October 11: Matthew 12:49–50; John 20:17; Galatians 3:26; Ephesians 1:10; Ephesians 3:15; Ephesians 4:6; Hebrews 2:11; Hebrews 11:40; Revelation 6:9–11; Matthew 6:9; John 16:23–24; John 17:1; John 20:17; Romans 8:15–16; 2 Corinthians 6:17–18; Galatians 3:26; Galatians 4:6–7 - a podcast by Crossway

Every family in heaven and on earth.

One God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.—In Christ Jesus you are all sons of God, through faith.—As a plan for the fullness of time, to unite all things in him, things in heaven and things on earth.

He is not ashamed to call them brothers.—“Here are my mother and my brothers! For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother.”—“Go to my brothers and say to them, ‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father.’”

I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the word of God and for the witness they had borne…. Then they were each given a white robe and told to rest a little longer, until the number of their fellow servants and their brothers should be complete, who were to be killed as they themselves had been.—That apart from us they should not be made perfect.

Matthew 12:49–50 (Listen)

49 And stretching out his hand toward his disciples, he said, “Here are my mother and my brothers! 50 For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother.”

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John 20:17 (Listen)

17 Jesus said to her, “Do not cling to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father; but go to my brothers and say to them, ‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’”

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Galatians 3:26 (Listen)

26 for in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God, through faith.

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Ephesians 1:10 (Listen)

10 as a plan for the fullness of time, to unite all things in him, things in heaven and things on earth.

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Ephesians 3:15 (Listen)

15 from whom every family¹ in heaven and on earth is named,

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Ephesians 4:6 (Listen)

6 one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.

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Hebrews 2:11 (Listen)

11 For he who sanctifies and those who are sanctified all have one source.¹ That is why he is not ashamed to call them brothers,²

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Hebrews 11:40 (Listen)

40 since God had provided something better for us, that apart from us they should not be made perfect.

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Revelation 6:9–11 (Listen)

9 When he opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the word of God and for the witness they had borne. 10 They cried out with a loud voice, “O Sovereign Lord, holy and true, how long before you will judge and avenge our blood on those who dwell on the earth?” 11 Then they were each given a white robe and told to rest a little longer, until the number of their fellow servants and their brothers¹ should be complete, who were to be killed as they themselves had been.

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“Pray then like this: Our Father in heaven.”

Jesus… lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, “Father.”—“My Father and your Father.”

In Christ Jesus you are all sons of God, through faith.—You did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!” The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God.

Because you are sons, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, “Abba! Father!” So you are no longer a slave, but a son.

“In that day you will ask nothing of me. Truly, truly, I say to you, whatever you ask of the Father in my name, he will give it to you. Until now you have asked nothing in my name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full.”

“I will welcome you, and I will be a father to you, and you shall be sons and daughters to me, says the Lord Almighty.”

Matthew 6:9 (Listen)

9 Pray then like this:

  “Our Father in heaven,
  hallowed be your name.¹

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John 16:23–24 (Listen)

23 In that day you will ask nothing of me. Truly, truly, I say to you, whatever you ask of the Father in my name, he will give it to you. 24 Until now you have asked nothing in my name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full.

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John 17:1 (Listen)

The High Priestly Prayer

17 When Jesus had spoken these words, he lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, “Father, the hour has come; glorify your Son that the Son may glorify you,

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John 20:17 (Listen)

17 Jesus said to her, “Do not cling to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father; but go to my brothers and say to them, ‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’”

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Romans 8:15–16 (Listen)

15 For you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!” 16 The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God,

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2 Corinthians 6:17–18 (Listen)

17   Therefore go out from their midst,
    and be separate from them, says the Lord,
  and touch no unclean thing;
    then I will welcome you,
18   and I will be a father to you,
    and you shall be sons and daughters to me,
  says the Lord Almighty.”

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Galatians 3:26 (Listen)

26 for in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God, through faith.

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Galatians 4:6–7 (Listen)

6 And because you are sons, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, “Abba! Father!” 7 So you are no longer a slave, but a son, and if a son, then an heir through God.

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