James 1:9-11, Gen 3:17-19, Col 3:23-24 (ESV)James 1:9-119 Let the lowly brother boast in his exaltation, 10 and the rich in his humiliation,because like a flower of the grass he will pass away. 11 For the sun rises with itsscorching heat and withers the grass; its flower falls, and its beauty perishes. So alsowill the rich man fade away in the midst of his pursuits.Genesis 3:17-1917 And to Adam he said, “Because you have listened to the voice of your wife andhave eaten of the tree of which I commanded you, ‘You shall not eat of it,’ cursed isthe ground because of you; in pain you shall eat of it all the days of your life; thornsand thistles it shall bring forth for you; and you shall eat the plants of the field. 19 Bythe sweat of your face you shall eat bread, till you return to the ground, for out of ityou were taken; for you are dust, and to dust you shall return.”Colossians 3:23-2423 Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men, 24 knowing thatfrom the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward. You are serving the LordChrist.

John 4:39-42 (ESV)39 Many Samaritans from that town believed in him because of the woman'stestimony, “He told me all that I ever did.” 40 So when the Samaritans came to him,they asked him to stay with them, and he stayed there two days. 41 And many morebelieved because of his word. 42 They said to the woman, “It is no longer because ofwhat you said that we believe, for we have heard for ourselves, and we know that thisis indeed the Savior of the world.”

Genesis 1:28 (ESV)28 And God blessed them. And God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill theearth and subdue it, and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds ofthe heavens and over every living thing that moves on the earth.”

Matthew 10:34-39 (ESV)34 “Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I have not come tobring peace, but a sword. 35 For I have come to set a man against his father, and adaughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. 36And a person's enemies will be those of his own household. 37 Whoever loves fatheror mother more than me is not worthy of me, and whoever loves son or daughtermore than me is not worthy of me. 38 And whoever does not take his cross and followme is not worthy of me. 39 Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses hislife for my sake will find it.

2 Samuel 9:1-13 (ESV)1 And David said, “Is there still anyone left of the house of Saul, that I may show himkindness for Jonathan's sake?” 2 Now there was a servant of the house of Saul whosename was Ziba, and they called him to David. And the king said to him, “Are youZiba?” And he said, “I am your servant.” 3 And the king said, “Is there not stillsomeone of the house of Saul, that I may show the kindness of God to him?” Ziba saidto the king, “There is still a son of Jonathan; he is crippled in his feet.” 4 The king saidto him, “Where is he?” And Ziba said to the king, “He is in the house of Machir the sonof Ammiel, at Lo-debar.” 5 Then King David sent and brought him from the house ofMachir the son of Ammiel, at Lo-debar. 6 And Mephibosheth the son of Jonathan, sonof Saul, came to David and fell on his face and paid homage. And David said, “Mephibosheth!”And he answered, “Behold, I am your servant.” 7 And David said to him,“Do not fear, for I will show you kindness for the sake of your father Jonathan, and Iwill restore to you all the land of Saul your father, and you shall eat at my tablealways.” 8 And he paid homage and said, “What is your servant, that you should showregard for a dead dog such as I?”9 Then the king called Ziba, Saul's servant, and said to him, “All that belonged to Sauland to all his house I have given to your master's grandson. 10 And you and your sonsand your servants shall till the land for him and shall bring in the produce, that yourmaster's grandson may have bread to eat. But Mephibosheth your master's grandsonshall always eat at my table.” Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants. 11 ThenZiba said to the king, “According to all that my lord the king commands his servant, sowill your servant do.” So Mephibosheth ate at David's table, like one of the king'ssons. 12 And Mephibosheth had a young son, whose name was Mica. And all wholived in Ziba's house became Mephibosheth's servants. 13 So Mephibosheth lived inJerusalem, for he ate always at the king's table. Now he was lame in both his feet.

Ephesians 6:1-4 (ESV)1 Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. 2 “Honor your father andmother” (this is the first commandment with a promise), 3 “that it may go well withyou and that you may live long in the land.” 4 Fathers, do not provoke your childrento anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.

1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 (ESV)13 But we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, about those who are asleep,that you may not grieve as others do who have no hope. 14 For since we believe thatJesus died and rose again, even so, through Jesus, God will bring with him those whohave fallen asleep. 15 For this we declare to you by a word from the Lord, that wewho are alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord, will not precede those whohave fallen asleep. 16 For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a cry ofcommand, with the voice of an archangel, and with the sound of the trumpet of God.And the dead in Christ will rise first. 17 Then we who are alive, who are left, will becaught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we willalways be with the Lord. 18 Therefore encourage one another with these words.

Ephesians 5:22-32 (ESV)22 Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord. 23 For the husband is thehead of the wife even as Christ is the head of the church, his body, and is himself itsSavior. 24 Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit ineverything to their husbands.25 Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her,26 that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with theword, 27 so that he might present the church to himself in splendor, without spot orwrinkle or any such thing, that she might be holy and without blemish. 28 In the sameway husbands should love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wifeloves himself. 29 For no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it,just as Christ does the church, 30 because we are members of his body. 31 “Thereforea man shall leave his father and mother and hold fast to his wife, and the two shallbecome one flesh.” 32 This mystery is profound, and I am saying that it refers toChrist and the church.

Ephesians 4:1-13 (ESV) 1 I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called, 2 with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, 3 eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. 4 There is one body and one Spirit—just as you were called to the one hope that belongs to your call— 5 one Lord, one faith, one baptism, 6 one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all. 7 But grace was given to each one of us according to the measure of Christ's gift. 8 Therefore it says,“When he ascended on high he led a host of captives, and he gave gifts to men.”9 (In saying, “He ascended,” what does it mean but that he had also descended into the lower regions, the earth? 10 He who descended is the one who also ascended far above all the heavens, that he might fill all things.) 11 And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers, 12 to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ, 13 until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ,

Galatians 6:1-5 (ESV)1 Brothers, if anyone is caught in any transgression, you who are spiritual shouldrestore him in a spirit of gentleness. Keep watch on yourself, lest you too be tempted.2 Bear one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ. 3 For if anyone thinks heis something, when he is nothing, he deceives himself. 4 But let each one test his ownwork, and then his reason to boast will be in himself alone and not in his neighbor. 5For each will have to bear his own load.