We Were Chosen

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...just as He chose us in Him before the
foundation of the world, that we should
be holy and without blame
before Him in love...
Ephesians 1:4

 

You did not choose Me, but I chose you
and appointed you that you should go
and bear fruit, and that your fruit should
remain, that whatever you ask the Father
in My name He may give you.
John 15:16

 

Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and
dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion,
kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.
Colossians 3:12

 

No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent
Me draws him; and I will raise him up at the last day.
John 6:44

Love Others

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Beloved, if God so loved us, we
also ought to love one another.
1 John 4:11

 

A new commandment I give to you, that
you love one another; as I have loved you,
that you also love one another.
John 13:34

 

Love does no harm to a neighbor; therefore
love is the fulfillment of the law.
Romans 13:10

 

Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy;
love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; does not
behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked,
thinks no evil; does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices
in the truth; bears all things, believes all things,
hopes all things, endures all things.
1 Corinthians 13:4-7

 

He who does not love does not know God, for God is love.
1 John 4:8

 

Jesus said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all
your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is
the first and great commandment. And the second is like it:
you shall love your neighbor as yourself."
Matthew 22:37-39

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Love One Another - Michael W Smith
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LaBkilfhc5E

 



Joyful Noise

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...speaking to one another in psalms and
hymns and spiritual songs, singing and
making melody in your heart to the Lord...
Ephesians 5:19

 

Sing aloud to God our strength;
Make a joyful shout to the God of Jacob.
Psalm 81:1

 

Shout joyfully to the Lord, all the earth;
Break forth in song, rejoice, and sing praises.
Psalm 98:4

 

Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray.
Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing psalms.
James 5:13

 

Praise the Lord! Sing to the Lord a new song,
and His praise in the assembly of saints.
Psalm 149:1

Forgive As God Forgave

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And whenever you stand praying, if you
have anything against anyone, forgive him,
that your Father in heaven may also
forgive you your trespasses.
Mark 11:25

 

Bear with each other and forgive one another
if any of you has a grievance against someone.
Forgive as the Lord forgave you.
Colossians 3:13

 

For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly
Father will also forgive you.  But if you do not forgive
men their trespasses, neither will your
Father forgive your trespasses.
Matthew 6:14-15

 

Judge not, and you shall not be judged. Condemn not,
and you shall not be condemned. Forgive,
and you will be forgiven.
Luke 6:37
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Forgiveness- Matthew West- Lyrics

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JflRQLKjAQY



A Poor Trade

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"You have forsaken Me,” says the Lord,
“You have gone backward.  Therefore I will
stretch out My hand against you and destroy
you; I am weary of relenting!"
Jeremiah 15:6

 

So I gave them over to their stubborn hearts
to follow their own devices.
Psalm 81:12

 

According to all the works which they have done
since the day that I brought them up out of Egypt,
even to this day - with which they have forsaken Me
and served other gods - so they are doing to you also.
1 Samuel 8:8

 

For our fathers have trespassed and done evil in the eyes
of the Lord our God; they have forsaken Him, have turned
their faces away from the dwelling place of the Lord,
and turned their backs on Him.
2 Chronicles 29:6

 

I have stretched out My hands all day long to a rebellious
people, who walk in a way that is not good,
according to their own thoughts...
Isaiah 65:2

 

For they being ignorant of God’s righteousness, and seeking
to establish their own righteousness, have not
submitted to the righteousness of God.
Romans 10:3


Go The Extra Mile

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Bless those who persecute you;
bless and do not curse.
Romans 12:14

 

If your enemy is hungry, give him
bread to eat; and if he is thirsty, give
him water to drink...
Proverbs 25:21

 

Beloved, do not avenge yourselves, but rather
give place to wrath; for it is written, “Vengeance
is Mine, I will repay,” says the Lord. Therefore
“If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty,
give him a drink; for in so doing you will heap
coals of fire on his head.”
Romans 12:19-20

 

But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who
curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for
those who spitefully use you and persecute you...
Matthew 5:44

 

“You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye and a
tooth for a tooth.’ But I tell you not to resist an evil person.
But whoever slaps you on your right cheek,
turn the other to him also.
Matthew 5:38-39

 



Persecution

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But I say to you, love your enemies,
bless those who curse you, do good to
those who hate you, and pray for those
who spitefully use you and persecute you...
Matthew 5:44

 

For it is better, if it is the will of God, to suffer
for doing good than for doing evil.
1 Peter 3:17

 

Blessed are you when men hate you, and when they
exclude you, and revile you, and cast out your name
as evil, for the Son of Man’s sake.
Luke 6:22

 

Now Saul was consenting to his death.  At that time a
great persecution arose against the church which was at
Jerusalem; and they were all scattered throughout the
regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles.
Acts 8:1

 

But the Jews stirred up the devout and prominent women
and the chief men of the city, raised up persecution against
Paul and Barnabas, and expelled them from their region.
Acts 13:50

 

Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in needs,
in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ’s sake.
For when I am weak, then I am strong.
2 Corinthians 12:10

Useless Religion

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For “He who would love life and see good
days, let him refrain his tongue from evil,
and his lips from speaking deceit.
1 Peter 3:10

 

In the multitude of words sin is not lacking,
But he who restrains his lips is wise.
Proverbs 10:19

 

Brood of vipers! How can you, being evil, speak
good things? For out of the abundance
of the heart the mouth speaks.
Matthew 12:34

 

And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity. The
tongue is so set among our members that it defiles the
whole body, and sets on fire the course of
nature; and it is set on fire by hell.
James 3:6

 

Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but what
is good for necessary edification, that it
may impart grace to the hearers.
Ephesians 4:29

 



Acknowlege / Confess / Forgiveness

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If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just
to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us
from all unrighteousness.
1 John 1:9

 

We acknowledge, O Lord, our wickedness and
the iniquity of our fathers, for we
have sinned against You.
Jeremiah 14:20

 

He who covers his sins will not prosper, but whoever
confesses and forsakes them will have mercy.
Proverbs 28:13

 

For I acknowledge my transgressions, and my sin is
always before me.  Against You, You only, have I sinned,
And done this evil in Your sight...
Psalm 51:3-4

 

In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness
of sins, according to the riches of His grace...
Ephesians 1:7

Now Is The Day Of Salvation

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Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says:
“Today, if you will hear His voice, do not

harden your hearts as in the rebellion..."
Hebrews 3:7-8

 

Thus says the Lord: “In an acceptable time I have
heard you, and in the day of salvation I have
helped you; I will preserve you and give you as a
covenant to the people, to restore the earth, to
cause them to inherit the desolate heritages..."
Isaiah 49:8

 

And Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to
this house, because he also is a son of Abraham; for
the Son of Man has come to seek and
to save that which was lost.”
Luke 19:9-10

 

“Come now, and let us reason together,” says the Lord,
“Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white
as snow; though they are red like crimson,
they shall be as wool."
Isaiah 1:18

Follow Me

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My sheep hear My voice, and I know
them, and they follow Me.
John 10:27

 

But Jesus said to him, “Follow Me, and let
the dead bury their own dead.”
Matthew 8:22

 

As Jesus passed on from there, He saw a man named
Matthew sitting at the tax office. And He said to him,
“Follow Me.” So he arose and followed Him.
Matthew 9:9

 

Then Jesus said to His disciples, “If anyone desires to
come after Me, let him deny himself, and take
up his cross, and follow Me."
Matthew 16:24

 

The following day Jesus wanted to go to Galilee, and He
found Philip and said to him, “Follow Me.”
John 1:43

 

Simon Peter said to Him, “Lord, where are You going?” Jesus
answered him, “Where I am going you cannot follow Me now,
but you shall follow Me afterward.”
John 13:36

 



You May Know

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Now by this we know that we know Him,
if we keep His commandments.
1 John 2:3

 

We know that we have passed from death to life,
because we love the brethren. He who does not
love his brother abides in death.
1 John 3:14

 

If you know that He is righteous, you know that
everyone who practices righteousness
is born of Him.
1 John 2:29

 

By this we know that we abide in Him, and He in us,
because He has given us of His Spirit.
1 John 4:13
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Yes, I Know   -  Gaither Vocal Group

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqLxtfkMILA

 



Unwholesome Talk

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Set a guard, O Lord, over my mouth;
keep watch over the door of my lips.
Psalm 141:3

 

Put away from you a deceitful mouth,
And put perverse lips far from you.
Proverbs 4:24

 

If anyone among you thinks he is religious,
and does not bridle his tongue but deceives
his own heart, this one’s religion is useless.
James 1:26

 

Nor should there be obscenity, foolish talk or
coarse joking, which are out of place,
but rather thanksgiving.
Ephesians 5:4

 

There is one who speaks like the piercings of a
sword, but the tongue of the wise promotes health.
Proverbs 12:18

 

Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with
salt, that you may know how you ought
to answer each one.
Colossians 4:6