God's Promises for Couples

By Jack Countryman and Terri Gibbs

God's Promises for Couples, is a book of wonderful promises that can read together! This collection of Scripture verses from the New King James Version brings couples closer to the Word of God and each other. Couples will find passages on a variety of topics, such as: God's Plan for Couples, Worshipping God, Asking Forgiveness, Having Joy in God, and many more.

J. Countryman is celebrating the 20th anniversary and the 11 million lives touched by the God's Promises line. Holding steadfast to the company's mission, Touching Lives...Changing Lives, the God Promises line continues to be the anchor of the J.Countryman brand.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Thomas Nelson
• Release date: Nov 13, 2002
• ISBN: 9781418552084

Jack Countryman

Jack Countryman is the founder of JCountryman gift books, a division of Thomas Nelson, and is the recipient of the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association's Kip Jordan Lifetime Achievement Award. Over the past 30 years, he has developed bestselling gift books such as God's Promises for Your Every Need, God's Promises for Men, God's Promises for Women, God Listens, and Red Letter Words of Jesus. Countryman's books have sold more than 27 million units. His graduation books alone have sold nearly 2 million units.

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A Gift For: _____________________

By: _____________________

God’s

Promises®

for Couples

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Copyright ©2002 by J. Countryman, a division of Thomas Nelson, Inc., Nashville, Tennessee 37214

No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means—electronic, mechanical, photocopy, recording, or any other—except for brief quotations in printed reviews, without the prior written permission of the publisher.

All Scripture quotations are from the New King James Version of the Bible, © 1979, 1980, 1982, 1990 by Thomas Nelson, Inc., Publishers and are used by permission.

Cover design by David Uttley Design, Sisters, Oregon

ISBN: 0-8499-9661-9

Printed in the United States of America

Contents

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God’s Plan for Couples

Praying Together

Praising Together

Serving God Together

Obeying God Together

Drawing Closer to God Together

Standing Strong Together

Following God’s Word Together

Supporting God’s Work Together

God Provides for Couples

Material Goods

Health

Protection

Strength

Wisdom

Patience

Courage

Joy

Comfort

Peace

God's Guidance for Couples

Finances

Overcoming Temptation

Knowing God’s Will

Fellowship with Believers

Marriage

Family

Husbands

Wives

God's Truths for Couples

God—Your Heavenly Father

Jesus—Your Savior

The Holy Spirit—Your Helper

God’s Word

Healing

Turning Back to God

Heaven—Your Home

Heavenly Rewards

Prayer

Christ’s Return

God's Goals for Couples

Compassion

Committment

Contentment

Endurance

Forgiveness

Generosity

Honesty

Humility

Love

Purity

Steadfastness

Thoughtfulness

God's Solutions for Couples

Anger

Discouragement

Failure

Financial Troubles

Heartbreak

Sexual Impurity

Stress

Temptation

Worry

Worldly Influences

God's Blessings for Couples

Abundant Good

Divine Intervention

Gifts

God’s Faithfulness

God’s Friendship

God’s Love

God’s Mercy

God’s Rest

FAITH GOES UP THE STAIRS THAT LOVE HAS BUILT AND LOOKS OUT THE WINDOW THAT HOPE HAS OPENED.

Charles Spurgeon

God’s Plan for

Couples

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GOD’S PLAN FOR COUPLES

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This is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. And if we know that He hears us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we have asked of Him.

1 John 5:14–15

Whatever you ask the Father in My name He will give you. Until now you have asked nothing in My name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full.

John 16:23–24

Whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.

Matthew 18:18

It shall come to pass

That before they call, I will answer;

And while they are still speaking, I will hear.

Isaiah 65:24

Then you will call upon Me and go and pray to Me, and I will listen to you.

Jeremiah 29:12

Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.

Hebrews 4:16

Cast your burden on the LORD,

And He shall sustain you;

He shall never permit the righteous to be moved.

Psalm 55:22

Oh, sing to the LORD a new song!

For He has done marvelous things;

His right hand and His holy arm have gained

Him the victory.

Psalm 98:1

If My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land.

2 Chronicles 7:14

I love the Lord, because He has heard my voice and my supplications. Because He has inclined His ear to me, therefore I will call upon Him as long as I live.

Psalm 116:1-2

Give ear, O Lord, to my prayer; and attend to the voice of my supplications. In the day of my trouble I will call upon You, for You will answer me.

Psalm 86:6

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Be thankful to Him, and bless His name.

For the LORD is good;

His mercy is everlasting,

And His truth endures to all generations.

Psalm 100:4–5

To Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us, to Him be glory . . . forever and ever.

Ephesians 3:20–21

I would have lost heart, unless I had believed

That I would see the goodness of the LORD

In the land of the living.

Psalm 27:13

Let us continually offer the sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to His name.

Hebrews 13:15

As for God, His way is perfect;

The word of the LORD is proven;

He is a shield to all who trust in Him.

Psalm 18:30

He is your praise, and He is your God, who has done for you these great and awesome things which your eyes have seen.

Deuteronomy 10:21

I will sing to the LORD as long as I live;

I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.

Psalm 104:33

In everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.

1 Thessalonians 5:18

This people I have formed for Myself; they shall declare My praise.

Isaiah 43:21

You are a chosen generation, a royal priest-hood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.

1 Peter 2:9

Praise the LORD!

For it is good to sing praises to our God;

For it is pleasant, and praise is beautiful.

Psalm 147:1

I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised; so shall I be saved from my enemies.

2 Samuel 22:4

I will bless the LORD at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth.

Psalm 34:1

Oh, clap your hands, all you peoples!

Shout to God with the voice of triumph!

Sing praises to God, sing praises!

Sing praises to our King, sing praises!

For God is the King of all the earth;

Sing praises with understanding.

Psalm 47:1, 6, 7

Whoever offers praise glorifies Me; and to him who orders his conduct aright I will show the salvation of God.

Psalm 50:23

Because Your lovingkindness is better