Ephesians 5: ⁹...make your light shine. Be good and honest and truthful, ¹⁰as you try to please the Lord. (CEV) [¹⁰...find out what pleases the Lord. (NIV)]

Psalm 50: ¹⁴...The only sacrifice I want is for you to be thankful and to keep your word... ²³The sacrifice that honors me is a thankful heart. (CEV)

Jer 7: ⁵...Be fair and honest with each other. ⁶Stop taking advantage of foreigners, orphans, and widows. Don't kill innocent people. And stop worshiping other gods. (CEV)

Jer 9: ²³The LORD says: "Don't brag about your wisdom or strength or wealth. ²⁴If you feel you must brag, then have enough sense to brag about worshiping me, the Lord. What I like best is showing kindness, justice, and mercy for everyone on earth. (CEV)

John 15: ¹...I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. ²He cuts away every branch of mine that doesn't produce fruit. But he trims clean every branch that does produce fruit, so that it will produce even more fruit...
    ⁷Stay joined to me and let my teachings become part of you. Then you can pray for whatever you want, and your prayer will be answered. ⁸When you become fruitful disciples of mine, my Father will be honored. (CEV)

Galatians 5: ²²God's Spirit makes us loving, happy, peaceful, patient, kind, good, faithful, ²³gentle, and self-controlled. There is no law against behaving in any of these ways... ²⁵God's Spirit has given us life, and so we should follow the Spirit. (CEV)

James 3: ¹³Are there any of you wise or sensible? Then show it by living right and by being humble and wise in everything you do..... ¹⁷But the wisdom that comes from above leads us to be pure, friendly, gentle, sensible, kind, helpful, genuine, and sincere. ¹⁸When peacemakers plant seeds or peace, they will harvest justice. (CEV)

1 Corinthians 13: ⁴Love is kind and patient, never jealous, boastful, proud, ⁵or rude. Love isn't selfish or quick tempered. It doesn't keep a record of wrongs that other do. ⁶Love rejoices in the truth, but not in evil. ⁷Love is always supportive, loyal, hopeful, and trusting. (CEV)

Matthew 12: ⁷Don't you know what the Scriptures mean when they say, "I want you to be merciful to others?" (CEV)

1. Why is God more pleased with how we love others rather than how we worship?
2. What would be wrong with spending all our time bearing spiritual fruit for God?
3. What made God so angry at the Jewish people and Jesus so angry at the Pharisees?
4. How can a small friendly group help us learn what attitudes actually please Jesus?
Please study the above references and questions and then add your observations and applications:
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