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"Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy." Matthew 5:7

“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be satisfied." Matthew 5:6

“Blessed are the (meek) gentle, for they shall inherit the earth." Matthew 5:5

"Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted." Matthew 5:4

“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven." Matthew 5:3

“Blessed are..." Matthew 5:3-

"When Jesus saw the crowds, He went up on the mountain; and after He sat down, His disciples came to Him. He opened His mouth and began to teach them, saying," Matthew 5:1-2

Key Bible Verse: "“THE SPIRIT OF THE LORD IS UPON ME, BECAUSE HE ANOINTED ME TO PREACH THE GOSPEL TO THE POOR. HE HAS SENT ME TO PROCLAIM RELEASE TO THE CAPTIVES, AND RECOVERY OF SIGHT TO THE BLINd, TO SET FREE THOSE WHO ARE OPPRESSED," Luke 4:18

Key Bible Verse: "They promise them freedom, but they themselves are slaves of corruption. For whatever overcomes a person, to that he is enslaved." 2 Peter 2:19

Key Bible Verse: "There were those who dwelt in darkness and in the shadow of death, prisoners in misery and chains, Because they had rebelled against the words of God and spurned the counsel of the Most High.” Psalm 107:10

Key Bible Verse: "If your brother or sister sins against you, rebuke them; and if they repent, forgive them. Even if they sin against you seven times in a day and seven times come back to you saying ‘I repent,' you must forgive them.” Luke 17: 3-4

Key Bible Verse: "The LORD will protect you from all evil; He will keep your soul. The LORD will guard your going out and your coming in from this time forth and forever." Psalm 121: 7-8

Key Bible Verse: “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life." John 3:16

Key Bible Verse: "for the LORD disciplines the one He loves, as does a father the son in whom he delights" Proverbs 3:12

Key Bible Verse: (Jesus praying in the Garden of Gethsemane) "When Jesus had spoken these words, He lifted up His eyes to heaven, and said, “Father..." John 17:1

Key Bible Verse: "...But to each one is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good." 1 Corinthians 12: 7

Key Bible Verse: “I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may be with you forever; that is the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it does not see Him or know Him, but you know Him because He abides with you and will be in you." John 14:16-17

Three specifics related to our salvation:1: Conviction of sin2. Washing regeneration renewing us3. Seals us

Key Bible Verses: "But when the kindness of God our Savior and His love for mankind appeared, He saved us, not on the basis of deeds which we did in righteousness, but in accordance with His mercy, by washing of regeneration and renewing by the Holy Spirit, whom He richly poured out upon us through Jesus Christ our Savior." Titus 3:4-6"...having also believed, you were sealed in Him with the Holy Spirit of the promise, who is the guarantee of our inheritance, in regard to the redemption of God's own possession, to the praise of His glory." Ephesians 1:13-14

Key Bible Verse: "And He (the Holy Spirit), when He comes, will convict the world regarding sin, and righteousness, and judgment:" John 16:8

Key Bible Verse: "When the Helper comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, namely, the Spirit of truth who comes from the Father, He will testify about Me..." John 15:26

Key Bible Verse: "Because the LORD has been a witness between you and the wife of your youth, against whom you have dealt treacherously, though she is your companion and your wife by covenant. But not one has done so who has a remnant of the Spirit." Malachi 2: 14-15

Key Bible Verse: "But He was pierced through for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the chastening for our well-being fell upon Him, and by His scourging we are healed." Isaiah 53:5

Key Bible Verse: "Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, a virgin will be with child and bear a son, and she will call His name Immanuel. " Isaiah 7:14; "But He was pierced through for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the chastening for our well-being fell upon Him, and by His scourging we are healed. " Isaiah 53:5

Key Bible Verse: "The Spirit of the LORD spoke through me, and His word was on my tongue." 2 Samuel 23:2

Key Bible Verse: "And the earth was a formless and desolate emptiness, and darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters." Genesis 1:2

Key Bible Verse: "Defend the poor and fatherless; do justice to the afflicted and needy. Deliver the poor and needy; free them from the hand of the wicked." Psalm 82:3-4

Key bible Verse: "He who testifies to these things says, 'Yes, I am coming quickly.' Amen. Come, Lord Jesus." Revelation 22:20

Key Bible Verse: "Sanctify them in the truth; Your word is truth." John 17:17

Key Bible Verse: "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

Key Bible Verse: "This is the confidence which we have before Him, that, if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. And if we know that He hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have the requests which we have asked from Him." 1 John 5:14-15

Key Bible Verse: "And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise them up..." James 5:15a"

Key Bible Verse: "Now after this the Lord appointed seventy others, and sent them in pairs ahead of Him ... and said to them ... 'heal those in it who are sick'" Luke 10: 1, 9

Key Bible Verse: A Psalm of David. "How long, O LORD? Will You forget me forever? How long will You hide Your face from me? Psalm 13:1

Key Bible Verse: "I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty." Revelation 1:8

Key Bible Verse: "I am the LORD, and there is no other; Besides Me there is no God." Isaiah 45:5; "I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.” Revelation 1:8

Key Bible Verse: "...Now they may say to me, ‘What is His name?' What shall I say to them?” God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM”; and He said, “Thus you shall say to the sons of Israel, ‘I AM has sent me to you.' " Exodus 3:13-14

Key Bible Verse: "For there are three that bear witness in heaven: the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit; and these three are one. " 1 John 5:7

Key Bible Verse: "For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, that is, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, being understood by what has been made, so that they are without excuse." Romans 1:20

Key Bible Verse: "A single witness shall not rise up against a person regarding any wrongdoing or any sin that he commits; on the testimony of two or three witnesses a matter shall be confirmed." Deuteronomy 19: 15

Key Bible Verse: "You are of your father the devil ... He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth because there is no truth in him. Whenever he tells a lie, he speaks from his own nature, because he is a liar and the father of lies." John 8:44

Key Bible Verse: “The serpent said to the woman, “You certainly will not die! For God knows that on the day you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will become like God, knowing good and evil.” Genesis 3:5-6

Key Bible Verses: "Test yourselves to see if you are in the faith; examine yourselves! Or do you not recognize this about yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you—unless indeed you fail the test? " 2 Corinthians 13:5

Key Bible Verses: "Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?” And he said, “Who are You, Lord?” And He said, “I am Jesus whom you are persecuting, but get up and enter the city, and it will be told you what you must do."... Acts 9:7,8Though he was blind, Saul said "yes" to Jesus. He got up from the ground and allowed men to lead him into Damascus. His life would never be the same!

Key Bible Verse: "And (Jesus) He went a little beyond them, and fell on His face and prayed, saying, “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me; yet not as I will, but as You will.” Matthew 26:39

Key Bible Verse: "If you keep My commandments, you will remain in My love; just as I have kept My Father's commandments and remain in His love. " John 15:10

Key Bible Verses: "And (Jesus) went a little beyond them, and fell on His face and prayed, saying, “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me; yet not as I will, but as You will." Matthew 26: 39

Key Bible Verse: "And Joseph awoke from his sleep and did as the angel of the Lord commanded him, and took Mary as his wife, but kept her a virgin until she gave birth to a Son; and he named Him Jesus." Matthew 1: 24-25

Key Bible Verse: "And Mary said, “Behold, the Lord's bond-servant; may it be done to me according to your word.” And the angel departed from her." Luke 1: 38

Key Bible Verse: "Therefore when Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, “It is finished!” And He bowed His head and gave up His spirit." Joh 19: 30

Key Bible Verses: "A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another, even as I have loved you, that you also love one another. By this all men will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another." John 13: 34-35