Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!

Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near.

Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving,

present your request to God.

And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me— put into the practice.

And the God of peace will be with you.

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I, Paul say, live by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the sinful nature.

The sinful nature desires what is contrary to the Spirit.

And the Spirit what is contrary to the sinful nature.

They are in conflict with each other, so that you do not do what you want.

If you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law. The acts of the sinful nature are

obvious. Sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery;

Idolatry and witchcraft; Hatred, discord, jealousy, Fits of rage, selfish ambition,

Dissensions, factions and envy; Drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you . . .

Those who live this will not inherit the kingdom of God.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, Patience, kindness, goodness, Faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.

Against such ting there is no law. Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the sinful nature with its passions and

desires. Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit.

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The Lord is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love,

He will not always accuse, nor will he harbor his anger forever;

He does not treat us as our sins deserve Or repay us according to our iniquities.

For as high as the heavens are above the earth, So great is his love for those who fear him;

As far as the east is from the west, So far has he removed our transgressions from us.

As a father has compassion on his children, So the Lord has compassion on those who fear him;

For he knows how we are formed. He remembers that we are dust.

As for man, his days are like grass, he flourishes like a flower of the field;

The wind blows over it and it is gone, and its place remembers it no more.

But from everlasting to everlasting the Lord’s love is with those who fear him,

And his righteousness with their children’s children— With those who keep his covenant

And remember to obey his precepts.

Give Thanks #770 or  https://youtu.be/ka1_axLcDgw

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Since you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, not on earthly things.

For your life is now hidden with Christ in God Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature.

Do not lie to each other, since you have taken off your old self with its practices and have put on the new self,

Which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator. Christ is all and is in all.

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

Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another.

Forgive as the Lord forgave you.

Over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity,

Let the peace of God rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace.

And be thankful. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom,

And as you sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God.

Whatever you do, whether in word or deed, Do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.

Great are you Lord https://youtu.be/P4zB2ZUHbsA

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Since We have been justified through faith, we have peace

with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,

Through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace

in which we now stand.

And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God.

We also rejoice in or sufferings, because we know that

suffering produces perseverance,

Ad perseverance produces character,

And character produces hope.

Hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his

love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit,

whom he has given us.

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 yet sinners, Christ died for us.

We rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ.

Through him we have now received reconciliation.

• Tuesday morning prayer 8 am and Bible study 9 am CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER FORCAST
• Wednesday Bible study 7 pm online ONLY.
• January Mission emphasis- Please pray for Adams Rescue Mission. See our website Gettysnaz.org/Adams-Rescue-Mission for more information and donation opportunities.
• Eastern Nazarene College (ENC) is our regional Nazarene college to support. Our district has given us an update that they are having difficult times financially.

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