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Deuteronomy
26:1-11
Psalm
100
Philippians
4:4-9
John
6:25-35
Deuteronomy
26:1-11
1 When you have come into the land that the Lord your God is
giving you as an inheritance to possess, and you possess it, and
settle in it, 2 you shall take some of the first of all the fruit
of the ground, which you harvest from the land that the Lord your
God is giving you, and you shall put it in a basket and go to the
place that the Lord your God will choose as a dwelling for his
name. 3 You shall go to the priest who is in office at that time,
and say to him, "Today I declare to the Lord your God that I
have come into the land that the Lord swore to our ancestors to
give us." 4 When the priest takes the basket from your hand
and sets it down before the altar of the Lord your God, 5 you
shall make this response before the Lord your God: "A
wandering Aramean was my ancestor; he went down into Egypt and
lived there as an alien, few in number, and there he became a
great nation, mighty and populous. 6 When the Egyptians treated us
harshly and afflicted us, by imposing hard labor on us, 7 we cried
to the Lord, the God of our ancestors; the Lord heard our voice
and saw our affliction, our toil, and our oppression. 8 The Lord
brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand and an outstretched
arm, with a terrifying display of power, and with signs and
wonders; 9 and he brought us into this place and gave us this
land, a land flowing with milk and honey. 10 So now I bring the
first of the fruit of the ground that you, O Lord, have given
me." You shall set it down before the Lord your God and bow
down before the Lord your God. 11 Then you, together with the
Levites and the aliens who reside among you, shall celebrate with
all the bounty that the Lord your God has given to you and to your
house.
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Psalm
100
1 Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth. 2 Worship the
Lord with gladness; come into his presence with singing. 3 Know
that the Lord is God. It is he that made us, and we are his; we
are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. 4 Enter his gates
with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise. Give thanks to him,
bless his name. 5 For the Lord is good; his steadfast love endures
forever, and his faithfulness to all generations.
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Philippians
4:4-9
4 Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice. 5 Let
your gentleness be known to everyone. The Lord is near. 6 Do not
worry about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication
with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. 7 And
the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard
your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. 8 Finally, beloved,
whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just,
whatever is pure, whatever is pleasing, whatever is commendable,
if there is any excellence and if there is anything worthy of
praise, think about these things. 9 Keep on doing the things that
you have learned and received and heard and seen in me, and the
God of peace will be with you.
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John
6:25-35
25 When they found him on the other side of the sea, they said to
him, "Rabbi, when did you come here?" 26 Jesus answered
them, "Very truly, I tell you, you are looking for me, not
because you saw signs, but because you ate your fill of the
loaves. 27 Do not work for the food that perishes, but for the
food that endures for eternal life, which the Son of Man will give
you. For it is on him that God the Father has set his seal."
28 Then they said to him, "What must we do to perform the
works of God?" 29 Jesus answered them, "This is the work
of God, that you believe in him whom he has sent." 30 So they
said to him, "What sign are you going to give us then, so
that we may see it and believe you? What work are you performing?
31 Our ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness; as it is
written, "He gave them bread from heaven to eat.' " 32
Then Jesus said to them, "Very truly, I tell you, it was not
Moses who gave you the bread from heaven, but it is my Father who
gives you the true bread from heaven. 33 For the bread of God is
that which comes down from heaven and gives life to the
world." 34 They said to him, "Sir, give us this bread
always." 35 Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life.
Whoever comes to me will never be hungry, and whoever believes in
me will never be thirsty.
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