12 Scriptures

As most of you know, our 12 Scriptures are chosen! Here they are (in no particular order)

1. Matthew 5-7 (The Sermon on the Mount)

2. Philippians 2:1-11 (Imitating Christ's humility)

3. John 3:16-17 (For God so loved the world)

4. Mark 12:30-31/Matthew 22:34-40 (The greatest commandment)

5. Romans 15:5-7 (Live in harmony with one another)

6. Psalm 100 (All lands summoned to praise God)

7. Romans 12:1-21(New life in Christ and marks of a true Christian)

8. Micah 6:8 (Do justice, love kindness, walk humbly with your God)

9. I Corinthians 13 (The love chapter)

10. Matthew 25:35-41 (For whatever you did to the least of these, you did to me)

11. Matthew 28:18-20 (the great commission)

12. Galatians 5:22 (The fruits of the spirit)

It was a long (and often difficult) process, but we're finally here. Now we need to figure out ways to keep these scriptures at the forefront of our minds and hearts--how do we learn to better know, understand, and live out these scriptures in each of our lives and in the life of our congregation?

A few ideas:

Read them!

Memorize them!

Make them into art!

Put them on your refrigerators!

Make up creative ideas for thinking about and remembering these scriptures!