Luke 15:11-24The Parable of the Lost Son11 He also said, “A man had two sons. 12 The younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me the share of the estate I have coming to me.’ So he distributed the assets[a] to them. 13 Not many days later, the younger son gathered together all he had and traveled to a distant country, where he squandered his estate in foolish living. 14 After he had spent...  Read More

Romans 8:31-39What, then, are we to say about these things?  If God is for us, who is against us?  He did not even spare his own Son  but gave him up for us all.  How will he not also with him grant us everything? Who can bring an accusation against God’s elect?  God is the one who justifies.  Who is the one who condemns? Christ Jesus is the one who died, but even more, has been raised;he also is ...  Read More

Acts 10:34-48 ESVSo Peter opened his mouth and said: “Truly I understand that God shows no partiality, but in every nation anyone who fears him and does what is right is acceptable to him. As for the word that he sent to Israel, preaching good news of peace through Jesus Christ (he is Lord of all), you yourselves know what happened throughout all Judea, beginning from Galilee after the baptism tha...  Read More

Luke 14:15-24When one of those who reclined at the table with him heard these things, he said to him, “Blessed is the one who will eat bread in the kingdom of God! ”  Then he told him, “A man was giving a large banquet and invited many. At the time of the banquet, he sent his servant to tell those who were invited, ‘Come, because everything is now ready.’ “But without exception they all began to m...  Read More

Philippians 2:1-11If you’ve gotten anything at all out of following Christ, if his love has made any difference in your life, if being in a community of the Spirit means anything to you, if you have a heart, if you care—then do me a favor: Agree with each other, love each other, be deep-spirited friends. Don’t push your way to the front; don’t sweet-talk your way to the top. Put yourself aside, an...  Read More

Luke 15:1-10All the tax collectors  and sinners were approaching to listen to him. And the Pharisees and scribes were complaining, “This man welcomes sinners  and eats with them.” So he told them this parable:  “What man among you, who has a hundred sheep and loses one of them,   does not leave the ninety-nine in the open field   and go after the lost one until he finds it? When he has found it, h...  Read More

Philippians 4:10-13I rejoiced in the Lord greatly because once again  you renewed your care for me.  You were, in fact, concerned about me but lacked the opportunity to show it. I don’t say this out of need, for I have learned to be content in whatever circumstances I find myself. I know how to make do with little, and I know how to make do with a lot.  In any and all circumstances I have learned ...  Read More

James 4:13-17Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will travel to such and such a city and spend a year there and do business and make a profit.”  Yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring what your life will be! For you are like vapor that appears for a little while, then vanishes.  Instead, you should say, “If the Lord wills, we will live and do this or that.” But as it is, you boast i...  Read More

Matthew 6:25-34“Therefore I tell you:   Don’t worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Isn’t life more than food and the body more than clothing?   Consider the birds of the sky: They don’t sow or reap or gather into barns, yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Aren’t you worth more than they? Can any of you add one moment to his life ...  Read More

2 Corinthians 9:6-15The point is this:  The person who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and the person who sows generously will also reap generously. Each person should do as he has decided in his heart not reluctantly or out of compulsion, since God loves  a cheerful giver. And God is able  to make every grace overflow to you, so that in every way, always having everything you need, you m...  Read More

Luke 12:13-21Someone from the crowd said to him, “Teacher,  tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.” “Friend,”   he said to him, “who appointed me a judge or arbitrator over you? ” He then told them, “Watch out and be on guard   against all greed,   because one’s life is not in the abundance of his possessions.” Then he told them a parable:  “A rich man’s land was very productive. He th...  Read More

John 3:16-18For God loved   the world in this way:   He gave   his one and only   Son,   so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.   For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn   the world, but to save the world through him. Anyone who believes in him is not condemned, but anyone who does not believe is already condemned,   because he has not believed i...  Read More