MY LIFE VERSE

14  But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have become convinced of, because you know those from whom you learned it,   15  and how from infancy  you have known the Holy Scriptures,  which are able to make you wise  for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.   16  All Scripture is God-breathed  and is useful for teaching,  rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness,   17  so that the servant of God [ a ]  may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.

14  Since the children have flesh and blood,  he too shared in their humanity  so that by his death he might break the power  of him who holds the power of death—that is, the devil —

In the beginning was the Word,  and the Word was with God,  and the Word was God.

  And we know that in all things God works for the good  of those who love him, who [ a ]  have been called  according to his purpose.

John 10:11-18 11  “I am  the good shepherd.  The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.   12  The hired hand is not the shepherd and does not own the sheep. So when he sees the wolf coming, he abandons the sheep and runs away.  Then the wolf attacks the flock and scatters it.   13  The man runs away because he is a hired hand and cares nothing for the sheep. 14  “I am the good shepherd;  I know my sheep  and my sheep know me— 15  just as the Father knows me and I know the Father —and I lay down my life for the sheep.   16  I have other sheep  that are not of this sheep pen. I must bring them also. They too will listen to my voice, and there shall be one flock  and one shepherd.   17  The reason my Father loves me is that I lay down my life —only to take it up again.   18  No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord.  I have authority to lay it down a...

James 2:14-26 14  What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if someone claims to have faith but has no deeds?  Can such faith save them?   15  Suppose a brother or a sister is without clothes and daily food.   16  If one of you says to them, “Go in peace; keep warm and well fed,” but does nothing about their physical needs, what good is it?   17  In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead. 18  But someone will say, “You have faith; I have deeds.” Show me your faith without deeds,  and I will show you my faith  by my deeds.   19  You believe that there is one God.  Good! Even the demons believe that —and shudder. 20  You foolish person, do you want evidence that faith without deeds is useless [ a ] ?   21  Was not our father Abraham considered righteous for what he did when he offered his son Isaac on the altar?   22  You see that his faith and his ...

Col. 3: 18-25 18  Wives, submit yourselves to your husbands,  as is fitting in the Lord. 19  Husbands, love your wives and do not be harsh with them. 20  Children, obey your parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord. 21  Fathers, [ c ]  do not embitter your children, or they will become discouraged. 22  Slaves, obey your earthly masters in everything; and do it, not only when their eye is on you and to curry their favor, but with sincerity of heart and reverence for the Lord.   23  Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters,   24  since you know that you will receive an inheritance  from the Lord as a reward.  It is the Lord Christ you are serving.   25  Anyone who does wrong will be repaid for their wrongs, and there is no favoritism.

1  The  Lord  is my shepherd,  I lack nothing. 2       He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, 3       he refreshes my soul. He guides me  along the right paths      for his name’s sake. 4  Even though I walk      through the darkest valley, [ a ] I will fear no evil,      for you are with me; your rod and your staff,      they comfort me. 5  You prepare a table  before me      in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil;      my cup  overflows. 6  Surely your goodness and love  will follow me      all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the  Lord      forever.

For the wages of sin is death,  but the gift of God is eternal life  through  Christ Jesus our Lord.

Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.   2  “Honor your father and mother”—which is the first commandment with a promise— 3  “so that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long life on the earth.” [ a ]

Psalm 1 1  Blessed is the one      who does not walk  in step with the wicked or stand in the way  that sinners take      or sit  in the company of mockers, 2  but whose delight  is in the law of the  Lord ,      and who meditates  on his law day and night. 3  That person is like a tree  planted by streams  of water,      which yields its fruit  in season and whose leaf  does not wither—      whatever they do prospers. 4  Not so the wicked!      They are like chaff      that the wind blows away. 5  Therefore the wicked will not stand  in the judgment,      nor sinners in the assembly  of the righteous. 6  For the  Lord  watches over  the way of the righteous,      but the way of the wick...

Jesus answered,  “I am  the way  and the truth  and the life.  No one comes to the Father except through me.

17  Therefore, if anyone  is  in Christ,  he is  a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.