Jesus’ Teaching on Prayer

   1 One day Jesus was praying in a certain place. When he finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.”

   2 He said to them, “When you pray, say“‘Father, hallowed be your name,your kingdom come.

   3 Give us each day our daily bread..Forgive us our sins,for we also forgive everyone who sins against us.And lead us not into temptation.’”

   4 Then Jesus said to them, “Suppose you have a friend, and you go to him at midnight and say, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves of bread;

                 


    5 a friend of mine on a journey has come to me, and I have no food to offer him.’

   6 And suppose the one inside answers, ‘Don’t bother me. The door is already locked, and my children and I are in bed. I can’t get up and give you anything.’

   7 I tell you, even though he will not get up and give you the bread because of friendship, yet because of your shameless audacity[e] he will surely get up and give you as much as you need.

  8 “So I say to you: Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. 10 For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.


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                    GOD TEACHES OUR PEOPLE

       1 When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up on a hill and sat down. His followers came to him, and he began to teach them, saying-

       2 “They are blessed who realize their spiritual poverty,
    for the kingdom of heaven belongs to them.


       3 They are blessed who grieve,
    for God will comfort them.

       4 They are blessed who are humble,
    for the whole earth will be theirs.

       5 They are blessed who hunger and thirst after justice,
    for they will be satisfied.

                       


     6 They are blessed who show mercy to others,
    for God will show mercy to them.

     7 They are blessed whose thoughts are pure,
    for they will see God.

     8 They are blessed who work for peace,

    for they will be called God’s children.

     9 They are blessed who are persecuted for doing good,
    for the kingdom of heaven belongs to them.

    10 Rejoice and be glad, because you have a great reward waiting for you in heaven. People did the same evil things to the prophets who lived before you.

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                                 The Lamb of God

     1 John saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, “Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!

      2 This is He of whom I said, ‘After me comes a Man who is preferred before me, for He was before me.’

     3 I did not know Him; but that He should be revealed to Israel, therefore I came baptizing with water.”

                    


     4 And John bore witness, saying, “I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and He remained upon Him.


     5 I did not know Him, but He who sent me to baptize with water said to me, ‘Upon whom you see the Spirit descending, and remaining on Him, this is He who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.’ 


     6 And I have seen and testified that this is the Son of God.”




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                                                                              LOVE- IS THE BEST WAY

     1 If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. 

     2 If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing. 

     3 If I give all I possess to the poor and give over my body to hardship that I may boast, but do not have love, I gain nothing.

     4 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.

                       



       5It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 

     6Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.

    7It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.

    8 Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away. 

    9 For we know in part and we prophesy in part,but when completeness comes, what is in part disappears. 

   10 And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.



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