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ROLLED-UP SLEEVES

MATTHEW 25:31-40
^{31　“But when the Son of Man* comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit upon his glorious throne.
32　All the nations* will be gathered in his presence, and he will separate the people as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.
33　He will place the sheep at his right hand and the goats at his left.
34　“Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the creation of the world.
35　For I was hungry, and you fed me. I was thirsty, and you gave me a drink. I was a stranger, and you invited me into your home.
36　I was naked, and you gave me clothing. I was sick, and you cared for me. I was in prison, and you visited me.’
37　“Then these righteous ones will reply, ‘Lord, when did we ever see you hungry and feed you? Or thirsty and give you something to drink?
38　Or a stranger and show you hospitality? Or naked and give you clothing?
39　When did we ever see you sick or in prison and visit you?’
40　“And the King will say, ‘I tell you the truth, when you did it to one of the least of these my brothers and sisters,* you were doing it to me!’}

ACTS 4:36-37
^{36　For instance, there was Joseph, the one the apostles nicknamed Barnabas (which means “Son of Encouragement”). He was from the tribe of Levi and came from the island of Cyprus.
37　He sold a field he owned and brought the money to the apostles.}

REVELATION 3:7-13
^{7　“Write this letter to the angel of the church in Philadelphia.}

This is the message from the one who is holy and true,
the one who has the key of David.
What he opens, no one can close;
and what he closes, no one can open:*
8　“I know all the things you do, and I have opened a door for you that no one can close. You have little strength, yet you obeyed my word and did not deny me.
9　Look, I will force those who belong to Satan’s synagogue—those liars who say they are Jews but are not—to come and bow down at your feet. They will acknowledge that you are the ones I love.
10　“Because you have obeyed my command to persevere, I will protect you from the great time of testing that will come upon the whole world to test those who belong to this world.
11　I am coming soon.* Hold on to what you have, so that no one will take away your crown.
12　All who are victorious will become pillars in the Temple of my God, and they will never have to leave it. And I will write on them the name of my God, and they will be citizens in the city of my God—the new Jerusalem that comes down from heaven from my God. And I will also write on them my new name.
13　“Anyone with ears to hear must listen to the Spirit and understand what he is saying to the churches.

JOHN 1:40-42
^{40　Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, was one of these men who heard what John said and then followed Jesus.
41　Andrew went to find his brother, Simon, and told him, “We have found the Messiah” (which means “Christ”*).
42　Then Andrew brought Simon to meet Jesus. Looking intently at Simon, Jesus said, “Your name is Simon, son of John—but you will be called Cephas” (which means “Peter”*)}

ACTS 2:14
^{14　Then Peter stepped forward with the eleven other apostles and shouted to the crowd, “Listen carefully, all of you, fellow Jews and residents of Jerusalem! Make no mistake about this.}

ACTS 2:40-41
^{40　Then Peter continued preaching for a long time, strongly urging all his listeners, “Save yourselves from this crooked generation!”
41　Those who believed what Peter said were baptized and added to the church that day—about 3,000 in all.}

JOHN 13:14-17
^{14　And since I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you ought to wash each other’s feet.
15　I have given you an example to follow. Do as I have done to you.
16　I tell you the truth, slaves are not greater than their master. Nor is the messenger more important than the one who sends the message.
17　Now that you know these things, God will bless you for doing them.}

WORN-OUT KNEES

MATTHEW 26:39
^{39　He went on a little farther and bowed with his face to the ground, praying, “My Father! If it is possible, let this cup of suffering be taken away from me. Yet I want your will to be done, not mine.”}

MATTHEW 26:42
^{42　Then Jesus left them a second time and prayed, “My Father! If this cup cannot be taken away* unless I drink it, your will be done.”}

LUKE 9:23
^{23　Then he said to the crowd, “If any of you wants to be my follower, you must turn from your selfish ways, take up your cross daily, and follow me.}
ACTS 17:11
^{11　And the people of Berea were more open-minded than those in Thessalonica, and they listened eagerly to Paul’s message. They searched the Scriptures day after day to see if Paul and Silas were teaching the truth.}

DUSTY SHOES

2 CORINTHIANS 5:7
7 For we live by believing and not by seeing.

GALATIANS 5:16
16 So I say, let the Holy Spirit guide your lives. Then you won’t be doing what your sinful nature craves.

EPHESIANS 5:2
2 Live a life filled with love, following the example of Christ. He loved us* and offered himself as a sacrifice for us, a pleasing aroma to God.

EPHESIANS 5:8
8 For once you were full of darkness, but now you have light from the Lord. So live as people of light!

PHILIPPIANS 2:3-4
3 Don’t be selfish; don’t try to impress others. Be humble, thinking of others as better than yourselves.
4 Don’t look out only for your own interests, but take an interest in others, too.

GALATIANS 5:19-23
19 When you follow the desires of your sinful nature, the results are very clear: sexual immorality, impurity, lustful pleasures,
20 idolatry, sorcery, hostility, quarreling, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish ambition, dissension, division,
21 envy, drunkenness, wild parties, and other sins like these. Let me tell you again, as I have before, that anyone living that sort of life will not inherit the Kingdom of God.
22 But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
23 gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these things!

SIGNS OF LIFE

 

AS CHRIST’S FOLLOWERS, WE SHOULD EXHIBIT CERTAIN SIGNS OF LIFE THAT EVIDENCE OUR COMMITMENT TO OUR LORD AND HIS KINGDOM.

 

LIFE SIGN:
My faith is expressed through works.

LIFE VERSE: James 2:17

^{17 So you see, faith by itself isn’t enough. Unless it produces good deeds, it is dead and useless.}

LIFE IN ACTION:

What am I doing for others that clearly reveal the presence of God in my life?

ROMANS 12:11-12
¹¹Never be lazy, but work hard and serve the Lord enthusiastically.^*

^{12　Rejoice in our confident hope. Be patient in trouble, and keep on praying.}


PHILIPPIANS 4:4-8

^{4 Always be full of joy in the Lord. I say it again—rejoice!
 5　Let everyone see that you are considerate in all you do. Remember, the Lord is coming soon.6　Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done.}

7　Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus.

8　And now, dear brothers and sisters, one final thing. Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise. 

1 THESSALONIANS 5:16-18

^{16　Always be joyful.
17　Never stop praying.
18　Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus.}