Petra Church International Ministries

Hebrews 6:12 We do not want you to become lazy, but to imitate those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised.   It is important to start right, but it is imperative to end well.    An example of King Solomon  I King 3:10-13 “Since you asked for this and not for long life or wealth for yourself, nor have you asked for the death of your enemies, but for discernment in administe...

Philippians 2:12-16 Continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling, 13  for it is God who works in you to will and to act in order to fulfill his good purpose. 14  Do everything without grumbling or arguing, 15  so that you may become blameless and pure, “children of God without fault in a warped and crooked generation.” Then you will shine among them like stars in the sky 16  as you...

Thessalonians 5:16-18, Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.   Psalm 100:4-5 Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth. 2  Worship the Lord with gladness;come before him with joyful songs. 3  Know that the Lord is God. It is he who made us, and we are his;we are his people, the sheep of his pasture. Enter his gates with...

Thessalonians 5:16-18, Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.   Psalm 100:4-5 Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth. 2  Worship the Lord with gladness; come before him with joyful songs. 3  Know that the Lord is God. It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture. Enter his gates wi...

Colossians 4:2-6 2  Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful. 3  And pray for us, too, that God may open a door for our message, so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains. 4  Pray that I may proclaim it clearly, as I should. 5  Be wise in the way you act toward outsiders; make the most of every opportunity. 6  Let your conversation be always full of gr...

Colossians 4:2-6 2  Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful. 3  And pray for us, too, that God may open a door for our message, so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains. 4  Pray that I may proclaim it clearly, as I should. 5  Be wise in the way you act toward outsiders; make the most of every opportunity. 6  Let your conversation be always full of gr...

Ephesians 6:10-13 12For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. 13Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand.    40 Day Prayer:...

Matthew 9:35-38 35 Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the good news of the kingdom and healing every disease and sickness. 36 When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. 37 Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. 38 Ask the Lor...

Colossians 4:2-4 Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful. And pray for us, too, that God may open a door for our message, so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains. Pray that I may proclaim it clearly, as I should.    40 Day Prayer: praying for family, church and country   3 Themes  Purification-through repentance Perseverance by faith Preparation wit...

Hebrews 10:36-38 36You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised. 37 For, “In just a little while, he who is coming will come and will not delay.” 38 And, “But my righteous one will live by faith. And I take no pleasure in the one who shrinks back.”   40 Day Prayer: praying for family, church and country 3 themes  Purification-through repen...

Psalm 51 Have mercy on me, O God, according to your unfailing love; according to your great compassion blot out my transgressions. 2 Wash away all my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin. 3  For I know my transgressions, and my sin is always before me. 4  Against you, you only, have I sinned and done what is evil in your sight; so you are right in your verdict and justified when you judge. 5  Surel...

Hebrews 3:7-9 So, as the Holy Spirit says:     "Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts     as you did in the rebellion, during the time of testing in the desert, where your fathers tested and tried me and for forty years saw what I did.”   40 Day Prayer: praying for family, church and country   The examples of 40 in the bible  Noah's flood: 40 days of rain Moses:  Exodus 40 ears i...

James 3:1-12 1 Not many of you should presume to be teachers, my brothers, because you know that we who teach will be judged more strictly . 2 We all stumble in many ways. If anyone is never at fault in what he says, he is a perfect man, able to keep his whole body in check. 3 When we put bits into the mouths of horses to make them obey us, we can turn the whole animal. 4 Or take ships as an examp...

John 6:27 Do not work for food that spoils, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. On him God the Father has placed his seal of approval." 1 Corinthians 15:57-58 57 But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.58 Therefore, my dear brothers, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord,...

Luke 8:22-25 22 One day Jesus said to his disciples, “Let’s go over to the other side of the lake.” So they got into a boat and set out. 23 As they sailed, he fell asleep. A squall came down on the lake, so that the boat was being swamped, and they were in great danger. 24 The disciples went and woke him, saying, “Master, Master, we’re going to drown!” He got up and rebuked the wind and the raging...

Deuteronomy 6:1-2 “These are the commands, the decrees and laws the Lord your God directed me to teach you to observe in the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess, so that you, your children and their children after them may fear the Lord your God as long as you live by keeping all his decrees and commands that I give you, and so that you may enjoy long life.”    Isaiah 43:1-3  But now,...

Isaiah 43:1-3   But now, this is what the LORD says-- he who created you, O Jacob, he who formed you, O Israel: "Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have summoned you by name; you are mine. 2 When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you a...

Isaiah 43:1 But now, this is what the LORD says-- he who created you, O Jacob, he who formed you, O Israel: "Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have summoned you by name; you are mine. 2 When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaz...

1 Peter 1:3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,   I Peter 1:13 13 Therefore, prepare your minds for action; be self-controlled; set your hope fully on the grace to be given you when Jesus Christ is revealed.   I Peter 3:15 15 But in your hearts set apart Chr...

Isaiah 40:3-9,  3 A voice of one calling: “In the wilderness prepare the way for the Lord[ a ]; make straight in the desert a highway for our God.[ b ] 4 Every valley shall be raised up, every mountain and hill made low; the rough ground shall become level, the rugged places a plain. 5 And the glory of the Lord will be revealed, and all people will see it together. For the mouth of the Lord has sp...

Luke 4:18-19 The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good newsto the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to set the oppressed free, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.    Gospel Ministry is our calling and as we serve... 1. Remember our identity I Peter 2:9-10 “But you are a chosen people, a royal pri...

Galatians 5:13-15 13  For you were called to freedom, brothers. Only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through loveserve one another. 14  Forthe whole law is fulfilled in one word:“You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”   Purpose of Freedom: Love  13  For you were called to freedom, brothers. Only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through l...

Galatians 5:13-15 13  For you were called to freedom, brothers. Only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through loveserve one another. 14  Forthe whole law is fulfilled in one word:“You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”   Definition of Freedom 1.   Freewill: The ability to choose and act at one's own discretion. 2. Freedom: The condition of exercising freewill within...

John 8:31 31 To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, "If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. 32 Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free." 33 They answered him, "We are Abraham's descendants[ b ] and have never been slaves of anyone. How can you say that we shall be set free?" 34 Jesus replied, "I tell you the truth, everyone who sins is a slave to sin....

Romans 1:16 I am not ashamed of the gospel , because it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes: first for the Jew, then for the Gentile. For in the gospel a righteousness from God is revealed, a righteousness that is by faith from first to last, just as it is written: "The righteous will live by faith."   2 Tim 1:12 That is why I am suffering as I am. Yet I am not ashamed ,...