Celebration

Whether therefore you eat, or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.

Therefore let us keep the feast, not with old yeast, neither with the yeast of malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.

Bring the fattened calf, kill it, and let us eat, and celebrate; — read the full passage →

I have spoken these things to you, that my joy may remain in you, and that your joy may be made full.

They came into the house and saw the young child with Mary, his mother, and they fell down and worshiped him. Opening their treasures, they offered to him gifts: gold, frankincense, and myrrh.

One man esteems one day as more important. Another esteems every day alike. Let each man be fully assured in his own mind. — read the full passage →

He told them this parable. — read the full passage →

Now accept one who is weak in faith, but not for disputes over opinions. — read the full passage →

A woman, when she gives birth, has sorrow, because her time has come. But when she has delivered the child, she doesn’t remember the anguish any more, for the joy that a human being is born into the world.

Rejoice in the Lord always! Again I will say, “Rejoice!”

I tell you that even so there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents, than over ninety-nine righteous people who need no repentance.

Jesus answered and spoke again in parables to them, saying, — read the full passage →

For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.

whom not having known you love; in whom, though now you don’t see him, yet believing, you rejoice greatly with joy unspeakable and full of glory— — read the full passage →

Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of King Herod, behold, wise men from the east came to Jerusalem, saying, — read the full passage →

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith,

For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there I am in their midst.”

Above all these things, walk in love, which is the bond of perfection.

I commend to you Phoebe, our sister, who is a servant of the assembly that is at Cenchreae, — read the full passage →

Blessed is she who believed, for there will be a fulfillment of the things which have been spoken to her from the Lord!”

Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope, in the power of the Holy Spirit.

Bring the fattened calf, kill it, and let us eat, and celebrate;

For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with God’s trumpet. The dead in Christ will rise first, — read the full passage →

But now faith, hope, and love remain—these three. The greatest of these is love.

The thief only comes to steal, kill, and destroy. I came that they may have life, and may have it abundantly.

When the angels went away from them into the sky, the shepherds said one to another, “Let’s go to Bethlehem, now, and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has made known to us.” — read the full passage →

Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of King Herod, behold, wise men from the east came to Jerusalem, saying,

For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the Good News—not in wisdom of words, so that the cross of Christ wouldn’t be made void.

For of him, and through him, and to him, are all things. To him be the glory for ever! Amen.

Now all the tax collectors and sinners were coming close to him to hear him. — read the full passage →

Here is the patience of the saints, those who keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.”

And whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord, and not for men,

There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear has punishment. He who fears is not made perfect in love.

For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared before that we would walk in them.

But when Herod’s birthday came, the daughter of Herodias danced among them and pleased Herod.

for this, my son, was dead, and is alive again. He was lost, and is found.’ They began to celebrate.

Now the birth of Jesus Christ was like this; for after his mother, Mary, was engaged to Joseph, before they came together, she was found pregnant by the Holy Spirit. — read the full passage →

A reed like a rod was given to me. Someone said, “Rise, and measure God’s temple, and the altar, and those who worship in it. — read the full passage →

I can do all things through Christ, who strengthens me.

Finally, brothers, whatever things are true, whatever things are honorable, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report; if there is any virtue, and if there is any praise, think about these things.

In nothing be anxious, but in everything, by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God.

Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the assembly, and gave himself up for it;

Love is patient and is kind; love doesn’t envy. Love doesn’t brag, is not proud, — read the full passage →

If I speak with the languages of men and of angels, but don’t have love, I have become sounding brass, or a clanging cymbal. — read the full passage →

After these things, I saw another angel coming down out of the sky, having great authority. The earth was illuminated with his glory. — read the full passage →

Then I stood on the sand of the sea. I saw a beast coming up out of the sea, having ten horns and seven heads. On his horns were ten crowns, and on his heads, blasphemous names. — read the full passage →

This is the Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things which must happen soon, which he sent and made known by his angel to his servant, John, — read the full passage →

The saying is faithful and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief. — read the full passage →

Therefore comfort one another with these words.

Nevertheless each of you must also love his own wife even as himself; and let the wife see that she respects her husband.

But it was appropriate to celebrate and be glad, for this, your brother, was dead, and is alive again. He was lost, and is found.’”

Mary arose in those days and went into the hill country with haste, into a city of Judah, — read the full passage →

Then a convenient day came, that Herod on his birthday made a supper for his nobles, the high officers, and the chief men of Galilee.

After these things I heard something like a loud voice of a great multitude in heaven, saying, “Hallelujah! Salvation, power, and glory belong to our God: — read the full passage →

But God commends his own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. — read the full passage →

Seeing the multitudes, he went up onto the mountain. When he had sat down, his disciples came to him. — read the full passage →