“I AM the Way, the Truth and the Life. No one comes to the Father except through Me”
John 14: 6
12 “Look, I AM coming soon! My reward is with Me, and I will give to each person according to what they have done. 13 I AM the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.
Amen. Come, Lord Jesus.
Revelation 22: 12-13
Pastors Noreen & Henry Kevern
Matthew 5
Now when Jesus saw the crowds, He went up on a mountainside and sat down. His disciples came to Him, 2 and He began to teach them.
The Beatitudes
He said:
3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit,
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
4 Blessed
are those who mourn,
for they will be comforted.
5 Blessed are the meek,
for
they will inherit the earth.
6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness,
for
they will be filled.
7 Blessed are the merciful,
for they will be shown mercy.
8 Blessed
are the pure in heart,
for they will see God.
9 Blessed are the peacemakers,
for
they will be called children of God.
10 Blessed are those who are persecuted because
of righteousness,
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
11 “Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me. 12 Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
Psalm 37:1-40
1 Do not fret because of those who are evil or be envious of those who do wrong;
2 for
like the grass they will soon wither, like green plants they will soon die away.
3 Trust in the Lord and do good; dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture.
4 Take
delight in the Lord, and He will give you the desires of your heart.
5 Commit your way to the Lord; trust in Him and He will do this:
6 He will make your
righteous reward shine like the dawn,
your vindication like the noonday sun.
7 Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for Him;
do not fret when people succeed
in their ways, when they carry out their wicked schemes.
8 Refrain from anger and turn from wrath; do not fret—it leads only to evil.
9 For
those who are evil will be destroyed, but those who hope in the Lord will inherit
the land.
10 A little while, and the wicked will be no more; though you look for them, they
will not be found.
11 But the meek will inherit the land and enjoy peace and prosperity.
12 The wicked plot against the righteous and gnash their teeth at them;
13 but the
Lord laughs at the wicked, for He knows their day is coming.
14 The wicked draw the sword and bend the bow
to bring down the poor and needy, to
slay those whose ways are upright.
15 But their swords will pierce their own hearts, and
their bows will be broken.
16 Better the little that the righteous have than the wealth of many wicked;
17 for
the power of the wicked will be broken, but the Lord upholds the righteous.
18 The blameless spend their days under the Lord’s care, and their inheritance will
endure forever.
19 In times of disaster they will not wither; in days of famine they
will enjoy plenty.
20 But the wicked will perish: Though the Lord’s enemies are like the flowers of
the field,
they will be consumed, they will go up in smoke.
21 The wicked borrow and do not repay, but the righteous give generously;
22 those
the Lord blesses will inherit the land, but those He curses will be destroyed.
23 The Lord makes firm the steps of the one who delights in Him;
24 though he may
stumble, he will not fall, for the Lord upholds him with His hand.
25 I was young and now I am old, yet I have never seen the righteous forsaken
or
their children begging bread.
26 They are always generous and lend freely; their children
will be a blessing.[b]
27 Turn from evil and do good; then you will dwell in the land forever.
28 For the
Lord loves the just and will not forsake His faithful ones.
Wrongdoers will be completely destroyed[c]; the offspring of the wicked will perish.
29 The
righteous will inherit the land and dwell in it forever.
30 The mouths of the righteous utter wisdom, and their tongues speak what is just.
31 The
law of their God is in their hearts, their feet do not slip.
32 The wicked lie in wait for the righteous, intent on putting them to death;
33 but
the Lord will not leave them in the power of the wicked
or let them be condemned
when brought to trial.
34 Hope in the Lord and keep His way.
He will exalt you to inherit the land; when
the wicked are destroyed, you will see it.
35 I have seen a wicked and ruthless man flourishing like a luxuriant native tree,
36 but
he soon passed away and was no more; though I looked for him, he could not be found.
37 Consider the blameless, observe the upright; a future awaits those who seek peace.[d]
38 But
all sinners will be destroyed; there will be no future[e] for the wicked.
39 The salvation of the righteous comes from the Lord; He is their stronghold in
time of trouble.
40 The Lord helps them and delivers them; He delivers them from the
wicked and saves them,
because they take refuge in Him.
