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WORDS OF LIFE #11

 

Simon Peter answered him (Jesus),
“You have the words of life,
where else would we go?” John 6:68

 


 

I Am The Bread   (John 6:47-48  NIV)

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Very truly I tell you,
the one who believes
has eternal life. 
Very truly I tell you,
the one who believes
has eternal life. 

I am the bread of life.
I am the bread of life.
I am the bread, I am the bread,
I am the bread of life.

(repeat to beginning)

I am the bread, I am the bread,
I am the bread of life.
John chapter 6:47 and 48
John chapter 6:47 and 48

 

Teacher And Lord   (John 13:13-15  NIV)

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You call me ‘Teacher’ and ‘Lord,’ 
and rightly so,
‘Teacher’ and ‘Lord,’
for that is what I am.
(repeat)

I have set you
an example
that you should do as
I have done for you.
(repeat) 

Now that I, your Lord and Teacher,
 have washed your feet,
 you also should wash
 one another’s feet. 
(repeat)

I have set you
an example
that you should do as
I have done for you.
(repeat)

You call me ‘Teacher’ and ‘Lord,’ 
and rightly so,
‘Teacher’ and ‘Lord,’
for that is what I am.
(repeat)

John 13: 13 through 15
John 13: 13 through 15

 

Spirit And Truth   (John 4:23-24  NIV)

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Yet a time is coming and has now come 
when the true worshipers
will worship the Father in the Spirit 
and in truth,
(repeat)

for they are the kind,
the kind of worshipers,
the kind of worshipers
the Father seeks.
(repeat) 

God is spirit, and
his worshipers must worship
in the Spirit
and in truth.
(repeat)

John chapter 4, 23 through 24
John chapter 4, 23 through 24

 

The Living Bread   (John 6:51  NIV)

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I am the living bread 
that came down from heaven. 
Whoever eats this bread
will live forever.
(repeat)

This bread is My flesh,
which I will give,
for the life
of the world.
(repeat)

John chapter 6, verse 51
John chapter 6, verse 51

 

My Sheep Listen   (John 10:27-30  NIV)

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My sheep listen to my voice;
I know them, and they follow me. 
I give them eternal life, 
and they shall never perish;
(repeat)

no one will snatch them,
no one will snatch them,
no one will snatch them
out of my hand.
(repeat)

My Father, who has given them,
given them to me, 
is greater than all; no one can snatch them
out of my Father’s hand. 
(repeat)

I and the Father,
I and the Father,
I and the Father 
are one.
(repeat)

I and the Father,
I and the Father,
I and the Father 
are one.
(repeat)

John chapter 10: 27 through 30
John chapter 10: 27 through 30

 

You May Have Peace   (John 15:33  NIV)

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“I have told you these things,
so that in me
you may have peace,
you may have peace. 
(repeat)

In this world
you will have trouble. 
But take heart!
I have overcome the world.”
(repeat)

John 15:33, John 15:33

 

Be Joyful In Hope   (Romans 12:12-16  NIV)

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Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, 
faithful in prayer.
Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, 
faithful in prayer.

Share with God's people
who are in need. Practice hospitality.

Bless those who persecute you; 
bless and do not curse.
Bless those who persecute you; 
bless and do not curse.
Rejoice with those who rejoice;
mourn with those who mourn.
Live in harmony with one another. 

Live in harmony with one another.
Do not be proud, but be willing to associate
with people of low position.
Do not be conceited.

(repeat to beginning)

Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, 
faithful in prayer.
Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, 
faithful in prayer.

Share with God's people
who are in need. Practice hospitality.

Romans chapter 12:12 through 16
Romans chapter 12:12 through 16

 

All Things Work Together   (Romans 8:28  NKJV)

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Romans 8, verse 28
Romans 8, verse 28
Romans 8, verse 28
Romans 8, verse 28

We know that all things work
together for good
to those who love God,
to those who are the called
according to His purpose,
according to His purpose.
(repeat)

All things work, all things work
together for good.
All things work, all things work
together for good.

(repeat to beginning)

We know that all things work
together for good
to those who love God,
to those who are the called
according to His purpose,
according to His purpose.
(repeat)

Romans 8, verse 28
Romans 8, verse 28
Romans 8, verse 28
Romans 8, verse 28

 

I Have Installed   (Psalm 2:6-7  NIV)

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Psalm chapter 2, verse 6 and 7
Psalm chapter 2, verse 6 and 7

“I have installed My king on Zion,
    on Zion, My holy mountain.”
“I have installed My king on Zion,
    on Zion, My holy mountain.”
(repeat)

I will proclaim the Lord’s decree:
I will proclaim the Lord’s decree:
He said to me, “You are My son;
    today I have become your Father.
(repeat)

“I have installed My king on Zion,
    on Zion, My holy mountain.”
“I have installed My king on Zion,
    on Zion, My holy mountain.”
(repeat 2x)

Psalm chapter 2, verse 6 and 7
Psalm chapter 2, verse 6 and 7

 

In The Beginning God   (Genesis 1:1  NIV)

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In the beginning God created
the heaven and the earth.
In the beginning God created
the heaven and the earth
(repeat)

In the beginning
In the beginning
In the beginning (whoa)
In the beginning
In the beginning
In the beginning (whoa)
In the beginning
In the beginning
In the beginning (whoa)
In the beginning
In the beginning
In the beginning

God created
the heaven and the earth. (whoa)
God created
the heaven and the earth.  (whoa)
God created
the heaven and the earth.  (whoa)
God created
the heaven and the earth.

Genesis 1, Genesis 1, Genesis 1, verse 1
Genesis 1, Genesis 1, Genesis 1, verse 1


In Everything I Did   (Acts 20:35  NIV)

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In everything I did, I showed you
that by this kind of hard work,
by this kind of hard work
we must help the weak,
(repeat)

remembering the words the Lord,
remembering the words the Lord,
the Lord Jesus Himself said: 
‘It is more blessed
to give than to receive.’ 
(repeat)

(repeat to beginning)

the Lord Jesus Himself said: 
‘It is more blessed
to give than to receive.’ 
Acts chapter 20, verse 35
Acts chapter 20, verse 35

 

Get Up Be Baptized   (Acts 22:16  NIV)

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Now what are you waiting for?
Now what are you waiting for?
Get up, be baptized and
wash your sins away,

(repeat)

calling on his name.
calling on his name.
Get up, be baptized and
wash your sins away

(repeat)

Acts 22, verse 16
Acts 22, verse 16

 

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