Encouraging people around the world since 1991 !!!
Encouraging people around the world since
1991 !!!
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FOUNDATIONS OF FAITH
CHALLENGE #1 (Come)
1) John 3:16 (John 3:16, ESV)
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For God so
loved the world, that He gave His only Son,
that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life.
2) Let The Little Children Come (Mark 10:14b-16, NIV)
"Let the little children
come to me, and do not hinder them,
for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.
Truly I tell you, anyone
who will not receive
the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it."
And He took the children
in His arms,
placed His hands on them and blessed them.
3) Ask, Seek, Knock (Matthew 7:7-8, NIV)
Ask and
it will be given to you;
seek and you will find;
knock and the door will be opened to you.
For
everyone who asks receives;
the one who seeks finds;
and to the one who knocks,
the door will be opened.
4) If We Confess Our Sins (1 John 1:9, KJV/ESV)
If we
confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us
our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
5) Open The Door (Revelation 3:20, NASB)
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Behold, I stand at the door and knock;
if anyone hears My voice
and opens the door, I will come in to him
and will dine with him, and he with Me.
6) Believe In The Lord (Acts 16: 31)
Believe in the Lord Jesus you shall be saved
7) God Did Not Send (John 3:17, NIV)
a four-part round
For God did not send his Son into the world
to condemn the world,
but to save the world,
save the world through Him.
8) Seek The Lord (Zephaniah 2:3, NIV)
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Seek the LORD, all you humble of the land
Seek the LORD, you who do what He commands
Seek righteousness, seek humility, perhaps you will be
Sheltered on the day of the LORD's anger
9) But Seek First The Kingdom (Matthew 6:33, ESV)
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But seek first
the kingdom of God
and His righteousness and
all these things shall be added to you
10) For God So Loved (John 3:16, ESV)
For God (point fingers
upward)
so loved (make a heart with your fingers)
the world (draw a large circle with your arms, from bottom to top)
that He (point fingers upward)
gave His (extend both hands outward, as if you are offering a gift)
one and only Son, (move your arms into the shape of a cross)
that whoever believes in Him (tap your heart)
shall not perish (shake your fingers as if to say 'no')
but have eternal life (slowly raise both arms up in praise!)
FOUNDATIONS OF FAITH
CHALLENGE #2 (Take)
11)
Jesus, You’re
The Way
(based on John 14:6)
Jesus,
You're the way. Jesus, You're the truth.
Jesus, You're the life. I will follow You
There is only one way.
There is only one truth.
There is only one life, Jesus !
12) Enter Through The Narrow Gate (Matthew 7:13-14, NIV)
Enter
through the narrow gate.
For wide is the gate and broad is the road
that leads to destruction, and many enter through it.
But small is the gate and narrow the road
that leads to life, and only a few find it.
13) If You Declare (Romans 10:9, NIV)
If you declare with your
mouth, “Jesus is Lord,”
and believe in your heart that God
raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.
14) New Birth (1 Peter 1:3, NIV)
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
15)
Be My
Disciple
(Mark 8:34b-35, NIV)
Whoever wants to be my
disciple must deny themselves
and take up their cross and follow me.
For whoever wants to save
their life will lose it,
but whoever loses their life for me and for the gospel will save it
16) As For Me And My House (from Joshua 24:15 & 24, ESV)
As for
me and my house, we will serve the LORD.
Choose this day whom you will serve.
The LORD our God, we will serve and His voice we will obey.
17) Christ Died For Us (Romans 5:8, NIV)
God demonstrates His own love
for us in this:
While we were still sinners,
Christ died for us.
18) Call To Me (Jeremiah 33:2-3, NIV)
This is what
the Lord says, He who made the earth,
the Lord who formed and established it— the Lord is His name:
‘Call to Me, call to Me
and I will answer you
and tell you great and unsearchable things, things you do not know'
19) I Am The Way (John 14:6, ESV)
John chapter 14 verse 6. Jesus said to him,
“I am the way, and the truth, and the life.
No one comes to the Father except through me."
20) He Has Shown You (based on Micah 6:8)
He has shown you what is good
What does the Lord require of you
But to do justice, to love kindness,
to walk humbly with your God
FOUNDATIONS OF FAITH
CHALLENGE #3 (Grow)
21) By The Mercies Of God (based on Romans 12:1-2, NASB)
By the
mercies of God I present my body
A living, holy sacrifice My spiritual service of worship
May I not be conformed to this world
But be transformed by the renewing of my mind
That I may prove what the will of God is
That which is good and acceptable and perfect
22) Keep This Book (Joshua 1:8, NIV)
Keep this Book of the Law always on your lips;
meditate on it day and night,
so that you may be careful to do
ev'rything written in it.
Then you will be prosperous and successful.
23) Like Newborn Babies (1 Peter 2:2-3, NIV)
Like newborn babies,
crave pure spiritual milk,
so that by it you may grow up in your salvation,
now that you have tasted that the Lord is good.
24) I Urge You (Ephesians 4:1-6, NIV)
As a prisoner for the Lord, then,
I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received.
Be completely humble and gentle; be patient,
bearing with one another in love.
Make every effort to keep the unity
of the Spirit through the bond of peace.
There is one body and one Spirit,
just as you were called to one hope when you were called;
one Lord, one faith, one baptism; one God
and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.
25) The Fruit Of The Spirit (based on Galatians 5:22-23, KJV/ESV)
The
fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace,
Patience, kindness and goodness
Gentleness, self-control
26) Let Us Consider (Hebrews 10:24-25, NIV)
Let us consider how we
may spur
one another on toward love and good deeds.
not giving up meeting
together,
as some are in the habit of doing,
but encouraging one another—
and all the more as you see the Day approaching.
27) What Does The Lord Require? (Micah 6:8, ESV)
He
has told you, O man, what is good;
and what does the Lord require of you,
but to do justice, and to love kindness,
and to walk humbly with your God?
28) For I Know (Jeremiah 29:11-12, NIV)
“For I
know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord,
“plans to prosper you and not to harm you,
plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call on me
and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you.”
29) God Hath Not Given Us (2 Timothy 1:7, KJV)
For God
hath not given us the spirit of fear;
but of pow'r, and of love, and of a sound mind,
30) If We Walk In The Light (based on I John 1:5-7)
If we
walk in the light as He is in the light
We have fellowship with one another.
God is light, in Him there is no darkness at all
FOUNDATIONS OF FAITH
CHALLENGE #4 (Give)
31) Let Your Light Shine Before Others (Matthew 5:16, NIV)
Let
your light shine before others,
that they may see your good deeds
and glorify your Father in heaven.
32)
All Authority
(Matthew
28:18-20, NIV)
All
authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.
Therefore go and make disciples of all nations,
baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son
Therefore go and make disciples of all nations,
baptizing them in the name of the Holy Spirit
33) These Commandments (Deuteronomy 6:6-7, NIV)
These
commandments that I give you today
are to be on your hearts.
Impress them on your children.
Talk about them when you sit at home
and when you walk along the road,
when you lie down and when you get up.
34) You Will Be My Witnesses (Acts 1:8, NIV)
You
will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you;
and you will be My witnesses
when the Holy Spirit comes on you
in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria,
and to the ends of the earth.
35) The Word Of God Is Alive (Hebrews 4:12-13, NIV)
For the Word of God is
alive and active.
Sharper than any double-edged sword,
it penetrates even to dividing soul
and spirit, joints and marrow
it judges the thoughts
and attitudes of the heart.
Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight.
Everything is uncovered
and laid bare before the eyes
of Him to whom we must give account.
36) You Are A Chosen People (1 Peter 2:9, NIV)
You are a chosen people, a royal priesthood,
a holy nation, God’s special possession,
that you may declare the praises of Him
Who called you out of darkness
into His wonderful light.
37) Proclaim The Gospel (Mark 16:15-16, ESV)
And He said to them, “Go into all the world
and proclaim the gospel
to the whole creation.
Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved,
Whoever believes and is baptized,
whoever believes will be saved,
but whoever does not believe will be condemned.
38) A New Command (John 13:34-35, NIV)
A new command I give you:
Love one another.
As I have loved you, so you must love one another.
By this everyone will know that you are my disciples,
if you love one another.
39) Set An Example (based on I Timothy 4:12, NIV/NASB)
Don't
let anyone look down on you because you are young,
but set an example for the believers in speech,
in life, in love, in faith
and in purity.
40) Two Commandments (Matthew 22: 37b, 39b, 40, ESV)
You shall love the Lord your God
with all your heart
and with all your soul
and with all your mind.
You shall love your
neighbor as yourself.
On these two commandments depend all the Law and the Prophets.
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