Sunday 29 April 2018

26When Saul had come to Jerusalem,he tried to join himself to the disciples;but they were all afraid of him,not believing that he was a disciple.27But Barnabas took him and brought him to the apostles,and declared to them how he had seen the Lord on the way,and that he had spoken to him,and how at Damascus he had preached boldly in the name of Jesus.28He was with them entering into Jerusalem,29preaching boldly in the name of the Lord Jesus.He spoke and disputed against the Hellenists,but they were seeking to kill him.30When the brothers knew it,they brought him down to Caesareaand sent him off to Tarsus.

31So the assemblies throughout all Judea,Galilee, and Samaria had peace and were built up.They were multiplied,walking in the fear of the Lordand in the comfort of the Holy Spirit.

26My praise of you comes in the great assembly.I will pay my vows before those who fear him.27The humble shall eat and be satisfied.They shall praise the Lord who seek after him.Let your hearts live forever.

28All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to the Lord.All the relatives of the nations shall worship before you.

30All the rich ones of the earth shall eat and worship.All those who go down to the dust shall bow before him,even he who can’t keep his soul alive.

31Posterity shall serve him.Future generations shall be told about the Lord.32They shall come and shall declare his righteousness to a people that shall be born,for he has done it.

18My little children,let’s not love in word only,or with the tongue only,but in deed and truth.19And by this we know that we are of the truthand persuade our hearts before him,20because if our heart condemns us,God is greater than our heart,and knows all things.21Beloved, if our hearts don’t condemn us,we have boldness toward God;22so whatever we ask,we receive from him,because we keep his commandmentsand do the things that are pleasing in his sight.23This is his commandment,that we should believe in the name of his Son,Jesus Christ, and love one another,even as he commanded.24He who keeps his commandments remains in him, and he in him.By this we know that he remains in us,by the Spirit which he gave us.

1“I am the true vine, and my Father is the farmer.2Every branch in me that doesn’t bear fruit, he takes away.Every branch that bears fruit,he prunes, that it may bear more fruit.3You are already pruned cleanbecause of the word which I have spoken to you.4Remain in me, and I in you.As the branch can’t bear fruit by itself unless it remains in the vine,so neither can you,unless you remain in me.5I am the vine.You are the branches.He who remains in me and I in him bears much fruit,for apart from me you can do nothing.6If a man doesn’t remain in me,he is thrown out as a branch and is withered;and they gather them,throw them into the fire,and they are burned.7If you remain in me,and my words remain in you,you will ask whatever you desire,and it will be done for you.

8“In this my Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit;and so you will be my disciples.