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John 15: 26 – 16: 4
Acts 16: 11-15 / Ps 149: 1-6, 9
You also are to testify because you have been with me from the beginning.
(John 15: 27)
Give me courage to testify
On behalf of my Lord Jesus Christ;
For my sake He was crucified,
For that it’s just a small sacrifice.
Jesus said, ‘When the Advocate comes, whom [...]

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John 15: 18-21
Acts 16:1-10 / Psa 100
I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hates you.
(John 15:19)
How can the choice be hard to make,
Between life or death, wealth or grace?
Let us not make the grave mistake
To love this world and lose the race.
(Jesus said), “If the world hates you, know that it [...]

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John 14: 27-31a
Acts 14:19-28 / Ps 145
Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give it to you. Do not let your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.
(John 14:27)
Do not be troubled or afraid
If peace may seem so far away,
As Jesus promised when [...]

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John 13: 16-20
Acts 13: 13-25 / Psa 89
Whoever receives the one I send receives me, and whoever receives me receives the One who sent me.
(John 13:20)
Having received Him we are sent
So that others too may believe.
And from their sins they may repent,
That the Spirit they may receive.
(Jesus said), “Amen, amen, I say to you, no [...]

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John 12: 44-50
Acts 12:24—13:5a / Psa 67
I did not speak on my own, but the Father Who sent me commanded me what to say and speak.
(John 12:49)
The light of Truth is God’s gift to man,
The Word made flesh, His beloved Son;
Believe His words are the Father’s plan,
As the Father and Jesus are One.
Jesus cried out [...]

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John 3: 31-36
Acts 5:27-33 / Psa 34
He does not ration His gift of the Holy Spirit.
(John 3:34)
May the gifts of the Holy Spirit be
A strong testimony of His love,
So others may see how trustworthy
Is “the One Who comes from above.”
Jesus said, “He who comes from above is above all; he who is of the earth [...]

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John 3: 1-8
Acts 4:23-31 / Psa 2
You should not be surprised at my saying, ‘You must be born again.’ The wind blows wherever it pleases. You hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit.
(John 3:7-8)
Like the wind [...]

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Matthew 28: 8-15
Acts 2:14, 22-33 / Psa 16
My heart is glad, my soul rejoices; my body also dwells secure, for you will not abandon me to Sheol, nor let your faithful servant see corruption. You show me the path to life, you fill me with joy in your presence.
(Psalm 16:9-11)
May the Holy Spirit’s power
Recharge us [...]

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Luke 4: 16-21
Is 61: 1-3a,6,8-9 / Psa 89 / Rv 1:5-8
“Today this scripture passage is fulfilled in your hearing.”
(Luke 4:21)
The Holy Spirit empowers
In deeds and every word we say;
May you be God’s blessing to others,
And fulfill the Father’s will today.
He went to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, and on the Sabbath day he [...]

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