"But you are the ones chosen by God, chosen for the high calling of priestly work, chosen to be a holy people, God's instruments to do his work and speak out for him, to tell others of the night-and-day difference he made for you—from nothing to something, from rejected to accepted."
(1 Pet 2:9 - 10MSG)
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"I assure you, most solemnly I tell you, that you shall weep and grieve, but the world will rejoice. You will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will be turned into joy."
" So for the present you are also in sorrow (in distress and depressed); but I will see you again and [then] your heart will rejoice, and no one can take from you your joy (gladness, delight)."
(John 16: 20 - 22 AMP)
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"You are My friends if you keep on doing the things which I command you to do." (John 15:14 AMP)
"This is my command: Love each other."
(John 15:17 NLT)
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"I have chosen you from the world, says the Lord,
and have appointed you to go and bear fruit, fruit that will last, alleluia." (John 15: 16, 19 RM)
"I will be a witness to You in the world O Lord. I will spread the knowledge of your name among my brothers, Alleluia! " (Psalm 18:50; 22 :23 RM)
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"Sirs, what do I have to do to be saved, to really live?"
They said, "Put your entire trust in the Master Jesus. Then you'll live as you were meant to live—and everyone in your house included!"
(Acts 16: 30 - 31 MSG)
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“When the Advocate comes whom I will send you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father, he will testify to me.
And you also testify, because you have been with me from the beginning." (See John 15: 26 - 16 RM)
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"If you [really] love Me, you will keep (obey) My commands. 16 And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Comforter (Counselor, Helper, Intercessor, Advocate, Strengthener, and Standby), that He may remain with you forever"— (John 14:15-16 AMP)
"While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell upon all those who heard the word."
(Acts 10:44 NKJV)
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5 “I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.
(John 15:5 NIV)
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"Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid." (John 14:27 NIV)
" And he will be called: Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace." (Is 9:6 NLT)
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Do you know that Satan is a master of deceit?
"I have come as a light into the world, so that no one who has faith in me will go on living in the dark." (John 12:46 BBE)
"But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin."
(1John 1:7 NIV)
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Have you learned to recognize the voice of Jesus and to follow Him wherever He leads?
"My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me.
I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one can snatch them away from me." (John 10:27-28 NLT)
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What is abundant life according to Jesus?
"I came that they may have and enjoy life, and have it in abundance (to the full, till it overflows)." (John 10:10 AMP)
"Now this is eternal life: that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent." (John 17:3 NIV)
Jesus Christ is the Source and Cause of Abundant life.
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How do you treat Abba Father? A loving and caring Daddy or a Tyrant?
"See how very much our Father loves us, for he calls us his children, and that is what we are!" (1John 3:1 NLT)
"Beloved, we are [even here and] now God’s children; it is not yet disclosed (made clear) what we shall be [hereafter], but we know that when He comes and is manifested, we shall [as God’s children] resemble and be like Him, for we shall see Him just as He [really] is." (1John 3:2 AMP)
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How do you accept delays, disappointments and setbacks in life?
"Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time."
(1Pet 5:6 NIV)
"Give all your worries and cares to God, for he cares about you." (1Pet 5:7 NLT)
"And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast." (1Pet 5:10 NIV)
Amen!
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St Ignatius of Antioch(107 AD), an early Church Father said that the Flesh and Blood of Jesus is the medicine of immortality, the antidote against death. Why is this true?
"He who feeds on My flesh and drinks My blood has (possesses now) eternal life, and I will raise him up [from the dead] on the last day.
For My flesh is true and genuine food, and My blood is true and genuine drink."
(John 6:54-55 AMP)
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“How can this man give us his flesh to eat?” (John 6:52 NIV)
Because All things are possible for God.
"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)
“I tell you the truth, anyone who believes has eternal life. Yes, I am the bread of life!"
(John 6:47-48 NLT)
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Have you learned to recognize the voice of Jesus and to follow Him wherever He leads?
"For this is My Father’s will and His purpose, that everyone who sees the Son and believes in and cleaves to and trusts in and relies on Him should have eternal life, and I will raise him up [from the dead] at the last day." (John 6:40 AMP)
"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)
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Every day we face the choice between the Bread of Life and the Bread of anxious Care.
"And Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life. He who comes to Me shall never hunger, and he who believes in Me shall never thirst."
(John 6:35 NKJV)
"He who eats My flesh and drinks My blood abides in Me, and I in him." (John 6:56 NKJV)
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Can man made of body and soul feed only the body?
"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)
"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 NLT)
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