Oh How He Loves Us

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The following took place after the death of Lazarus who was the brother of Mary and Martha and was recorded in the Gospel according to John…

“Where have you laid him?” he asked.  “Come and see, Lord,” they replied.  Jesus wept.  

Then the Jews said, “See how he loved him!”

John 11:34-36

(This photo was taken in June of 2013 in Badlands National Park in South Dakota)

 

Serve One Another

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The words of the apostle Paul in his letter to the Galatians…

“You, my brothers, were called to be free.  But do not use your freedom to indulge the sinful nature; rather, serve one another in love.  The entire law is summed up in a single command:  “Love your neighbor as yourself.”

Galatians 5:13-14

(This photo was taken in August of 2016 from the top of the Space Needle in downtown Seattle, Washington)

Family

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“Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the Lord your God is giving you.”

Exodus 20:12

(This photo was taken in August of 2016 in Mount Rainier National Park in Washington)

Love And Family

“Love is patient, love is kind.  It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.  It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.  Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.

It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.”

1 Corinthians 13:4-7

(This photo was taken in March of 2013 at the Botanical Gardens in the Bellagio in Las Vegas, Nevada)

Open The Eyes Of Our Hearts

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Paul writes in his letter to the Ephesians…

“I pray also that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints, and his incomparably great power for us who believe…”

Ephesians 1:18-19

(This photo was taken in June of 2016 on a lake in northwestern Wisconsin)

Thankful For God’s Love

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“This is how God showed his love among us:  He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him.  This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.”

1 John 4:9-10

(This photo was taken in February of 2013 in a neighborhood near Minneapolis, Minnesota)

Balance In Life

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Paul writes in his letter to the Philippians…

“Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable – if anything is excellent or praiseworthy – think about such things.  Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me – put it into practice.  And the God of peace will be with you.”

Philippians 4:8-9

(This photo was taken in October of 2014 while driving on the north shore of Maui)

Always

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“Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.  It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.”

1 Corinthians 13:6-7

(This photo was taken in June of 2013 near Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado)