Petra Church International Ministries

Revelation 1:1-8 Prologue 1 The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things that must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John, 2 who bore witness to the word of God and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, even to all that he saw. 3 Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear, an...

1 Timothy 2:1–8 First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people,  2  for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life, godly and dignified in every way.  3  This is good, and it is pleasing in the sight of God our Savior,  4  who desires all people to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the...

Malachi 4:5–6 "Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the great and awesome day of the LORD comes. And he will turn the hearts of fathers to their children and the hearts of children to their fathers, lest I come and strike the land with a decree of utter destruction." Introduction: The Fatherless Generation FATHERHOOD IS GOD'S DESIGN             Genesis 1:27–28 FATHERLESSNESS PRODUCES...

Revelation 22:12–21 12  “Behold, I am coming soon, bringing my recompense with me, to repay each one for what he has done.  13  I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end.” 14  Blessed are those who wash their robes, so that they may have the right to the tree of life and that they may enter the city by the gates.  15  Outside are the dogs and sorcerers and the...

Matthew 25:1-13 “Then the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom. 2 Five of them were foolish, and five were wise. 3 For when the foolish took their lamps, they took no oil with them, 4 but the wise took flasks of oil with their lamps. 5 As the bridegroom was delayed, they all became drowsy and slept. 6 But at midnight there was a cry, ‘Here...

Revelation 21 21 Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more.2 And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.3 And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He will dwell with them, and they will...

2 Corinthians 5:10 10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may receive what is due for what he has done in the body, whether good or evil.   Revelation 20:11-15 11 Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it. From his presence earth and sky fled away, and no place was found for them. 12 And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the...

Acts 1:6–11; 6 So when they had come together, they asked him, “Lord, will you at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?” 7 He said to them, “It is not for you to know times or seasons that the Father has fixed by his own authority. 8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the ea...

Daniel's Vision of the Four Beasts 7 In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon, Daniel saw a dream and visions of his head as he lay in his bed. Then he wrote down the dream and told the sum of the matter.2 Daniel declared,[ a ] “I saw in my vision by night, and behold, the four winds of heaven were stirring up the great sea.3 And four great beasts came up out of the sea, different from one...

I Thessalonians 2 The Man of Lawlessness Now concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered together to him, we ask you, brothers, 2  not to be quickly shaken in mind or alarmed, either by a spirit or a spoken word, or a letter seeming to be from us, to the effect that the day of the Lord has come.  3  Let no one deceive you in any way. For that day will not come, unless the...

Luke 24:1-12 24  But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they went to the tomb, taking the spices they had prepared.  2  And they found the stone rolled away from the tomb,  3  but when they went in they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus.  4  While they were perplexed about this, behold, two men stood by them in dazzling apparel.  5  And as they were frightened and bowed their faces...

John 19:28-30 28  After this, Jesus, knowing that all was now finished, said (to fulfill the Scripture), “I thirst.”  29  A jar full of sour wine stood there, so they put a sponge full of the sour wine on a hyssop branch and held it to his mouth.  30  When Jesus had received the sour wine, he said, “It is finished,” and he bowed his head and gave up his spirit. Introduction — The Seven Sayings fro...

John 19:28-29 28  After this, Jesus, knowing that all was now finished, said (to fulfill the Scripture), “I thirst.”  29  A jar full of sour wine stood there, so they put a sponge full of the sour wine on a hyssop branch and held it to his mouth.    Introduction — The Seven Sayings from the Cross The Reality of His Humanity The Fulfillment of Prophecy The Cost of Obedience Application Come to Chri...

Matthew 27:35-46 35  And when they had crucified him, they divided his garments among them by casting lots.  36  Then they sat down and kept watch over him there.  37  And over his head they put the charge against him, which read, “This is Jesus, the King of the Jews.”  38  Then two robbers were crucified with him, one on the right and one on the left.  39  And those who passed by derided him, wag...

John 19:25–27 25  but standing by the cross of Jesus were his mother and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene.  26  When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to his mother, “Woman, behold, your son!”  27  Then he said to the disciple, “Behold, your mother!” And from that hour the disciple took her to his own home.   Introduction —...

Luke 23:32-43 32  Two others, who were criminals, were led away to be put to death with him.  33  And when they came to the place that is called The Skull, there they crucified him, and the criminals, one on his right and one on his left. 34  And Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.” And they cast lots to divide his garments.  35  And the people stood by, watching, bu...

Luke 23:26-34 The Crucifixion 26  And as they led him away, they seized one Simon of Cyrene, who was coming in from the country, and laid on him the cross, to carry it behind Jesus.  27  And there followed him a great multitude of the people and of women who were mourning and lamenting for him.  28  But turning to them Jesus said, “Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for me, but weep for yourselve...

Matthew 24:1-14  24 Jesus left the temple and was going away, when his disciples came to point out to him the buildings of the temple.2 But he answered them, “You see all these, do you not? Truly, I say to you, there will not be left here one stone upon another that will not be thrown down.” Signs of the End of the Age 3 As he sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately, saying...

Acts 2:16–21 | Hebrews 1:1–2 | 1 John 2:18   16 But this is what was uttered through the prophet Joel: 17 “‘And in the last days it shall be, God declares, that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh, and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,     and your young men shall see visions,     and your old men shall dream dreams; 18 even on my male servants and female servants     in those days I...

Ezekiel 36:22-28 22  “Therefore say to the house of Israel, Thus says the Lord God: It is not for your sake, O house of Israel, that I am about to act, but for the sake of my holy name, which you have profaned among the nations to which you came.  23  And I will vindicate the holiness of my great name, which has been profaned among the nations, and which you have profaned among them. And the natio...

Nehemiah 8:1–12 8 And all the people gathered as one man into the square before the Water Gate. And they told Ezra the scribe to bring the Book of the Law of Moses that the Lord had commanded Israel. 2 So Ezra the priest brought the Law before the assembly, both men and women and all who could understand what they heard, on the first day of the seventh month. 3 And he read from it facing the squar...

2 Timothy 1:6-14 6 For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands.7 For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline.8 So do not be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord or of me his prisoner. Rather, join with me in suffering for the gospel, by the power of God.9 He has saved us and...

Psalm 51:1-17 Have mercy on me, O God,     according to your steadfast love; according to your abundant mercy     blot out my transgressions. 2 Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity,     and cleanse me from my sin! 3 For I know my transgressions,     and my sin is ever before me. 4 Against you, you only, have I sinned     and done what is evil in your sight, so that you may be justified in your word...

Psalm 85  Lord, you were favorable to your land;     you restored the fortunes of Jacob. 2 You forgave the iniquity of your people;     you covered all their sin.  Selah 3 You withdrew all your wrath;     you turned from your hot anger. 4 Restore us again, O God of our salvation,     and put away your indignation toward us! 5 Will you be angry with us forever?     Will you prolong your anger to al...

Joshua 23:14 “And now I am about to go the way of all the earth, and you know in your hearts and souls, all of you, that not one word has failed of all the good things that the LORD your God promised concerning you. All have come to pass for you; not one of them has failed.” (ESV) 1 John 5:3-4 "For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments. And his commandments are not burdensome. For...