Matthew 7:15-20 (NIV) 15  “Watch out for false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves. 16  By their fruit you 17  Likewise, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. 18  A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit. 19  Every tree that does not bear good fruit

Titus 2:11-14 (NIV) 11  For the grace of God has appeared that offers salvation to all people. 12  It ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age, 13 we wait for the blessed hope—the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ, 14

2 Corinthians 5:15-17 (NIV) 15  And he died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves but for him who died for them and was raised again. 16  So from now on we regard no one from a worldly Though we once regarded Christ in this way, we do so no longer. 17  Therefore, if anyone is in Christ 18  All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ... Today: Luke 19

Luke 16:13-15 (NIV) 13  “No one can serve two masters. You cannot serve both God and money.” 14  The Pharisees, who loved money, heard all this and were sneering at Jesus. 15  He said to them, “You are the ones who justify yourselves in the eyes of others Today: Luke 17

Isaiah 57:15–19 (NIV) 15  For this is what the high and exalted One says — he who lives forever, whose contrite and lowly in spirit, to revive the spirit of the lowly and to revive the heart of the contrite. 16 will I always be angry, for then they would faint away because of me— the very people I have created. 17 seen their ways, but I will heal them; I will guide them and restore comfort to Israel’s mourners, 19 Today: Luke 16

Galatians 2:16 (NIV) [We] know that a person is not justified by the works of the law, but by faith Today: Luke 15

Philippians 3:5-11 (NIV) If someone else thinks they have reasons to put confidence in the flesh that which is through faith in Christ—the righteousness that comes from God on the basis of faith. 10 the power of his resurrection and participation in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death, 11 Paul shifted his efforts from 'scoring points' to "knowing Christ" (v8 & 10). Today: Luke 11

Acts 13:26-41 (NIV) CONTEXT: Earlier this year we read about how "the whole city" showed up to hear

Galatians 2:15-21 (NIV) 15  We who are Jews by birth and not sinful Gentiles 16  know that a person Christ and not by the works of the law, because by the works of the law no one will be justified. --- 19

Hebrews 2:14–18 (ESV) 11 Both the one who makes people holy and those who are made holy are of the same family... 14 Since therefore the children share in flesh and blood, he himself likewise partook of the things, that through death he might destroy the one who has the power of death, that is, the devil, 15  and deliver all those who through fear of death were subject to lifelong slavery. 16 For surely it is Today: Romans 13