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1-8Then Moses and the Israelites sang this song to God, giving voice together,I’m singing my heart out to God—what a victory!He pitched horse and rider into the sea.God is my strength, God is my song,and, yes! God is my salvation.This is the kind of God I haveand I’m telling the world!This is the God of my father—I’m spreading the news far and wide!God is a fighter,pure God, through and through.Pharaoh’s chariots and armyhe dumped in the sea,The elite of his officershe drowned in the Red Sea.Wild ocean waters poured over them;they sank like a rock in the deep blue sea.Your strong right hand, God, shimmers with power;your strong right hand shatters the enemy.In your mighty majestyyou smash your upstart enemies,You let loose your hot angerand burn them to a crisp.At a blast from your nostrilsthe waters piled up;Tumbling streams dammed up,wild oceans curdled into a swamp.

10,11You blew with all your mightand the sea covered them.They sank like a lead weightin the majestic waters.Who compares with youamong gods, O God?Who compares with you in power,in holy majesty,In awesome praises,wonder-working God?

12,13You stretched out your right handand the Earth swallowed them up.But the people you redeemed,you led in merciful love;You guided them under your protectionto your holy pasture.

6-11Could it be any clearer? Our old way of life was nailed to the cross with Christ, a decisive end to that sin-miserable life—no longer captive to sin’s demands! What we believe is this: If we get included in Christ’s sin-conquering death, we also get included in his life-saving resurrection. We know that when Jesus was raised from the dead it was a signal of the end of death-as-the-end. Never again will death have the last word. When Jesus died, he took sin down with him, but alive he brings God down to us. From now on, think of it this way: Sin speaks a dead language that means nothing to you; God speaks your mother tongue, and you hang on every word. You are dead to sin and alive to God. That’s what Jesus did.

1Christ has set us free to live a free life. So take your stand! Never again let anyone put a harness of slavery on you.

7-10You were running superbly! Who cut in on you, deflecting you from the true course of obedience? This detour doesn’t come from the One who called you into the race in the first place. And please don’t toss this off as insignificant. It only takes a minute amount of yeast, you know, to permeate an entire loaf of bread. Deep down, the Master has given me confidence that you will not defect. But the one who is upsetting you, whoever he is, will bear the divine judgment.

13-15It is absolutely clear that God has called you to a free life. Just make sure that you don’t use this freedom as an excuse to do whatever you want to do and destroy your freedom. Rather, use your freedom to serve one another in love; that’s how freedom grows. For everything we know about God’s Word is summed up in a single sentence: Love others as you love yourself. That’s an act of true freedom. If you bite and ravage each other, watch out—in no time at all you will be annihilating each other, and where will your precious freedom be then?

13,14God rescued us from dead-end alleys and dark dungeons. He’s set us up in the kingdom of the Son he loves so much, the Son who got us out of the pit we were in, got rid of the sins we were doomed to keep repeating.

23-25"From out of David’s descendants God produced a Savior for Israel, Jesus, exactly as he promised—but only after John had thoroughly alerted the people to his arrival by preparing them for a total life-change. As John was finishing up his work, he said, ‘Did you think I was the One? No, I’m not the One. But the One you’ve been waiting for all these years is just around the corner, about to appear. And I’m about to disappear.’

32-35"And we’re here today bringing you good news: the Message that what God promised the fathers has come true for the children—for us! He raised Jesus, exactly as described in the second Psalm:My Son! My very own Son!Today I celebrate you!"When he raised him from the dead, he did it for good—no going back to that rot and decay for him. That’s why Isaiah said, ‘I’ll give to all of you David’s guaranteed blessings.’ So also the psalmist’s prayer: ‘You’ll never let your Holy One see death’s rot and decay.’

48,49When the non-Jewish outsiders heard this, they could hardly believe their good fortune. All who were marked out for real life put their trust in God—they honored God’s Word by receiving that life. And this Message of salvation spread like wildfire all through the region.

12The people came to Samuel then and said, "Where are those men who said, ‘Saul is not fit to rule over us’? Hand them over. We’ll kill them!"

13,14But Saul said, "Nobody is going to be executed this day. This is the day God saved Israel! Come, let’s go to Gilgal and there reconsecrate the kingship."

15They all trooped out to Gilgal. Before God, they crowned Saul king at Gilgal. And there they worshiped, sacrificing peace offerings. Saul and all Israel celebrated magnificently.

18,19The man asked, "What in particular?"Jesus said, "Don’t murder, don’t commit adultery, don’t steal, don’t lie, honor your father and mother, and love your neighbor as you do yourself."

21"If you want to give it all you’ve got," Jesus replied, "go sell your possessions; give everything to the poor. All your wealth will then be in heaven. Then come follow me."

26Jesus looked hard at them and said, "No chance at all if you think you can pull it off yourself. Every chance in the world if you trust God to do it."

21Jesus looked him hard in the eye—and loved him! He said, "There’s one thing left: Go sell whatever you own and give it to the poor. All your wealth will then be heavenly wealth. And come follow me."

27Jesus was blunt: "No chance at all if you think you can pull it off by yourself. Every chance in the world if you let God do it."

52"On your way," said Jesus. "Your faith has saved and healed you."In that very instant he recovered his sight and followed Jesus down the road.

9,10When Jesus left the field, he entered their meeting place. There was a man there with a crippled hand. They said to Jesus, "Is it legal to heal on the Sabbath?" They were baiting him.

11-14He replied, "Is there a person here who, finding one of your lambs fallen into a ravine, wouldn’t, even though it was a Sabbath, pull it out? Surely kindness to people is as legal as kindness to animals!" Then he said to the man, "Hold out your hand." He held it out and it was healed. The Pharisees walked out furious, sputtering about how they were going to ruin Jesus.

15-21Jesus, knowing they were out to get him, moved on. A lot of people followed him, and he healed them all. He also cautioned them to keep it quiet, following guidelines set down by Isaiah:Look well at my handpicked servant;I love him so much, take such delight in him.I’ve placed my Spirit on him;he’ll decree justice to the nations.But he won’t yell, won’t raise his voice;there’ll be no commotion in the streets.He won’t walk over anyone’s feelings,won’t push you into a corner.Before you know it, his justice will triumph;the mere sound of his name will signal hope, evenamong far-off unbelievers.

8Then David prayed to God, "Shall I go after these raiders? Can I catch them?"The answer came, "Go after them! Yes, you’ll catch them! Yes, you’ll make the rescue!"

11,12Some who went on came across an Egyptian in a field and took him to David. They gave him bread and he ate. And he drank some water. They gave him a piece of fig cake and a couple of raisin muffins. Life began to revive in him. He hadn’t eaten or drunk a thing for three days and nights!

15David asked him, "Can you take us to the raiders?""Promise me by God," he said, "that you won’t kill me or turn me over to my old master, and I’ll take you straight to the raiders."

46-55And Mary said,I’m bursting with God-news;I’m dancing the song of my Savior God.God took one good look at me, and look what happened—I’m the most fortunate woman on earth!What God has done for me will never be forgotten,the God whose very name is holy, set apart from all others.His mercy flows in wave after waveon those who are in awe before him.He bared his arm and showed his strength,scattered the bluffing braggarts.He knocked tyrants off their high horses,pulled victims out of the mud.The starving poor sat down to a banquet;the callous rich were left out in the cold.He embraced his chosen child, Israel;he remembered and piled on the mercies, piled them high.It’s exactly what he promised,beginning with Abraham and right up to now.

67-79Then Zachariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied,Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel;he came and set his people free.He set the power of salvation in the center of our lives,and in the very house of David his servant,Just as he promised long agothrough the preaching of his holy prophets:Deliverance from our enemiesand every hateful hand;Mercy to our fathers,as he remembers to do what he said he’d do,What he swore to our father Abraham—a clean rescue from the enemy camp,So we can worship him without a care in the world,made holy before him as long as we live.And you, my child, "Prophet of the Highest,"will go ahead of the Master to prepare his ways,Present the offer of salvation to his people,the forgiveness of their sins.Through the heartfelt mercies of our God,God’s Sunrise will break in upon us,Shining on those in the darkness,those sitting in the shadow of death,Then showing us the way, one foot at a time,down the path of peace.

80The child grew up, healthy and spirited. He lived out in the desert until the day he made his prophetic debut in Israel.

1,2I, Paul, am an apostle on special assignment for Christ, our living hope. Under God our Savior’s command, I’m writing this to you, Timothy, my son in the faith. All the best from our God and Christ be yours!

4-6Every time I think of you—and I think of you often!—I thank God for your lives of free and open access to God, given by Jesus. There’s no end to what has happened in you—it’s beyond speech, beyond knowledge. The evidence of Christ has been clearly verified in your lives.

10I have a serious concern to bring up with you, my friends, using the authority of Jesus, our Master. I’ll put it as urgently as I can: You must get along with each other. You must learn to be considerate of one another, cultivating a life in common.

18-21The Message that points to Christ on the Cross seems like sheer silliness to those hellbent on destruction, but for those on the way of salvation it makes perfect sense. This is the way God works, and most powerfully as it turns out. It’s written,I’ll turn conventional wisdom on its head,I’ll expose so-called experts as shams.So where can you find someone truly wise, truly educated, truly intelligent in this day and age? Hasn’t God exposed it all as pretentious nonsense? Since the world in all its fancy wisdom never had a clue when it came to knowing God, God in his wisdom took delight in using what the world considered stupid—preaching, of all things!—to bring those who trust him into the way of salvation.

10"Son of man, speak to Israel. Tell them, ‘You’ve said, "Our rebellions and sins are weighing us down. We’re wasting away. How can we go on living?"’

12,13"There’s more, son of man. Tell your people, ‘A good person’s good life won’t save him when he decides to rebel, and a bad person’s bad life won’t prevent him from repenting of his rebellion. A good person who sins can’t expect to live when he chooses to sin. It’s true that I tell good people, "Live! Be alive!" But if they trust in their good deeds and turn to evil, that good life won’t amount to a hill of beans. They’ll die for their evil life.

22The evening before the survivor arrived, the hand of God had been on me and restored my speech. By the time he arrived in the morning I was able to speak. I could talk again.

1-3God! Please hurry to my rescue!God, come quickly to my side!Those who are out to get me—let them fall all over themselves.Those who relish my downfall—send them down a blind alley.Give them a taste of their own medicine,those gossips off clucking their tongues.

4Let those on the hunt for yousing and celebrate.Let all who love your saving waysay over and over, "God is mighty!"

5But I’ve lost it. I’m wasted.God—quickly, quickly!Quick to my side, quick to my rescue!God, don’t lose a minute.

14-16No prolonged infancies among us, please. We’ll not tolerate babes in the woods, small children who are easy prey for predators. God wants us to grow up, to know the whole truth and tell it in love—like Christ in everything. We take our lead from Christ, who is the source of everything we do. He keeps us in step with each other. His very breath and blood flow through us, nourishing us so that we will grow up healthy in God, robust in love.

29Watch the way you talk. Let nothing foul or dirty come out of your mouth. Say only what helps, each word a gift.

31,32Make a clean break with all cutting, backbiting, profane talk. Be gentle with one another, sensitive. Forgive one another as quickly and thoroughly as God in Christ forgave you.

20Get out of Babylon! Run from the Babylonians!Shout the news. Broadcast it.Let the world know, the whole world.Tell them, "God redeemed his dear servant Jacob!"

10,11"‘So fear no more, Jacob, dear servant.Don’t despair, Israel.Look up! I’ll save you out of faraway places,I’ll bring your children back from exile.Jacob will come back and find life good,safe and secure.I’ll be with you. I’ll save you.I’ll finish off all the godless nationsAmong which I’ve scattered you,but I won’t finish you off.I’ll punish you, but fairly.I won’t send you off with just a slap on the wrist.’

12-15"This is God’s Message:"‘You’re a burned-out case,as good as dead.Everyone has given up on you.You’re hopeless.All your fair-weather friends have skipped townwithout giving you a second thought.But I delivered the knockout blow,a punishment you will never forget,Because of the enormity of your guilt,the endless list of your sins.So why all this self-pity, licking your wounds?You deserve all this, and more.Because of the enormity of your guilt,the endless list of your sins,I’ve done all this to you.

18-21"Again, God’s Message:"‘I’ll turn things around for Jacob.I’ll compassionately come in and rebuild homes.The town will be rebuilt on its old foundations;the mansions will be splendid again.Thanksgivings will pour out of the windows;laughter will spill through the doors.Things will get better and better.Depression days are over.They’ll thrive, they’ll flourish.The days of contempt will be over.They’ll look forward to having children again,to being a community in which I take pride.I’ll punish anyone who hurts them,and their prince will come from their own ranks.One of their own people shall be their leader.Their ruler will come from their own ranks.I’ll grant him free and easy access to me.Would anyone dare to do that on his own,to enter my presence uninvited?’ God’s Decree.

2The rich and the poor shake hands as equals—God made them both!

14The mouth of a prostitute is a bottomless pit;you’ll fall in that pit if you’re on the outs with God.

22,23Don’t walk on the poor just because they’re poor,and don’t use your position to crush the weak,Because God will come to their defense;the life you took, he’ll take from you and give back to them.

11-18Every priest goes to work at the altar each day, offers the same old sacrifices year in, year out, and never makes a dent in the sin problem. As a priest, Christ made a single sacrifice for sins, and that was it! Then he sat down right beside God and waited for his enemies to cave in. It was a perfect sacrifice by a perfect person to perfect some very imperfect people. By that single offering, he did everything that needed to be done for everyone who takes part in the purifying process. The Holy Spirit confirms this:This new plan I’m making with Israelisn’t going to be written on paper,isn’t going to be chiseled in stone;This time "I’m writing out the plan in them,carving it on the lining of their hearts."He concludes,I’ll forever wipe the slate clean of their sins.Once sins are taken care of for good, there’s no longer any need to offer sacrifices for them.

26-31If we give up and turn our backs on all we’ve learned, all we’ve been given, all the truth we now know, we repudiate Christ’s sacrifice and are left on our own to face the Judgment—and a mighty fierce judgment it will be! If the penalty for breaking the law of Moses is physical death, what do you think will happen if you turn on God’s Son, spit on the sacrifice that made you whole, and insult this most gracious Spirit? This is no light matter. God has warned us that he’ll hold us to account and make us pay. He was quite explicit: "Vengeance is mine, and I won’t overlook a thing" and "God will judge his people." Nobody’s getting by with anything, believe me.

32-39Remember those early days after you first saw the light? Those were the hard times! Kicked around in public, targets of every kind of abuse—some days it was you, other days your friends. If some friends went to prison, you stuck by them. If some enemies broke in and seized your goods, you let them go with a smile, knowing they couldn’t touch your real treasure. Nothing they did bothered you, nothing set you back. So don’t throw it all away now. You were sure of yourselves then. It’s still a sure thing! But you need to stick it out, staying with God’s plan so you’ll be there for the promised completion.It won’t be long now, he’s on the way;he’ll show up most any minute.But anyone who is right with me thrives on loyal trust;if he cuts and runs, I won’t be very happy.But we’re not quitters who lose out. Oh, no! We’ll stay with it and survive, trusting all the way.