"Divided tongues, as of fire, appeared among them, and came upon each of them. All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other languages as the Spirit gave them power to proclaim." (Acts 2:3-4)

". . . in our own languages we hear them speaking about God's deeds of power." (Acts 2:11b)

"What has been is what will be, and what has been done is what will be done; there is nothing new under the sun." (Ecclesiastes 1;9) "Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away . . . And the one who was seated on the throne said, 'See, I am making all things new.'" (Revelation 21:1,5)

"The point is this: the one who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and the one who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully," (2 Corinthians 9:6)

"God will wipe every tear from their eyes. Death will be no more; mourning and crying and pain will be no more . . . And the twelve gates are twelve pearls, each of the gates is a single pearl, and the street of the city is pure gold . . . (Revelation 21:4, 21)

"Do not repay evil for evil or abuse for abuse; but, on the contrary, repay with a blessing. It is for this that you were called - that you might inherit a blessing." (1 Peter 3:9)

"I also heard a voice saying to me, 'Get up, Peter;kill and eat.' But I replied, 'By no means, Lord; for nothing profane or unclean has ever entered my mouth.' But a second time the voice answered from heaven, 'What God has made clean, you must not call profane.' This happened three times; then everything was pulled up again to heaven." (Acts 11:7-10)

"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.'" (John 6:35)

"Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight and the sin that clings so closely, and let us run with perseverance the race that is set before us ..." (Hebrews 12:1)

"For the whole law is summed up in a single commandment, 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.'" (Galatians 5:14)

"Put on the whole armor of God . . . Stand therefore... and for your feet put on whatever will make you ready to proclaim the gospel of peace." (Ephesians 6)

""He said to me, 'Mortal, can these bones live?' I answered, 'O Lord GOD, you know.' Then he said to me, 'Prophesy to these bones, and say to them: O dry bones, hear the word of the LORD. Thus says the Lord GOD to these bones: I will cause breath to enter you, and you shall live.'" (Ezekiel 37:3-5

"But he said to them, 'Unless I see the mark of the nails in his hands, and put my finger in the mark of the nails and my hand in his side, I will not believe.'" (John 20:25B)

They said to each other, 'Were not our hearts burning within us while he was talking to us on the road, while he was opening the scriptures to us?'" (Luke 24:32) "But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth." (Acts 1:8)

"Jesus said to her, 'Woman, why are you weeping? Whom are you looking for?'" (John 20:15A)

“Jesus sent two disciples, saying to them, ‘Go into the village ahead of you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied, and a colt with her; untie them and bring them to me. If anyone says anything to you, just say this, ‘The Lord needs them. And they will send them immediately.’”

"But Zion said, 'The Lord has forsaken me, my Lord has forgotten me.' [And God answered,] 'Can a woman forget her nursing child, or show no compassion for the child of her womb? Even these may forget, yet I will not forget you.'" (Isaiah 49:14-15)

"Other seed fell into good soil and brought forth grain, growing up and increasing and yielding thirty and sixty and a hundredfold." (Mark 4:8)

"...for I knew that you are a gracious God and merciful, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love, and ready to relent from punishing." (Jonah 4:2b)

"See, now is the acceptable time; see, now is the day of salvation!" (2 Corinthians 6:2)

"When Elijah heard the sound of the thinnest stillness, he wrapped his face in his mantle and went out and stood at the entrance of the cave. Then there came a voice to him that said, 'What are you doing here, Elijah?'" (1 Kings 19:13)

"So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are citizens with the saints and also members of the household of God, built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the cornerstone." (Ephesians 2:19-20)

"Create in me a clean heart, O God, and put a new and right spirit within me." (Psalm 51:10)

"Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died." (John 11:21)

"Yet even now says the Lord, return to me with all your heart, with fasting, with weeping, and with mourning; rend your hearts and not your clothing. Return to the Lord, your God, for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love, and relents from punishing." (Joel 2:12-13)

"Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil." (Matthew 4:1)

"While he was still speaking, suddenly a bright cloud overshadowed them, and from the cloud a voice said, "This is my Son, the Beloved; with him I am well pleased; listen to him!"'

"They all ate and were satisfied . . ." (Matthew 14:20)

"All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ, and has given us the ministry of reconciliation; that is, in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting the message of reconciliation to us."

"And the one who was seated on the throne said, 'See, I am making all things new.' Also he said, 'Write this, for these words are trustworthy and true."

Yes, "the word of the Lord has come to me" - for shame and embarrassment all day long. But if I say, "I won't mention Him, I won't speak anymore in His name," then a fire burns in my heart, it rages inside my bones, and I am too tired to hold it in; I just can't.

"Above all, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience."

Nadine Hill, founder of Ecumenical Women's Coalition Against Human Trafficking & member of Second, presents "The Story of a Reluctant Modern Day Esther."

"The Apple Doesn't Fall Far From the Tree" "Bear fruits worthy of repentance. Do not begin to say to yourselves 'We have Abraham as our ancestor'; for I tell you, God is able from these stones to raise up children to Abraham."

"Starting Over Again for the First Time" "So you also must consider yourselves dead to sin and alive to God in Christ Jesus."

"When they saw the star, they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy . . . And being warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they departed to their own country by another way."

"Arise, shine; for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you." (Isaiah 60:1)

"Simeon took him in his arms and praised God."

"While they were there,the time came for her to deliver her child. And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in bands of cloth, and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn."

"At that moment she came, and began to praise God and to speak about the child to all who were looking for the redemption of Jerusalem."

"The angel said to her, 'Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. And now, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you will name him Jesus."

And the crowds asked John the Baptist, ‘What then shall we do?’

"The Lord will rescue me from every evil attack and save me for his heavenly kindom. To him be the glory for ever and ever."

"Nathan said to David, 'You are the man!'...David said to Nathan, 'I ahve sinned against the LORD.' Nathan said to David, 'Now the LORD has put away your sin; you shall not die.'" (2 Samuel 12:7, 13)

"You then, my child, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus; and what you have heard from me through many witnesses entrust to faithful people who will be able to teach others as well." (2 Timothy 2:1)

"For God did not give us a spirit of cowardice, but rather a spirit of power and of love and of self-discipline." (2 Timothy 1:7)

"One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, said to him, 'There is a boy here who has five barley loaves and two fish. But what are they among so many people?'" (John 6:8-9)

"Truly I tell you, wherever the good news is proclaimed in the whole world, what she has done will be told in remembrance of her." (Mark 14:9)

"But Peter and John answered them, 'Whether it is right in God's sight to listen to you rather than to God, you must judge; for we cannot keep from speaking about what we have seen and heard.'" (Acts 4:19-20)

"She said to him, "My father, if you have opened your mouth to the Lord, do to me according to what has gone out of your mouth...So there arose an Israelite custom that for four days every year the daughters of Israel would go out to lament the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite." (Judges 11:36a, 39b-40)

"So the people shouted, and the trumpets were blown. As soon as the people heard the sound of the trumpets, they raised a great shout, and the wall fell down flat; so the people charged straight ahead into the city and captured it." (Joshua 6:20)

"She said, 'Yes, Lord, yet even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their masters' table.; Then Jesus answered her, 'Woman, great is your faith! Let it be done for you as you wish.' And her daughter was healed instantly." (Matthew 15:27-28)

"Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your minds, so that you may discern what is the will of God - what is good and acceptable and perfect." (Romans 12:2)

"'After that I will go to the king, though it is against the law; and if I perish, I perish.'" (Esther 4:16)

"But seek the welfare of the city where I have sent you into exile, and pray to the Lord on its behalf, for in its welfare you will find your welfare." (Jeremiah 29:7)

"David said to Abigail, 'Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, who sent you to meet me today! Blessed be your good sense, and blessed be you.'" (1 Samuel 25:32-33a)

"When the man saw that he did not prevail against Jacob, he struck him on the hip socket; and Jacob's hip was put out of joint as he wrestled with him." (Genesis 32:25)

"Then the prophet Miriam, Aaron's sister, took a tambourine in her hand; and all the women went out after her with tambourines and with dancing. And Miriam sang to them: 'Sing to the Lord, for he has triumphed gloriously...'" (Exodus 15:20-21a)

"Now the Lord said to Abram, 'Go forth from your country and your kindred and your father's house to the land that I will show you.'" (Genesis 12:1)

"But Rahab the prostitute, with her family and all who belonged to her, Joshua spared. Her family has lived in Israel ever since. For she hid the messengers whom Joshua sent to spy out Jericho." (Joshua 6:25)

“When the days drew near for him to be taken up, he set his face to go to Jerusalem.” (Luke 9:51)

“No one has greater love than this, to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.’” ( John 15:13)

“Consider him who endured such hostility against himself from sinners, so that you may not grow weary or lose heart.” (Hebrews 12:3)

“Now Sarah said, ‘God has brought laughter for me; everyone who hears will laugh with me.’” (Genesis 21:6)

“Observe the sabbath day and keep it holy, as the Lord your God commanded you.” (Deuteronomy 5:12)

“But woe to you Pharisees! For you tithe mint and rue and herbs of all kinds, and neglect justice and the love of God; it is these you ought to have practiced, without neglecting the others.” (Luke 11:42)

“But will God indeed dwell on the earth? Even heaven and the highest heaven cannot contain you, much less this house that I have built!” (1 Kings 8:27)

“Jesus said, ‘Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and keep it!’” (Luke 11:28)

“But where shall wisdom be found? And where is the place of understanding? Mortals do not know the way to it, and it is not found in the land of the living. But God understands the way to it, and he knows its place. And he said to humankind, ‘Truly, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.’” (Job 28)

“If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!” (Luke 11:13)

“Jesus said to him, ‘I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.’” ( John 14:6)

“Now to him who by the power at work within us is able to accomplish abundantly far more than all we can ask or imagine, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen.” (Ephesians 3:20-21)

"In him the whole structure is joined together and grows into a holy temple in the Lord; in whom you also are built together spiritually into a dwelling place for God." (Ephesians 2:21-22)

"For Jesus is our peace; in his flesh he has made both groups into one and has broken down the dividing wall, that is, the hostility between us."

“Steadfast love and faithfulness will meet; righteousness and peace will kiss each other.” (Psalm 85:10)

“David danced before the Lord with all his might; David was girded with a linen ephod. So David and all the house of Israel brought up the ark of the Lord with shouting, and with the sound of the trumpet.” (2 Samuel 6:14-15)

“...enter into the joy of your master.” (Matthew 25:21B)

“O Israel, hope in the Lord! For with the Lord there is steadfast love, and with him is great power to redeem.” (Psalm 130:7)

“Zacchaeus stood there and said to the Lord, ‘Look, half of my possessions, Lord, I will give to the poor; and if I have defrauded anyone of anything, I will pay back four times as much.’” (Luke 19:8)

“But David said to the Philistine, ‘You come to me with sword and spear and javelin; but I come to you in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied. This very day the Lord will deliver you into my hand . . .’” (1 Samuel 17:45-46)

“Let the same mind be in you that was in Christ Jesus...” (Philippians 2:5)

“I have indeed received much joy and encouragement from your love, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through you, my brother.” (Philemon 1:7)

Moses said, “Show me your glory, I pray.” And he said, “I will make all my goodness pass before you, and will proclaim before you the name, ‘The Lord ’; and I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will show mercy on whom I will show mercy.” (Exodus 33:18-19)

“Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.” (Romans 10:13)

“If the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will give life to your mortal bodies also through his Spirit that dwells in you. (Romans 8:11)

“Now when they heard this, they were cut to the heart and said to Peter and the other apostles, ‘Brothers, what should we do?’” (Acts 2:37)

“All were amazed and perplexed, saying to one another, ‘What does this mean?’” (Acts 2:12)

“Holy Father, protect them in your name ...so that they may be one, as we are one.” ( John 17:11)

“As you have sent me into the world, so I have sent them into the world.” (John 17:18)

“And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.” (Matthew 6:12)

“Beloved, we are God’s children now; what we will be has not yet been revealed. What we do know is this: when he is revealed, we will be like him, for we will see him as he is.” (1 John 3:2)

“When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord snatched Philip away;” (Acts 8:39)

“And he invited Philip to get in and sit beside him….Then Philip began to speak, and starting with this scripture, he proclaimed to him the good news about Jesus.” (Acts 8:31, 35)

“To the church of God that is in Corinth, to those who are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, together with all those who in every place call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, both their Lord and ours.” (1 Corinthians 1:2)

“But God has so arranged the body giving the greater honor to the inferior member. . .so the members may have the same care for one another. If one member suffers, all suffer together with it; if one member is honored, all rejoice together with it.” (1 Corinthians 12:24-26)

“Now you are the body of Christ and individually members of it.” (1 Corinthians 12:27)

“But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you everything, and remind you of all that I have said to you.” ( John 14:26)

“...your life is hidden with Christ in God.” (Colossians 3:3)