To this very hour we go hungry and thirsty, we are poorly clad and roughly treated, we wander about homeless 1 Corinthians 4:3 NABRE Paul is sharing in his letter to the community at Corinth how inconsequential are the luxuries and pleasantries of the world. He wants the community to…
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Romans 6:9 – November 2, 2021
We know that Christ, raised from the dead, dies no more; death no longer has power over him. Romans 6:9 NABRE Paul writing to the church in Rome focuses on faith, baptism and Christ’s death and resurrection. Paul ties together those who have faith in Christ as members of the…
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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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Christ Jesus, though he was in the form of God, did not regard equality with God something to be grasped. Philippines 2:6 NABRE Paul is writing about the qualities of the Christian community, which he sums up by saying, humbly regard others as more important than yourselves, looking out for…
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We ought to thank God always for you, brothers, as is fitting, because your faith flourishes ever more, and the love of every one of you for one another grows ever greater. 2 Thessalonians 1:3 NABRE In this second letter to the community at Thessalonica, Paul opens with a greeting…
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