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. {17} For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. – JOHN 3:16-17
If you declare with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord,"
and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
– ROMANS 10:9
for, "Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be
saved." – ROMANS 10:13
JESUS, I PRAISE,
WORSHIP, AND REVERENCE YOUR HOLY NAME!!!!!
JESUS, I Fear, Love,
and Reverence YOU Every second of day. For YOU AND YOUR NAME ARE HOLY. JESUS, Thank YOU MAKING This Day the first
day of my life. This Day Is A NEW
Beginning, with NEW HOPE AND NEW POSSIBILITIES!
JESUS, YOU ARE INDEED, AND, IN TRUTH THE ONLY BEGOTTEN SON OF JESUS my
HEAVENLY FATHER JESUS {JOHN 17:11}, and no matter what, I Love YOU FOR YOU
FIRST LOVED me, DYING ON THE CROSS FOR me and RESURRECTING FOR me THE THIRD
DAY! HALLELUJAH!!!!! HALLELUJAH!!!!! HALLELUJAH!!!!! JESUS, Thank YOU. I Love YOU SO Much, and YOU ARE INDEED, ALL
THAT IS WORTHY OF ALL OF my WORSHIP AND PRAISE!!!!! AMEN {Meaning “IT IS SO”, or “}! AMEN!
AMEN! Amen!
Jesus Teaches Nicodemus 1Now there was a Pharisee, a man named Nicodemus who was
a member of the Jewish ruling council. 2He came to Jesus
at night and said, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from
God. For no one could perform the signs you are doing if God were not with
him.” 3Jesus replied, “Very truly I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of
God unless they are born again. a ” 4“How can someone be born when they are old?” Nicodemus
asked. “Surely they cannot enter a second time into their mother’s womb to be
born!” 5Jesus answered, “Very truly I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of
God unless they are born of water and the Spirit. 6Flesh gives birth to flesh, but the
Spirit b gives birth to spirit. 7You should not be surprised at my
saying, ‘You c must be born again.’ 8The wind blows wherever it pleases.
You hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is
going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit.” d 9“How can this be?” Nicodemus asked. 10“You are Israel’s teacher,” said Jesus, “and do you not understand these things? 11Very truly I tell you, we speak of
what we know, and we testify to what we have seen, but still you people do
not accept our testimony. 12I have spoken to you of earthly
things and you do not believe; how then will you believe if I speak of
heavenly things? 13No one has ever gone into heaven
except the one who came from heaven—the Son of Man. e 14Just as Moses lifted up the snake
in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up, f 15that everyone who believes may have
eternal life in him.” g 16For 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. 17For
God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the
world through him. 18Whoever
believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands
condemned already because they have not believed in the name of God’s one and
only Son. 19This
is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but people loved darkness
instead of light because their deeds were evil. 20Everyone who
does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that
their deeds will be exposed. 21But whoever
lives by the truth comes into the light, so that it may be seen plainly that
what they have done has been done in the sight of God. John Testifies Again About Jesus 22After this, Jesus and his disciples went out into the
Judean countryside, where he spent some time with them, and baptized. 23Now
John also was baptizing at Aenon near Salim, because there was plenty of
water, and people were coming and being baptized. 24(This was
before John was put in prison.) 25An argument
developed between some of John’s disciples and a certain Jew over the matter
of ceremonial washing. 26They came to
John and said to him, “Rabbi, that man who was with you on the other side of
the Jordan—the one you testified about—look, he is baptizing, and everyone is
going to him.” 27To this John replied, “A person can receive only what is
given them from heaven. 28You yourselves
can testify that I said, ‘I am not the Messiah but am sent ahead of
him.’ 29The
bride belongs to the bridegroom. The friend who attends the bridegroom waits
and listens for him, and is full of joy when he hears the bridegroom’s voice.
That joy is mine, and it is now complete. 30He must become
greater; I must become less.” h 31The one who comes from above is above all; the one who
is from the earth belongs to the earth, and speaks as one from the earth. The
one who comes from heaven is above all. 32He testifies to
what he has seen and heard, but no one accepts his testimony. 33Whoever
has accepted it has certified that God is truthful. 34For the one
whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for God i gives the Spirit without limit. 35The
Father loves the Son and has placed everything in his hands. 36Whoever
believes in the Son has eternal life, but whoever rejects the Son will not
see life, for God’s wrath remains on them. – JOHN 3:16-17 |
Repentance to Bring Blessing
1Return, Israel, to the Lord your God.
Your sins have been your downfall!
2Take words with you
and return to the Lord.
Say to him:
“Forgive all our sins
and receive us graciously,
that we may offer the fruit of our
lips. a
3Assyria cannot save us;
we will not mount warhorses.
We will never again say ‘Our gods’
to what our own hands have made,
for in you the fatherless find
compassion.”
4“I will heal their waywardness
and love them freely,
for my anger has turned away from
them.
5I will be like the dew to Israel;
he will blossom like a lily.
Like a cedar of Lebanon
he will send down his roots;
6his young shoots will grow.
His splendor will be like an olive
tree,
his fragrance like a cedar of
Lebanon.
7People will dwell again in his shade;
they will flourish like the grain,
they will blossom like the vine—
Israel’s fame will be like the wine
of Lebanon.
8Ephraim, what more have I b to do with idols?
I will answer him and care for him.
I am like a flourishing juniper;
your fruitfulness comes from me.”
9Who is wise? Let them realize these things.
Who is discerning? Let them
understand.
The ways of the Lord are
right;
the righteous walk in them,
but the rebellious stumble in them. –
HOSEA 14
Footnotes:
a 2 Or offer
our lips as sacrifices of bulls
b 8 Or
Hebrew; Septuagint What more has Ephraim
Psalm 100
A psalm. For giving grateful praise.
1Shout
for joy to the Lord,
all the earth.
2Worship
the Lord with
gladness;
come before him with joyful songs.
3Know
that the Lord is
God.
It is he who made us, and we are
his a ;
we are his people, the sheep of his
pasture.
4Enter
his gates with thanksgiving
and his courts with praise;
give thanks to him and praise his
name.
5For
the Lord is
good and his love endures forever;
his faithfulness continues through
all generations.
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