7 Don’t be deceived. God is not mocked, for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap. 8 For he who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption. But he who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life. 9 Let’s not be weary in doing good, for we will reap in due season, if we don’t give up. 10 So then, as we have opportunity, let’s do what is good toward all men, and especially toward…
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Let the earth rejoice!
Let the multitude of islands be glad!
2 Clouds and darkness are around him.
Righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.
3 A fire goes before him,
and burns up his adversaries on every side.
4 His lightning lights up…Heavenly father
give us grace today to work in your vineyard, trusting you to give us what we need.1 “For the Kingdom of Heaven is like a man who was the master of a household,
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who went out early in the morning to hire labourers for his vineyard.
2 When he had agreed with the labourers for a denarius a day, he sent them into his vineyard.
3 He went out about the third hour, and saw others…Heavenly Father
give us grace today to think as you think, and to be humble1 “I am inquired of by those who didn’t ask.
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I am found by those who didn’t seek me.
I said, ‘See me, see me,’ to a nation that was not called by my name.
2 I have spread out my hands all day to a rebellious people,
who walk in a way that is not good, after their own…Heavenly Father
Give us grace today to be aware within ourselves of hate, and what leads to hate, and to turn away from it.7 Brothers, I write no new commandment to you,
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but an old commandment which you had from the beginning.
The old commandment is the word which you heard from the beginning.
8 Again, I write a new commandment to you, which is true in him and in you;
because the darkness is passing away and the true…Heavenly father
give us grace today to see the life of kingdom of heaven for what it is and leave everything else.27 Then Peter answered, “Behold, we have left everything and followed you. What then will we have?”
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28 Jesus said to them, “Most certainly I tell you that you who have followed me,
in the regeneration when the Son of Man will sit on the throne of his glory,
you also will sit on twelve thrones,…13 Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.
10 Say among the nations, “Yahweh reigns.”
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The world is also established.
It can’t be moved.
He will judge the peoples with equity.
11 Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice.
Let the sea roar, and its fullness!
12 Let the field and all that is in it exult!…Heavenly father
give us grace today bring to you any situation in which is seems impossible to live as a citizen of the Kingdom of Heaven.23 Jesus said to his disciples, “Most certainly I say to you, a rich man will enter into the Kingdom of Heaven with difficulty.
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24 Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through a needle’s eye than for a rich man to enter into God’s Kingdom.”
25 When the…Heavenly Father
give us grace today to live as those who have been made in your image.8 But now, Yahweh, you are our Father.
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We are the clay and you our potter.
We all are the work of your hand.
9 Don’t be furious, Yahweh.
Don’t remember iniquity forever.
Look and see, we beg you,
we are all your people.…Heavenly Father
Give us grace today to live and walk just as Jesus did, following your commandments.3 This is how we know that we know him: if we keep his commandments.
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4 One who says, “I know him,” and doesn’t keep his commandments, is a liar, and the truth isn’t in him.
5 But God’s love has most certainly been perfected in whoever keeps his word. This is how we know that we are in him:
6…Heavenly father
give us grace today to love others in our thinking, in our words and in our actions.17 Jesus said to him, “If you want to enter into life, keep the commandments.”
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18 He said to him, “Which ones?”
Jesus said, “‘You shall not murder.’ ‘You shall not commit adultery.’ ‘You shall not steal.’ ‘You shall not offer false testimony.’ 19 ‘Honour your father and your mother.’ And, ‘You shall…5 May the God who gives endurance and encouragement give you the same attitude of mind toward each other that Christ Jesus had, 6 so that with one mind and one voice you may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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more7 Ascribe to Yahweh, you families of nations,
ascribe to Yahweh glory and strength.
8 Ascribe to Yahweh the glory due to his name.
Bring an offering, and come into his courts.
9 Worship Yahweh in holy array.
Tremble before him, all the earth.Heavenly father
give us grace today to focus on goodness, and so to focus on you16 Behold, one came to him and said, “Good teacher, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?”
17 He said to him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good but one, that is, God.Heavenly Father
give us grace today to call on your name, to stir ourselves up and take hold of you5 Behold, you were angry, and we sinned.
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We have been in sin for a long time.
Shall we be saved?
6 For we have all become like one who is unclean,
and all our righteousness is like a polluted garment.
We all fade like a leaf;
and…Heavenly Father
Give us grace today to seek always what is good and right.1 My little children, I write these things to you so that you may not sin. If anyone sins, we have a Counsellor with the Father, Jesus Christ, the righteous. 2 And he is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not for ours only, but also for the whole world.
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give us grace today learn from and care for children today13 Then little children were brought to him that he should lay his hands on them and pray; and the disciples rebuked them.
14 But Jesus said, “Allow the little children, and don’t forbid them to come to me;
for the Kingdom of Heaven belongs to ones like these.”
15 He laid his hands on them, and departed from there.1 Sing to Yahweh a new song!
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Sing to Yahweh, all the earth.
2 Sing to Yahweh!
Bless his name!
Proclaim his salvation from day to day!
3 Declare his glory among the nations,
his marvelous works among all the peoples.
4 For Yahweh is great, and greatly to be praised!
…Heavenly father
give us grace today to seek first the Kingdom of Heaven, and trust you for what that looks like in practice.10 His disciples said to him, “If this is the case of the man with his wife, it is not expedient to marry.”
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11 But he said to them, “Not all men can receive this saying, but those to whom it is given.
12 For there are eunuchs who were born that way from their mother’s womb, […Heavenly Father
give us grace today to joyfully do what is right, and to remember you in all our ways, so that your name may be known to others.1 Oh that you would tear the heavens,
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that you would come down,
that the mountains might quake at your presence.
2 As when fire kindles the brushwood,
and the fire causes the water to boil;
…Heavenly Father
Give us grace to discern what sins we should confess and be cleansed from today8 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us the sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
10 If we say that we haven’t sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.Heavenly father
give us grace today not to have a hard heart.7 They asked him, “Why then did Moses command us to give her a certificate of divorce and divorce her?”
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8 He said to them, “Moses, because of the hardness of your hearts, allowed you to divorce your wives, but from the beginning it has not been so.
9 I tell you that whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries…1 Now there was a Pharisee, a man named Nicodemus who was a member of the Jewish ruling council. 2 He came to Jesus at night and said, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God. For no one could perform the signs you are doing if God were not with him.”
3 Jesus replied, “Very truly I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again.”
4 “How can someone be born when they are old?” Nicodemus…
more6 Oh come, let’s worship and bow down.
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Let’s kneel before Yahweh, our Maker,
7 for he is our God.
We are the people of his pasture,
and the sheep in his care.
Today, oh that you would hear his voice!
8 Don’t harden your heart, as at Meribah,
as in the day of Massah…
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