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A Song of Praise to God

1 Sing unto the LORD, O earth;
Psalm 100: 1

2 Rejoice in serving Jehovah. Come to the Lord with happy songs.
Psalm 100: 2

3 Know that Jehovah is God. He created us. We are his people, we are his sheep.
Psalm 100: 3

4 Bring songs of thanksgiving to his city. Bring songs of praise to his temple. Praise him and bless his name.
Psalm 100: 4

5 The Lord is good. His love is eternal. We can trust him forever.
Psalm 100: 5

The martyrdom of James and Peter in captivity

1 At that time King Herod began to punish some of the people in the church.
Acts 12: 1

2 Herod commanded that James, the brother of John, be slain with the sword.
Acts 12: 2

3 When he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to seize Peter also. This happened during the Jewish holiday of Passover.
Acts 12: 3

4 Herod arrested Peter and put him in prison. He assigned sixteen soldiers to watch over him. He wanted to wait for the Passover to pass and then bring Peter before the people.
Acts 12: 4

5So Peter was kept in prison, but the believers kept praying to the Lord for him.
Acts 12: 5

Prayer Request

1 Lastly, brethren, pray for us also. Pray that the Lord’s teachings will continue to spread quickly. Pray that people will respect that teaching as it happened to you.
2 Thessalonians 3: 1

2 And pray that we may be safe from evil and wicked people. As you know, not all people believe in the Lord.
2 Thessalonians 3: 2

3 But the Lord is faithful. He will give you strength and save you from the evil one.
2 Thessalonians 3: 3

4 The Lord assures us that you are doing what we told you to do. And we know that you will continue to do these things.
2 Thessalonians 3: 4

5 We pray that the Lord will guide your hearts toward the love of God and the patience of Christ.
2 Thessalonians 3: 5