So be imitators of God, as beloved children, and live in love, as Christ loved us and handed himself over for us as a sacrificial offering to God for a fragrant aroma. Ephesians 5:1-2 NABRE Paul is writing to the community at Ephesus with much of the letter discussing how…
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1 John 4:11-12 – July 5, 2019
Beloved, if God so loved us, we also must love one another. No one has ever seen God. Yet, if we love one another, God remains in us, and his love is brought to perfection in us. 1 John 4:11-12 NABRE John’s first letter to his community includes an amazing…
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For God did not give us a spirit of cowardice but rather of power and love and self-control. 2 Timothy 1:7 NABRE Paul is writing to encourage Timothy his beloved disciple and closest friend. Timothy has worked with Paul and is now the leader of a community. Paul is writing…
View More 2 Timothy 1:7 – July 4, 20191 Peter 5:10 – July 3, 2019
The God of all grace who called you to his eternal glory through Christ [Jesus] will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you after you have suffered a little. 1 Peter 5:10 NABRE Peter is ending his letter and concludes with a powerful promise of God’s faithful care. He consoles…
View More 1 Peter 5:10 – July 3, 2019John 14:6 – July 2, 2019
Jesus said to him, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” John 14:6 NABRE Jesus is saying goodbye to His friends, but he is not saying goodbye forever. He wants them to carry the faith they have for…
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