10 Core Virtues

 

Love

Sorry, I don't think we did a creed or memory verse for “Love”

 

Joy

Creed:

“I have inner contentment and purpose in spite of my circumstances.”

 

Memory Verse:

"I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete."
John 15:11

 

 

Peace

 

Creed:

As I surrender my cares and anxieties to God, He gives me His peace.

 

Memory Verse:

"I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world."
John 16:33

 

Patience

Creed:

“Because God is patient with me, I am learning to be patient with others.”

 

Memory Verse:

“Better a patient man then a warrior, a man who controls his temper than one who takes a city.”   
Proverbs 16:32

 

Kindness/Goodness

Creed:

“My relationships with others will be characterized by the kindness and goodness of Jesus.”

 

Memory Verse:

"Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you."         
Eph. 4:32

 

 

Faithfulness

Creed:

“I will be faithful to God and His will for my life.”

 

Memory Verse:

“Yet this I call to mind and therefore I have hope: 22 Because of the LORD's great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. 23 They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.”   
Lamentations 3:21-23

 

Gentleness

Creed:

“In my dealings with others I will treat them with the same gentleness with which Jesus treats me.”

 

Memory Verse:

“Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near.”  
Philippians 4:5

 

Self-Control

Creed:

“I have the power, through Christ, to control myself.”

 

Memory Verse:

Therefore, prepare your minds for action; be self-controlled; set your hope fully on the grace to be given you when Jesus Christ is revealed.   
I Peter 1:13

 

Hope

Creed:

“In Christ I have hope, not only for this life but also for the life to come.”

 

Memory Verse:

“May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. “   
Romans 15:13

 

Humility

Creed:

“I choose to esteem others above myself.”

 

Memory Verse:

  “Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves. 4 Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others.”   
Philippians 2:3-4