Hope:

2 Timothy 1:7 “God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of sound mind.” NKJV

Hebrews 13:5 “For He Himself has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.” NKJV

Psalm 119:105 “Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.” NKJV

Mark 9:23 “Jesus said to him, “If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes.” NKJV

Psalm 138:8 “The Lord will perfect that which concerns me; Your mercy, O Lord, endures forever; Do not forsake the works of Your hands.” NKJV

James 1:2-4 “My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience. But let patience have its perfect work, that you my be perfect and complete, lacking nothing.” NKJV

Matthew 19:26 “With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”

James 3:17 “The wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality and without hypocrisy.” NKJV

Ecclesiastes 3:14 “I know that whatever God does it shall be forever. Nothing can be added to it, and nothing taken from it. God does it, that men should fear before Him.” NKJV

Philippians 4:19 “My God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.” NKJV

Hebrews 10:23 “Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful.” NKJV

1 John 5:14-15 “Now this is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. And if we know that He hears us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we have asked of Him.” NKJV

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PEACE:

Isaiah 26:3 “You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on You, because he trusts in You.” NKJV

2 Timothy 1:7 “God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of sound mind.” NKJV

2 Corinthians 12:9 “He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.” NKJV

Exodus 33:14 “He said, “My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.” NKJV

2 Thessalonians 3:16 “May the Lord of peace Himself give you peace always in every way.” NKJV

Jeremiah 32:27 “Behold, I am the Lord, the God of all flesh. Is there anything too hard for me?” NKJV

Philippians 4:6-7 “Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.” NKJV

1 Timothy 6:6-8 “Now godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. And having food and clothing, with these we shall be content.” NKJV

Colossians 3:2 “Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth.” NKJV

John 14:27 “Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.” NKJV

John 16:33 “These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will
have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.” NKJV

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COMFORT/STRENGTH:

Psalm 31:19-20 “For those who trust You…You shall hide them in the secret place of Your presence.” NKJV

Isaiah 12:2 “Behold, God is my salvation, I will trust and not be afraid; For Yah, the Lord, is my strength and song; He also has become my salvation.” NKJV

Isaiah 41:10 “Fear not, for I am with you; Be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, Yes, I will help you, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.” NKJV

Psalm 46:1 “God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.” NKJV

Matthew 11:28-30 “Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.” NKJV

Psalm 138:3 “In the day when I cried out, You answered me, and made me bold with strength in my soul.” NKJV

Isaiah 40:31 “Those who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint.” NKJV

2 Thessalonians 2:16 “May our Lord Jesus Christ….comfort your hearts and establish you in every good word and work.” NKJV

Isaiah 61:1 “The Spirit of the Lord God is upon Me, because the Lord has anointed Me to preach good tidings to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound.” NKJV

Psalm 19:14 “ Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in Your sight, O Lord, my strength and my Redeemer.” NKJV

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Psalm 143: 9-10 “In You I take shelter. Teach me to do Your will, for You are my God.” NKJV

Psalm 118:6,8 “The Lord is on my side; I will not fear. What can man do to me? It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence is man.” NKJV

2 Cor. 5:7 “For we walk by faith, not by sight.” NKJV

Psalm 27:14 “Wait on the Lord; Be of good courage, and He shall strengthen your heart; Wait, I say, on the Lord.!” NKJV

Galatians 6:9 “Let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart.” NKJV

1 Thessalonians 5:11 “So encourage each other and give each other strength, just as you are doing now.” NCV

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TRANSFORMATION:

Romans 10:17 “Faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.”

Proverbs 14:12 “There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death.” NKJV

Psalm 34:4 “I sought the Lord, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears.”

Psalm 51:10 “Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.” NKJV

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OVERCOMING/VICTORY:

Psalm 107: 5,6 “Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them. Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble, and He delivered them out of their distresses.”

Psalm 34: 18-19 “The Lord is near to those who have a broken heart, and saves such as have a contrite spirit. Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord delivers him out of them all.” NKJV

Hebrews 6:15 “So after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise.” NKJV

Zephaniah 3:17 “The Lord your God in your midst, the Mighty One, will save; He will rejoice over you with gladness, He will quiet you with His love, He will rejoice over you with singing.” NKJV

Joshua 1:9 “Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.” NKJV

Luke 1:37 “For with God nothing will be impossible.” NKJV

1 Corinthians 15:58 “Be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord.” NKJV

Hebrews 6:12 “Do not become slugglish, but imitate those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.” NKJV

2 Chronicles 15:7 “But as for you, be strong and do not give up, for your work will be rewarded.” NIV

Proverbs 4:25 “Keep your eyes focused on what is right, and look straight ahead to what is good.” NCV

John 16:13 “But when the Spirit of truth comes, he will lead you into all truth.” NCV

John 8:32 “Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” NIV

1 Peter 5:6 “Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that He may lift you up in due
time.” NIV

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DENIAL:

Jeremiah 6:14 (TLB): “You can’t heal a wound by saying it’s not there.”

John 8:32 (NLT): “And you will know the truth and the truth shall set you free.”

Proverbs 28:13 (NLT): “He who conceals his sins does not prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them find mercy.”

I John 1:8-10 (TLB): “If we say that we have no sins, we are only fooling ourselves, and refusing to accept the truth … we are lying and calling God a liar, for He says we have sinned.”

Psalm 32:3-5 (TLB): “There was a time when I wouldn’t admit what a sinner I was. But my dishonesty made me miserable and filled my days with frustration…. My strength evaporated like water on a sunny day until I finally admitted all my sins to you and stopped trying to hide them. I said to myself, ‘I will confess them to the Lord.’ And you forgave me! All my guilt is gone.”

Matthew 7:3 (Phillips): “Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and fail to notice the plank in your own? How can you say to your brother, ‘Let me get the speck out of your eye,’ when there is a plank in your own? Take the plank out of your own eye first, and then you can see clearly enough to remove your brother’s speck of dust.”

Proverbs 28:13 (TLB): “A man who refuses to admit his mistakes can never be successful. But if he confesses and forsakes them, he gets another chance.”

I John 1:8-9 (TLB): “If we say we have no sin, we are only fooling ourselves, and refusing to accept the truth. But if we confess our sins to Him, He can be depended on to forgive us and to cleanse us from every wrong.”

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CHOICES:

Proverbs 14:12 (TLB): “Before every man there lies a wide and pleasant road that seems right but ends in death.”

Ecclesiastes 11:4 (TLB): “If you wait for perfect conditions, you will never get anything done.”

Philippians 4:6 (NLT): “Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayers and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.”

Isaiah 31:21 (TLB): “And if you leave God’s paths and go astray, you will hear a voice behind you say, ‘No this is the way; walk here.’”

Proverbs 4:26-27 (TLB): “Watch your step. Stick to the path and be safe. Don’t sidetrack; pull back your foot from danger.”

James 1:5 (TLB): “If you want to know what God wants you to do, ask Him, and He will gladly tell you, for He is always ready to give a bountiful supply of wisdom to all who ask Him; He will not resent it.”

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PAIN/SORROW/TROUBLES:

Psalm 27:10 “When my father and my mother forsake me, then the Lord will take care of me.” NKJV

Psalm 147:3 “He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.” NKJV

Psalm 9:9-10 “The Lord also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble, and those who know Your name will put their trust in You; For You, Lord, have not forsaken those who seek You.” NKJV

Psalm 34: 18-19 “The Lord is near to those who have a broken heart, and saves such as have a contrite spirit. Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord delivers him out of them all.” NKJV

Galatians 6:2 “Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.” NKJV

1 Peter 4:12-13 “Beloved, do not think it strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened to you; but rejoice to the extent that you partake of Christ’s sufferings, that when His glory is revealed, you may also be glad with exceeding joy.” NKJV

Psalm 56:8 “You number my wanderings; Put my tears into Your bottle; are they not in Your book?” NKJV

Psalm 3:4-5 “I cried to the Lord with my voice, and He heard me from His holy hill. I lay down and slept; I awoke, for the Lord sustained me.” NKJV

Hebrews 10:23 “Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful.” NKJV

Psalm 91:4 “He shall cover you with His feathers, and under His wings you shall take refuge.” NKJV

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FELLOWSHIP:

Psalm 42:2a “My soul thirsts for God, for the living God.” NKJV

1 Thessalonians 5:17 “Pray without ceasing.”

James 4:8a “Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. NKJV

I Corinthians 10:12 (NLT): “So, if you think you are standing firm, be careful that you don’t fall.”

Proverbs 12:25 (TLB): “A word of encouragement does wonders!”

Galatians 6:1-2 (TLB): “If a Christian is overcome by sin … humbly help him back onto the right path, remembering that the next time it might be one of you who is in the wrong. Share each other’s troubles and problems, and so obey our Lord’s command.”

Matthew 10:8 (NLT): “Freely you have received, freely give.”

Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 (GNB): “Two are better off than one, because together they can work more effectively. If one of them falls down, the other can help him up. But if someone is alone … there is no one there to help him … two men can resist an attack that would defeat one man alone.”

II Corinthians 1:3-4 (TLB): “What a wonderful God we have—He is the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the source of every mercy, and the one who so wonderfully comforts and strengthens us in our hardships and trials. And why does He do this? So that when others are troubled, needing our sympathy and encouragement, we can pass on to them this same help and comfort God has given us.”

I John 3:18 (GNB): “My children, our love should not be just words and talk; it must be true love, which shows itself in action.”

II Corinthians 3:18 (TLB): “But we Christians have no veil over our faces; we can be mirrors that brightly reflect the glory of the Lord.”

Luke 8:16-18 (Msg): “No one lights a lamp and then covers it with a washtub or shoves it under the bed. No, you set it up on a lamp stand so those who enter the room can see their way … we’re not hiding things; we’re bringing everything out into the open. So be careful that you don’t become misers … generosity begets generosity. Stinginess impoverishes.”

John 13:14-15 (TLB): “And since I, the Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you ought to wash each other’s feet. I have given you an example to follow: do as I have done to you.”

Hebrews 10:24 (TLB): “In response to all He has done for us, let us outdo each other in being helpful and kind to each other and in doing good.”

Romans 12:13 & 9 (TLB): “When God’s children are in need, you be the one to help them out … don’t just pretend that you love others; really love them. Hate what is wrong. Stand on the side of the good.”

Galatians 5:13 (TLB): “Dear brothers, you have been given freedom; not freedom to do wrong, but freedom to love and serve each other.”

Proverbs 27:6, 9 & 10 (NKJV): “Faithful are the wounds of a friend, but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful. Ointment and perfume delight the heart, and the sweetness of a man’s friend gives delight by hearty counsel. Do not forsake your own friend or your father’s friend, nor go to your brother’s house in the day of your calamity; better is a neighbor nearby than a brother far away.”

John 15:13 (NKJV): “Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one’s life for his friends.”

Daniel 2:22 (NIV): “He reveals deep and hidden things; He knows what lies in darkness, and light dwells in Him.”

Hebrews 4:13 (NIV): “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.”

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FORGIVENESS:

Romans 10:9 “If you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.” NKJV

Proverbs 28:13 “He who covers his sins will not prosper, but whoever confesses and forsakes them will have mercy.” NKJV

Psalms 25:18 (KJV): “Look upon my affliction and my pain and forgive ALL my sins.”

Psalm 86:5-8 (GNB): “You are good to us and forgiving, full of constant love for all who pray to you. Listen, LORD, to my prayer; hear my cries for help. I call to you in times of trouble, because you answer my prayers. There is no god like you, O Lord, not one has done what you have done.”

I John 1:9 (GNB): “But if we confess our sins to God, He will keep His promise and do what is right: He will forgive us our sins and purify us from all our wrongdoing.”

Proverbs 28:13 (GNB): “You will never succeed in life if you try to hide your sins. Confess them and give them up; then God will show mercy to you.”

Psalms 103:12 (GNB): “As far as the east is from the west, so far does he remove our sins from us.”

Isaiah 43:25 (GNB): “And yet, I am the God who forgives your sins, and I do this because of who I am. I will not hold your sins against you.”

Romans 3:22 (TLB): “Now God says He will accept and acquit us—declare us ‘not guilty’—if we trust Jesus Christ to take away our sins.”

Romans 3:24 (NCV): “All need to be made right with God by his grace, which is a free gift. They need to be made free from sin through Jesus Christ.”

Ephesians 4:31 (NLT): “Get rid of all bitterness, rage, anger, harsh words, and slander, as well as all types of malicious behavior.”

Ephesians 1:7 (NCV): “In Christ we are set free by the blood of his death, and so we have forgiveness of sins. How rich is God’s grace.”

Colossians 2:13-15 (TLB): “You were dead in sins, and your sinful desires were not yet cut away. Then He gave you a share in the very life of Christ, for He forgave all your sins, and blotted out the chapters proved against you, the list of His commandments that you had not obeyed. He took this list of sins and destroyed it by nailing it to Christ’s cross. In this way God took away Satan’s power to accuse you of sin, and God openly displayed to the whole world Christ’s triumph at the cross where your sins were all taken away.”

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