Psalm 85:1-2

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Revive Us Again

To the choirmaster. A Psalm of ^(A)the Sons of Korah.

85 Lord, you were ^(B)favorable to your land;
you ^(C)restored the fortunes of Jacob.
²You ^(D)forgave the iniquity of your people;
you ^(E)covered all their sin. Selah

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Psalm 85:8-13

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⁸^(A)Let me hear what God the Lord will speak,
    for he will ^(B)speak peace to his people, to his ^(C)saints;
    but let them not ^(D)turn back to ^(E)folly.
⁹Surely his ^(F)salvation is near to those who fear him,
    that ^(G)glory may dwell in our land.

¹⁰^(H)Steadfast love and faithfulness meet;
    ^(I)righteousness and peace kiss each other.
¹¹Faithfulness springs up from the ground,
    and righteousness looks down from the sky.
¹²Yes, ^(J)the Lord will give what is good,
    and our land ^(K)will yield its increase.
¹³^(L)Righteousness will go before him
    and make his footsteps a way.

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Jeremiah 1:4-10

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The Call of Jeremiah

⁴Now the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

⁵^(A)“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you,
and before you were born ^(B)I consecrated you;
I appointed you a prophet ^(C)to the nations.”

⁶Then I said, “Ah, Lord God! Behold, ^(D)I do not know how to speak, ^(E)for I am only a youth.” ⁷But the Lord said to me,

“Do not say, ‘I am only a youth’;
for to all to whom I send you, you shall go,
and ^(F)whatever I command you, you shall speak.
⁸^(G)Do not be afraid of them,
^(H)for I am with you to deliver you,
declares the Lord.”

⁹^(I)Then the Lord put out his hand and ^(J)touched my mouth. And the Lord said to me,

“Behold, I have put ^(K)my words in your mouth.
¹⁰See, I have set you this day ^(L)over nations and over kingdoms,
^(M)to pluck up and to break down,
to destroy and to overthrow,
to build and to plant.”

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Acts 11:19-26

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The Church in Antioch

¹⁹^(A)Now those who were scattered because of the persecution that arose over Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia and Cyprus and Antioch, speaking the word to no one except Jews. ²⁰But there were some of them, men of Cyprus and Cyrene, who on coming to Antioch spoke to the Hellenists^[a] also, ^(B)preaching the Lord Jesus. ²¹And ^(C)the hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number who believed ^(D)turned to the Lord. ²²The report of this came to the ears of the church in Jerusalem, and they sent Barnabas to Antioch. ²³When he came and saw ^(E)the grace of God, he was glad, and he exhorted them all to remain faithful to the Lord ^(F)with steadfast purpose, ²⁴for he was a good man, ^(G)full of the Holy Spirit and of faith. And a great many people ^(H)were added to the Lord. ²⁵So Barnabas went to ^(I)Tarsus to look for Saul, ²⁶and when he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. For a whole year they met with the church and taught a great many people. And in Antioch the disciples were first called ^(J)Christians.