Prayer Focus: Monday, December 19th - Sunday, December 25th

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LOVE

As you pray this week, meditate on what the bible says about LOVE. May we be moving from Selfishness to Love as we come to receive God’s LOVE.

Below are some verses and quotes that you can meditate on. 

Psalm 33:5 | “The Lord loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of his unfailing love.”
John 3:16 | “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.”
1 Corinthians 13:13 | “And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.”
1 Peter 4:8 | “Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.”
1 John 4:18-19 | “There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love. 19 We love because he first loved us.”
“If you took the love of all the best mothers and fathers who have lived in the course of human history, all their goodness, kindness, patience, fidelity, wisdom, tenderness, strength, and love and united all those qualities in a single person, that person’s love would only be a faint shadow of the furious love and mercy in the heart of God the Father addressed to you and me at this moment.” -Brennan Manning

Prayer Focus: Monday, December 12th - Sunday, December 18th

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JOY

As you pray this week, meditate on what the bible says about JOY. May we be moving from death to life as we come to live in God’s JOY.

Below are some verses and quotes that you can meditate on. 

Luke 2:10-11 | “10 And the angel said to them, “Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. 11 For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.”
Psalm 16:11 | “You have made known to me the path of life; in your presence there is FULLNESS OF JOY; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.”
Hebrews 12:2 | “Looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.”
James 1:2 | “Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds…”
Romans 15:13 | “May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.”
“Made for joy, we settle for pleasure.” -NT Wright
“The joy of God has gone through the poverty of the manger and the distress of the cross; therefore it is invincible and irrefutable.” -Dietrich Bonhoeffer