DESIRES
Then Jesus said to His disciples, If anyone desires to be My disciple, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me.
Then Jesus said to His disciples, If anyone desires to be My disciple, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me.
And I tell you, You are Peter, and on this rock I will build M y church, and the gates of Hades willnot overpower it.
I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; and whatever you bind on earth must be what is already bound
in heaven; and whatever you loose on earth must be what is already loosed in heaven.
And He said, This is why I told you that no one can come to Me unless it is granted him by the Father.
Simon Peter answered, Lord to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life.
The bread which we break, does it not mean that in eating it we participate in and share a fellowship, a communion in the body of Christ?
O Lord, You are my God, I will exalt You, I will praise Your name, for You have done wonderful things, even purposes planned of old and fulfilled in faithfulness and truth.
Seek first of all His kingdom and His righteousness, and then all these things will be given you besides.
And this gospel (Best News Ever) of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.
He anointed us, set His seal of ownership on us, and put His Spirit in our hearts as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come.
This is how we know that we love the children of God: by loving God and carrying out His commands.
And His commands are not burdensome, for everyone born of God overcomes the world.