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Ephesians 2:10
We are God’s creation. He created us to belong to Christ Jesus. Now we can do good works. Long ago God prepared these works for us to do.
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Isaiah 43:21
I do it for the people I made for myself. I want them to sing praise to me.
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Ephesians 1:12
We were the first to put our hope in Christ. We were chosen to bring praise to his glory.
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Romans 9:23
What if he put up with them to show the riches of his glory to other people? Those other people are the ones he shows his mercy to. He made them to receive his glory.
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Isaiah 62:2-5
Jerusalem, the nations will see that I have made everything right for you. All their kings will see your glory. You will be called by a new name. I myself will give it to you.You will be like a glorious crown in my strong hand. You will be like a royal crown in my powerful hand.People will not call you Deserted anymore. They will no longer name your land Empty. Instead, you will be called One the Lord Delights In. Your land will be named Married One. That’s because the Lord will take delight in you. And your land will be married.As a young man marries a young woman, so your Builder will marry you. As a groom is happy with his bride, so your God will be full of joy over you.”
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John 15:8
When you bear a lot of fruit, it brings glory to my Father. It shows that you are my disciples.
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Isaiah 29:23
You will see your children living among you. I myself will give you those children. Then you will honor my name. You will recognize how holy I am. I am the Holy One of Jacob. You will have great respect for me. I am the God of Israel.
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Psalms 100:3
Know that the Lord is God. He made us, and we belong to him. We are his people. We are the sheep belonging to his flock.
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Psalms 95:6-7
Come, let us bow down and worship him. Let us fall on our knees in front of the Lord our Maker.He is our God. We are the sheep belonging to his flock. We are the people he takes good care of. If only you would listen to his voice today.
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Isaiah 48:11
I tried to purify you for my own honor. I did it for the honor of my name. How can I let myself be dishonored? I will not give up my glory to any other god.
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Isaiah 63:19
We are like people you never ruled over. We are like those who don’t belong to you.
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Isaiah 43:1
Family of Jacob, the Lord created you. People of Israel, he formed you. He says,“ Do not be afraid. I will set you free. I will send for you by name. You belong to me.
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Psalms 50:23
People who sacrifice thank offerings to me honor me. To those who are without blame I will show my power to save.”
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1 Peter 2 9
But God chose you to be his people. You are royal priests. You are a holy nation. You are God’s special treasure. You are all these things so that you can give him praise. God brought you out of darkness into his wonderful light.
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Isaiah 56:5
Then I will set up a monument in the area of my temple. Their names will be written on it. That will be better for them than having sons and daughters. The names of the eunuchs will be remembered forever. They will never be forgotten.
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Ephesians 1:6
All those things bring praise to his glorious grace. God freely gave us his grace because of the One he loves.
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James 2:7
Aren’t they speaking evil things against the worthy name of Jesus? Remember, you belong to him.
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Revelation 3:12
Here is what I will do for anyone who has victory over sin. I will make that person a pillar in the temple of my God. They will never leave it again. I will write the name of my God on them. I will write the name of the city of my God on them. This is the new Jerusalem, which is coming down out of heaven from my God. I will also write my new name on them.
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Acts 11:26
He found him there. Then he brought him to Antioch. For a whole year Barnabas and Saul met with the church. They taught large numbers of people. At Antioch the believers were called Christians for the first time.
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1 Peter 4 14
Suppose people say bad things about you because you believe in Christ. Then you are blessed, because God’s Spirit rests on you. He is the Spirit of glory.
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Jeremiah 33:16
In those days Judah will be saved. Jerusalem will live in safety. And it will be called The Lord Who Makes Us Right With Himself.”
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Titus 3:5-7
He saved us. It wasn’t because of the good things we had done. It was because of his mercy. He saved us by washing away our sins. We were born again. The Holy Spirit gave us new life.God poured out the Spirit on us freely. That’s because of what Jesus Christ our Savior has done.His grace made us right with God. So now we have received the hope of eternal life as God’s children.
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Galatians 6:15
Circumcision and uncircumcision don’t mean anything. What really counts is that the new creation has come.
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2 Corinthians 5 17
When anyone lives in Christ, the new creation has come. The old is gone! The new is here!
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1 Peter 4 11
If anyone speaks, they should do it as one speaking God’s words. If anyone serves, they should do it with the strength God provides. Then in all things God will be praised through Jesus Christ. Glory and power belong to him for ever and ever. Amen.
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John 3:3-7
Jesus replied,“ What I’m about to tell you is true. No one can see God’s kingdom unless they are born again.”“ How can someone be born when they are old?” Nicodemus asked.“ They can’t go back inside their mother! They can’t be born a second time!”Jesus answered,“ What I’m about to tell you is true. No one can enter God’s kingdom unless they are born with water and the Holy Spirit.People give birth to people. But the Spirit gives birth to spirit.You should not be surprised when I say,‘ You must all be born again.’
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Ephesians 2:4-7
But God loves us deeply. He is full of mercy.So he gave us new life because of what Christ has done. He gave us life even when we were dead in sin. God’s grace has saved you.God raised us up with Christ. He has seated us with him in his heavenly kingdom. That’s because we belong to Christ Jesus.He has done it to show the riches of his grace for all time to come. His grace can’t be compared with anything else. He has shown it by being kind to us. He was kind to us because of what Christ Jesus has done.