Ephesians chapter 4 as a prisoner for the Lord then I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received be completely humble and gentle be patient bearing with one another in love make every effort to keep the unity of the spirit through the bond of Peace there is one body and one Spirit just as you were called to one hope with when you were called one Lord One Faith one baptism one God and Father of all who is over all and through all and in all but to each one of us
Grace has been given as Christ a portioned it this is why it says when he ascended on high he took many captives and gave gifts to his [Music] people what does he he ascended mean except that he also descended to the lower Earthly regions he who descended is the very one who ascended higher than all the heavens in order to fill the whole universe so Christ himself gave the apostles the prophets the evangelists the pastors and teachers to equip his people for works of service so that the body of Christ may be built up until
we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ then we will no longer be infants tossed back and forth by the waves and blown here and there by every wind of teaching and by the cunning and craftiness of people in their deceitful scheming instead speaking the truth in love we will grow to become in every respect the mature body of him who is the head that is Christ from him the whole body joined and held together
by every supporting ligament grows and builds itself up in love as each part does its work so I tell you this and insist on it in the Lord that you must no longer live as the Gentiles do in the futility of their thinking they are darkened in their understanding and separated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them due to the hardening of their hearts having lost all sensitivity they have given themselves over to sensuality so as to indulge in every kind of impurity and they are full of greed that
however is not the way of life you learned when you heard about Christ and were taught in him in accordance with the truth that is in Jesus you were taught with regard to your former way of life to put off your old self which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires to be made new in the attitude of your minds and to put on the new self created to be like God in true righteousness and Holiness therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to your neighbor for we are all members of
one body in your anger do not sin do not let the sun go down while you are still angry and do not give the devil a foothold anyone who has been stealing must steal no longer but must work doing something useful with their own hands that they may have something to share with those in need to not let any UNH wholesome talk come out of your mouths but only what is helpful for building up others according to their needs that it may benefit those who listen and do not grieve the holy spirit of God with
whom you were sealed for the day of redemption get rid of all bitterness rage and anger brawling and slander along with every form of malice be kind and compassionate to one another forgiving each other just as in Christ God forgave you Proverbs Chapter 11 the Lord detests dishonest scales but accurate weights find favor with him when pride comes then comes disgrace but with humility comes wisdom the Integrity of the upright guides them but the Unfaithful are destroyed by their duplicity wealth is worthless in the day of Wrath but righteousness delivers from Death the righteousness of
the blameless makes their paths straight but the wicked are brought down by their own wickedness the righteousness of the upright delivers them but the Unfaithful are trapped by evil desire s hopes placed in Mortals die with them all the promise of their power comes to nothing the righteous person is rescued from trouble and it falls on the wicked instead with their mouths the Godless destroy their neighbors but through knowledge the righteous Escape when the righteous Prosper the city rejoices when the wicked perish there are shouts of joy through the blessing of the upright a city
is exalted but by the mouth of the wicked it is destroyed whoever derides their neighbor has no sense but the one who has understanding holds their tongue a gossip betrays a confidence but a trustworthy person keeps a secret for lack of guidance a nation Falls but Victory is won through many advisor whoever puts up security for a stranger will surely suffer but whoever refuses to shake hands in pledge is safe a kind-hearted woman gains honor but ruthless men gain only wealth those who are kind benefit themselves but the cruel bring ruin on themselves a wicked
person earns deceptive wages but the one who SWS righteousness reaps a sure reward truly the righteous attain life but whoever pursues evil finds death the Lord detests those whose hearts are perverse but he Delights in those whose ways are blameless be sure of this the wicked will not go unpunished but those who are righteous will go free like a gold ring in a pig's snout is a beautiful woman who shows no discretion the desire of the righteous ends only in good but the hope of the wicked only in wroth one person gives freely yet gains
even more another withholds unduly but comes to Poverty a generous person will prosper whoever refreshes others will be refreshed people curse the one who Hoards grain but they pray God's blessing on the one who is willing to sell whoever seeks good finds favor but evil comes to one who searches for it those who trust in their riches will fall but the righteous will Thrive like a green leaf whoever brings ruin on their family will inherit only Wind And The Fool will be servant to the wise the fruit of the righteous is a tree of life
and the one who is wise saves lives if the righteous receive their due on Earth how much more the ungodly and The [Music] Sinner Luke 6 one Sabbath Jesus was going through the corn fields and his disciples began to pick some ears of corn rub them in their hands and eat the grain some of the Pharisees asked why are you doing what is unlaw full on the Sabbath Jesus answered them have you never read what David did when he and his companions were hungry he entered the house of God and taking the consecrated bread he
ate what is lawful only for priests to eat and he also gave some to his companions then Jesus said to them the son of man is Lord of the Sabbath on another Sabbath he went into the synagogue and was teaching and a man man was there whose right hand was shriveled the Pharisees and the teachers of the law were looking for a reason to accuse Jesus so they watched him closely to see if he would heal on the Sabbath but Jesus knew what they were thinking and said to the man with the shriveled hand get
up and stand in front of everyone so he got up and stood there then Jesus said to them I ask you which is lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do evil to save life or to destroy it he looked around at the allall and then said to the man stretch out your hand he did so and his hand was completely restored but the Pharisees and the teachers of the law were Furious and began to discuss with one another what they might do to Jesus one of those days days Jesus went out to
a mountain side to pray and spent the night praying to God when morning came he called his disciples to him and chose 12 of them whom he also designated Apostles Simon whom he named Peter his brother Andrew James John Phillip Bartholomew Matthew Thomas James son of alfus Simon who was called the Zealot Judas son of James and Judas es scariot who became a traitor he went down with them and stood on a level place a large crowd of his disciples was there and a great number of people from all over Judea from Jerusalem and from
the coastal region around Ty and sidon who had come to hear him and to be healed of their diseases those troubled by impure Spirits were cured and all the people tried to touch him because power was coming from him and healing them all looking at his disciples he said blessed are you who are poor for yours is the kingdom of God blessed are you who hunger now for you will be satisfied blessed are you who weep now for you will laugh blessed are you when people hate you when they exclude you and insult you and
reject your name as evil because of the son of man rejoice in that day and leap for Joy because great is your reward in heaven for that is how their ancestors treated the prophets but woe to you who are rich for you have already received your comfort woe to you who are wellfed now for you will go hungry woe to you who laugh now for you will mourn and weep woe to you when everyone speaks well of you for that is how their ancestors treated the false prophets but to you who are listening I say
love your enemies do good to those who hate you bless those who curse you pray for those who ill treat you if someone slaps you on One Cheek turn to them the other also if someone takes your coat do not withhold your shirt from them give to everyone who asks you and if anyone takes what belongs to you do not demand it back do to others as you would have them do to you if you love those who love you what credit is that to you even Sinners love those who love them and if you
do good to those who are good to you what credit is that to you even Sinners do that and if you lend to those from whom you expect repayment what credit is that to you even Sinners lend to sinners expecting to be repaid in full but love your enemies do good to them and lend to them without expecting to get anything back then your reward will be great and you will be Children of the most high because he is kind to The Ungrateful and wicked be merciful just as your father is merciful do not judge
and you will not be judged do not condemn and you will not be condemned forgive and you will be forgiven give and it will be given to you A good measure pressed down shaken together and running over will be poured into your lap for with the measure you use it will be measured to you he also told them this Parable can the blind lead the blind will they not both fall into a pit the student is not above the teacher but everyone who is fully trained will be like their teacher why do you look at
the speck of sawdust in your brother's eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye how can you say to your brother brother let me take the speck out of your eye when you yourself fail to see the plank in your own eye you hypocrite first take the plank out of your eye and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother's eye no good tree Bears Bad fruit nor does a bad tree bear good fruit each tree is recognized by its own fruit people do not pick figs from
Thorn bushes or grapes from Briars a good man brings good things out of the good stored up in his heart and an evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in his heart for the mouth speaks what the heart is full of why do you call me Lord Lord and do not do what I say as for everyone who comes to me and hears my words and puts them into practice I will show you what they are like they're like a man building a house who dug down deep and laid the foundation
on Rock when a flood came the torrent struck that house but could not shake it because it was well-built but the one who hears my words and does not put them into practice is like a man who built a house on the ground without a foundation the moment the torrent struck that house it collapsed and its destruction was [Music] complete Galatians chapter 6 brothers and sisters if someone is caught in a sin you who live by the spirit should restore that person gently but watch yourselves or you also may be tempted carry each other's burdens
and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ if anyone thinks that they are something when they're not they deceive themselves each one should test their own actions then they can take pride in themselves alone without comparing themselves to someone else for each one should carry their own load nevertheless the one who receives instruction in the word should share all good things with their instructor do not be deceived God cannot be mocked a man reaps what he SWS whoever SWS to please their flesh from the flesh will reap destruction whoever SS to please
the spirit from the spirit will reap eternal life let us not become weary in doing good for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up therefore as we have opportunity let us do good to all people especially to those who belong to the family of Believers see what large letters I use as I write to you with my own hand those who want to impress people by means of the flesh are trying to compel you to be circumcised the only reason they do this is to avoid being persecuted
for the Cross of Christ not even those who are circumcised keep the law yet they want you to be circumcised that they may boast about your circumcision In the Flesh may I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ through which the world has been crucified to me and I to the world neither circumcision nor uncircumcision means anything what counts is the new creation peace and mercy to all who follow this rule to the Israel of God from now on let no one cause me trouble for I bear on my body the
marks of Jesus the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit brothers and sisters amen
