Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Give careful thought to do what is honorable in everyone’s eyes.
Romans 12:17 (CSB)
2. Pursuing Peace
If possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone.
Romans 12:18 (CSB)
3. Trusting God
Friends, do not avenge yourselves; instead, leave room for God’s wrath, because it is written, Vengeance belongs to me; I will repay, says the Lord.
Romans 12:19 (CSB)
When the disciples James and John saw this, they said, “Lord, do You want us to call down fire from heaven to consume them?”
Luke 9:54 (CSB)
4. Extending Grace
But If your enemy is hungry, feed him. If he is thirsty, give him something to drink. For in so doing you will be heaping fiery coals on his head.
Romans 12:20 (CSB)
5. Overcoming Evil
Do not be conquered by evil, but conquer evil with good.
Romans 12:17-21 (CSB)
Pursue peace with everyone, and holiness—without it no one will see the Lord.
Hebrews 12:14 (CSB)
“I am the LORD, the God of all mankind. Is anything too hard for me?”
Jeremiah 32:27 (NIV)
Even when Job was in pain and distress, he said to the Lord,” ‘I know that You can do all things. No plan of Yours can be thwarted’”
Job 42:2 (NKHV)
The archangel Gabriel reassured Mary by saying, “With God nothing will be impossible”
Luke 1:37 (ESV)
1. HE’S POWERFUL ENOUGH TO PROVIDE FOR YOU
Not only is God able to save you, but He’s able to meet all of your needs. And God is able to make every grace overflow to you, so that in every way, always having everything you need, you may excel in every good work.
2 Corinthians 9:8 (CSB)
Give, and you will receive. Your gift will return to you in full—pressed down, shaken together to make room for more, running over, and poured into your lap. The amount you give will determine the amount you get back.”
Luke 6:38 (NLT)
For the Lord God is a sun and shield. The Lord gives grace and glory; He does not withhold the good from those who live with integrity.
Psalm 84:11 (CSB)
2. HE’S POWERFUL ENOUGH TO HEAL YOU
As Jesus went on from there, two blind men followed him, calling out, “Have mercy on us, Son of David!” 28 When he entered the house, the blind men approached him, and Jesus said to them, “Do you believe that I can do this?” They said to him, “Yes, Lord.”29 Then he touched their eyes, saying, “Let it be done for you according to your faith.”
Matthew 9:27-29 (CSB)
3. HE’S POWERFUL ENOUGH TO STRENGTHEN YOU
Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Ephesians 6:10 (NIV)
Don’t be afraid, for I am with you. Don’t be discouraged, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you. I will hold you up with my victorious right hand.
Isaiah 41:10 (NLT)
4. HE’S POWERFUL ENOUGH TO SAVE YOU
Therefore, he is able to save completely those who come to God through him, since he always lives to intercede for them.
Hebrews 7:25 (CSB)
For whoever keeps the whole law but fails in one point has become accountable for all of it.
James 2:10 (ESV)
That is why I am suffering as I am. Yet this is no cause for shame, because I know whom I have believed, and am convinced that he is able to guard what I have entrusted to him until that day.
2 Timothy 1:12 (NIV)
I am a God who is everywhere and not in one place. Do you not know that I am everywhere in heaven and on earth?
Jeremiah 23:24 (GN)
Where can I go to escape Your Spirit? Where can I flee from Your presence? 8 If I go up to heaven, You are there; if I make my bed in Sheol, You are there.
Psalm 139:7-8 (CSB)
For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, 39 nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Romans 8:38-39 (CSB)
If I live at the eastern horizon [or] settle at the western limits,10 even there Your hand will lead me; Your right hand will hold on to me.
Psalm 139:9-10 (CSB)
If I say, “Surely the darkness will hide me, and the light around me will become night” 12even the darkness is not dark to You. The night shines like the day; darkness and light are alike to You.
Psalm 139:11-12 (CSB)
God’s Presence… 1. Comforts Me When I’m Afraid
When you pass through the waters, I will be with you, and the rivers will not overwhelm you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched, and the flame will not burn you.
Isaiah 43:2 (CSB)
I am always aware of the Lord’s presence; he is near, and nothing can shake me. And so I am thankful and glad, and I feel completely secure…
Psalm 16:8-9 (GN)
God’s Presence… 2. Helps Me When I’m In Need
Keep your life free from the love of money. Be satisfied with what you have, for he himself has said, I will never leave you or abandon you. 6 Therefore, we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?
Hebrews 13:5-6 (CSB)
I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?
Hebrews 13:5-6 (CSB)
I don’t say this out of need, for I have learned to be content in whatever circumstances I find myself. 12 I know how to make do with little, and I know how to make do with a lot. In any and all circumstances I have learned the secret of being content—whether well fed or hungry, whether in abundance or in need. 13 I am able to do all things through him who strengthens me.
Philippians 4:12-13 (CSB)
God’s Presence… 3. Empowers Me When I’m Tempted
No temptation has come upon you except what is common to humanity. But God is faithful; he will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation he will also provide the way out so that you may be able to bear it.
1 Corinthians 10:13 (CSB)
Don’t you know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God?
1 Corinthians 6:19 (CSB)
Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight. Everything is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of him to whom we must give account.
Hebrews 4:13 (NIV)
God’s Presence… 4. Assures Me When I’m Alone
The Lord is the one who will go before you. He will be with you; he will not leave you or abandon you. Do not be afraid or discouraged.”
Deuteronomy 31:8 (CSB)
You reveal the path of life to me; in your presence is abundant joy; at your right hand are eternal pleasures.
Psalm 16:11 (CSB)
He counts the number of the stars; he gives names to all of them.5 Our Lord is great, vast in power; his understanding is infinite. Psalm 147:4-5 CSB
What Does God Know?
1. God Knows My Faults
For a man’s ways are before the Lord’s eyes, and he considers all his paths.
Proverbs 5:21 (CSB)
The one who conceals his sins will not prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them will find mercy.
Proverbs 28:13 (CSB)
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
1 John 1:9 (CSB)
2. God Knows My Hurts
Lord, you have searched me and known me.
Psalm 139:1 (CSB)
You know how troubled I am; you have kept a record of my tears.
Psalm 56:6 (GNT)
He heals the brokenhearted and bandages their wounds.
Psalm 147:3 (CSB)
…casting all your cares on him, because he cares about you.
1 Peter 5:7 (CSB)
Don’t worry about anything, but in everything, through prayer and petition with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.
Philippians 4:6-7 (CSB)
3. God Knows My Needs
And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:19 (ESV)
For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened. Who among you, if his son asks him for bread, will give him a stone?
Matthew 7:8-9 (CSB)
4. God Knows My Future
Your eyes saw me when I was formless; all my days were written in your book and planned before a single one of them began.
Psalm 139:16 (NLT)
For I know the plans I have for you”—this is the Lord’s declaration—“plans for your well-being, not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.”
Jeremiah 29:11 (NIV)
For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared ahead of time for us to do.
Ephesians 2:10 (CSB)
On one of those days while he was teaching, Pharisees and teachers of the law were sitting there who had come from every village of Galilee and Judea, and also from Jerusalem. And the Lord’s power to heal was in him.18 Just then some men came, carrying on a stretcher a man who was paralyzed. They tried to bring him in and set him down before him. 19 Since they could not find a way to bring him in because of the crowd, they went up on the roof and lowered him on the stretcher through the roof tiles into the middle of the crowd before Jesus. 20 Seeing their faith he said, “Friend, your sins are forgiven.” 21 Then the scribes and the Pharisees began to think to themselves, “Who is this man who speaks blasphemies? Who can forgive sins but God alone?” But perceiving their thoughts, Jesus replied to them, “Why are you thinking this in your hearts? 23 Which is easier: to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up and walk’? 24 But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins”—he told the paralyzed man, “I tell you: Get up, take your stretcher, and go home.” 25 Immediately he got up before them, picked up what he had been lying on, and went home glorifying God. 26 Then everyone was astounded, and they were giving glory to God. And they were filled with awe and said, “We have seen incredible things today.”
Luke 5: 17-26 (CSB)
1. I Need Friends…Who Have A Working Faith
Just then some men came, carrying on a stretcher a man who was paralyzed. They tried to bring him in and set him down before him. 19 Since they could not find a way to bring him in because of the crowd, they went up on the roof and lowered him on the stretcher through the roof tiles into the middle of the crowd before Jesus.
Luke 5:18-19 (CSB)
2. I Need Friends…Who Have An Inspiring Faith
Seeing their faith he said, “Friend, your sins are forgiven.”
Luke 5:20 (CSB)
3. I Need Jesus…To Encourage Me
Some people brought to him a paralyzed man on a mat. Seeing their faith, Jesus said to the paralyzed man, “Be encouraged, my child! Your sins are forgiven.”
Matthew 9:2 (NLT)
4. I Need Jesus…To Forgive Me
Some people brought to him a paralyzed man on a mat. Seeing their faith, Jesus said to the paralyzed man, “Be encouraged, my child! Your sins are forgiven.”
Matthew 9:2 (NLT)
Seeing their faith he said, “Friend, your sins are forgiven.”
Luke 5:20 (CSB)
The prayer of faith will save the sick person, and the Lord will raise him up; if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven. Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, so that you may be healed.
James 5:15-16 (CSB)
5. I Need Jesus…To Heal Me
So I will prove to you that the Son of Man has the authority on earth to forgive sins.” Then Jesus turned to the paralyzed man and said, “Stand up, pick up your mat, and go home!”
Matthew 9:6 (NLT)
On one of those days while he was teaching, Pharisees and teachers of the law were sitting there who had come from every village of Galilee and Judea, and also from Jerusalem. And the Lord’s power to heal was in him.
Luke 5:17 (NLT)
I would have despaired had I not believed that I would see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. Wait for and confidently expect the Lord; Be strong and let your heart take courage; Yes, wait for and confidently expect the Lord.
Psalm 27:13-14 (AMP)
1. I Will See God’s Goodness
I would have despaired had I not believed that I would see the goodness of the Lord.
Psalm 27:13 (AMP)
A. I Will See God’s Goodness Through Prayer
Lord, hear my voice when I call; be gracious to me and answer me. My heart says this about you: “Seek his face.” Lord, I will seek your face.
Psalm 27:7-8 (CSB)
B. I Will See God’s Goodness Through Pain
Even if my father and mother abandon me, the Lord cares for me. Because of my adversaries, show me your way, Lord, and lead me on a level path.
Psalm 27:10-11 (CSB)
Because of my adversaries, show me your way, Lord, and lead me on a level path. Do not give me over to the will of my foes, for false witnesses rise up against me, breathing violence.
Psalm 27:11-12 (CSB)
2. I Will Wait For God’s Goodness
I am certain that I will see the Lord’s goodness in the land of the living. Wait for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart be courageous. Wait for the Lord.
Psalm 27:13-14 (CSB)
While I wait I…
A. Stay Strong
B. Take Heart
“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 (NIV)
C. Keep Waiting
Yet I am confident I will see the Lord’s goodness while I am here in the land of the living. Wait patiently for the Lord. Be brave and courageous. Yes, wait patiently for the Lord.
Psalm 27:13-14 (NLT)
I am certain that I will see the Lord’s goodness in the land of the living. Wait for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart be courageous.† Wait for the Lord.
Psalm 27:13-14 (CSB)
The Lord is my light and my salvation—whom should I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life—whom should I dread?
Psalm 27:1 (CSB)
Fear of man will prove to be a snare, but whoever trusts in the Lord is kept safe.
Proverbs 29:25 (NIV)
2) The Lord Delivers Me
The Lord is my light and my salvation—whom should I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life—whom should I dread?
Psalm 27:1 (CSB)
The Lord is the stronghold of my life—whom should I dread?
Psalm 27:1 (CSB)
When evildoers came against me to devour my flesh, my foes and my enemies stumbled and fell.
Psalm 27:2 (CSB)
3) The Lord Calms Me
Though an army deploys against me, my heart will not be afraid; though a war breaks out against me, I will still be confident.
Psalm 27:3 (CSB)
4) The Lord Protects Me
I have asked one thing from the Lord; it is what I desire: to dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, gazing on the beauty of the Lord and seeking him in his temple. For he will conceal me in his shelter in the day of adversity; he will hide me under the cover of his tent; he will set me high on a rock.
Psalm 27:4-5 (CSB)
5) The Lord Empowers Me
For he will conceal me in his shelter in the day of adversity; he will hide me under the cover of his tent; he will set me high on a rock. Then my head will be high above my enemies around me; I will offer sacrifices in his tent with shouts of joy. I will sing and make music to the Lord.
Psalm 27:5-6 (CSB)
