Growing in Faith

“By His divine power, God has given us everything we need for living a godly life. We have received all of this by coming to know Him, the one who called us to Himself by means of His glory and excellence. And because of His glory and excellence, He has given us great and precious promises. These are the promises that enable you to share His divine nature and escape the world’s corruption caused by human desires.” (2 Peter 1:3-4, NLT)

Scripture on Healing

“”I have seen what they do, but I will not heal them anyway! I will lead them. I will comfort those who mourn, bringing words of praise to their lips. May they have abundant peace, both near and far,’ says the Lord, who heals them.” (Isaiah 57:18-19, NLT)

“Are any of you suffering hardships? You should pray. Are any of you happy? You should sing praises. Are any of you sick? You should call for the elders of the church to come and pray over you, anointing you with oil in the name of the Lord. Such a prayer offered in faith will heal the sick, and the Lord will make you well. And if you have committed any sins, you will be forgiven. Confess your sins to each other and pray of reach other so that you may be healed. The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and produces wonderful results.” (James 5:13-16, NLT)

Excerpts from David’s Song of Praise

“He sang,:

‘The Lord is my rock, my fortress, and my savior; my God is my rock whom I find protection.

He is my shield, the power that saves me, and my place of safety.

He is my refuge, my savior, the one who saves me from violence.

I called on the Lord, who is worthy of praise, and saved me from may enemies.'” (Psalm 22: 2-4, NLT)

“‘The Lord lives! Praise to my Rock! May the Rock of my salvation be exalted!'”
(Psalm 22:47, NLT)

Scripture on Guilt

“Finally, I confessed all my sins to You and stopped trying to hide my guilt. I said to myself,’I will confess my rebellion to the Lord.’ And You forgave me! All my guilt is gone.!” (Psalm 32:5, NLT)

“For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God’s glorious standard. Yet God, with undeserved kindness, declares that we are righteous. He did this through Christ Jesus when He freed us from the penalty of our sins.” (Romans 3:23-24, NLT)

Excerpts from Ephesians Chapter 1

Spiritual Blessings

“All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms because we are united with Christ. Even before He made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in His eyes.God decided in advance to adopt us into His own family by bringing us to Himself through Jesus Christ. This is what He wanted to do, and it gave him great pleasure.” (Ephesians 1:3-5, NLT)

“Furthermore, because we are united with Christ, we have received an inheritance form God, for He chose us in advance , and He made everything work out according to His plan.” (Ephesians 1:11, NLT)

“And now you Gentiles have also heard the truth, the Good News that God saves you. And when you believed in Christ, He identified you as His own by giving you the Holy Spirit, whom He promised long ago. The Spirit is God’s guarantee that He will give us the inheritance that He promised and that He has purchased us to be His own people. He did this so that we would praise and glorify Him.” (Ephesians 1: 13-14, NLT)

Scripture on Problems

“We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they help us develop endurance.” (Romans 5:3, NLT)

“Dear friends, don’t be surprised at the fiery trials you are going through, as if something strange were happening to you. Instead, be very glad for these trials make you partners with Christ in His suffering, so that you will have the wonderful joy of sharing His glory when it is revealed to all the world. ” (1 Peter 4:12-13, NLT)

Scripture on Promises

“And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to His purpose for them.” (Romans 8:28, NLT)

”So God has given both His promise and His oath. These two things are unchangeable because it is impossible for God to lie. Therefore, we who have fled to Him for refuge can have great confidence as we hold to the hope that lies before us.” (Hebrews 6:18, NLT)

Excerpt from Isaiah Chapter 43

“By now, O Jacob, listen to the Lord who created you. O Israel, the one who formed you says, ‘Do not be afraid, for I have ransomed you. I have called you by name; you are Mine. When you go through deep waters, I will be with you. When you go through rivers of difficulty, you will not drown. When you walk through the fire of oppression, you will not be burned up; the flames will not consume you. For I am the Lord, Your God, the Holy One of Israel, Your Savior.'” (Isiah 43, 1-3a, NLT)

Scripture on Persecution

[Jesus said,] “God blesses those who are persecuted for doing right, for the Kingdom of Heaven is theirs. Go blesses you when people mock you and persecute you and lie about you and say all sorts of evil things against you because you are My followers. Be happy about it! Be very glad! For a great reward awaits you in heaven.” (Matthew 5:10-12, NLT)

“Dear friends, don’t be surprised at the fiery trials you are going through, as if something strange were happening to you. Instead, be very glad – for these trials make you partners with Christ in His suffering, so that you will have the wonderful joy of seeing His glory when it is revealed to all the world.” (1 Peter 4:12-13, NLT).