John
17: 22-23 I have given them the glory that you gave me,
that they may be one as we are one. I in them and you in me.
May they be brought to complete unity to let the world know
that you sent me and have loved them even as you have loved
me.
Philippians 2:1-5 If you have any encouragement from
being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any
fellowship with the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion,
then make my joy complete by being like minded, having the same
love, being one in spirit and purpose. Do nothing out of self
ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better
than yourselves. Each of you should look not only to your own
interests, but to the interest of others. Your attitude should
be the same as that of Christ Jesus.
1 John 4:7-17 Dear friends, let us love one another,
for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of
God and knows God. Whoever does not love does not know God,
because God is love. This is how God showed his love among us.
He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live
through him. This is love, not that we loved God, but that he
loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.
Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one
another. No one has ever seen God, but if we love one another,
God lives in us and his love is made complete in us. We know
that we live in him and he in us, because he has given us of
his Spirit. And we have seen and testify that the Father has
sent his Son to be the Savior of the world. If anyone acknowledges
that Jesus is the Son of God, God lives in him and he in God.
And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is Love.
Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in him.
Colossians 3:12-17 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. And over all of these virtues
put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.
Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members
of one body you were called in 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. And whatever
you do, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks
to God the Father through him.
Psalm 18: 1-2 I love you, O Lord, my strength. The Lord
is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; my God is my rock,
in whom I take refuge. He is my shield and the horn of my salvation,
my stronghold.
Matthew 7:24-27 Therefore everyone who hears these words
of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built
his own house on the rock. The rain came down, the streams rose,
and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not
fall because it had its foundation on the rock. But everyone
who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice
is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. The rain
came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against
that house, and it fell with a great crash.
Colossians 3:12 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. And over all these virtues
put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.
Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members
of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful. Let the
Lord of Christ dwell in you richly as you teach and admonish
one another with all wisdom, and as you sing the psalms, hymns
and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God. And
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.
Song of Songs 8:6 Place me like a seal over your heart,
Like a seal on your arm; for love is as strong as death, it's
jealousy, unyielding as the grave. It burns like a blazing fire,
like a mighty flame. Many waters cannot quench love; rivers
cannot wash it away. If one were to give all the wealth of his
house for love, it would be utterly scorned. |
