Be gentle to all
Bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive. (Colossians 3:13, ESV)
Stand up for what is right
Control your temper, for anger labels you a fool. (Ecclesiastes 7:9 NLT)
A living faith
Follow the whole instruction the LORD your God has commanded you, so that you may live, prosper, and have a long life. (Deuteronomy 5:33 CSB)
The core of our spiritual lives
Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth! (Psalm 46:10 ESV)
Create peace by loving others into good will
What you have learned and received and heard and seen in me — practice these things, and the God of peace will be with you. (Philippians 4:9. ESV)
It’s not just about money
Let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for God loves a cheerful giver. (2 Corinthians 9:7 NKJV)
God is always watching
Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.” This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” (Matthew 22:37-39 NIV)
Comfort others in their tribulation
The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; but a broken spirit who can bear? (Proverbs 18:14 ESV)
Not to judge according to outward appearances
For man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart. (1 Samuel 16;7b KJV)
Humility Frees Us
He leads the humble in what is right, and teaches the humble his way. (Psalm 25:9 ESV)
Jesus redefined humility
For who is the greater, one who reclines at table or one who serves? Is it not the one who reclines at table? But I am among you as the one who serves. (Luke 22:27 ESV)
Jesus was no pushover
Foreign kings order their people around, and powerful rulers call themselves everyone’s friends. But don’t be like them. The most important one of you should be like the least important, and your leader should be like a servant. (Luke 22:25-26 CEV)
Jesus wants us to be like Him
You are the light of the world… Let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven. (Matthew 5:16 ESV)
If we have Jesus, we are His ambassadors
As the Father has sent Me, I also send you, (John 20:21)
Jesus wants us to follow His example
Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. (Philippians 2:5-7 ESV)
Unity within Christ is very important
Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints, and of the household of God. (Ephesians 2:19)
Even if their beliefs are different from mine
Be happy with those who are happy, and weep with those who weep. Live in harmony with each other. Don’t be too proud to enjoy the company of ordinary people. And don’t think you know it all! (Romans 12:15–16 NLT)
Reflect God’s light
Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven. (Matthew 5:16)
The light inside of believers will shine out
Your eye is like a lamp that provides light for your body. When your eye is healthy, your whole body is filled with light. But when it is unhealthy, your body is filled with darkness. (Luke 11:34 NLT)