FINDING TRUTH

2 PETER 1:20-21  20 … no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation. 21 For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.

ROMANS 15:4  For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope.

JOHN 14:26  But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, … shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said …

LUKE 12:12  … the Holy Ghost shall teach you …  what ye ought to say.

2 TIMOTHY 3:16  All scripture is given by inspiration of God, …

JOHN 17:17  Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.

JOHN 8:31-32  31 … continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed; 32 And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.

JOHN 5:39  Search the scriptures; …

WE NEED KNOWLEDGE FROM ABOVE

2 PETER 1:2-8  2 … the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord, 5 And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; 6 And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness; 7 And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity. 8 For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.

DANIEL 1:17  … God gave them knowledge and skill in all learning and wisdom: …

HOSEA 4:6  My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, …

1 CORINTHIANS 15:34  Awake to righteousness, and sin not; for some have not the knowledge of God: I speak this to your shame.

2 PETER 3:18  But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. …

HOW TO FIND TRUE PEACE

1 PETER 5:14  … Peace be with you all that are in Christ Jesus. Amen.

PSALM 29:11   The LORD will give strength unto his people; the LORD will bless his people with peace.

ISAIAH 26:3  Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.

ISAIAH 57:21  There is no peace, saith my God, to the wicked.

2 THESSALONIANS 3:16  Now the Lord of peace himself give you peace always by all means. The Lord be with you all.

2 JOHN 3  Grace be with you, mercy, and peace, from God the Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ, …

JOHN 14:27  Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: …

IS PERFECTION POSSIBLE?

1 PETER 5:10-11  10 But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you. 11 To him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.

JAMES 1:4  But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.

HEBREWS 13:20-21  20 … Lord Jesus, … through the blood of the everlasting covenant, 21 Make you perfect in every good work to do his will, …

COLOSSIANS 1:27-28  27 Christ in you, the hope of glory: 28 …  may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus:

2 CORINTHIANS 5:21  For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.

PHILIPPIANS 3:9  And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, … but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith:

GOT ANY PROBLEMS?

1 PETER 5:7  Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.

PHILIPPIANS 4:19  But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.

MATTHEW 6:33,31  33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you 31 … What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?

PSALMS 33:20-21  20 … the LORD: he is our help and our shield. 21 … our heart shall rejoice in him, because we have trusted in his holy name.

PSALMS 28:7  The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: …

HEBREWS 4:16  Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.

HEBREWS 13:6,5  6 … The Lord is my helper, … 5 …  for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.

JUDGMENT HOUR, TRY JESUS

1 PETER 4:17  For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God: and if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God?

PROVERBS 29:26,25  26 … but every man’s judgment cometh from the LORD. 25 The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the LORD shall be safe.

ROMANS 14:10,12  10 … we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ.  12 So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God.

JOHN 5:22  For the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto the Son:

ACTS 10:42-43  42  And he … was ordained of God to be the Judge …. 43 … through his name whosoever believeth in him shall receive remission of sins.

COMING READY OR NOT?

1 PETER 4:7  But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer.

1 CORINTHIANS 7:29  But this I say, brethren, the time is short: …

ROMANS 13:12  The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light.

MATTHEW 24:13-14  13 But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved. 14 And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.

MATTHEW 24:44  Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.

MATTHEW 25:10  … the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut.

THANK YOU GOOD SHEPHERD JESUS

1 PETER 2:25  Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant. Make you perfect in every good work to do His will, working in you that which is wellpleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ.

HEBREWS 13:20-21  20 Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, 21 Make you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is wellpleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.

JOHN 10:11  I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.

JOHN 10:14-15  14 I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine. 15 …  I lay down my life for the sheep.

MATTHEW 20:28  Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.

ISAIAH 53:6  All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.

WHO ARE WE FOLLOWING?

1 PETER 2:21  For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps:

JOHN 13:15  …  I have given you an example, that ye should do as I have done …

JOHN 21:22  Jesus saith … follow thou me.

JOHN 10:27  My sheep hear my voice, … and they follow me:

JOHN 12:26  If any man serve me, let him follow me; …

REVELATION 14:4  … follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth. …

EPHESIANS 5:1  Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children;

1 KINGS 18:21  … How long halt ye between two opinions? if the LORD be God, follow him: …

JOSHUA 24:15  …choose you this day whom ye will serve; … but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.

PRAISE TIME

1 PETER 2:9  But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:

ISAIAH 43:21  This people have I formed for myself; they shall shew forth my praise.

PSALMS 34:1  … I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth.”

PSALM 150:1-6  1 Praise ye the LORD. Praise God in his sanctuary: praise him in the firmament of his power. 6 Let every thing that hath breath praise the LORD. Praise ye the LORD.

JOHN 9:24  … Give God the praise: …

PSALM 71:14  But I will hope continually, and will yet praise thee more and more.