Joyful Moments in Christ

1. Always — At all times; every time.
2. Amount — How much there is of something.
3. Anything — Not even one thing.
4. Ask For It Back — To say you want your thing returned to you.
5. Bad Things — Actions or words that hurt people or make them sad.
6. Because — For the reason that; why something is true.
7. Bless — To speak good words to or about someone and wish them good things.
8. Children — People who belong to a family; here, it means people who act like God.
9. Coat — A piece of clothing worn over other clothes to keep warm.
10. Do Good — To be kind and helpful to someone.
11. Enemies — People who want to hurt or fight you.
12. Everyone — All of the people.
13. Expecting — Believe something will happen or hoping for something.
14. Father — A name for God that shows he loves and cares for us like a parent.
15. Full — Having a lot of something.
16. Get Something Back — To receive a thing again after you gave it away or lent it.
17. Give — To let someone have something that was yours.
18. Great Reward — A very big and good gift from God.
19. Happen — When something takes place.
20. Hate — To feel very strong dislike.
21. Hit — To use your hand or something else to hurt someone.
22. Lend — To let someone borrow something for a time.
23. Let — To allow someone to do something.
24. Listening — Paying attention with your ears to hear what someone is saying.
25. Love — To care about someone very much.
26. Mean — Not kind; trying to hurt someone’s feelings or body.
27. Mercy — Kindness and forgiveness shown to someone who has done wrong.
28. Most High God — A name for the one true God who rules over everything.
29. Only — Just that one thing; no others.
30. Other Side — The second side or the part that has not been touched.
31. People — A group of men, women, or children.
32. Praise — To say good things about someone, especially God.
33. Pray — To talk to God.
34. Same — Not different; alike.
35. Say — To speak with words.
36. Shirt — A piece of clothing worn on the top part of the body.
37. Should — The right thing to do.
38. Side Of Your Face — Your cheek or the area next to your ear.
39. Sinner — A person who does things against God’s commands.
40. Someone — A person, but it is not said who.
41. Something — A thing that is not known or not named.
42. Special — Different in a good way; important.
43. Stop — To make something end or not continue.
44. Take — To grab or get something for yourself.
45. Telling — Saying something to others.
46. Thankful — Feeling or showing that you are glad for what you have or what someone did.
47. Want — To wish for or hope for something.
48. Without — Not having something.

1. Amount — How much there is of something.
2. Ask — To say you want something.
3. Bless — To speak good words to or about someone and wish them good things.
4. Cheek — The soft part of your face below your eyes.
5. Children of the Most High God — People who belong to God and follow him.
6. Coat — A piece of clothing worn over other clothes to keep warm.
7. Curse — To say bad or mean words about someone.
8. Do Good — To be kind and helpful to someone.
9. Enemy — A person who wants to hurt you or is against you.
10. Expect — To believe something will happen or to hope for something.
11. Father — A name for God that shows he loves and cares for us like a parent.
12. Give — To let someone have something that was yours.
13. Good — Kind, nice, or helpful.
14. Great — Very big, good, or important.
15. Hat — To strongly dislike someone or something.
16. Hit — To use your hand or something else to hurt someone.
17. Lend — To let someone borrow something for a time.
18. Love — To care about someone very much.
19. Merciful — Kind and forgiving, not giving someone the punishment they deserve.
20. Mistreat — To be mean or hurtful to someone.
21. Most High God — A name for the one true God who rules over everything.
22. Nothing — Not anything at all.
23. Pray — To talk to God.
24. Receive — To get something.
25. Same — Not different; alike.
26. Shirt — A piece of clothing worn on the top part of the body.
27. Sinner — A person who does things against God’s commands.
28. Take — To grab or get something for yourself.
29. Ungrateful — Not thankful for what others do or give.
30. Wicked — Very bad or evil.

Love Your Enemies
27 “But I say to you people who are listening to me, love your enemies.
Do good to those who hate you.
28 Ask God to bless the people who ask for bad things to happen to you.
Pray for the people who are mean to you.
29 If someone hits you on the side of your face, let them hit the other side too.
If someone takes your coat, don’t stop them from taking your shirt too.
30 Give to everyone who asks you for something.
When someone takes something that is yours, don’t ask for it back.
31 Do for others what you want them to do for you.
32 “If you love only those who love you, should you get any special praise for doing that?
No, even sinners love those who love them!
33 If you do good only to those who do good to you, should you get any special praise for doing that?
No, even sinners do that!
34 If you lend things to people, always expecting to get something back, should you get any special praise for that?
No, even sinners lend to other sinners so that they can get back the same amount!
35 “I’m telling you to love your enemies and do good to them.
Lend to people without expecting to get anything back.
If you do this, you will have a great reward.
You will be children of the Most High God.
Yes, because God is good even to the people who are full of sin and not thankful.
36 Give love and mercy the same as your Father gives love and mercy.

Luke 6:27-36 (ERV)

Love for Enemies
27 “But I tell you who hear me: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,
28 bless those who curse you, and pray for those who mistreat you.
29 If anyone hits you on one cheek, let him hit the other one too; if someone takes your coat, let him have your shirt as well.
30 Give to everyone who asks you for something, and when someone takes what is yours, do not ask for it back.
31 Do for others just what you want them to do for you.
32 “If you love only the people who love you, why should you receive a blessing? Even sinners love those who love them!
33 And if you do good only to those who do good to you, why should you receive a blessing? Even sinners do that!
34 And if you lend only to those from whom you hope to get it back, why should you receive a blessing? Even sinners lend to sinners, to get back the same amount!
35 No! Love your enemies and do good to them; lend and expect nothing back. You will then have a great reward, and you will be children of the Most High God. For he is good to the ungrateful and the wicked.
36 Be merciful just as your Father is merciful.

Luke 6:27-36 (GNT)