Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavens, Ephesians 1:3 NABRE Paul opens his letter to the community at Ephesus repeating the word blessed, it is a word signifying a divine favor or grace.…
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Consider this: whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. 2 Corinthians 9:6 NABRE The text comes from Paul’s letter to the community at Corinth, he is speaking to them about giving generously for a collection that will be taking to another Christian…
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but Jesus said, “Let the children come to me, and do not prevent them; for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.” Matthew 19:14 NABRE Jesus traveled to Judea and a great crowd followed Him. He had a discussion about marriage and then the gospel writer Matthew includes…
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Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the land. Matthew 5:5 NABRE Jesus is teaching what has been referred to as the “Sermon on the Mount.” He wants His disciples to know the way to the best life. He starts with a teaching called the “beatitudes,” meaning blessings or…
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For you know the gracious act of our Lord Jesus Christ, that for your sake he became poor although he was rich, so that by his poverty you might become rich. 2 Corinthians 8:9 NABRE Paul is writing to the community at Corinth, the heart of this section of the…
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