Praying Through Scripture with Christina Hannan

"Be silent before the LORD God! For the day of the LORD is near; the LORD has prepared a sacrifice and consecrated his guests." Zephaniah 1:7

"'Am I a God who is only close at hand?' says the LORD. 'No, I am far away at the same time. Can anyone hide from me in a secret place? Am I not everywhere in all the heavens and earth?' says the LORD." Jeremiah 23:23-24

"Enter by the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the way is easy that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it are many. For the gate is narrow and the way is hard that leads to life, and those who find it are few." Matthew 7:13-14

"May you be strengthened with all power, according to his glorious might, for all endurance and patience with joy, giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in light." Colossians 1:12

"To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good." 1 Corinthians 12:7

"Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or dismayed before the king of Assyria and all the horde that is with him, for there are more with us than with him. With him is an arm of flesh, but with us is the LORD our God, to help us and to fight our battles." 2 Chronicles 32:7-8

"Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever believes in me will also do the works that I do; and greater works than these will he do, because I am going to the Father." John 14:12

"Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit." John 12:24

"Truly, truly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you." John 6:53

"Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life. He does not come into judgment, but has passed from death to life. Truly, truly, I say to you, an hour is coming, and is now here, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live." John 5:24-25

"Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God." John 3:3

Jesus makes "Truly Truly" statements all through the book of John to teach essential truths about salvation, eternal life, spiritual rebirth, and the transformative power of faith. This is an introduction of a new series that explores five of these statements, looking specifically at how they connect to the promise of the new life we have been given in Christ if we believe in Him.

"I cry out to God Most High, to God who fulfills his purpose for me." Psalm 57:2

"He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty." Psalm 91:1

"But he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me." 2 Corinthians 12:9

"Remember the former things of old; for I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like me, declaring the end from the beginning and from ancient times things not yet done, saying, 'My counsel shall stand, and I will accomplish all my purpose,' calling a bird of prey from the east, the man of my counsel from a far country. I have spoken, and I will bring it to pass; I have purpos...

"Keep my statutes and do them; I am the LORD who sanctifies you."  Leviticus 20:8

"In his days Judah will be saved, and Israel will dwell securely. And this is the name by which he will be called: 'The LORD is our righteousness.'"Jeremiah 23:6

"The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake. Even though I walk through the valley of the show of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies...

After these things God tested Abraham and said to him, "Abraham!" And he said, "Here I am."     He said, "Take your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I shall tell you."     So Abraham rose early in the morning, saddled his donkey, and took two of his young men with him, and his son Isaac....

"…the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God." Exodus 34:14

"She called the name of the LORD who spoke to her, 'You are a God of seeing,' for she said, 'Truly here I have seen him who looks after me.'" Genesis 16:13

"Have you not known, Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He does not faint or grow weary; his understanding is unsearchable." Isaiah 40:28

"The LORD also thundered in the heavens, and the Most High uttered his voice, hailstones and coals of fire." Psalm 18:13

"God Almighty bless you and make you fruitful and multiply you, that you may become a company of peoples." Genesis 28:3