““Quit your worship charades. I can’t stand your trivial religious games: Monthly conferences, weekly Sabbaths, special meetings— meetings, meetings, meetings—I can’t stand one more! Meetings for this, meetings for that. I hate them! You’ve worn me out! … https://t.co/i68si2AFYk
“Nehemiah said, “Go and enjoy choice food and sweet drinks, and send some to those who have nothing prepared. This day is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.””
Nehemiah 8:10 NIV https://t.co/DGyv1uaoW1
“It is not what goes into your mouth that makes you ritually unclean; rather, what comes out of it makes you unclean.””
Matthew 15:11 GNT https://t.co/t1n4pjw4ef
“The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.”
John 1:14 NIV https://t.co/0t0CTcpeP0
“For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.”
Isaiah 9:6 NIV https://t.co/DRUcPYGxhZ
“But he said, “I must proclaim the good news of the kingdom of God to the other towns also, because that is why I was sent.””
Luke 4:43 NIV https://t.co/XLcJ8pXmvU
“My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one will snatch them out of my hand.”
John 10:27-28 NIV https://t.co/YHNPhr9mhI
“My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry,”
James 1:19 NIV https://t.co/N9XQBa2xad
“Hear my prayer, Lord; let my cry for help come to you. Do not hide your face from me when I am in distress. Turn your ear to me; when I call, answer me quickly.”
Psalms 102:1-2 NIV https://t.co/7h0d0XGnmX
“This is why I, Paul, am in jail for Christ, having taken up the cause of you outsiders, so-called. I take it that you’re familiar with the part I was given in God’s plan for including everybody. I got the inside story on this from God himself, as I just… https://t.co/H3aAbruP6o
“He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say to the Lord, “My refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.””
Psalm 91:1-2 ESV https://t.co/pYJIjPTjzy
“Don't worry about anything, but in all your prayers ask God for what you need, always asking him with a thankful heart.”
Philippians 4:6 GNT https://t.co/E12IHi2oMy
Peace doesn't come from ignoring reality. It comes from focusing on what is true in the midst of it. The world may be uncertain, but God is good. You may feel weak, but God is your strength.
“For we fix our attention, not on things that are seen, but on things that are unseen. What can be seen lasts only for a time, but what cannot be seen lasts forever.”
2 Corinthians 4:18 GNT https://t.co/GCrZkNlkoL
“Christ's message in all its richness must live in your hearts. Teach and instruct one another with all wisdom. Sing psalms, hymns, and sacred songs; sing to God with thanksgiving in your hearts.”
Colossians 3:16 GNT https://t.co/bEQ7V5ZiN4