“Offer to God praise as your sacrifice and fulfill your vows to the Most High.
He that offers praise as a sacrifice glorifies me;
and to him that goes the right way I will show the salvation of God.” (Psalm 50: 14, 23 RM)
"Give to the Most High as he has given to you, generously, according to your means.
For the LORD is one who always repays, and he will give back to you sevenfold." (Sirach 35: 12-13)
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"Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, “How hard it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God!” (Mark 10:23 NIV)
"But Jesus looked at them and said, “With men it is impossible, but not with God; for with God all things are possible.”
(Mark 10:27 NKJV)
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"On the day of Pentecost when the seven weeks of Easter had come to an end, Christ's Passover is fulfilled in the outpouring of the Holy Spirit, manifested, given, and communicated as a divine person: of his fullness, Christ, the Lord, pours out the Spirit in abundance." (CCC 731)
Let us ask Abba Father,
"Father of light, from whom every good gift comes, send your Spirit into our lives with the power of a mighty wind, and by the flame of your wisdom open the horizons of our minds. Loosen our tongues to sing your praise, for without your Spirit man can never raise his voice in words of peace or announce the truth that Jesus is Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever. Amen." (Collect, Pentecost Sunday RM)
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"And there are also many other things that Jesus did, which if they were written one by one, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that would be written. Amen."
(John 21:25 NKJV)
"I will send to you the Spirit of truth, says the Lord; he will guide you to all truth." (John 16: 7, 13 RM)
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"But when He, the Spirit of Truth (the Truth-giving Spirit) comes, He will guide you into all the Truth (the whole, full Truth)."
(John 16:13 AMP)
"But when the Father sends the Advocate as my representative—that is, the Holy Spirit—he will teach you everything and will remind you of everything I have told you."
(John 14:26 NLT)
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16 Let us then fearlessly and confidently and boldly draw near to the throne of grace (the throne of God’s unmerited favor to us sinners), that we may receive mercy [for our failures] and find grace to help in good time for every need [appropriate help and well-timed help, coming just when we need it].
(Heb 4:16 AMP)
"Sanctify them [purify, consecrate, separate them for Yourself, make them holy] by the Truth; Your Word is Truth."
(John 17:17 AMP)
"Now I'm turning you over to God, our marvelous God whose gracious Word can make you into what he wants you to be and give you everything you could possibly need in this community of holy friends." (Acts 20:32 MSG)
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We glorify God by accepting with serenity the things we cannot change in our lives.
"I have glorified You on the earth. I have finished the work which You have given Me to do."
(John 17:4 NKJV)
Christ glorified His Father through His Cross. Rejection of our cross is rejection of Jesus Christ.
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"Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you became believers?" (Acts 19: 2 RM)
"But you shall receive power (ability, efficiency, and might) when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you shall be My witnesses in Jerusalem and all Judea and Samaria and to the ends (the very bounds) of the earth."
(Acts 1:8 AMP)
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“Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature. He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned."
(Mark 16:15-16 NKJV)
"And the disciples went everywhere and preached, and the Lord worked through them, confirming what they said by many miraculous signs."
(Mark 16:20 NLT)
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"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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