Moving Mountains | Part 2 – The Power of a Promise!

Matthew 17:20 (NLT)

“I tell you the truth, if you had faith (in God, not us, or others) even as small as a mustard seed, you could say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it would move.”

2 Corinthians 1:20 (NIV)

For no matter how many promises God has made, they are “Yes” in Christ.

2 Corinthians 1:20 (NIV)

For no matter how many promises God has made, they are “Yes” in Christ.

And so through him the “Amen (yes)” is spoken by us to the glory of God.

We Say “Yes” to God’s Promises by –

Them!

Recommended Resources:

God’s Promises for You – Max Lucado

The Shelter of God’s Promises – Sheila Walsh

God’s Promises Reading Plan – from the YouVersion Bible

www.bible.com/reading-plans/1915-gods-promises-for-you

We Say “Yes” to God’s Promises by –

Them Correctly!

2 Timothy 2:15 (NIV)

Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved … who correctly handles the word of truth.

God’s makes “universal” promises!

John 3:16 (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.

God makes “unique” promises!

Acts 23:11 (MSG)
That night the Master Jesus appeared to Paul: “It’s going to be all right. Everything is going to turn out for the best. You’ve been a good witness for me here in Jerusalem. Now you’re going to be my witness in Rome!”

Joshua 21:45 (NLT)
Not a single one of all the good promises the LORD had given to the family of Israel was left unfulfilled; everything he had spoken came true.

God makes “unconditional” promises!

Genesis 9:11-13 (TLB)

… I will never again send another flood to destroy the earth. ¹² And I seal this promise with this sign: ¹³ I have placed my rainbow in the clouds as a sign of my promise until the end of time, to you and to all the earth.

John 14:3 (NCV)

After I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me so that you may be where I am.

God makes “conditional” promises!

2 Chronicles 7:14 (NIV)

If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land.

Ephesians 6:2-3 (NLT)

“Honor your father and mother.” This is the first commandment with a promise: ³ If you honor your father and mother, “things will go well for you, and you will have a long life on the earth.”

Romans 8:28 (NLT)

God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them.

We Say “Yes” to God’s Promises by –

to Them!

Hebrews 6:18-19 (MSG)

God can’t break his word. And because his word cannot change, the promise is likewise unchangeable . . . . grab the promised hope with both hands and never let go. ¹⁹ It’s an unbreakable spiritual lifeline,

Romans 5:4-6 (NLT)

Endurance develops strength of character, (no one is born with great character, it’s developed) and character strengthens our confident hope of salvation (a God-promise). ⁵ And this hope will not lead to disappointment. For we know how dearly God loves us …

We Say “Yes” to God’s Promises by –

Them!

2 Peter 1:4 (MSG)

We were also given absolutely terrific promises to pass on to you—your tickets to participation in the life of God …

We use the “ticket” of God’s promises by –

them!

1 John 5:14-15 (NIV)

This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. ¹⁵ And if we know that he hears us … we know that we have whatever we asked of him.

We use the “ticket” of God’s promises by –

them!

Hebrews 11:8 (NCV)

It was by faith/trust Abraham obeyed God’s call to go to another place God promised to give him.

Proverbs 3:5-6 (NLT)

Trust in the LORD with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. ⁶ Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take.