WOMEN'S ACROSTIC
Contentment: learning to be at peace, knowing that God is in control.
Romans 8:28 “and we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to His purpose.”
Hospitality: welcoming and including one another, treating everyone with equal value.
1 Peter 4:9-10 “Offer hospitality to one another without grumbling. 10 Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms.”
Respect: Giving honor to God and others.
1 Peter 4:9-10 “Offer hospitality to one another without grumbling. 10 Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms.”
1 Peter 2:17 “Show proper respect to everyone, love the family of believers, fear God, honor the emperor”
Inspiration: giving hope and encouragement to one another. Inspiring one another toward love and good deeds.
Hebrews 10:24-25 “And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching.”
Selflessness: in humility, considering others needs more important than our wants. Serving others in a way that would please and honor the Lord.
Philippians 2:3-4 “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.”
Truth: a statement or principle that applies to all people, in all places, at all times.
John 14:6 “Jesus said to him, ‘I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me”
MEN'S ACROSTIC
Commitment: a promise completed.
Joshua 24:15 "If it is disagreeable in your sigh tot serve the LORD, choose for yourselves today whom you will serve: whether the gods which your fathers served which were beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living; but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.”
Honor: character above reproach; living by biblical standards.
1 Samuel 2:30 "Therefore the LORD God of Israel declares, 'I did indeed say that your house and the house of your father should walk before Me forever'; but now the LORD declares, 'Far be it fro Me --for those who honor Me I will honor, and those who despise Me will be lightly esteemed."
Responsibility: trustworthiness demonstrated over time.
1 Timothy 5:8 "But if anyone does not provide for his own, and especially for those of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever."
Initiative: boldness with integrity
Philippians 2:3-4 "Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility of mind regard one another as more important than yourselves; do not merely look out for your own personal interests, but also for the interests of others."
Service: intentionally putting the needs of others first, expecting nothing in return.
Matthew 20:28 "just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many."
Truth: a statement or principle that applies to all people, in all places, at all times.
John 14:6 "Jesus said to him, 'I am the wya, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me."
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