You have and can grow in faith, love, and hope in the Holy Spirit.

You have and can grow in faith, love, and hope in the Holy Spirit.

“remembering without ceasing your work of faith, labor of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ in the sight of our God and Father” (1Thes 1:3)

“And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love.” (1Cor 13:13)

“Therefore we also pray always for you that our God would count you worthy of this calling, and fulfill all the good pleasure of His goodness and the work of faith with power” (2Thes 1:11)

“For God is not unjust to forget your work and labor of love which you have shown toward His name, in that you have ministered to the saints, and do minister.” (Heb 6:10)

“For whatever things were written before were written for our learning [didaskalia], that we through the patience [hupomone] and comfort [paraklesis] of the Scriptures might have hope.” (Rom 15:4)

“Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.” (Rom 15:13)

“I know your works, love, service, faith, and your patience; and as for your works, the last are more than the first.” (Rev 2:19)

“And let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works” (Heb 10:24)

“Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor what is evil. Cling to what is good.” (Rom 12:9)

“Be of good comfort, be of one mind, live in peace; and the God of love and peace will be with you.” (2Cor 13:11)

“But now that Timothy has come to us from you, and brought us good news of your faith and love” (1Thes 3:6)

“Now the purpose of the commandment is love from a pure heart, from a good conscience, and from sincere faith” (1Tim 1:5)

“Now hope does not disappoint [kataischuno], because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us.” (Rom 5:5)

“Now I beg you, brethren, through the Lord Jesus Christ, and through the love of the Spirit, that you strive together with me in prayers to God for me” (Rom 15:30)

“The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all.” (2Cor 13:14)

“you also learned from Epaphras, our dear fellow servant, who is a faithful minister of Christ on your behalf, who also declared to us your love in the Spirit.” (Col 1:7,8)

“Let no one despise your youth, but be an example to the believers in word, in conduct, in love, in spirit, in faith, in purity.” (1Tim 4:12)

“Since you have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit in sincere love of the brethren, love one another fervently with a pure heart” (1Pet 1:22)

“Therefore if there is any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any affection and mercy, fulfill my joy by being like-minded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind.” (Phil 2:1-2)

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control.” (Gal 5:22-23)

Reading: Col 4; 1Thes 1-2; Rom 12