Phil Malmstrom

Sharing from the love of Christ

Acts 4:32-35 (ESV)
Now the full number of those who believed were of one heart and soul, and no one said that any of the things that belonged to him was his own, but they had everything in common.

Sharing from the love of Christ

Acts 4:32-35 (ESV)
Now the full number of those who believed were of one heart and soul, and no one said that any of the things that belonged to him was his own, but they had everything in common.

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John 17:1 (ESV)
When Jesus had spoken these words, he lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, "Father, the hour has come; glorify your Son that the Son may glorify you,

Peace I give to you

John 14:27 (ESV)
Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.

The promise of the Holy Spirit

John 14:15-17 (ESV)
"If you love me, you will keep my commandments.

A New Commandment

John 13:1 (ESV)
Now before the Feast of the Passover, when Jesus knew that his hour had come to depart out of this world to the Father, having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end.

John 13:34-35 (ESV)
A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another.

Having loved his own...

John 13:1 (ESV)
Now before the Feast of the Passover, when Jesus knew that his hour had come to depart out of this world to the Father, having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end.

The thief comes...

John 10:10 (ESV)
The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.

Living Water

John 4:10 (ESV)
Jesus answered her, "If you knew the gift of God, and who it is that is saying to you, 'Give me a drink,' you would have asked him, and he would have given you living water."

The Ultimate Gift of Love

John 3:16 (ESV)
"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.

The Wedding Feast Parable of Humility

Luke 14:7-11 (ESV)
Now he told a parable to those who were invited, when he noticed how they chose the places of honor, saying to them,

Missing the True Message

Luke 11:42 (ESV)
"But woe to you Pharisees! For you tithe mint and rue and every herb, and neglect justice and the love of God. These you ought to have done, without neglecting the others.

Our Giving Heavenly Father

Luke 11:11-13 (ESV)
What father among you, if his son asks for a fish, will instead of a fish give him a serpent;

Ask, and it will be given.

Luke 11:9-10 (ESV)
And I tell you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.

We speak from the abundance of the heart

Luke 6:37-40 (ESV)
"Judge not, and you will not be judged; condemn not, and you will not be condemned; forgive, and you will be forgiven;

Luke 6:45 (ESV)
The good person out of the good treasure of his heart produces good, and the evil person out of his evil treasure produces evil, for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.

The blind leading the blind

Luke 6:37-40 (ESV)
"Judge not, and you will not be judged; condemn not, and you will not be condemned; forgive, and you will be forgiven;

Judge not, and you will not be judged

Luke 6:37-38 (ESV)
"Judge not, and you will not be judged; condemn not, and you will not be condemned; forgive, and you will be forgiven;

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Luke 5:1 (ESV)
On one occasion, while the crowd was pressing in on him to hear the word of God, he was standing by the lake of Gennesaret,

Giving from our poverty

Mark 12:41-44 (ESV)
And he sat down opposite the treasury and watched the people putting money into the offering box. Many rich people put in large sums.

Pray with Conviction, Trusting in God

Mark 11:23-24 (ESV)
Truly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, 'Be taken up and thrown into the sea,' and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says will come to pass, it will be done for him.

The greatest must be last to all, and servant to all

Mark 9:35-37 (ESV)
And he sat down and called the twelve. And he said to them, "If anyone would be first, he must be last of all and servant of all."

What good to gain the world and lose my soul...

Mark 8:36-37 (ESV)
For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his soul?

Jesus Ate with the Tax Collectors

Mark 2:15-17 (ESV)
And as he reclined at table in his house, many tax collectors and sinners were reclining with Jesus and his disciples, for there were many who followed him.

Share One Another's Burdens

Galatians 6:2-3 (NLT)
Share each other’s burdens, and in this way obey the law of Christ.

Current Reading Position

Matthew 26:1 (ESV)
When Jesus had finished all these sayings, he said to his disciples,