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Promises found in the Bible and used in Christmas Crackers 2008

 

Have I not commanded you?

Be strong and courageous.

Do not be terrified;

do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you

wherever you go."

 Joshua 1 verse 9 (NIV)

 

 

 

 

For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you,

plans to give you hope and a future.

Jeremiah 29 verse 11 (NIV)

 

 

 

Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this," says the LORD Almighty, "and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that you will not have room enough for it. Malachi 3 : 10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands;

your walls are ever before me.

Isaiah 49 verse 16 (NIV)

 

 

Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name,

he gave the right to become children of God -- children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband's will, but born of God.

John 1 verse 12 - 13 (NIV)

 

 

 

I am the living bread that came down from heaven.

If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever.

This bread is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world."

John 6 verse 51 (NIV)

 

 

 

 

 

Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life.

He who believes in me will live, even though he dies;

and whoever lives and believes in me will never die.

Do you believe this?"

John 11 verse 25 - 26 (NIV)

 

 

 

"Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.

For my yoke is easy and my burden is light." Matt.11: 28 - 30

 

So do not fear, for I am with you;

do not be dismayed, for I am your God.

I will strengthen you and help you;

I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.

 Isaiah 41 verse 10 (NIV)

 

 

But he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness."

Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me.

 2 Corinthians 12 verse 9 (NIV)

 

 

 

 

I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.

John 10 verse 10b (NIV)

 

 

 

For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Romans 8 verse 38 - 39 (NIV)

 

 

 

 

 

"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 verse 33 (NIV)

 

Peace I leave with you;

my peace I give you.

I do not give to you as the world gives.

Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.

John 14 verse 27 (NIV)

 

Here I am!

I stand at the door and knock.

If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with him, and he with me.

Revelation 3 verse 20 (NIV)

 

 

 

 

 

And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age."

Matthew 28 verse 20 (NIV)

 

 

If we confess our sins,

he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.

1 John 1 verse 9 (NIV)

 

 

"I am the vine;

you are the branches.

If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit;

apart from me you can do nothing.

John 15 verse 5 (NIV)

 


 

The eternal God is your refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms.

Deuteronomy 33 verse 27a (NIV)

 

For in the day of trouble he will keep me safe in his dwelling;

he will hide me in the shelter of his tabernacle and set me high upon a rock.

Psalms 27 verse 5 (NIV)

 

And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, "Now the dwelling of God is with men, and he will live with them. They will be+ his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God. He will wipe every tear from their eyes.

 Revelation 21 verse 3 - 4 (NIV)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"Ask and it will be given to you;

seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.

For everyone who asks receives;

he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.

Matthew 7 verse 7 - 8 (NIV)

 

 

 

Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten by God. Indeed, the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Don't be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.

Luke 12 verse 6 - 7 (NIV)

 

"For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son,

that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.

John 3 verse 16 (NIV)

 

 

 

 

 

For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: "I will live with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be my people."

2 Corinthians 6 verse 16 (NIV)

 

 

In him and through faith in him we may approach God with freedom and confidence.

Ephesians 3 verse 12 (NIV)

 

 

being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.

Philippians 1 verse 6 (NIV)

 

 

Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

Philippians 4 verse 6 - 7 (NIV)

 

 

And my God will meet all your needs according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus.

Philippians 4 verse 19 (NIV)

 

Therefore he is able to save completely those who come to God through him, because he always lives to intercede for them.

Hebrews 7 verse 25 (NIV)

 

 

 

 

 

Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.

Hebrews 4 verse 16 (NIV)

 

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.

1 John 1 verse 9 (NIV)

 

How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are!

1 John 3 verse 1a (NIV)

 

 

 

 

 

We know also that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know him who is true. And we are in him who is true--even in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.

1 John 5 verse 20 (NIV)

 

'Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.'

Jeremiah 33 verse 3 (NIV)

 

Because of the Lord's great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail.

They are new every morning;

great is your faithfulness.

Lamentations 3 verse 22 - 23 (NIV)

 

 

 

You my sheep, the sheep of my pasture, are people, and I am your God, declares the Sovereign LORD.'"

 Ezekiel 34 verse 31 (NIV)

 

"Come now, let us reason together," says the LORD. "Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red as crimson, they shall be like wool.

Isaiah 1 verse 18 (NIV)

 

I will give them a heart to know me, that I am the LORD. They will be my people, and I will be their God, for they will return to me with all their heart.

Jeremiah 24 verse 7 (NIV)

 

 

 

 

 

"Be still, and know that I am God;

I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth."

Psalms 46 verse 10 (NIV)

 

Even to your old age and grey hairs I am he, I am he who will sustain you. I have made you and I will carry you; I will sustain you and I will rescue you.

Isaiah 46 verse 4 (NIV)

 

The LORD appeared to us in the past, saying: "I have loved you with an everlasting love; I have drawn you with loving-kindness. I will build you up again and you will be rebuilt, …Again you will take up your tambourines and go out to dance with the joyful.

Jeremiah 31 verse 3 - 4 (NIV)

 

 

 

 

 

He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the LORD, "He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust."

Psalms 91 verse 1 - 2 (NIV)

 

You will keep in perfect peace him whose mind is steadfast, because he trusts in you.

Isaiah 26 verse 3 (NIV)

 

I will refresh the weary and satisfy the faint."

Jeremiah 31 verse 25 (NIV)

 

 

When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, "I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life."

John 8 verse 12 (NIV)

 

But he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me.

2 Corinthians 12 verse 9 (NIV)

 

 

 

 

Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life set me free from the law of sin and death.

Romans 8 verse 1 - 2(NIV)

 

 

 

 

 

So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.

John 8 verse 36 (NIV)

 

My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me.

I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one can snatch them out of my hand.

John 10 verse 27 - 28 (NIV)

 

Then Jesus declared, "I am the bread of life. He who comes to me will never go hungry, and he who believes in me will never be thirsty.

John 6 verse 35 (NIV)

 

 

 

 

 

The LORD is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love.

Psalms 103 verse 8 (NIV)

 

He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak. Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.

Isaiah 40 verse 29 - 31 (NIV)

 

My help comes from the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth. He will not let your foot slip--he who watches over you will not slumber;

Psalms 121 verse 2 - 3 (NIV)