SCRIPTURES FOR 2021
2 Corinthians 5:17 -
17 Therefore if any man [be] in Christ, [he is] a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.
Isaiah 43:18-19 -
18 Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old.
19 Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, [and] rivers in the desert.Matthew 5:16 - Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.
Romans 13:11-13 -
11 And that, knowing the time, that now [it is] high time to awake out of sleep: for now [is] our salvation nearer than when we believed.12 The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light. 13 Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying. Hebrews 10:24-25 -
24 And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works:25 Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some [is]; but exhorting [one another]: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching. 2 Peter 1:3-10 -
3 According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that [pertain] unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue:4 Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust. 5 And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; 6 And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness; 7 And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity. 8 For if these things be in you, and abound, they make [you that ye shall] neither [be] barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9 But he that lacketh these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins. 10 Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall: Psalms 34:8 -
8 O taste and see that the LORD [is] good: blessed [is] the man [that] trusteth in him.
Romans 12:1 -
1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, [which is] your reasonable service.
1 Chronicles 4:10 -
10 And Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that thou wouldest bless me indeed, and enlarge my coast, and that thine hand might be with me, and that thou wouldest keep [me] from evil, that it may not grieve me! And God granted him that which he requested.
Exodus 40:2 -
2 On the first day of the first month shalt thou set up the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation.
Romans 14:11 -
11 For it is written, [As] I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God.
Matthew 11:6 -
6 And blessed is [he], whosoever shall not be offended in me.
Jeremiah 29:11 -
11 For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.
Ecclesiastes 1:9-10 -
9 The thing that hath been, it [is that] which shall be; and that which is done [is] that which shall be done: and [there is] no new [thing] under the sun.10 Is there [any] thing whereof it may be said, See, this [is] new? it hath been already of old time, which was before us. Zephaniah 3:17 -
17 The LORD thy God in the midst of thee [is] mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing.
Philippians 2:8-11 -
8 And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.9 Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name: 10 That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of [things] in heaven, and [things] in earth, and [things] under the earth; 11 And [that] every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ [is] Lord, to the glory of God the Father. |
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A WORD SPOKEN AS A TESTIMONY AND SUBMITTED BY SIS. PRINCESS JONES ON SUNDAY 2/13/22: "A thought How do you help someone who has lost faith in God through the pain? And the new feelings of disbelief? What do I say to help them navigate? How do I avoid putting them in a place where they feel as though I am being overzealous or too righteous in my response? We experience heartaches and pains and loss and suffering- how do we as Christians justify a God who allows it? What is the right thing to say? Is there a right thing to say? This is hard for me because I don’t find myself blaming God for my issues... I think it’s important for me to explore why. Maybe my answers will be there. Why don’t I blame God for my issues? I think it’s because when I think about the Bible and creation and I see and remember what happened in the garden: At the beginning of time you had two people who consciously made a decision to disobey God, and it completely changed the relationship between God and his creation. It introduced death, it introduced pain, and introduced suffering- this is something we inherited. And now because of that action, we are now born into sin and we have a savior in Jesus; who died for us. He shed blood so that we could freely come to him despite all of the pain and suffering and everything that is wrong with the world and humanity... Despite all of it, God loves us. He loves us so much that he rolled himself into flesh and gave his life for us so that the veil can be torn down and we could have a much closer relationship with Him, because of the pain and the suffering and the hurt and the sin that exists in this world. We need him! His guidance and peace! We suffer to grow close to God. And that is not something easily swallowed- especially for the nonbeliever. Where do we put this? How do we move forward in conversation with someone who doesn’t believe in God the way that we do? How do we tell them that their suffering is for someone that they don’t know they don’t see they don’t experience? Where do we go from that point? Maybe it’s about building strength? Maybe it’s about longevity and perseverance and character-building? Maybe we suffer to grow. Aren’t there sayings about trying times making one greater? The storms help us to better prepare for the next one, right? It’s not possible to go through life without some type of suffering. So we have to be equipped to handle it and navigate it. Experience is the best teacher, right? We endure, we learn, we shift, and then we persevere and prosper. In this, we find purpose and reason. We find peace." Princess Jones Real Estate Advisor 414-531.2411 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 3:16
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It will always give a Christian the greatest calm, quiet, ease, and peace, to think of the perfect righteousness of Christ. How often are the saints of God downcast and sad! I do not think they ought to be. I do not think they would if they could always see their perfection in Christ. There are some who are always talking about corruption, and the depravity of the heart, and the innate evil of the soul. This is quite true, but why not go a little further, and remember that we are "perfect in Christ Jesus." It is no wonder that those who are dwelling upon their own corruption should wear such downcast looks; but surely if we call to mind that "Christ is made unto us righteousness," we shall be of good cheer. What though distresses afflict me, though Satan assault me, though there may be many things to be experienced before I get to heaven, those are done for me in the covenant of divine grace; there is nothing wanting in my Lord, Christ hath done it all. On the cross he said, "It is finished!" and if it be finished, then am I complete in him, and can rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory, "Not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith." You will not find on this side heaven a holier people than those who receive into their hearts the doctrine of Christ's righteousness. When the believer says, "I live on Christ alone; I rest on him solely for salvation; and I believe that, however unworthy, I am still saved in Jesus;" then there rises up as a motive of gratitude this thought - "Shall I not live to Christ? Shall I not love him and serve him, seeing that I am saved by his merits?" "The love of Christ constraineth us," "that they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves but unto him which died for them." If saved by imputed righteousness, we shall greatly value imparted righteousness.