Bible Promises for You on Your Confirmation: from the New International Version

By Zondervan

Pocket-sized mass market gift book features God’s promises for newly confirmed believers, reminding the reader of the essentials of the Christian faith.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Zondervan
• Release date: Dec 22, 2009
• ISBN: 9780310870234

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Bible Promises for you on your Confirmation

from the New International Version

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Bible Promises for You on Your Confirmation from the New International Version

Copyright ©2005 by The Zondervan Corporation

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ePub Edition NOVEMBER 2009 ISBN: 978-0-310-87023-4

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Compilation: Patricia Lutherbeck in association with Snapdragon Editorial Group, Inc.

Writing: Rebecca Currington in association with Snapdragon Editorial Group, Inc.

Project Manager: Tom Dean

Design Manager: Val Buick

Design: Pamela J. L. Eicher

Dear Confirmand:

In the past, you may have related to God in a family kind of way. You accepted certain truths about God because your parents and other caring adults accept them. That was a pleasing thing to God, who has instructed you to honor your father and mother (Matthew 15:4).

Now that you’ve completed your Christian confirmation, however, things have changed. You have received the understanding you need to make your beliefs and convictions your own—to grow and mature in your own relationship with God.

Bible Promises for You on Your Confirmation has been designed to help you continue to grow and become established in your personal faith. Use it when you need to remember what the Bible says on a certain topic. Use it to memorize important verses that will strengthen and encourage you. And we’ve added devotional comments to some topics that we hope you will find helpful as you strive to become the godly person God created you to be.

Table of Contents

Cover Page

Title Page

Copyright

Dear Confirmand

Introduction

Prologue

ASSURANCE

ATONEMENT

BAPTISM

BELIEF

BIBLE STUDY

BLESSINGS

BLOOD OF JESUS

BOLDNESS

CHARACTER

CHARITY

CHRIST’s RETURN

CHURCH

COMMITMENT

COMMUNICATION

COMMUNION

COMPASSION

CONTENTMENT

CREATION

DECISION MAKING

DEFENDING THE WEAK

DEVOTION TO GOD

DISCERNMENT

DISCIPLESHIP

ETERNAL LIFE

EVANGELISM

FAITH

FAMILY

FELLOWSHIP

FORGIVENESS

FRIENDSHIP

GIVING

GOD’S LOVE

GOD’S WILL

GOD’S WORD

GRACE

HEAVEN

HOLINESS

HOLY SPIRIT

HOSPITALITY

HUMILITY

INTEGRITY

JESUS

JUDGMENT

JUSTIFICATION

KINDNESS

LEADERSHIP

LIFE

LOVE

LOVING GOD

MATERIALISM

MATURITY

MONEY

OBEDIENCE

PATIENCE

PERSEVERANCE

PRAYER

PRIORITIES

PURPOSE

REDEMPTION

RELATIONSHIPS

REPENTANCE

REPUTATION

RESPONSIBILITY

RIGHTEOUSNESS

SALVATION

SELF-CONTROL

SELF-IMAGE

SERVICE

SIN

STEWARDSHIP

STRENGTH

TALENTS AND GIFTS

TEMPTATION

THANKFULNESS

THUTH

WISDOM

WORSHIP

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Wisdom is sweet to your soul;

if you find it, there is a future hope for you,

and your hope will not be cut off.

Proverbs 24:14

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ASSURANCE

Faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.

Hebrews 11:1

I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Romans 8:38-39

"Though the mountains be shaken

and the hills be removed,

yet my unfailing love for you will not be shaken

nor my covenant of peace be removed,"

says the LORD, who has compassion on you.

Isaiah 54:10

Jesus said, My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one can snatch them out of my hand. My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all; no one can snatch them out of my Father’s hand.

John 10:27-29

Those who have served well gain an excellent standing and great assurance in their faith in Christ Jesus.

1 Timothy 3:13

I am not ashamed, because I know whom I have believed, and am convinced that he is able to guard what I have entrusted to him for that day.

2 Timothy 1:12

ATONEMENT

Since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus…let us draw near to God with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and having our bodies washed with pure water.

Hebrews 10:19, 22

This is the confidence we have in approaching God: 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 what we asked of him.

1 John 5:14-15

It is God who makes both us and you stand firm in Christ. He anointed us, set his seal of ownership on us, and put his Spirit in our hearts as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come.

2 Corinthians 1:21-22

Jesus declared, All that the Father gives me will come to me, and whoever comes to me I will never drive away. For I have come down from heaven not to do my will but to do the will of him who sent me. And this is the will of him who sent me, that I shall lose none of all that he has given me, but raise them up at the last day.

John 6:37-39

Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many people; and he will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for him.

Hebrews 9:28

When you were dead in your sins and in the uncircumcision of your sinful nature, God made you alive with Christ.