How great you are, Sovereign Lord! There is no one like you, and there is no God but you, as we have heard with our own ears.

For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—

For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.

Ah, Sovereign Lord, you have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and outstretched arm. Nothing is too hard for you.

Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word about Christ.

You will keep in perfect peace
    those whose minds are steadfast,
    because they trust in you.

There is no one holy like the Lord;
    there is no one besides you;
    there is no Rock like our God.

No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.

And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patient waiting for Christ.

However, I consider my life worth nothing to me; my only aim is to finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me—the task of testifying to the good news of God’s grace.

For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline.

Therefore, since we have these promises, dear friends, let us purify ourselves from everything that contaminates body and spirit, perfecting holiness out of reverence for God.

And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patient waiting for Christ.

 

 

Righteousness guards the person of integrity,
    but wickedness overthrows the sinner.

You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.

For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.

“I the Lord search the heart
    and examine the mind,
to reward each person according to their conduct,
    according to what their deeds deserve.”

There is no one holy like the Lord;
    there is no one besides you;
    there is no Rock like our God.

For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the faith God has distributed to each of you.

I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.