Love God...
...And Your Neighbor As Yourself.
The number one indicator of every disciple of Jesus...
...must be love...
...of God...
...and neighbor.
See "The Disciple"
This can be exhibited...
...through a wide variety of means...
...but is most often recognized...
...through...
...obedience to God's Word...
...and service.
It requires action.
The following verses reveal what it means to be a true disciple...
...of Jesus.
The path you walk as a child of God...
...and as a disciple...
...is a path of...
...service.
Your call to be a follower of Jesus...
...is a call to obedience to the Word of God...
...which is a call to service.
You are not saved by works...
...(doing things for God)...
...but...
...you were saved for works.
This is how you continue to grow...
...my friend.
Deepening your relationship...
...with God...
...through prayer and Bible study...
...and interaction with other believers...
...is obedience to the Word of God.
These are ways you love God with all you are.
All this prepares you for loving your neighbor.
Your neighbor is anyone in need...
...my friend.
This can be played out in an infinite number of ways.
Listen to God's "voice"...
...and He will guide you to service designed...
...just for you!
You were made for good works!
This is where you find fulfillment!
It is not a burden...
...it becomes a joy!
Keep your eyes open...
...and see where He will lead you...
...to be of service to others.
It will amaze you.
The Scripture verses compiled here...
...are focused on...
...love...
...service...
...and...
...obedience.
These can be a guide for you...
...as you continue to grow and seek...
...continuous nourishment...
...for your new life.
Blessings...friend.
-- Pilgrim
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Deuteronomy 13:3-4 (NCV)
3 The Lord your God is testing you, to find out if you
love him with your whole being. 4 Serve only the Lord
your God. Respect him, keep his commands, and obey him.
Serve him and be loyal to him.
1 John 4:14-16 (NCV)
14 We have seen and can testify that the Father sent his
Son to be the Savior of the world. 15 Whoever confesses
that Jesus is the Son of God has God living inside, and
that person lives in God. 16 And so we know the love
that God has for us, and we trust that love.
God is love. Those who live in love live in God, and God
lives in them.
John 15:8-14 (NCV)
8 You should produce much fruit and show that you are my
followers, which brings glory to my Father. 9 I loved
you as the Father loved me. Now remain in my love. 10 I
have obeyed my Father’s commands, and I remain in his
love. In the same way, if you obey my commands, you will
remain in my love. 11 I have told you these things so
that you can have the same joy I have and so that your
joy will be the fullest possible joy.
12 “This is my command: Love each other as I have loved
you. 13 The greatest love a person can show is to die
for his friends. 14 You are my friends if you do what I
command you.
Ephesians 3:17-19 (NCV)
17 I pray that Christ will live in your hearts by faith
and that your life will be strong in love and be built
on love. 18 And I pray that you and all God’s holy
people will have the power to understand the greatness
of Christ’s love—how wide and how long and how high and
how deep that love is. 19 Christ’s love is greater than
anyone can ever know, but I pray that you will be able
to know that love. Then you can be filled with the
fullness of God.
Proverbs 8:17 (NCV)
17 I love those who love me,
and those who seek me find me.
John 14:21 (NCV)
21 Those who know my commands and obey them are the ones
who love me, and my Father will love those who love me.
I will love them and will show myself to them.”
1 Corinthians 13:13 (NCV)
13 So these three things continue forever: faith, hope,
and love. And the greatest of these is love.
Matthew 6:24 (NCV)
24 “No one can serve two masters. The person will hate
one master and love the other, or will follow one master
and refuse to follow the other. You cannot serve both
God and worldly riches.
Matthew 4:10-11 (NCV)
10 Jesus said to the devil, “Go away from me, Satan! It
is written in the Scriptures, ‘You must worship the Lord
your God and serve only him.’ ”
11 So the devil left Jesus, and angels came and took
care of him.
Joshua 22:5 (NCV)
5...love the Lord your God and obey his commands, to
continue to follow him and serve him the very best you
can.”
Romans 12:2 (NCV)
2 Do not be shaped by this world; instead be changed
within by a new way of thinking. Then you will be able
to decide what God wants for you; you will know what is
good and pleasing to him and what is perfect.
Romans 12:9-14 (NCV)
9 Your love must be real. Hate what is evil, and hold on
to what is good. 10 Love each other like brothers and
sisters. Give each other more honor than you want for
yourselves. 11 Do not be lazy but work hard, serving the
Lord with all your heart. 12 Be joyful because you have
hope. Be patient when trouble comes, and pray at all
times. 13 Share with God’s people who need help. Bring
strangers in need into your homes.
14 Wish good for those who harm you; wish them well and
do not curse them.
Deuteronomy 10:12-13 (NCV)
What the Lord Wants You to Do
12 Respect the Lord your God, and do what he has told
you to do. Love him. Serve the Lord your God with your
whole being, 13 and obey the Lord’s commands and laws
that I am giving you today for your own good.
Joshua 24:15 (NCV)
15 As for me and my family, we will serve the Lord.”
1 Chronicles 28:9 (NCV)
9 “And you, my son Solomon, accept the God of your
father. Serve him completely and willingly, because the
Lord knows what is in everyone’s mind. He understands
everything you think. If you go to him for help, you
will get an answer. But if you turn away from him, he
will leave you forever.
Romans 7:6 (NCV)
6 In the past, the law held us like prisoners, but our
old selves died, and we were made free from the law. So
now we serve God in a new way with the Spirit, and not
in the old way with written rules.
1 Samuel 15:22 (NCV)
22 But Samuel answered,
“What pleases the Lord more:
burnt offerings and sacrifices
or obedience to his voice?
It is better to obey than to sacrifice.
It is better to listen to God...
Isaiah 48:18 (NCV)
18 If you had obeyed me,
you would have had peace like a full-flowing river.
Good things would have flowed to you like the waves of
the sea.
Jeremiah 7:23 (NCV)
23 I also gave them this command: Obey me, and I will be
your God and you will be my people. Do all that I
command so that good things will happen to you.
John 14:15-17 (NCV)
The Promise of the Holy Spirit
15 “If you love me, you will obey my commands. 16 I will
ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper to
be with you forever— 17 the Spirit of truth. The world
cannot accept him, because it does not see him or know
him. But you know him, because he lives with you and he
will be in you.
1 John 2:3-6 (NCV)
3 We can be sure that we know God if we obey his
commands. 4 Anyone who says, “I know God,” but does not
obey God’s commands is a liar, and the truth is not in
that person. 5 But if someone obeys God’s teaching, then
in that person God’s love has truly reached its goal.
This is how we can be sure we are living in God: 6
Whoever says that he lives in God must live as Jesus
lived.
Colossians 3:23-24 (NCV)
23 In all the work you are doing, work the best you can.
Work as if you were doing it for the Lord, not for
people. 24 Remember that you will receive your reward
from the Lord, which he promised to his people. You are
serving the Lord Christ.
Matthew 5:13-16 (NCV)
You Are Like Salt and Light
13 “You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses
its salty taste, it cannot be made salty again. It is
good for nothing, except to be thrown out and walked on.
14 “You are the light that gives light to the world. A
city that is built on a hill cannot be hidden.15 And
people don’t hide a light under a bowl. They put it on a
lampstand so the light shines for all the people in the
house. 16 In the same way, you should be a light for
other people. Live so that they will see the good things
you do and will praise your Father in heaven.
Matthew 25:34-40 (NCV)
34 “Then the King will say to the people on his right,
‘Come, my Father has given you his blessing. Receive the
kingdom God has prepared for you since the world was
made. 35 I was hungry, and you gave me food. I was
thirsty, and you gave me something to drink. I was alone
and away from home, and you invited me into your house.
36 I was without clothes, and you gave me something to
wear. I was sick, and you cared for me. I was in prison,
and you visited me.’
37 “Then the good people will answer, ‘Lord, when did we
see you hungry and give you food, or thirsty and give
you something to drink? 38 When did we see you alone and
away from home and invite you into our house? When did
we see you without clothes and give you something to
wear? 39 When did we see you sick or in prison and care
for you?’
40 “Then the King will answer, ‘I tell you the truth,
anything you did for even the least of my people here,
you also did for me.’
Hebrews 6:10-12 (NCV)
10 God is fair; he will not forget the work you did and
the love you showed for him by helping his people. And
he will remember that you are still helping them. 11 We
want each of you to go on with the same hard work all
your lives so you will surely get what you hope for. 12
We do not want you to become lazy. Be like those who
through faith and patience will receive what God has
promised.
James 1:27 (NCV)
27 Religion that God accepts as pure and without fault
is this: caring for orphans or widows who need help, and
keeping yourself free from the world’s evil influence.
James 2:15-17 (NCV)
15 A brother or sister in Christ might need clothes or
food. 16 If you say to that person, “God be with you! I
hope you stay warm and get plenty to eat,” but you do
not give what that person needs, your words are worth
nothing. 17 In the same way, faith by itself—that does
nothing—is dead.
Luke 3:10-11 (NCV)
10 The people asked John, “Then what should we do?”
11 John answered, “If you have two shirts, share with
the person who does not have one. If you have food,
share that also.”
1 John 3:15-18 (NCV)
16 This is how we know what real love is: Jesus gave his
life for us. So we should give our lives for our
brothers and sisters. 17 Suppose someone has enough to
live and sees a brother or sister in need, but does not
help. Then God’s love is not living in that person. 18
My children, we should love people not only with words
and talk, but by our actions and true caring.
1 Timothy 5:8 (NCV)
8 Whoever does not care for his own relatives,
especially his own family members, has turned against
the faith and is worse than someone who does not believe
in God.
Matthew 5:1-16 (NCV)
Jesus Teaches the People
5 When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up on a hill and sat down. His followers came to him, 2 and he began to teach them, saying:
3 “They are blessed who realize their spiritual poverty,
for the kingdom of heaven belongs to them.
4 They are blessed who grieve,
for God will comfort them.
5 They are blessed who are humble,
for the whole earth will be theirs.
6 They are blessed who hunger and thirst after justice,
for they will be satisfied.
7 They are blessed who show mercy to others,
for God will show mercy to them.
8 They are blessed whose thoughts are pure,
for they will see God.
9 They are blessed who work for peace,
for they will be called God’s children.
10 They are blessed who are persecuted for doing good,
for the kingdom of heaven belongs to them.
11 “People will insult you and hurt you. They will lie and say all kinds of evil things about you because you follow me. But when they do, you will be blessed. 12 Rejoice and be glad, because you have a great reward waiting for you in heaven. People did the same evil things to the prophets who lived before you.
You Are Like Salt and Light
13 “You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its salty taste, it cannot be made salty again. It is good for nothing, except to be thrown out and walked on.
14 “You are the light that gives light to the world. A city that is built on a hill cannot be hidden.15 And people don’t hide a light under a bowl. They put it on a lampstand so the light shines for all the people in the house. 16 In the same way, you should be a light for other people. Live so that they will see the good things you do and will praise your Father in heaven.
Matthew 18:21-35 (NCV)
An Unforgiving Servant
21 Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, when my fellow believer sins against me, how many times must I forgive him? Should I forgive him as many as seven times?”
22 Jesus answered, “I tell you, you must forgive him more than seven times. You must forgive him even if he wrongs you seventy times seven.
23 “The kingdom of heaven is like a king who decided to collect the money his servants owed him. 24 When the king began to collect his money, a servant who owed him several million dollars was brought to him. 25 But the servant did not have enough money to pay his master, the king. So the master ordered that everything the servant owned should be sold, even the servant’s wife and children. Then the money would be used to pay the king what the servant owed.
26 “But the servant fell on his knees and begged, ‘Be patient with me, and I will pay you everything I owe.’ 27 The master felt sorry for his servant and told him he did not have to pay it back. Then he let the servant go free.
28 “Later, that same servant found another servant who owed him a few dollars. The servant grabbed him around the neck and said, ‘Pay me the money you owe me!’
29 “The other servant fell on his knees and begged him, ‘Be patient with me, and I will pay you everything I owe.’
30 “But the first servant refused to be patient. He threw the other servant into prison until he could pay everything he owed. 31 When the other servants saw what had happened, they were very sorry. So they went and told their master all that had happened.
32 “Then the master called his servant in and said, ‘You evil servant! Because you begged me to forget what you owed, I told you that you did not have to pay anything. 33 You should have showed mercy to that other servant, just as I showed mercy to you.’ 34 The master was very angry and put the servant in prison to be punished until he could pay everything he owed.
35 “This king did what my heavenly Father will do to you if you do not forgive your brother or sister from your heart.”
Mark 6:35-44 (NCV)
35 When it was late in the day, his followers came to him and said, “No one lives in this place, and it is already very late. 36 Send the people away so they can go to the countryside and towns around here to buy themselves something to eat.”
37 But Jesus answered, “You give them something to eat.”
They said to him, “We would all have to work a month to earn enough money to buy that much bread!”
38 Jesus asked them, “How many loaves of bread do you have? Go and see.”
When they found out, they said, “Five loaves and two fish.”
39 Then Jesus told his followers to have the people sit in groups on the green grass. 40 So they sat in groups of fifty or a hundred. 41 Jesus took the five loaves and two fish and, looking up to heaven, he thanked God for the food. He divided the bread and gave it to his followers for them to give to the people. Then he divided the two fish among them all. 42 All the people ate and were satisfied. 43 The followers filled twelve baskets with the leftover pieces of bread and fish. 44 There were five thousand men who ate.
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*** All Scripture taken from:
The Everyday Bible : New Century Version.
Nashville, TN. : Thomas Nelson, Inc., 2005
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