“I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit, He prunes so that it will be even more fruitful.” (John 15:1-2)
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“But if serving the LORD seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your ancestors served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are living. But as for me and my household, we will serve the LORD. Then the people answered, ‘Far be it from us to forsake the LORD to serve gods!'” (Joshua 24:15-16)
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Do everything without complaining or arguing, so that you may become blameless and pure, “children of God without fault in a crooked and depraved generation.” Then you will shine like stars in the sky as you hold out the word of life. . .” Philippians 2:14–16
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“This is what the LORD Almighty says: “Look! Disaster is spreading from nation to nation; a mighty storm is rising from ends of the earth. At that time those slain by the LORD will be everywhere–from one end of the earth to the other. They will not be mourned or gathered up or buried but will be like dung lying on the ground” (Jeremiah 25:32-33).
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“Therefore, I do not run like someone running aimlessly; I do not fight like a boxer beating the air. No, I strike a blow to my body and make it so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified for the prize. (I Corinthians 9:26-27)
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“We hear that some of among you are idle and disruptive. They are not busy; they are busybodies. Such people we command and urge to settle down.” (2 Thessalonians 3:12-13a).
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“As a nation, out of this terrible tragedy, God has visited grace upon us, for He has allowed us to see where we’ve been blind. He has given us the chance, where we’ve been lost, to find our best selves. We may not have earned it, this grace, with our rancor and complacency and short-sightedness and fear of each other—but we got it all the same.” – Barack Obama
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