Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others.
Philippians 2:3-4 (NIV)
Praise for Spiritual Blessings in Christ
3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ. 4 For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love 5 he predestined us for adoption to sonship through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will— 6 to the praise of his glorious grace, which he has freely given us in the One he loves. 7 In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches
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Thanksgiving and Prayer 3-We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, 4-because we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love you have for all the saints— 5-the faith and love that spring from the hope that is stored up for you in heaven and that you have already heard about in the word of truth, the gospel 6-that has come to you. All over the world this gospel is bearing fruit and growing, just as it has been doing among you since the day you heard it
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