1 Corinthians 12:18
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18 But our bodies have many parts, and God has put each part just where he wants it.
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1 Corinthians 12:28
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28 Here are some of the parts God has appointed for the church:
first are apostles,
second are prophets,
third are teachers,
then those who do miracles,
those who have the gift of healing,
those who can help others,
those who have the gift of leadership,
those who speak in unknown languages.
1 Corinthians 12:11
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11 It is the one and only Spirit who distributes all these gifts. He alone decides which gift each person should have.
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Romans 12:3
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3 Because of the privilege and authority[a] God has given me, I give each of you this warning: Don’t think you are better than you really are. Be honest in your evaluation of yourselves, measuring yourselves by the faith God has given us.[b]
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1 Corinthians 3:5
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5 After all, who is Apollos? Who is Paul? We are only God’s servants through whom you believed the Good News. Each of us did the work the Lord gave us.
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1 Corinthians 12:24
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24 while the more honorable parts do not require this special care. So God has put the body together such that extra honor and care are given to those parts that have less dignity.
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Luke 10:21
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Jesus’ Prayer of Thanksgiving
21 At that same time Jesus was filled with the joy of the Holy Spirit, and he said, “O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, thank you for hiding these things from those who think themselves wise and clever, and for revealing them to the childlike. Yes, Father, it pleased you to do it this way.
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1 Corinthians 15:38
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38 Then God gives it the new body he wants it to have. A different plant grows from each kind of seed.
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Luke 12:32
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32 “So don’t be afraid, little flock. For it gives your Father great happiness to give you the Kingdom.
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Jonah 1:14
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14 Then they cried out to the Lord, Jonah’s God. “O Lord,” they pleaded, “don’t make us die for this man’s sin. And don’t hold us responsible for his death. O Lord, you have sent this storm upon him for your own good reasons.”
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Isaiah 46:10
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10 Only I can tell you the future
before it even happens.
Everything I plan will come to pass,
for I do whatever I wish.
Psalm 135:6
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6 The Lord does whatever pleases him
throughout all heaven and earth,
and on the seas and in their depths.
Psalm 110:3
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3 When you go to war,
your people will serve you willingly.
You are arrayed in holy garments,
and your strength will be renewed each day like the morning dew.
Revelation 4:11
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11 “You are worthy, O Lord our God,
to receive glory and honor and power.
For you created all things,
and they exist because you created what you pleased.”
Ephesians 1:9
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9 God has now revealed to us his mysterious will regarding Christ—which is to fulfill his own good plan.
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Ephesians 1:5
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5 God decided in advance to adopt us into his own family by bringing us to himself through Jesus Christ. This is what he wanted to do, and it gave him great pleasure.
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