Now may the God who gives endurance and encouragement grant you harmony with one another in Christ Jesus,Now the God of perseverance and of encouragement grant you to be of the same mind with one another according to Christ Jesus,Now the God of patience and consolation grant you to be likeminded one toward another according to Christ Jesus:Now the God of patience and of comfort grant you to be of the same mind one with another according to Christ Jesus:
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… And you seek what's best for the other person. You do what the Bible talks about in Romans 15, verse 5, where the Bible says, May God help you to live in complete harmony with each other, each with the attitude of Christ Jesus. Would you circle those words, attitude of Christ Jesus? Each with the attitude of Christ Jesus towards the other. When you think that way, that helps you to begin to make the adjustments that keep your marriage growing. The third way to keep your marriage growing is to keep on showing affection. You've got to pay attention. You've got to make adjustments. You've got to keep on showing affection. The Bible tells us in Romans 12, love each other with genuine affection and take delight in honoring each other. Now I'm sure you'd all agree that it's easier to fall in love than it is to stay in love. How do you rekindle a lost love? When the feelings aren't there, when the spark has gone out, when the thrill is gone in your marriage, how do you rekindle the affection that you felt for each other at the beginning of your marriage? …
… as Christ has welcomed you to the glory of God. Romans chapter 15, verses 1 through 7. There's a climactic scene in the third installment of the Toy Story movies, Toy Story 3. The entire movie is fraught with the dread of being left out. At the beginning, we meet the old gang again, Sheriff Woody, Buzz Lightyear, and all their friends, even the little three-eyed green spaceman they rescued from Sid. But now the little boy who used to play with them is all grown up and headed off to college, so the old toys get donated to a childcare center. On the surface, it appears that they have been chosen for the good life, but we learn that there's a conspiracy. Among the toys, the place is ruled by another bully, a big purple bear named Lotso, who himself is so ruled by the fear of being left out that he's rigged the game to protect and to please himself. Buzz, Woody, and the others escape. Furious, Lotso hunts them down. …
… that we, through the patience and comfort of the Scriptures, might have hope. And now may the God of patience and comfort grant you to be like-minded toward one another according to Christ Jesus, that you may with one mind and one mouth glorify the God and Father of Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore receive one another, just as Christ also received us to the glory of God. Now I say that Jesus Christ has become a servant to the circumcision for the truth of God, to confirm the promises made to the fathers, and that the Gentiles might glorify God for His mercy as it is written, For this reason I will confess to you among the Gentiles, and sing to your name. And again he says, rejoice, O Gentiles, with his people. And again, praise the Lord, all you Gentiles. Laud him, all you people. And again Isaiah said, there shall be a root of Jesse, and he who shall rise to reign over the Gentiles, in him the Gentiles shall hope. …