Petra Church International Ministries

Matthew 4:17 From that time on Jesus began to preach, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.”   Mark 1:14-15 14  After John was put in prison, Jesus went into Galilee, proclaiming the good news of God. 15  “The time has come,” he said. “The kingdom of God has come near. Repent and believe the good news!”   Act 2:38 38  Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the nam...

John 3:3-8   3 Jesus replied, “Very truly I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again.” 4  “How can someone be born when they are old?” Nicodemus asked. “Surely, they cannot enter a second time into their mother’s womb to be born!” 5 Jesus answered, “Very truly I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless they are born of water and the Spirit.6  Flesh gives b...

Revelation 21:3-4 3 And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Look! God’s dwelling place is now among the people, and he will dwell with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God.4 ‘He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death’ or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.”

Matthew 25: 46 41  “Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. 42  For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink, 43  I was a stranger and you did not invite me in, I needed clothes and you did not clothe me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look a...

Matthew 13:41-42 41 The Son of Man will send out his angels, and they will weed out of his kingdom everything that causes sin and all who do evil.42 They will throw them into the blazing furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.   Matthew 25: 46 46 “Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life.” John 3:36 6 Whoever believes in the Son has eterna...

II Corinthians 5:10 10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each of us may receive what is due us for the things done while in the body, whether good or bad.   What is the Day of Judgement?  Why the Day of Judgement?  Implications on Christian Living

Matthew 24 33  Even so, when you see all these things, you know that it is near, right at the door. 34  Truly I tell you, this generation will certainly not pass away until all these things have happened. 35  Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.   42  “Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come.   Five Basic Questions: 1.     Where...

Matthew 24 3  As Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately. “Tell us,” they said, “when will this happen, and what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?” 4  Jesus answered: “Watch out that no one deceives you. 5  For many will come in my name, claiming, ‘I am the Messiah,’ and will deceive many. 6  You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, b...

JUDE (David Pawson's Translation)  This letter comes from Judas, Jude for short, one of the slaves bought by King Jesus and the brother of James you well know. It is addressed to those who have been called out of the world, who are now loved ones in the family of God the Father and who are being kept for presentation to King Jesus. May you have more and more of the mercy, peace and love you have a...

JUDE  This letter comes from Judas, Jude for short, one of the slaves bought by King Jesus and the brother of James you well know. It is addressed to those who have been called out of the world who are now love ones in the family of God the Father and who are being kept for presentation to King Jesus. May you have more and more of the mercy, peace and love you have already experienced? Loved ones...

1  Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ and a brother of James, To those who have been called, who are loved in God the Father and kept for Jesus Christ: 2  Mercy, peace and love be yours in abundance. 3  Dear friends, although I was very eager to write to you about the salvation we share, I felt compelled to write and urge you to contend for the faith that was once for all entrusted to God’s holy peop...

Luke 9:23-26, 57-62 23  Then he said to them all:“Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me. 24  For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will save it. 25  What good is it for someone to gain the whole world, and yet lose or forfeit their very self? 26  Whoever is ashamed of me and my words, the So...

John 15:1-8  1 I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. 2 He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so that it will be even more fruitful. 3 You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you. 4 Remain in me, and I will remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bea...

John 11: 1-43 The Death of Lazarus Now a man named Lazarus was sick. He was from Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha. 2  (This Mary, whose brother Lazarus now lay sick, was the same one who poured perfume on the Lord and wiped his feet with her hair.) 3  So the sisters sent word to Jesus, “Lord, the one you love is sick.” 4  When he heard this, Jesus said, “This sickness will not en...

John 6:22-40 22 The next day the crowd that had stayed on the opposite shore of the lake realized that only one boat had been there, and that Jesus had not entered it with his disciples, but that they had gone away alone. 23 Then some boats from Tiberias landed near the place where the people had eaten the bread after the Lord had given thanks. 24 Once the crowd realized that neither Jesus nor his...

John 14:5-7 5 Thomas said to him, "Lord, we don't know where you are going, so how can we know the way?"   6 Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. 7 If you really knew me, you would know my Father as well. From now on, you do know him and have seen him."        Focusing on the person of Jesus       1. Jesus is the way        2. Jesu...

John 10:1-10 “Very truly I tell you Pharisees, anyone who does not enter the sheep pen by the gate, but climbs in by some other way, is a thief and a robber. 2  The one who enters by the gate is the shepherd of the sheep. 3  The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen to his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. 4  When he has brought out all his own, he goes on...

I Corinthians 13:6  Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.

John 10:11-18 “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. 12  The hired hand is not the shepherd and does not own the sheep. So when he sees the wolf coming, he abandons the sheep and runs away. Then the wolf attacks the flock and scatters it. 13  The man runs away because he is a hired hand and cares nothing for the sheep. 14  “I am the good shepherd; I know my sh...

Matthew 16:13-17 13 When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say the Son of Man is?” 14 They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” 15 “But what about you?”he asked. “Who do you say I am?” 16 Simon Peter answered, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.” 17 Jesus replied,...

Matthew 17:24-27 24 After Jesus and his disciples arrived in Capernaum, the collectors of the two-drachma tax came to Peter and asked, “Doesn’t your teacher pay the temple tax?” 25 “Yes, he does,” he replied. When Peter came into the house, Jesus was the first to speak. “What do you think, Simon?” he asked. “From whom do the kings of the earth collect duty and taxes—from their own sons or from oth...

Luke 9: 1-5, 10 When Jesus had called the Twelve together, he gave them power and authority to drive out all demons and to cure diseases, 2  and he sent them out to proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal the sick. 3  He told them: “Take nothing for the journey—no staff, no bag, no bread, no money, no extra shirt. 4  Whatever house you enter, stay there until you leave that town. 5  If people do n...

John 4:27-42 27  Just then his disciples returned and were surprised to find him talking with a woman. But no one asked, “What do you want?” or “Why are you talking with her?” 28  Then, leaving her water jar, the woman went back to the town and said to the people,  29  “Come, see a man who told me everything I ever did. Could this be the Messiah?”  30  They came out of the town and made their way...

Galatians 6:6-10 6  Nevertheless, the one who receives instruction in the word should share all good things with their instructor. 7  Do not be deceived:God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows. 8  Whoever sows to please their flesh,from the flesh will reap destruction;whoever sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life. 9  Let us not become weary in doing good,for at t...

Ephesians 5:18-20 18  Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit, 19  speaking to one another with psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit. Sing and make music from your heart to the Lord, 20  always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.    "Thrive 2021" We are called to live a fruitful life.  John 15:5,...