Sunday 28 April 2013

21When they had preached the Good News tothat city and had made many disciples,they returned to Lystra,Iconium, and Antioch,22strengthening the souls of the disciples,exhorting them to continue in the faith,and that through many afflictions we must enter into God’s Kingdom.23When they had appointed elders for them in every assembly,and had prayed with fasting,they commended them to the Lord on whom they had believed.

24They passed through Pisidia and came to Pamphylia.25When they had spoken the word in Perga,they went down to Attalia.26From there they sailed to Antioch,from where they had been committed to the grace of God for the workwhich they had fulfilled.27When they had arrivedand had gathered the assembly together,they reported all the things that God had done with them,and that he had opened a door of faith to the nations.

8The Lord is gracious, merciful,slow to anger, and of great loving kindness.9The Lord is good to all.His tender mercies are over all his works.

10All your works will give thanks to you, Lord.Your saints will extol you.11They will speak of the glory of your kingdom,and talk about your power,

12to make known to the sons of men his mighty acts,the glory of the majesty of his kingdom.13Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom.Your dominion endures throughout all generations.The Lord is faithful in all his words,and loving in all his deeds.

1I saw a new heaven and a new earth,for the first heaven and the first earth have passed away,and the sea is no more.2I saw the holy city,New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God,prepared like a bride adorned for her husband.3I heard a loud voice out of heaven saying,“Behold, God’s dwelling is with people;and he will dwell with them,and they will be his people,and God himself will be with them as their God.4He will wipe away every tear from their eyes.Death will be no more;neither will there be mourning,nor crying, nor pain any more.The first things have passed away.”

5He who sits on the throne said,“Behold, I am making all things new.”He said, “Write, for these words of God are faithful and true.”

31When he had gone out,Jesus said, “Now the Son of Man has been glorified,and God has been glorified in him.32If God has been glorified in him,God will also glorify him in himself,and he will glorify him immediately.33Little children, I will be with you a little while longer.You will seek me, and as I said to the Jews,‘Where I am going,you can’t come,’ so now I tell you.34A new commandment I give to you,that you love one another.Just as I have loved you, you also love one another.35By this everyone will know that you are my disciples,if you have love for one another.”