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Tuesday - Philippians 2:3-11

3 Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, 4 not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others.

5 In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus:

6 Who, being in very nature[a] God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage;

7 rather, he made himself nothing by taking the very nature[b] of a servant, being made in human likeness.

8 And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to death—even death on a cross!

9 Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name,

10 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth,

11 and every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

5 In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus:

6 Who, being in very nature[a] God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage;

7 rather, he made himself nothing by taking the very nature[b] of a servant, being made in human likeness.

8 And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to death—even death on a cross!

9 Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name,

10 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth,

11 and every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

Proverbs 10:8-21, selected verses 8 The wise in heart accept commands, but a chattering fool comes to ruin.

10 Whoever winks maliciously causes grief, and a chattering fool comes to ruin.

11 The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.

12 Hatred stirs up conflict, but love covers over all wrongs.

13 Wisdom is found on the lips of the discerning, but a rod is for the back of one who has no sense.

18 Whoever conceals hatred with lying lips and spreads slander is a fool.

19 Sin is not ended by multiplying words, but the prudent hold their tongues.

20 The tongue of the righteous is choice silver, but the heart of the wicked is of little value.

21 The lips of the righteous nourish many, but fools die for lack of sense.

Matthew 7:24-29
24 “Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. 25 The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock. 26 But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. 27 The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with a great crash.”
28 When Jesus had finished saying these things, the crowds were amazed at his teaching, 29 because he taught as one who had authority, and not as their teachers of the law.

Proverbs 8:32-36 and John 14:6

32 “Now then, my children, listen to me;    blessed are those who keep my ways.
33 Listen to my instruction and be wise;    do not disregard it.
34 Blessed are those who listen to me,    watching daily at my doors,    waiting at my doorway.
35 For those who find me find life    and receive favor from the Lord.
36 But those who fail to find me harm themselves;    all who hate me love death.”

And from John 14,
Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”

Proverbs 8:27-31 and John 1:1-3

27 I was there when he set the heavens in place,    when he marked out the horizon on the face of the deep,
28 when he established the clouds above    and fixed securely the fountains of the deep,
29 when he gave the sea its boundary    so the waters would not overstep his command,
and when he marked out the foundations of the earth.30     Then I was constantly[e] at his side.
I was filled with delight day after day,    rejoicing always in his presence,
31 rejoicing in his whole world    and delighting in mankind.

And from John 1,
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was with God in the beginning. 3 Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. 4 In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind.

Proverbs 8:12-21
“I, wisdom, dwell together with prudence;    I possess knowledge and discretion.
13 To fear the Lord is to hate evil;    I hate pride and arrogance,    evil behavior and perverse speech.
14 Counsel and sound judgment are mine;   I have insight, I have power.
15 By me kings reign    and rulers issue decrees that are just;
16 by me princes govern,    and nobles—all who rule on earth.[b]
17 I love those who love me,    and those who seek me find me.
18 With me are riches and honor,    enduring wealth and prosperity.
19 My fruit is better than fine gold;    what I yield surpasses choice silver.
20 I walk in the way of righteousness,    along the paths of justice,
21 bestowing a rich inheritance on those who love me    and making their treasuries full.

Proverbs 8:1-11
Does not wisdom call out?    Does not understanding raise her voice?
2 At the highest point along the way,    where the paths meet, she takes her stand;
3 beside the gate leading into the city,    at the entrance, she cries aloud:
4 “To you, O people, I call out;    I raise my voice to all mankind.
5 You who are simple, gain prudence;    you who are foolish, set your hearts on it.[a]
6 Listen, for I have trustworthy things to say;    I open my lips to speak what is right.
7 My mouth speaks what is true,    for my lips detest wickedness.
8 All the words of my mouth are just;    none of them is crooked or perverse.
9 To the discerning all of them are right;    they are upright to those who have found knowledge.
10 Choose my instruction instead of silver,    knowledge rather than choice gold,
11 for wisdom is more precious than rubies,    and nothing you desire can compare with her.Proverbs 8:1-11
Does not wisdom call out?    Does not understanding raise her voice?
2 At the highest point along the way,    where the paths meet, she takes her stand;
3 beside the gate leading into the city,    at the entrance, she cries aloud:
4 “To you, O people, I call out;    I raise my voice to all mankind.
5 You who are simple, gain prudence;    you who are foolish, set your hearts on it.[a]
6 Listen, for I have trustworthy things to say;    I open my lips to speak what is right.
7 My mouth speaks what is true,    for my lips detest wickedness.
8 All the words of my mouth are just;    none of them is crooked or perverse.
9 To the discerning all of them are right;    they are upright to those who have found knowledge.
10 Choose my instruction instead of silver,    knowledge rather than choice gold,
11 for wisdom is more precious than rubies,    and nothing you desire can compare with her.

Mark 14:32-43

32 They went to a place called Gethsemane, and Jesus said to his disciples, “Sit here while I pray.” 33 He took Peter, James and John along with him, and he began to be deeply distressed and troubled. 34 “My soul is overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of death,” he said to them. “Stay here and keep watch.”

35 Going a little farther, he fell to the ground and prayed that if possible the hourmight pass from him. 36 “Abba,[a] Father,” he said, “everything is possible for you. Take this cup from me. Yet not what I will, but what you will.”

37 Then he returned to his disciples and found them sleeping. “Simon,” he said to Peter, “are you asleep? Couldn’t you keep watch for one hour? 38 Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.”

39 Once more he went away and prayed the same thing. 40 When he came back, he again found them sleeping, because their eyes were heavy. They did not know what to say to him.

41 Returning the third time, he said to them, “Are you still sleeping and resting? Enough! The hour has come. Look, the Son of Man is delivered into the hands of sinners. 42 Rise! Let us go! Here comes my betrayer!”

43 Just as he was speaking, Judas, one of the Twelve, appeared. With him was a crowd armed with swords and clubs, sent from the chief priests, the teachers of the law, and the elders.

John 17:20-26

20 “My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message, 21 that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me. 22 I have given them the glory that you gave me, that they may be one as we are one— 23 I in them and you in me—so that they may be brought to complete unity. Then the world will know that you sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me.

24 “Father, I want those you have given me to be with me where I am, and to see my glory, the glory you have given me because you loved me before the creation of the world.

25 “Righteous Father, though the world does not know you, I know you, and they know that you have sent me. 26 I have made you[a] known to them, and will continue to make you known in order that the love you have for me may be in them and that I myself may be in them.”

Acts 4:23-31

23 On their release, Peter and John went back to their own people and reported all that the chief priests and the elders had said to them. 24 When they heard this, they raised their voices together in prayer to God. “Sovereign Lord,” they said, “you made the heavens and the earth and the sea, and everything in them.25 You spoke by the Holy Spirit through the mouth of your servant, our father David:

“‘Why do the nations rage
    and the peoples plot in vain?
26 The kings of the earth rise up
    and the rulers band together
against the Lord
    and against his anointed one.[a]’[b]

27 Indeed Herod and Pontius Pilate met together with the Gentiles and the people of Israel in this city to conspire against your holy servant Jesus, whom you anointed. 28 They did what your power and will had decided beforehand should happen. 29 Now, Lord, consider their threats and enable your servants to speak your word with great boldness. 30 Stretch out your hand to heal and perform signs and wonders through the name of your holy servant Jesus.”

31 After they prayed, the place where they were meeting was shaken. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly.