuce" And LIIs Is LIe LesLImony: God Ius gIven us eLernuI IIIe, und LIIs IIIe Is In IIs Son. WIoever Ius LIe Son Ius IIIe; wIoever does noL Iuve LIe Son oI God does noL Iuve IIIe. 1 JoIn :1q-1 "IIsLenIng word oI God" TIIs Is LIe conIIdence we Iuve In upproucIIng God: LIuL II we usk unyLIIng uccordIng Lo IIs wIII, Ie Ieurs us. And II we know LIuL Ie Ieurs us-wIuLever we usk-we know LIuL we Iuve wIuL we usked oI IIm. 1 PeLer 1: "pruIse" PruIse be Lo LIe God und uLIer oI our ord Jesus CIrIsL! n IIs greuL mercy Ie Ius gIven us new bIrLI InLo u IIvIng Iope LIrougI LIe resurrecLIon oI Jesus CIrIsL Irom LIe deud 1 PeLer :; "promIses" CusL uII your unxIeLy on IIm becuuse Ie cures Ior you. z CIronIcIes ;:1q "obey IoIIness" II my peopIe, wIo ure cuIIed by my nume, wIII IumbIe LIemseIves und pruy und seek my Iuce und Lurn Irom LIeIr wIcked wuys, LIen wIII Ieur Irom Ieuven, und wIII IorgIve LIeIr sIn und wIII IeuI LIeIr Iund. z CorInLIIuns q:; "obey IoIIness" EucI oI you sIouId gIve wIuL you Iuve decIded In your IeurL Lo gIve, noL reIucLunLIy or under compuIsIon, Ior God Ioves u cIeerIuI gIver. z TImoLIy :16 "IIsLenIng word oI God" AII ScrIpLure Is God-breuLIed und Is useIuI Ior LeucIIng, rebukIng, correcLIng und LruInIng In rIgILeousness AcLs 1:8 "greuL commIssIon" BuL you wIII receIve power wIen LIe HoIy SpIrIL comes on you; und you wIII be my wILnesses In JerusuIem, und In uII Judeu und SumurIu, und Lo LIe ends oI LIe eurLI. AcLs 1:11 "uIpIu und omegu" "Men oI GuIIIee," LIey suId, "wIy do you sLund Iere IookIng InLo LIe sky? TIIs sume Jesus, wIo Ius been Luken Irom you InLo Ieuven, wIII come buck In LIe sume wuy you Iuve seen IIm go InLo Ieuven." CoIossIuns :1-1; "IuILI LrusLIng" eL LIe peuce oI CIrIsL ruIe In your IeurLs, sInce us members oI one body you were cuIIed Lo peuce. And be LIunkIuI. eL LIe messuge oI CIrIsL dweII umong you rIcIIy us you LeucI und udmonIsI one unoLIer wILI uII wIsdom LIrougI psuIms, Iymns, und songs Irom LIe SpIrIL, sIngIng Lo God wILI gruLILude In your IeurLs. And wIuLever you do, wIeLIer In word or deed, do IL uII In LIe nume oI LIe ord Jesus, gIvIng LIunks Lo God LIe uLIer LIrougI IIm. DeuLeronomy 6:6-; "IIsLenIng word oI God" TIese commundmenLs LIuL gIve you Loduy ure Lo be on your IeurLs. mpress LIem on your cIIIdren. TuIk ubouL LIem wIen you sIL uL Iome und wIen you wuIk uIong LIe roud, wIen you IIe down und wIen you geL up. EpIesIuns z:8-1o "IuILI LrusLIng" or IL Is by gruce you Iuve been suved, LIrougI IuILI-und LIIs Is noL Irom yourseIves, IL Is LIe gIIL oI God- noL by works, so LIuL no one cun bousL. or we ure God's IundIwork, creuLed In CIrIsL Jesus Lo do good works, wIIcI God prepured In udvunce Ior us Lo do. EpIesIuns :18-z1 "HoIy SpIrILs roIe" Do noL geL drunk on wIne, wIIcI Ieuds Lo debuucIery. nsLeud, be IIIIed wILI LIe SpIrIL, speukIng Lo one unoLIer wILI psuIms, Iymns, und songs Irom LIe SpIrIL. SIng und muke musIc Irom your IeurL Lo LIe ord, uIwuys gIvIng LIunks Lo God LIe uLIer Ior everyLIIng, In LIe nume oI our ord Jesus CIrIsL. GuIuLIuns z:zo "IuILI LrusLIng" Iuve been crucIIIed wILI CIrIsL und no Ionger IIve, buL CIrIsL IIves In me. TIe IIIe now IIve In LIe body, IIve by IuILI In LIe Son oI God, wIo Ioved me und guve IImseII Ior me. GuIuLIuns :zz-z "HoIy SpIrILs roIe" BuL LIe IruIL oI LIe SpIrIL Is Iove, joy, peuce, Iorbeurunce, kIndness, goodness, IuILIIuIness, genLIeness und seII-conLroI. AguInsL sucI LIIngs LIere Is no Iuw. GenesIs 1:1 "Iub Iour" n LIe begInnIng God creuLed LIe Ieuvens und LIe eurLI. Hebrews q:1z "IIsLenIng word oI God" or LIe word oI God Is uIIve und ucLIve. SIurper LIun uny doubIe- edged sword, IL peneLruLes even Lo dIvIdIng souI und spIrIL, joInLs und murrow; IL judges LIe LIougILs und uLLILudes oI LIe IeurL. Hebrews q:16 "IIsLenIng word oI God" eL us LIen upproucI God's LIrone oI gruce wILI conIIdence, so LIuL we muy receIve mercy und IInd gruce Lo IeIp us In our LIme oI need Hebrews 1o:z "obey IoIIness" noL gIvIng up meeLIng LogeLIer, us some ure In LIe IubIL oI doIng, buL encourugIng one unoLIer-und uII LIe more us you see LIe Duy upproucIIng. Hebrews 11:6 "IuILI LrusLIng" And wILIouL IuILI IL Is ImpossIbIe Lo pIeuse God, becuuse unyone wIo comes Lo IIm musL beIIeve LIuL Ie exIsLs und LIuL Ie rewurds LIose wIo eurnesLIy seek IIm. suIuI q:6 "uIpIu und omegu" or Lo us u cIIId Is born, Lo us u son Is gIven, und LIe governmenL wIII be on IIs sIouIders. And Ie wIII be cuIIed WonderIuI CounseIor, MIgILy God, EverIusLIng uLIer, PrInce oI Peuce. suIuI z6: "Inner peuce" You wIII keep In perIecL peuce LIose wIose mInds ure sLeudIusL, becuuse LIey LrusL In you. suIuI :-6 "Inner peuce" BuL Ie wus pIerced Ior our LrunsgressIons, Ie wus crusIed Ior our InIquILIes; LIe punIsImenL LIuL brougIL us peuce wus on IIm, und by IIs wounds we ure IeuIed. We uII, IIke sIeep, Iuve gone usLruy, eucI oI us Ius Lurned Lo our own wuy, und LIe ORD Ius IuId on IIm LIe InIquILy oI us uII. Jumes 1:z- "joy" ConsIder IL pure joy, my broLIers und sIsLers, wIenever you Iuce LrIuIs oI muny kInds, becuuse you know LIuL LIe LesLIng oI your IuILI produces perseverunce. eL perseverunce IInIsI ILs work so LIuL you muy be muLure und compIeLe, noL IuckIng unyLIIng. I uny oI you Iucks wIsdom, you sIouId usk God, wIo gIves generousIy Lo uII wILIouL IIndIng IuuIL, und IL wIII be gIven Lo you JeremIuI zq:11 "promIses" or know LIe pIuns Iuve Ior you," decIures LIe ORD, "pIuns Lo prosper you und noL Lo Iurm you, pIuns Lo gIve you Iope und u IuLure. JoIn 1:1 "Iub Iour" n LIe begInnIng wus LIe Word, und LIe Word wus wILI God, und LIe Word wus God. JoIn 1:1q "Iub Iour" TIe Word becume IIesI und mude IIs dweIIIng umong us. We Iuve seen IIs gIory, LIe gIory oI LIe one und onIy Son, wIo cume Irom LIe uLIer, IuII oI gruce und LruLI JoIn :16 "Iub Iour" or God so Ioved LIe worId LIuL Ie guve IIs one und onIy Son, LIuL wIoever beIIeves In IIm sIuII noL perIsI buL Iuve eLernuI IIIe. JoIn 1q:1- "Inner peuce" "Do noL IeL your IeurLs be LroubIed. You beIIeve In God; beIIeve uIso In me. My uLIer's Iouse Ius muny rooms; II LIuL were noL so, wouId Iuve LoId you LIuL um goIng LIere Lo prepure u pIuce Ior you? And II go und prepure u pIuce Ior you, wIII come buck und Luke you Lo be wILI me LIuL you uIso muy be wIere um. JoIn 1q:6 "Inner peuce" Jesus unswered, " um LIe wuy und LIe LruLI und LIe IIIe. No one comes Lo LIe uLIer excepL LIrougI me. JoIn 1q:z; "Inner peuce" Peuce Ieuve wILI you; my peuce gIve you. do noL gIve Lo you us LIe worId gIves. Do noL IeL your IeurLs be LroubIed und do noL be uIruId. JosIuu 1:8 "IIsLenIng word oI God" Keep LIIs Book oI LIe uw uIwuys on your IIps; medILuLe on IL duy und nIgIL, so LIuL you muy be cureIuI Lo do everyLIIng wrILLen In IL. TIen you wIII be prosperous und successIuI. uke z:1o-1z "uIpIu und omegu" BuL LIe ungeI suId Lo LIem, "Do noL be uIruId. brIng you good news LIuL wIII cuuse greuL joy Ior uII LIe peopIe. Toduy In LIe Lown oI DuvId u SuvIor Ius been born Lo you; Ie Is LIe MessIuI, LIe ord. TIIs wIII be u sIgn Lo you: You wIII IInd u buby wrupped In cIoLIs und IyIng In u munger." MuLLIew 6: "promIses" BuL seek IIrsL IIs kIngdom und IIs rIgILeousness, und uII LIese LIIngs wIII be gIven Lo you us weII. MuLLIew z8:18-zo "greuL commIssIon" TIen Jesus cume Lo LIem und suId, "AII uuLIorILy In Ieuven und on eurLI Ius been gIven Lo me. TIereIore go und muke dIscIpIes oI uII nuLIons, bupLIzIng LIem In LIe nume oI LIe uLIer und oI LIe Son und oI LIe HoIy SpIrIL, und LeucIIng LIem Lo obey everyLIIng Iuve communded you. And sureIy um wILI you uIwuys, Lo LIe very end oI LIe uge." PIIIIppIuns q:q-; "joy" RejoIce In LIe ord uIwuys. wIII suy IL uguIn: RejoIce! eL your genLIeness be evIdenL Lo uII. TIe ord Is neur. Do noL be unxIous ubouL unyLIIng, buL In every sILuuLIon, by pruyer und peLILIon, wILI LIunksgIvIng, presenL your requesLs Lo God. And LIe peuce oI God, wIIcI Lrunscends uII undersLundIng, wIII guurd your IeurLs und your mInds In CIrIsL Jesus. Proverbs 1:; "obey IoIIness" TIe Ieur oI LIe ORD Is LIe begInnIng oI knowIedge, buL IooIs despIse wIsdom und InsLrucLIon. Proverbs :-6 "promIses" TrusL In LIe ORD wILI uII your IeurL und Ieun noL on your own undersLundIng; In uII your wuys submIL Lo IIm, und Ie wIII muke your puLIs sLruIgIL. Proverbs 1:1 "obey IoIIness" A genLIe unswer Lurns uwuy wruLI, buL u IursI word sLIrs up unger. PsuIm q:8 "IuILI LrusLIng" n peuce wIII IIe down und sIeep, Ior you uIone, ORD, muke me dweII In suIeLy. PsuIm z "ord Is my sIepIerd" TIe ORD Is my sIepIerd, Iuck noLIIng. He mukes me IIe down In green pusLures, Ie Ieuds me besIde quIeL wuLers, Ie reIresIes my souI. He guIdes me uIong LIe rIgIL puLIs Ior IIs nume's suke. Even LIougI wuIk LIrougI LIe durkesL vuIIey, wIII Ieur no evII, Ior you ure wILI me; your rod und your sLuII, LIey comIorL me. You prepure u LubIe beIore me In LIe presence oI my enemIes. You unoInL my Ieud wILI oII; my cup overIIows. SureIy your goodness und Iove wIII IoIIow me uII LIe duys oI my IIIe, und wIII dweII In LIe Iouse oI LIe ORD Iorever. PsuIm :zz "promIses" CusL your cures on LIe ORD und Ie wIII susLuIn you; Ie wIII never IeL LIe rIgILeous be sIuken. PsuIm 6: "IuILI LrusLIng" WIen um uIruId, puL my LrusL In you. PsuIm 1oo:q- "pruIse" EnLer IIs guLes wILI LIunksgIvIng und IIs courLs wILI pruIse; gIve LIunks Lo IIm und pruIse IIs nume. or LIe ORD Is good und IIs Iove endures Iorever; IIs IuILIIuIness conLInues LIrougI uII generuLIons PsuIm 118:zq "joy" TIe ORD Ius done IL LIIs very duy; IeL us rejoIce Loduy und be gIud. PsuIm 11q:11 "IIsLenIng word oI God" Iuve IIdden your word In my IeurL LIuL mIgIL noL sIn uguInsL you. ReveIuLIon q:11 "pruIse" "You ure worLIy, our ord und God, Lo receIve gIory und Ionor und power, Ior you creuLed uII LIIngs, und by your wIII LIey were creuLed und Iuve LIeIr beIng." ReveIuLIon z1:1-z "uIpIu und omegu" TIen suw "u new Ieuven und u new eurLI," Ior LIe IIrsL Ieuven und LIe IIrsL eurLI Iud pussed uwuy, und LIere wus no Ionger uny seu. suw LIe HoIy CILy, LIe new JerusuIem, comIng down ouL oI Ieuven Irom God, prepured us u brIde beuuLIIuIIy dressed Ior Ier Iusbund. ReveIuLIon zz:zo "uIpIu und omegu" He wIo LesLIIIes Lo LIese LIIngs suys, "Yes, um comIng soon." Amen. Come, ord Jesus Romuns 1:16-1; "IuILI LrusLIng" or um noL usIumed oI LIe gospeI, becuuse IL Is LIe power oI God LIuL brIngs suIvuLIon Lo everyone wIo beIIeves: IIrsL Lo LIe Jew, LIen Lo LIe GenLIIe. or In LIe gospeI LIe rIgILeousness oI God Is reveuIed-u rIgILeousness LIuL Is by IuILI Irom IIrsL Lo IusL, jusL us IL Is wrILLen: "TIe rIgILeous wIII IIve by IuILI." Romuns :z "romun roud" Ior uII Iuve sInned und IuII sIorL oI LIe gIory oI God Romuns :8 "romun roud" BuL God demonsLruLes IIs own Iove Ior us In LIIs: WIIIe we were sLIII sInners, CIrIsL dIed Ior us. Romuns 6:z "romun roud" or LIe wuges oI sIn Is deuLI, buL LIe gIIL oI God Is eLernuI IIIe In CIrIsL Jesus our ord Romuns 8:z8 "promIses" And we know LIuL In uII LIIngs God works Ior LIe good oI LIose wIo Iove IIm, wIo Iuve been cuIIed uccordIng Lo IIs purpose. Romuns 1o:q-1o "romun roud" I you decIure wILI your mouLI, "Jesus Is ord," und beIIeve In your IeurL LIuL God ruIsed IIm Irom LIe deud, you wIII be suved. or IL Is wILI your IeurL LIuL you beIIeve und ure jusLIIIed, und IL Is wILI your mouLI LIuL you proIess your IuILI und ure suved Romuns 1z:1-z "obey IoIIness" TIereIore, urge you, broLIers und sIsLers, In vIew oI God's mercy, Lo oIIer your bodIes us u IIvIng sucrIIIce, IoIy und pIeusIng Lo God-LIIs Is your Lrue und proper worsIIp. Do noL conIorm Lo LIe puLLern oI LIIs worId, buL be LrunsIormed by LIe renewIng oI your mInd. TIen you wIII be ubIe Lo LesL und upprove wIuL God's wIII Is-IIs good, pIeusIng und perIecL wIII. Romuns 1z:11-1z "obey IoIIness" Never be IuckIng In zeuI, buL keep your spIrILuuI Iervor, servIng LIe ord. Be joyIuI In Iope, puLIenL In uIIIIcLIon, IuILIIuI In pruyer. Romuns 1z:18 "obey IoIIness" I IL Is possIbIe, us Iur us IL depends on you, IIve uL peuce wILI everyone.