by Faith Central & Steve Welsh
“Jesus said to His Disciples: ‘If the world hates you, realize that it hated Me first. If you belonged to the world, the world would love its own; but because you do not belong to the world, and I have chosen you out of the world, the world hates you. … If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you. …'”
“… ‘I am the Way and the Truth and the Life. No one comes to the Father except through Me. If you know Me, then you will also know My Father. From now on you do know Him and have seen Him.’ … ‘… The Father Who Dwells in Me is doing His Works. … Amen, amen, I say to you, whoever believes in Me will do the works that I do ….'”
“… they were astonished, and said, ‘Where did this man get this wisdom and these mighty works? Is not this the carpenter’s son? Is not his mother called Mary? …’ … Jesus said to them, ‘A prophet is not without honor except in his own country and in his own house.’ … He did not do many mighty works there, because of their unbelief.”
“… ‘Peace I leave with you; My Peace I give to you. … Do not let your hearts be troubled or afraid. … the world must know that I love the Father and that I do just as the Father has Commanded Me.'”
“… ‘Whoever has My Commandments and observes them is the one who loves Me. Whoever loves Me will be Loved by My Father, and I will Love him and Reveal Myself to him.’ … ‘ Whoever loves Me will keep My Word, and My Father will Love him, and We will Come to him and Make Our Dwelling with him. …'”
“I AM the true vine, and my Father is the Vine Grower. He takes away every branch in Me that does not bear fruit, and every one that does He Prunes so that it Bears more Fruit. You are already pruned because of the Word that I spoke to you. … I AM the vine, you are the branches. Whoever remains in me and I in him will Bear much Fruit, because without me you can do nothing. … By this is my Father glorified, that you Bear much Fruit and become My Disciples.”
“… ‘… The Father who dwells in Me is doing His Works. … I AM in the Father and the Father is in Me …. Amen, amen, I say to you, whoever believes in Me will do the works that I do, and will do greater ones than these, because I am going to the Father. … whatever you ask in My Name, I will do, so that the Father may be Glorified in the Son. …”
Jesus said to His Disciples: ‘Do not let your hearts be troubled. You have faith in God; have faith also in Me. In my Father’s house there are many dwelling places. If there were not, would I have told you that I am going to prepare a place for you? …’ … ‘I AM the Way and the Truth and the Life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.'”
“‘… Amen, amen, I say to you, whoever receives the one I send receives Me, and whoever receives Me receives the one who sent Me.'”
“… Mark was at the center of the tension between Paul and Barnabas; their differences were so severe that it led to a parting of ways. Yet St. Mark, despite his less-than-stellar beginning in Church leadership came to prove his worth and was reconciled to St. Paul. …”