The more you know who God is and how He works, the more you enjoy His favors.

"May God give you more and more grace and peace as you grow in your knowledge of God and Jesus our Lord."

"By his divine power, God has given us everything we need for living a godly life. We have received all of this by coming to know him, the one who called us to himself by means of his marvelous glory and excellence." (2 Peter 1: 2 - 3 NLT)

"And this is the way to have eternal life -- to know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, the one you sent to earth."  (John 17: 3 NLT)

You enjoy God's favors in proportion to your knowledge of God and Jesus Christ.

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They all ate and were satisfied.

"He fed them with the finest wheat
and satisfied them with honey from the rock."  (Cf.  Psalm 81 (80): 17 RM)

"For I pass on to you what I received from the Lord himself. On the night when he was betrayed, the Lord Jesus took some bread  and gave thanks to God for it. Then he broke it in pieces and said, “This is my body, which is given for you.  Do this in remembrance of me.”

In the same way, he took the cup of wine after supper, saying,“This cup is the new covenant between God and his people — an agreement confirmed with my blood. Do this in remembrance of me as often as you drink it.”  (1 Corinthians 11: 23 - 25 NLT)

I am the living bread that came down from heaven.  Whoever eats this bread will live forever. This bread is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.”  (John 6: 51 NIV)

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Lord have mercy. Christ have mercy.

"Beloved, remember the words spoken beforehand by the Apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Build yourselves up in your most holy faith; pray in the Holy Spirit.
Keep yourselves in the love of God
and wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ that leads to eternal life." (Jude 17, 20b-25 RM)

The Path to Freedom / Victory in Life:
PRAYER AND MERCY!
Ask for Mercy.
Be Merciful.
Completely trust Jesus for Mercy.

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When you ask God for a favor, ask Big. Ask with bold and confident expectation.

 "Jesus replied, “Have faith in God [constantly].   I assure you and most solemnly say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea!’ and  does not doubt in his heart[in God’s unlimited power], but believes that what he says is going to take place, it will be done for him [in accordance with God’s will]."

"For this reason I am telling you, whatever things you ask for in prayer [in accordance with God’s will], believe [with confident trust] that you have received them, and they will be given  to you."  (Mark 11: 22 - 24 AMP)

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Ask Jesus for Mercy. Be Merciful. Completely trust Jesus for Mercy.

Confidently trust Jesus for Mercy.
 
“Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” Mark 10: 47 NIV)

"Many rebuked him and told him to be quiet, but he shouted all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”  (Mark 10: 48 NIV)

“What do you want me to do for you?” Jesus asked him.
The blind man (Bartimaeus) said, “Rabbi, I want to see.”

“Go,” said Jesus, “your faith has healed you.”  Immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus along the road."
(Mark 10 : 51 - 52 NIV)

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By redeeming us, Jesus has strengthened the bars of our gates and granted peace in our borders.

"Realizing that you were ransomed from your futile conduct, handed on by your ancestors, not with perishable things like silver or gold   but with the precious blood of Christ as of a spotless unblemished lamb."  (1 Peter: 18-19 NABRE)

"Since you have purified yourselves by obedience to the truth for sincere mutual love, love one another intensely from a [pure] heart."  (1 Peter 1: 22 NABRE)

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I will sing to the Lord who has been bountiful with me.

"Then Peter began to speak up. “We’ve given up everything to follow you,” he said.

“Yes,” Jesus replied, “and I assure you that everyone who has given up house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or property, for my sake and for the Good News,   will receive now in return a hundred times as many houses, brothers, sisters, mothers, children, and property — along with persecution. And in the world to come that person will have eternal life." (Mark 10: 28 -  30 NLT)

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Is money threatening the salvation of your soul?

"Looking at him, Jesus felt a love (high regard, compassion) for him, and He said to him, “You lack one thing: go and sell all your property and give [the money]to the poor, and you will have[abundant] treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me[becoming My disciple, believing and trusting in Me and walking the same path of life that I walk].”

But the man was saddened at Jesus’ words, and he left grieving, because he owned much property and had many possessions [which he treasured more than his relationship with God]."  (Mark 10: 21 -  22 AMP)

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We confess the Eternal Holy Trinity and Undivided Unity.

Today is the Solemn Feast of the Most Holy Trinity, Father, Son, and the Holy Spirit.

"We confidently and joyfully look forward to sharing God’s glory.

"We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they help us develop endurance.   And endurance develops strength of character, and character strengthens our confident hope of salvation.   And this hope will not lead to disappointment. For we know how dearly God loves us, because he has given us the Holy Spirit to fill our hearts with his love." (Romans 5: 2-5 NLT)

Glory be to the Father, and to  the Son, and to the Holy Spirit as it was in the beginning is now and ever shall be world without end.  Amen.

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Let my prayer come like incense before You.

"Are any of you suffering hardships? You should pray. Are any of you happy? You should sing praises.   Are any of you sick? You should call for the elders of the church to come and pray over you, anointing you with oil in the name of the Lord.   Such a prayer offered in faith will heal the sick, and the Lord will make you well. And if you have committed any sins, you will be forgiven."  (James 5: 13 -  15 NLT)

"The heartfelt and persistent prayer of a righteous man (believer) can accomplish much [when put into action and made effective by God — it is dynamic and can have tremendous power]."  (James 5: 16 AMP)

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No Complain. No Criticize. No Condemn.

"Don’t grumble against one another, brothers and sisters, or you will be judged. The Judge is standing at the door!"  (James 5: 9 NIV)

No Complain.  No Criticize.  No Condemn.

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Blessed are the poor in spirit; the Kingdom of Heaven is theirs.

To trust in wealth is to trust in folly.

"So don’t be impressed with those who get rich and pile up fame and fortune.
They can’t take it with them;
 fame and fortune all get left behind.
Just when they think they’ve arrived
and folks praise them because they’ve made good,
They enter the family burial plot where they’ll never see sunshine again."  (Psalm 49: 16 - 19 MSG)

"You have spent your years on earth in luxury, satisfying your every desire. You have fattened yourselves for the day of slaughter."  (James 5: 5 NLT)

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Blessed are the poor in spirit; the Kingdom of Heaven is theirs.

To trust in wealth is to trust in folly.

"So don’t be impressed with those who get rich and pile up fame and fortune.
They can’t take it with them;
 fame and fortune all get left behind.
Just when they think they’ve arrived
and folks praise them because they’ve made good,
They enter the family burial plot where they’ll never see sunshine again."  (Psalm 49: 16 - 19 MSG)

"You have spent your years on earth in luxury, satisfying your every desire. You have fattened yourselves for the day of slaughter."  (James 5: 5 NLT)

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No one can pay the price to redeem his life. You would never have enough.

“Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me."  (Matthew 16: 24 NIV)

 “If you cling to your life, you will lose it; but if you give it up for me, you will save it."  (Matthew 10: 39 TLB)

"Why should I fear when trouble comes,
when enemies surround me? They trust in their wealth and boast of great riches."  (Psalm 49: 5-6 NLT)

The Eucharist gives us the determination to be faithful in bearing witness to Jesus and victorious in suffering.  Never miss the Eucharist!

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Cast your cares upon the Lord and He will support you.

"What is causing the quarrels and fights among you? Isn’t it because there is a whole army of evil desires within you?You want what you don’t have, so you kill to get it. You long for what others have, and can’t afford it, so you start a fight to take it away from them. And yet the reason you don’t have what you want is that you don’t ask God for it.   And  even when you do ask you don’t get it because your whole aim is wrong — you want only what will give you pleasure."  (James 4: 1-3 TLB)

 “God is opposed to the proud and haughty, but[continually] gives [the gift of] grace to the humble [who turn away from self - righteousness].”   So submit to [the authority of] God. Resist the devil [stand firm against him] and he will flee from you."  (James 4 : 6-7 AMP)

"Be humble before the Lord, and he will make you great."  (James 4: 10 ERV)

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I do believe. Help my unbelief O Lord!

"But if you can do anything, take pity on us and help us.”

“‘If you can’?” said Jesus.   “Everything is possible for one who believes.”

 Immediately the boy’s father exclaimed, “I do believe; help me overcome my unbelief!” (Mark 9: 22-24 NIV)

"Afterward, when Jesus was alone in the house with his disciples, they asked him, “Why couldn’t we cast out that evil spirit?”

"Jesus replied, “This kind can be cast out only by prayer.”  (Mark 9: 28 - 29 NLT)

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Come Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of Your faithful.

 "Again Jesus said, “Peace be with you!As the Father has sent me, I am sending you.”    And with that he breathed on them and said, “Receive the Holy Spirit.   If you forgive anyone’s sins, their sins are forgiven; if you do not forgive them, they are not forgiven.” (John 20: 21-23 NIV)

"They were all filled with the Holy Spirit
and spoke of the marvels of God, alleluia."  (Acts 2: 4, 11 RM)

"The love of God has been poured into our hearts through the Spirit of God dwelling within us, alleluia."  (Rom 5: 5; cf. 8: 11 RM)

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As fruit bearer, whatever you ask the Father in my Name, He will give you.

"You didn’t choose me, remember; I chose you, and put you in the world to bear fruit, fruit that won’t spoil. As fruit bearers, whatever you ask the Father in relation to me, he gives you."  (John 15: 16 MSG)

"I will bear witness to You in the world O Lord.  I will spread the knowledge of Your name among my brothers and sisters.  (Psalm 17: 50 ; 21:23 RM)

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Praise the Lord my soul; forget not how He forgave all your sins.

"You have changed my mourning into dancing, O Lord,
and have girded me with joy, alleluia." 
(Cf. Psalm 30 (29): 12 RM)

"Bless the LORD, O my soul; and all my being, bless his holy name.
Bless the LORD, O my soul,
and forget not all his benefits.

The Lord works righteousness and justice for all the oppressed

For as the heavens are high above the earth, so surpassing is his kindness toward those who fear him.
As far as the east is from the west,
 so far has he put our transgressions from us." (Psalm 103: 1-2, 11-12 RM)

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I find my delight in Your Presence, O Lord!

Keep me safe, O God; you are my hope.
 
Keep me, O God, for in you I take refuge;
   I say to the LORD, “My Lord are  you.”
O LORD, my allotted portion and my cup,
   you it is who hold fast my lot.

 Keep me safe, O God; you are my hope.
 
I bless the LORD who counsels me;
   even in the night my heart exhorts me.
I set the LORD ever before me;
   with him at my right hand I shall not be disturbed.

Keep me safe, O God; you are my hope.
 
You will show me the path to life,
   fullness of joys in your presence,
   the delights at your right hand forever.

Keep me safe, O God; you are my hope. (Psalm 16 RM)

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Consecrate us in the truth; Your Word is Truth.

"Keep watch over yourselves and all the flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers.   Be shepherds of the church of God,  which he bought with his own blood.  I know that after I leave, savage wolves will come in among you and will not spare the flock. "  (Acts 20 : 28-29 NIV)

"And now I commend you to God and to that gracious word of his that can build you up and give you the inheritance among all who are consecrated."  (Acts 20 :32  NABRE)

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I proclaimed to you the entire plan of salvation.

 "And I did not at all shrink from telling you what was for your benefit, or from teaching you in public or in your  homes.   I earnestly bore witness for both Jews and Greeks to repentance before God and to faith in our Lord Jesus."  (Acts 20 - 21 NABRE)

"The Holy Spirit has been warning me that imprisonment and hardships await me.  Yet I consider life of no importance to me, if only I may finish my course and the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus, to bear witness to the gospel of God’s grace."  (Acts 20: 23 -  24 NABRE)

"I did not shrink from proclaiming to you the entire plan of God" (Acts 20: 27 NABRE)

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When did you receive the Holy Spirit?

“Did you receive the Holy Spirit when  you believed?”

They answered, “No, we have not even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.”  (Acts 19: 2 NIV)

"Paul said, “John’s baptism called for repentance from sin. But John himself told the people to believe in the one who would come later, meaning Jesus.”

"As soon as they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.   Then when Paul laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they spoke in other tongues  and prophesied."  (Acts 19: 4 - 6 NLT)

"But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, throughout Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”  (Acts 1: 8 NABRE)

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You will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you.

"After his suffering, he presented himself to them and gave many convincing proofs that he was alive. He appeared to them over a period of forty days and spoke about the kingdom of God."  (Acts 1: 3 NIV)

"While meeting with them, he enjoined them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for “the promise of the Father about which you have heard me speak. " (Acts 1 : 4 NABRE)

"But you will receive power when the holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, throughout Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”  (Acts 1: 8 NLT)

"I will bear witness to You in the world O Lord.  I will spread the knowledge of Your name among my brothers and sisters."  (Psalm 17: 50 ; 21:23 RM)

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Abba Father will grant the request you ask Him in My Name.

"At that time you won’t need to ask me for anything. I tell you the truth, you will ask the Father directly, and he will grant your request because you use my name." (John 16: 23 NLT)

"O chosen people, proclaim the mighty works of him
who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light, alleluia."  (Cf. 1 Pt 2: 9 RM)

Abba Father, give us the grace to be docile to the Holy Spirit so that we can proclaim Your wonderful works to the world.

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I will not leave you orphans.

Behold, I am with you always.

"One night the Lord spoke to Paul in a vision: “Do not be afraid; keep on speaking, do not be silent.   For I am with you, and no one is going to attack and harm you, because I have many people in this city.”  (Acts  18: 9 - 10 NIV)

"You have redeemed us, Lord, by your Blood,
from every tribe and tongue and people and nation,
and have made us into a kingdom, priests for our God, alleluia."  (Revelation 5: 9 - 10 RM)

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If the Lord asks you to wait, wait for Him.

"Jesus saw [knew; was aware] that the followers [disciples] wanted to ask him about this, so he said to them, “Are you asking each other [discussing among yourselves] what I meant when I said, ‘After a little while you will not see me, and then after a little while you will see me again’?

I tell you the truth [L Truly, truly I say to you], you will cry and be sad[weep and mourn/lament], but the world will be happy. You will be sad [grieve; have pain], but your sadness [grief; pain]will become joy." (John 16: 19-20 EXB)

"It will be like a woman suffering the pains of labor. When her child is born, her anguish gives way to joy because she has brought a new baby into the world." (John 16: 21 NLT)

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I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord and giver of life.

The Holy Spirit reveals the truth about God.

"But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all the truth.   He will not speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you what is yet to come."  (John 16: 13

"Then when the actual day of Pentecost came they were all assembled together........ They were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in different languages as the Spirit gave them power to proclaim his message."  (Acts 2: 1-4 Phillips)

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Believe what you read. Teach what you believe. Practice what you teach.

"Let me now remind you, dear brothers and sisters, of the Good News I preached to you before. You welcomed it then, and you still stand firm in it.   It is this Good News that saves you if you continue to believe the message I told you—unless, of course, you believed something that was never true in the first place.

I passed on to you what was most important and what had also been passed on to me. Christ died for our sins, just as the Scriptures said.   He was buried, and he was raised from the dead on the third day, just as the Scriptures said.   He was seen by Peter and then by the Twelve."  (1 Corinthians 15: 1-5 NLT)

Believe what you read. Teach what you believe. Practice what you teach.

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I want you to tell people all that I have done for you.

 You also will share with people what Jesus has done for you.

“I will send you the ·Helper [Counselor; Advocate;  the Holy Spirit] from the Father; he is the Spirit of truth who comes from the Father. When he comes, he will ·tell [testify; witness] about me,  and you also must ·tell people [testify; witness]about me, because you have been with me from the beginning."  (John 15: 26 - 27 EXB)

"I will bear witness to You in the world O Lord.  I will spread the knowledge of Your name among my brothers and sisters.  (Psalm 17: 50 ; 21:23 RM)

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We are sorry that people without authority are upsetting and confusing you.

Authority is core to the life and survival of the Church.

"This is the letter they took along with them:
“From: The apostles, elders and brothers at Jerusalem.

“To: The Gentile brothers in Antioch, Syria and Cilicia. Greetings!"

"We heard that some men from our church went to you and said things that confused and upset you. Mind you, they had no authority from us; we didn’t send them. We have agreed unanimously to pick representatives and send them to you with our good friends Barnabas and Paul. We picked men we knew you could trust, Judas and Silas—they’ve looked death in the face time and again for the sake of our Master Jesus Christ. We’ve sent them to confirm in a face-to-face meeting with you what we’ve written." (Acts 15: 24 -  27 MSG)

It is the will of Jesus Christ that the Church be constituted to function under proper authority: "Apostles and Elders."

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If they persecuted Me, they will also persecute you.

If you have decided to follow Jesus, be prepared for trials.

"Remember what I told you: ‘A servant is not greater than his master.’   If they persecuted me, they will persecute you also.  If they obeyed my teaching, they will obey yours also.   They will treat you this way because of my name, for they do not know the one who sent me."
(John 15: 20 -  21 NIV)

“Get up and prepare for action.
Go out and tell them everything I tell you to say.
Do not be afraid of them, or I will make you look foolish in front of them. For see, today I have made you strong like a fortified city that cannot be captured, like an iron pillar or a bronze wall.
You will stand against the whole land — the kings, officials, priests, and people of Judah.
They will fight you, but they will fail.
For I am with you, and I will take care of you. I, the Lord, have spoken!” (Jeremiah 1: 17 - 19 NLT)

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I will bear witness to You in the world O Jesus!

"You did not choose me; I chose you. And I ·gave you this work: [appointed you]to go and produce fruit, fruit that will ·last[remain; abide]. Then the Father will give you anything you ask for in my name."  (John 15: 16 EXB)

"I will bear witness to You in the world O Lord.  I will spread the knowledge of Your name among my brothers and sisters.  (Psalm 17: 50 ; 21:23 RM)

Happy Feast Day St Catherine of Sienna, Virgin and Doctor of the Church.

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My sheep hear my voice and they follow Me.

"Jesus said to his disciples:
“As the Father loves me, so I also love you.
Remain in my love.
If you keep my commandments, you will remain in my love,
   just as I have kept my Father’s commandments
   and remain in his love.

“I have told you this so that
   my joy might be in you and
   your joy might be complete.”  (John 15: 9-11 RM)

What are the commandments of Jesus?  Principally, the Ten Commandments and the Beatitudes.

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If you remain in me, you will bear much fruit.

“I am the true vine, and my Father is the vine grower.2He takes away every branch in me that does not bear fruit, and every one that does he prunes so that it bears more fruit."  (John 15: 1-2 NABRE)

"Remain in me, as I remain in you. Just as a branch cannot bear fruit on its own unless it remains on the vine, so neither can you unless you remain in me.5I am the vine, you are the branches. Whoever remains in me and I in him will bear much fruit, because without me you can do nothing."  (John 15: 4 - 5 NABRE)

If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask for whatever you want and it will be done for you.8By this is my Father glorified, that you bear much fruit and become my disciples."  (John 15: 7 - 8 NABRE).

Receive My Peace and Live in My Peace.

"Peace I leave with you; My [own] peace I now give and bequeath to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Do not let your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid. [Stop allowing yourselves to be agitated and disturbed; and do not permit yourselves to be fearful and intimidated and cowardly and unsettled.]"   (John 14:27 AMP)

"Let the peace ·that Christ gives [of Christ] ·control [rule; arbitrate] your ·thinking [hearts], because you were all called together in one body [the church as the body of Christ] to have peace. Always be thankful."
(Colossians 3:15 EXB)

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Jesus give us a child-like mind and spirit.

"Clothe yourselves with humility
in your dealings with one another, for:  God opposes the proud but bestows favor on the humble.

So humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God,
"that he may exalt you in due time.
Cast all your worries upon him because he cares for you."  (1Peter 5: 5-6  NABRE)

Be sober and vigilant through prayer and the word of God.

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BEHOLD, I MAKE ALL THINGS NEW!

"I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Behold, God’s dwelling is with the  human  race.  He will dwell with them and they will be his people  and God himself will always be with them [as their God].  He will wipe every tear from their eyes, and there shall be no more death or mourning, wailing or pain, [for] the old order has passed away.”

"The one who sat on the throne  said, “Behold, I make all things new.” Then he said, “Write these words down, for they are trustworthy and true.”   (Revelation 21: 3 - 5 NABRE)

Lord Jesus, make our hearts new, so that we can love as You loved us.

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If you remain in my word, you will truly be my disciples.

"‘I have made you a light to the Gentiles, to bring salvation to the farthest corners of the earth.’”
(Acts 13:47 NLT)

"And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son.  You may ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it."    (John 14:13-14 NIV)

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Why are your hearts troubled and confused?

"DO NOT let your hearts be troubled (distressed, agitated). You believe in and adhere to and trust in and rely on God; believe in and adhere to and trust in and rely also on Me."
(John 14:1 AMP)

"My Father’s house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you?"
(John 14:2 NIV)

"And He said to them, Why are you disturbed and troubled, and why do such doubts and questionings arise in your hearts?" (Luke 24:38 AMP)

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If you understand this, blessed are you if you do it.

"If you know these things, blessed and happy and to be envied are you if you practice them [if you act accordingly and really do them]."
(John 13:17 AMP)

We are changed/transformed not by what we know but by what we do every day.

"Sow a thought and you reap an action; sow an act and you reap a habit; sow a habit and you reap a character; sow a character and you reap a destiny."

It is true that our character will become your destiny.  Scripture admonishes us to be extremely careful about the thought we allow into our mind.

"Now that you know these things, you will be blessed if you do them."
(John 13:17 NIV)

Your life can be transformed totally by 5 minutes of prayer and 10 minutes with the word of God.  If you do it every day.  God Never Fails!

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Yes Lord, I will bear witness to You in the world.

"I have chosen you from the world, says the Lord, and have appointed you to go out and bear fruit, fruit that will last."
(Cf. John 15: 16, 19 RM)

"While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.”   So after they had fasted and prayed, they placed their hands on them and sent them off."   (Acts 13:2-3 NIV)

"I will bear witness to You in the world O Lord. I will spread the knowledge of your name among my brothers and sisters."  (Cf. Ps 18 (17): 50; 22 (21): 23  RM)

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My Lord and My God!

"Jesus answered them, I have told you so, yet you do not believe Me [you do not trust Me and rely on Me]. The very works that I do by the power of My Father and in My Father’s name bear witness concerning Me [they are My credentials and evidence in support of Me]."  (John 10:25 AMP)

"But you don’t believe me because you are not my sheep.  My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me."  (John 10:26-27 NLT)

"The Father and I are one.”
(John 10:30 NLT)

Jesus the Christ is true God and true Man.  Not 50% God and 50 % Man.  But 100% God and 100% Man.  This is a great mystery.  We believe even though we do not understand.

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The Narrowgate leads to a rich and satisfying life.

The Thief and the Good Shepherd.
The Broadway and the Narrowgate.

"Yes, I am the gate. Those who come in through me will be saved. They will come and go freely and will find good pastures.

The thief’s purpose is to steal and kill and destroy. My purpose is to give them a rich and satisfying life."
(John 10:9-10 NLT)

“Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it.  But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it."  (Matthew 7:13-14 NIV)

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Have you washed your robe in the Blood of the Lamb?

"After this I saw a vast crowd, too great to count, from every nation and tribe and people and language, standing in front of the throne and before the Lamb. They were clothed in white robes and held palm branches in their hands."
(Revelation 7:9 NLT)

"These are they who have come out of the great tribulation (persecution), and have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb."
(Revelation 7:14 AMP)

"‘Never again will they hunger; never again will they thirst. The sun will not beat down on them,’ nor any scorching heat..... ‘And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.’”   (Revelation 7:16-17 NIV)

Have you washed your robe in the Blood of the Lamb?

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Your word Lord, are Spirit and life.

"The Spirit alone gives eternal life. Human effort accomplishes nothing. And the very words I have spoken to you are spirit and life."
(John 6:63 NLT)

The Holy Spirit gives us life through the Eucharist.  The Eucharist is the Real Flesh, the Real Blood, the Real Presence of Jesus the Christ.

"When His disciples heard this, many of them said, This is a hard and difficult and strange saying (an offensive and unbearable message). Who can stand to hear it? [Who can be expected to listen to such teaching?]"  (John 6:60 AMP)

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Whoever eats My flesh and drinks My blood remains in Me and I in him.

 “How can this man give us [his] flesh to eat?” 

 "Jesus said to them, “Amen, amen, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you do not have life within you.  Whoever eats  my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him on the last day." 

"For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink.  Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me and I in him."  (John 6: 52 -  56 NABRE)

The Eucharist is the medicine of immortality.  (St Ignatius of Antioch)

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For those who honor my Sacred Heart, I will give them all the graces necessary in their state of life.

"Amen, amen, I say to you, whoever believes has eternal life."  (John 6: 47 NABRE)

"Now this is eternal life, that they should know you, the only true God, and the one whom you sent, Jesus Christ."  (John 17: 3 NABRE)

Eternal life is knowing God and knowing how He works.
Eternal life is knowing that Jesus is true God and true Man.
Eternal life is belief in Jesus as Savior and Redeemer of all mankind.
Eternal life is a gift of Jesus.
Eternal life begins here and now.

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Those who love their life in world will lose it.

"Saul was one of the witnesses, and he agreed completely with the killing of Stephen.   A great wave of persecution began that day, sweeping over the church in Jerusalem; and all the believers except the apostles were scattered through the regions of Judea and Samaria. 

(Some devout men came and buried Stephen with great mourning.)  But Saul was going everywhere to destroy the church. He went from house to house, dragging out both men and women to throw them into prison."
(Acts 8:1-3 NLT)

"Amen, amen, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains just a grain of wheat; but if it dies, it produces much fruit."  (John 12: 24 NABRE)

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I am the Bread of Life ; whoever comes to me will never hunger.

"Then they said to Him, Lord, give us this bread always (all the time)!"
(John 6:34 AMP)

"Jesus replied, I am the Bread of Life. He who comes to Me will never be hungry, and he who believes in and cleaves to and trusts in and relies on Me will never thirst any more (at any time).
(John 6:35 NIV)

"It takes more than bread to stay alive. It takes a steady stream of words from God's mouth."
(Matt 4:4 MSG)

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Don't be consumed by perishable stuff

"But don’t be so concerned about perishable things like food. Spend your energy seeking the eternal life that the Son of Man can give you. For God the Father has given me the seal of his approval.”   (John 6:
27)

" But Jesus told him, “No! The Scriptures say, ‘People do not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”  (Matthew 4:4 NLT)

"But He replied, It has been written, Man shall not live and be upheld and sustained by bread alone, but by every word that comes forth from the mouth of God."
(Matthew 4:4 AMP)

"Jesus answered by quoting Deuteronomy: "It takes more than bread to stay alive. It takes a steady stream of words from God's mouth."   (Matthew 4:4 MSG)

"They replied, “We want to perform God’s works, too. What should we do?”   

"Jesus told them, “This is the only work God wants from you: Believe in the one he has sent.”
(John 6:27-29 NLT)

What is bread 🍞? Example:
1. Health
2. Family
3. Money
4. Job
5. Tools/Possessions
6. Food
7. Future

All the above are perishable stuff.  (John 6: 27)

"But don’t be so concerned about perishable things like food. Spend your energy seeking the eternal life that the Son of Man can give you. For God the Father has given me the seal of his approval.”   (John 6:
27)

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They got into the boats and came to town looking for Jesus.

"But don’t be so concerned about perishable things like food. Spend your energy seeking the eternal life that the Son of Man can give you. For God the Father has given me the seal of his approval.”   

They replied, “We want to perform God’s works, too. What should we do?”   

"Jesus told them, “This is the only work God wants from you: Believe in the one he has sent.”
(John 6:27-29 NLT)

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