September 30: Mark 10:45; John 13:14–15; John 15:13; 2 Corinthians 8:9; Ephesians 3:19; Ephesians 4:32; Colossians 3:13; 1 Peter 2:21; 1 John 3:16; 1 John 4:11; Psalm 27:14; Proverbs 2:6; Isaiah 43:11; Jeremiah 23:24; Luke 21:15; John 4:42; John 5:19; 2 Corinthians 12:9; Ephesians 1:23; Titus 1:4; Hebrews 2:11; Jude 1 - a podcast by Crossway

By this we know love, that he laid down his life for us.

The love of Christ that surpasses knowledge.—“Greater love has no one than this, that someone lays down his life for his friends.”—You know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that you by his poverty might become rich.—Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.—Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.—Bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive.—“For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”—Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, so that you might follow in his steps.

“You also ought to wash one another's feet. For I have given you an example, that you also should do just as I have done to you.”—We ought to lay down our lives for the brothers.

Mark 10:45 (Listen)

45 For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”

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John 13:14–15 (Listen)

14 If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet. 15 For I have given you an example, that you also should do just as I have done to you.

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John 15:13 (Listen)

13 Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.

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2 Corinthians 8:9 (Listen)

9 For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that you by his poverty might become rich.

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Ephesians 3:19 (Listen)

19 and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.

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Ephesians 4:32 (Listen)

32 Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.

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Colossians 3:13 (Listen)

13 bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive.

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1 Peter 2:21 (Listen)

21 For to this you have been called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, so that you might follow in his steps.

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1 John 3:16 (Listen)

16 By this we know love, that he laid down his life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers.

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1 John 4:11 (Listen)

11 Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.

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“Whatever the Father does, that the Son does likewise.”

For the Lord gives wisdom; from his mouth come knowledge and understanding.—“I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which none of your adversaries will be able to withstand or contradict.”

Wait for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart take courage.—“My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.”

Those who are called, beloved in God the Father.—He who sanctifies and those who are sanctified all have one origin. That is why he is not ashamed to call them brothers.—“Do I not fill heaven and earth? declares the Lord.”—The fullness of him who fills all in all.

I, I am the Lord, and besides me there is no savior.—“This is indeed the Savior of the world.”

Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.

Psalm 27:14 (Listen)

14   Wait for the LORD;
    be strong, and let your heart take courage;
    wait for the LORD!

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Proverbs 2:6 (Listen)

6   For the LORD gives wisdom;
    from his mouth come knowledge and understanding;

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Isaiah 43:11 (Listen)

11   I, I am the LORD,
    and besides me there is no savior.

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Jeremiah 23:24 (Listen)

24 Can a man hide himself in secret places so that I cannot see him? declares the LORD. Do I not fill heaven and earth? declares the LORD.

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Luke 21:15 (Listen)

15 for I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which none of your adversaries will be able to withstand or contradict.

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John 4:42 (Listen)

42 They said to the woman, “It is no longer because of what you said that we believe, for we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this is indeed the Savior of the world.”

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John 5:19 (Listen)

The Authority of the Son

19 So Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, the Son can do nothing of his own accord, but only what he sees the Father doing. For whatever the Father¹ does, that the Son does likewise.

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2 Corinthians 12:9 (Listen)

9 But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me.

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Ephesians 1:23 (Listen)

23 which is his body, the fullness of him who fills all in all.

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Titus 1:4 (Listen)

4 To Titus, my true child in a common faith:

Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.

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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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Jude 1 (Listen)

Greeting

1 Jude, a servant¹ of Jesus Christ and brother of James,

To those who are called, beloved in God the Father and kept for² Jesus Christ:

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