John 16:12-15 (NIV) 12  “I have much more to say to you, more than you can now bear. 13  But when not speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you what is yet to come. 14   He will glorify me because it is from me that he will receive what he will make known to you. 15  So much of John's gospel - from chapter 14-17 - is dedicated to what Jesus taught that night.

John 3:16-17 (NIV) 16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. 17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn Listen to passage & devotional: Belgic Confession of Faith, Article 19: The Two Natures of Christ We Summary John 3:16 is one of the most beloved verses of the Bible. Today: Romans 16

Hebrews 2:14–18 (ESV) 11 Both the one who makes people holy and those who are made holy are of the same family... 14 Since therefore the children share in flesh and blood, he himself likewise partook of the things, that through death he might destroy the one who has the power of death, that is, the devil, 15  and deliver all those who through fear of death were subject to lifelong slavery. 16 For surely it is Today: Romans 13

Genesis 3:7-10 (NIV) CONTEXT: We began this passage earlier this week. 10 He answered, “I heard you in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid.” 11 And he 12 The man said, “The woman you put here with me—she gave me some fruit from the tree, and I ate it.” 13 Then the LORD God said to the woman, “What is this you have done?” The woman said, “The serpent deceived me, and I ate.” 14 So the LORD God said to the serpent, “Because

Matthew 18:10-14 (NIV) 10 “See that you do not despise one of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father in heaven. [11 For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.”] 12 “What do you think? 13 And if he finds it, truly I tell you, he is happier about that one sheep than about the ninety-nine included in the parallel to this passage in Luke 19:10.

Genesis 3:7-10 (NIV) CONTEXT: We'll begin this passage today and come back to it later this week. 7 Then 10 He answered, “I heard you in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid.” 11 And he 12 The man said, “The woman you put here with me—she gave me some fruit from the tree, and I ate it.” 13 Then the LORD God said to the woman, “What is this you have done?” The woman said, “The serpent deceived me, and I ate.” 14 So the LORD God said to the serpent, “Because

Romans 9:10-24 (NIV) CONTEXT: We began this passage yesterday.  not by works but by him who calls—she was told, “The older will serve the younger.” 13 Just as it is written: “Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated.” 14 What then shall we say? 15 For he says to Moses, “I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.” 16 It does not, therefore, depend on man's desire or effort, but on God’s mercy.

Deuteronomy 7:7-10 (NIV) 7 The LORD did not set his affection on you and choose you because you were keeping his covenant of love to a thousand generations of those who love him and keep his commandments. 10 Listen to passage & devotional: Belgic Confession of Faith, Article 16: The Doctrine of Election We believe Question & answer 11 says, God is certainly merciful, but he is also just. Make sure, by the profession of your mouth and the belief in your heart (Romans 10:9) that you are in

Romans 5:12-15 (NIV) 12 Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin , and in this way death came to all people, because all sinned— 13 To be sure, sin was in the world before the law was given, but sin is not charged against anyone’s account where there is no law. 14 Nevertheless over those who did not sin by breaking a command, as did Adam, who is a pattern of the one to come. 15 Today: Matthew 18

Genesis 2:15–17 (ESV) 15 The Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to work it and keep it. 16 And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, “You may surely eat of every tree of the garden, 17 but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of Listen to passage & devotional: Belgic Confession of Faith, Article 14: The Creation and Fall of Man