Introduction:
I.
“For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus” - 1 Timothy 2:5
II.
“Do not repay evil for evil, or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary, bless, for to this you were called, that you may obtain a blessing.” - 1 Peter 3:9
III. Walk in
“He has told you O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God.” - Micah 6:8
“Clothes yourselves, all of you, with humility toward one another for ‘God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.’ Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you.” - 1 Peter 5:5-6
IV. Live in
“For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. For when I am weak, then I am strong.” - 2 Cor. 12:10
“Not that I am speaking of being in need, for I have learned in whatever situation I am to be content. I know how be brought low and I know how to abound. In any and every circumstance I have learned the secret of facing plenty, and hunger and abundance and need… And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Jesus Christ.” - Phil. 4:11, 12, 19
V. Keep
“But our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we await a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ.” - Phil. 3:20
“But as it is, they desire a better country, that is a heavenly one. Therefore, God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared for them a city.” - Heb. 11:16
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