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Scriptures:
John 15:1-11
“I am the
true vine, and my Father is the gardener. He cuts off every branch in me that
bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so that it
will be even more fruitful. You are already clean because of the word I have
spoken to you. Remain in me, and I will remain in you. No branch can bear fruit
by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you
remain in me.
“I am the vine; you are the branches.
If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you
can do nothing. If anyone does not remain in me, he is like a branch that is
thrown away and withers; such branches are picked up, thrown into the fire and
burned. If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish,
and it will be given you. This is to my Father’s glory, that you bear much
fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples.
“As the Father has loved me, so have
I loved you. Now remain in my love. If you obey my commands, you will remain in
my love, just as I have obeyed my Father’s commands and remain in his love. I
have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be
complete.”
John 15:13
“Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his
life for his friends.”
Romans 5:6-8
You see, at just the right time, when we were still
powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. Very rarely will anyone die for a
righteous man, though for a good man someone might possibly dare to die. But
God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners,
Christ died for us.
Isaiah 49:15,16
Can a mother forget the baby at her breast and have no
compassion on the child she has borne? Though she may forget, I will not forget
you! See, I have engraved you on the
palms of my hands; your walls are ever before me.
John 10: 28,29
“I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish;
no one can snatch them out of my hand. My Father, who has given them to me, is
greater than all; no one can snatch them out of my Father’s hand.”
Philippians 4:
4; 11-13
Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! …I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. I can do everything through him who gives me strength.
Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! …I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. I can do everything through him who gives me strength.
Habakkuk 3:17-19
“Though the fig tree does not bud and there are no grapes
on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food,
though there are no sheep in the pen and no cattle in the stalls, yet I will
rejoice in the LORD, I will be joyful in
God my Savior.”
