by Clément Tendo
3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 4 to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you, 5 who by God’s power are being guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. 6 In this you rejoice, though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by various trials, 7 so that the tested genuineness of your faith—more precious than gold that perishes though it is tested by fire—may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ. 8 Though you have not seen him, you love him. Though you do not now see him, you believe in him and rejoice with joy that is inexpressible and filled with glory, 9 obtaining the outcome of your faith, the salvation of your souls.
by Clément Tendo
1 Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, 2 through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we boast in the hope of the glory of God.
by Clément Tendo
16 God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. 17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.
by Clément Tendo
Leader in Spanish: Jesus dijo: 18 “El Espíritu del Señor está sobre mí,
Por cuanto me ha ungido para dar buenas nuevas a los pobres.”
Leader: Jesus said: 18 “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me,
for he has anointed me to bring Good News to the poor.”
ALL: We are eager to hear the Good News! Holy Spirit, feed us with the Word of God.
Leader in Spanish: Jesus dijo: “El Señor me envió a pregonar libertad a los cautivos,Y vista a los ciegos!”
Leader: Jesus said: “The Lord sent me to proclaim that captives will be released, and the blind will see!”
ALL: Free us from sin and open our eyes so we can see you, Jesus!
Leader in Spanish: Jesus dijo: “A poner en libertad a los oprimidos; 19 A predicar el año agradable del Señor.”
Leader: Jesus said: “the oppressed will be set free, 19 and the time of the Lord’s favor has come.”
ALL: Thank you Jesus for saving us from sin and giving us new life in you. We worship you today with free hearts, full of joy and thankfulness!
by Clément Tendo
Leader: 35 Can anything ever separate us from Christ’s love? Does it mean he no longer loves us if we have trouble or calamity, or are persecuted, or hungry, or destitute, or in danger, or threatened with death?
ALL: 37 No, despite all these things, overwhelming victory is ours through Christ, who loved us.
Leader: 38 And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God’s love.
ALL: Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow—
Leader: not even the powers of hell can separate us from God’s love.
ALL: 39 No power in the sky above or in the earth below, nothing in all creation will ever separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord.
